1976  Drought leaves Britain high and dry 1977  Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Silver Jubilee 1978  Amoco Cadiz oil spill brings marine disaster 1979  General Election victory for 'Iron Lady' Thatcher 1980  Dramatic climax to siege at the Iranian embassy 1981  It started with a kiss for Charles and Diana 1982  British troops sail to fight in the Falklands 1983  Greenham Common missile base under siege 1984  IRA bombs the Tory Party conference 1985  Many perish as Bradford City ground blazes 1986  Jolly wedding day for Andrew and Fergie 1987  Tragedy as Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes 1988  Horror as jumbo jet crashes over Lockerbie 1989  Soviet troops pull out of Afghanistan 1990  Crisis in the Gulf as Saddam invades Kuwait 1991  Liberators kick up a Storm in the desert 1992  Bloodshed in the Balkans as Yugoslavia breaks up 1993  The brutal and bewildering murder of Jamie Bulger 1994  New hope of peace as IRA declares ceasefire 1995  Oklahoma bomb brings terror to US heartland 1996  Lisa is heroine of machete attack at infants school 1997  The nation mourns as Princess Diana is killed 1998  World leaders converge on Birmingham for G8 summit 1999  Plans for the Metro get Midlands moving 2000  A cautious glimpse over the horizon