1926AD - The general strike
1927AD - The BBC was set up
1928AD - Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1929AD - A Labour government and a world-wide depression
1934AD - The trains are nice and fast
1935AD - Unemployment and the Jarrow marchers
1936AD - The death of George V and the abdication of Edward VIII
1938AD - The rise of Hitler, appeasement and kindertransport
1939AD - The start of WWII
1940AD - Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, evacuations and air-raid shelters
1941AD - The war at sea, convoys, and the enigma machine
1942AD - The war in Asia and the Beveridge report on social care
1943AD - The dambusters, food and rationing, entertainment in WWII and Vera Lynn
1944AD - D-day, a new blitz with rockets and Butler's Education Act
1945AD - VE day, Churchill's speech, VJ day, Churchill loses power
1946AD - New towns and nationalisation
1947AD - Two weddings
1948AD - The birth of the NHS and the arrival of the Windrush immigrants (updated)
1949AD - Two births
1950AD - The first Formula 1 World Championship race