The Beatles ( 1964 ) Introducing the Beatles, the first Beatles Album is released in the US by Vee-Jay Records, The A side features I Want to Hold Your Hand and I Saw Her Standing There.

GI Bill
10th January ( 1944 ) : Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 ( GI Bill of Rights ) is passed by Congress.
The bill provided a number of provisions for servicemen when they returned from World War II including.
(a) Pay for a G.I.'s further education tuition plus a living allowance at colleges and vocational schools when returning home

(b) Provide former servicemen with $20 a week for 52 weeks while they were looking for work ( known as the 52–20 clause )

(c) Low interest, zero down payment home loans for servicemen



Winter of Discontent 10th January ( 1979 ) Following strikes by bakers, Lorry drivers and Tanker drivers over the past months in protest at the government's 5% limit on pay rises, calls are increasing for the Prime Minister to declare a state of emergency . This was the start of the so called "Winter of Discontent" which forced the government to call a general election which put Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative party in power.