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Historical
Events
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Celebrations,
Festivals and Events
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1990
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First
Covent Garden Festival
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1990
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Meetings
Industry Association (MIA) formed
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1990
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Conservative
Government (Prime Minister John Major 1990-1997)
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Glastonbury
Fayre renamed Glastonbury Festival for Contemporary Performing
Arts
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1990 |
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First
"The Fleadh", Finsbury Park London |
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1991
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Earl's
Court 2 opens
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1991
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World
Student Games, Sheffield
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1991
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Start
of mass growth in televising football through launch of Sky
Television
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1991
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International
Olympic Committee's 97th Session, Birmingham ICC
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1991
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Gulf War
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1992
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European
Summit, Birmingham ICC
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1992
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First
Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations, for European Union Heads
of State conference "Summit in the City"
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1993
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European
Union Single Market founded
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Cardiff
International Arena opens
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1994
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Launch
of WWW (1993/4)
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Manchester
selected to host Commonwealth Games 2002
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1995
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Event
Sector Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) founded
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1995
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Edinburgh
International Convention Centre opens
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1995
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First
Proms in the Park in Hyde Park to support The Proms in Royal
Albert Hall
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1995
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World
Figure Skating Championships, Birmingham NEC
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1995
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VE Day
Celebrations - 50 years on
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1995
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National
Heritage Committee - Bids to Stage International Sporting
Events
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1996
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Euro'96
(UEFA European Football Championships) hosted by England
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1996
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First
Virtual Computing Exhibition
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1996
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Oasis
Knebworth Concerts - 250,000 people attend
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1997
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Belfast
Waterfront Hall opens
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1997
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Labour
Government (Tony Blair
1997-)
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Clyde
Auditorium ('The Armadillo'), Scottish Exhibition & Conference
Centre, Glasgow opens
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1998
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Lions
Clubs International Convention, Birmingham ICC
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1998
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G8 Birmingham
Summit, Birmingham ICC
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1998
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Eurovision
Song Contest, Birmingham NIA
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1998
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Good Friday
Agreement, Northern Ireland
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1999
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Devolution
- National Assembly of Wales launched
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1999
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Devolution
- Scottish Assembly launched
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1999
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First
Pay-Per-View Live Music Concert in UK - Robbie Williams
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1999
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UK Sport
Launched
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Select
Committee on Culture, Media & Sport - Staging International
Sporting Events
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Major
Events - UK Strategy published |
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1999
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Cricket
World Cup, UK
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1999
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Rugby
Union World Cup, Wales
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1999
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Solar
Eclipse
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UK Chapter
of International Special Event Society (ISES UK) launched
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1999
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Final
Royal Tournament
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1999
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First
Major Events Conference, launch of UK Sport
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Launch
of Major Events Strategy & Blue Print |
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1999
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World
Orienteering Championships
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1999
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World
Judo Championships, Birmingham
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1999
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Aintree
Grand National abandoned due to bomb alert
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1999
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Digital
Television Launched
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Net Aid
Concerts
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1999
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The Millennium
Dome Opens (31st December)
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Millennium
Festival |
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1999
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European
Show Jumping Championships, Hickstead
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