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 | | 100 Club - 1974-1983
The 100 Club comprises one hundred stories told by Staffordshire folk, one born in each year of the century, about their lives.
See also: Decade's Main Events
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 |  Dave Hamer - born 1974 | | Julia Morgan - born 1975 |  | | Souvenir hunting from Dave's grandfather resulted in calls to the bomb squad. Click on the link to hear this story | |  | | Julia made a surprise discovery about her family's textile past.... Click on the link to hear this story | | | Daniel Houlston - born 1976 | | Iain Roberts - born 1977 |  | | Daniel's family, the Kilroys, has distant connections with Irish politics. Click on the link to hear this story | |  | | Iain's granddad's bad case of dysentery saw his duties change in WW2! Click on the link to hear this story | | | Emma Dawson - born 1978 | | Jim Salveson - born 1979 |  | | Emma remembers the day her granddad went Batty!Click on the link to hear this story | |  | | Jim never met his great granddad but knows about his wartime escape. Click on the link to hear this story |  | | | |
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| Danielle Bradley - born 1980 | | Ben Park - born 1981 |  | | Danielle's great grandmother made powerful friends as a maid in London. Click on the link to hear this story | |  | | Ben is a direct descendant of Josiah Wedgwood. Click on the link to hear this story | | | | | Helen Thomas - born 1982 | | Gemma Hodgson - born 1983 |  | | Helen's granddad, got himself into a sticky situation with strawberries. Click on the link to hear this story | |  | | After 409 years, Gemma's family was split between the UK and Ukraine. Click on the link to hear this story | |
| Events between 1974-1983 | In 1975 the Microsoft corporation was founded headed by the now multi-billionaire, Bill Gates
Much to the distress of Elvis fans, the king was found dead on the 16th August 1977
1977 also felt the force as the first Star Wars movie was released
Margaret Thatcher became the first British female Prime Minister in 1979
In 1980, John Lennon was shot dead outside his apartment in Manhattan
In 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and this led to a war with Britain |
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