1973 ⟶ Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom Join the European Economic Community

January 1: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joins the...
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🇬🇧 Winston Churchill Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Second Term)

October 26: Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Winston Churchill Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Second Term) (1951)
Prime MinisterPost-WarCold WarBritish Politics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 Harold Macmillan Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

January 10: Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Harold Macmillan Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1957)
Prime MinisterCold WarBritish EmpireConservative Party
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇪🇺 Formation of the European Economic Community

March 25: Treaty of Rome, which would eventually lead to the European Union.⟶
Formation of the European Economic Community (1957)
European UnionEuropean IntegrationPost-WarInternational RelationsTreatyEconomic Cooperation
BelgiumBelgiumFranceFranceGermanyGermanyItalyItalyLuxembourgLuxembourgNetherlandsNetherlands

🇪🇺 Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom Join the European Economic Community

January 1: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joins the European Communities.⟶
Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom Join the European Economic Community (1973)
European IntegrationPost-WarCold WarInternational RelationsTradeExpansion
DenmarkDenmarkIrelandIrelandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇪🇺 Greece Enters the European Communities

January 1: Greece joins the European Communities.⟶
Greece Enters the European Communities (1981)
European UnionEuropean IntegrationPolitical AlliancesInternational RelationsEconomic DevelopmentCold WarPost-War
GreeceGreeceBelgiumBelgiumDenmarkDenmarkFranceFranceGermanyGermanyIrelandIrelandItalyItalyLuxembourgLuxembourgNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇪🇺 Portugal and Spain Accede to the European Communities

January 1: Portugal and Spain joins the European Communities.⟶
Portugal and Spain Accede to the European Communities (1986)
European UnionEuropean IntegrationTradeInternational RelationsCold War
PortugalPortugalSpainSpain