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Rosalind Joan Thompson

Died 5 Jun 2012

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Facts and their sources

  • MarriedTom Chattonot verified1 source
  • Died5 Jun 2012not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 22 Apr 1957

    A son is born

  2. 5 Jun 2012

    Dies

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 2010s · Rosalind dies

What people wore

Around 1995–1999

1990s clubbing style for women

In the 1990s, one popular clubbing look involved a black minidress paired with a Chanel chain belt and a bun styled using hairspray and wrapped tights.

Getting around

Around 1975–1999

Increasing distance of everyday trips

The average distance per trip increased from 4.7 miles in the early 1970s to 6.9 miles by 2006, as personal mobility grew through expanded road networks.

At the table

Around 1974–2000

Widespread adoption of home freezers

Freezer ownership in British households jumped from 15 percent in 1974 to 94 percent by 2000, transforming diets with frozen convenience meals.

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The Arab Spring. Protests from Tunisia to Egypt, Libya and Syria toppled rulers; in Syria they turned into a long civil war.

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Music

Around 1975–1999

Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers ritual

The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers performed an annual ritual on the first Sunday after September 4th, dancing an estimated 20 miles from farms to pubs while wearing deer-horn headgear.

Daily life

Around 1980–1989

Electric appliances sped up chores

By the 1980s, most homes were equipped with electric gadgets like washing machines, microwaves, and fridge freezers, which made chores much faster.

What it cost

Around 1978

Work time for beef sirloin

A manual worker earning an average wage in 1978 had to work over 200 minutes to afford 3 pounds of beef sirloin.