Wimbledon Winners: What’s Happened Since A Brit Last Won The Men’s Singles?

SINCE A BRIT LAST WON WIMBLEDON WIMBLEDON DEBENTURE HOLDERS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE WORLD SINCE THE LAST BRIT WON WIMBLEDON? 1970 John Newcombe 1971 LOČKWORK RANGE John Newcombe THE BEATLES SPLIT 1972 E CLOCKWORK ORANGE Stan Smith IS RELEASED AT CINEMAS M*A*S*H 1973 Jan Kodes LAUNCHES ON CBS 1974 E Jimmy Connors USA LEAVES VIETNAM 1975 E Arthur Ashe WATERGATE SCANDAL, Microsoft NIXON RESIGNS 1976 E Bjorn Borg ROCKY BALBOA BILL GATES SETS UP MICROSOFT 1977 E Bjorn Borg STAR WARS ROCKY RELEASED IN CINEMAS 1978 E Bjorn Borg THE FIRST STAR WARS FILM IS RELEASED AT CINEMAS FIRST 1979 E Bjorn Borg TEST TUBE BABY BORN 1980 E Bjorn Borg MARGARET THATCHER ELECTED BRITAIN'S FIRST E... WOMAN PM 1981 E John McEnroe MV PAC MAN RELEASED 1982 E Jimmy Connors MUSIC TELEVISION MTV LAUNCHED 1983 E John McEnroe ARGENTINA INVADES THE FALKLANDS 1984 E John McEnroe MICHAEL JACKSON PERFORMS THE FIRST 'MOONWALK' 1985 Boris Becker LIVE AID L.A. HOLDS THE OLYMPICS 1986 Boris Becker LIVE AID TAKES PLACE IN LONDON 1987 Pat Cash CHERNOBYL DISASTER 1988 E Stefan Edberg BLACK MONDAY STOCK EXCHANGE CRASH IN NEW YORK 1989 Boris Becker LOCKERBIE THe SimPsons BOMBING 1990 H Stefan Edberg THE SIMPSONS LAUNCHES ON SKY 1991 Michael Stich NELSON MANDELA RELEASED FROM PRISON 1992 E Andre Agassi SOVIET UNION COLLAPSES 1993 E Pete Sampras BILL CLINTON IS ELECTED PRESIDENT 1994 E Pete Sampras JURASSIC PARK JURASSIC PARK FRIENDS RELEASED AT CINEMAS 1995 E Pete Sampras FIRST SEASON OF FRIENDS AIRS ON NBC 1996 - Richard Krajicek LOS ANGELES PEEIET JAIL DIY OJ SIMPSON ACQUITTED OF MURDER 1997 E Pete Sampras SPICE GIRLS RELEASE HARRY POTTER WANNABE he Philyr's St 1998 E Pete Sampras FIRST HARRY POTTER NOVEL PUBLISHED 1999 E Pete Sampras TITANIC BECOMES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVIE OF ALL TIME 2000 E Pete Sampras THE EURO IS LAUNCHED IN THE EU 2001 - Goran Ivanisevic 11 GEORGE W. BUSH ELECTED PRESIDENT 2002 Lleyton Hewitt TWIN TOWERS ATTACKED BY TERRORISTS 2003 + Roger Federer TIGER WOODS WINS SECOND MASTERS 2004 + Roger Federer ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ORD R RINGS THE BECOMES GOVERNOR THE OF CALIFORNIA 2005 + Roger Federer LORD OF THE RINGS WINS BEST PICTURE AT THE OSCARS 2006 + Roger Federer JOHN PAUL II DIES iTunes 2007 + Roger Federer ITUNES SELLS ITS 1 BILLIONTH SONG 2008 E Rafael Nadal FIRST IPHONE IS LAUNCHED BY APPLE 2009 + Roger Federer BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT 2010 D Rafael Nadal EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS INTENSIFIES 2011 Novak Djokovic SPAIN WIN THE WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA 2012 + Roger Federer PRINCE WILLIAM MARRIES QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND JUBILEE KATE MIDDLETON