1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976   First divorce is granted under the new Divorce Act, allowing irretrievable breakdown of marriage as sole ground Sixty-six football fans die at Ibrox, Glasgow, after crowd barriers collapse Decimal currency launched First British soldier dies in riot in Northern Ireland Daily Mail goes tabloid Christian Barnard, the surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant, performs a combined heart and lung transplant Crash helmets to be compulsory for motorcyclists Harvey Smith wins the British Show Jumping Derby but is disqualified for making a two-fingered gesture Internment without trial is introduced in Northern Ireland under new emergency powers AA says it costs from £8 to £9 a week to run a family car     Copyright © 1998, NHS