20th century (1960-1999)
1960s - Many old Barnsley pits close

1969 - Borough Centenary Celebrations

1968-69 - Ken Loache's film 'Kes', based on a novel by Barry Hines, filmed in Barnsley

1972 - Miners' strike; flying pickets deployed

1973 - Arthur Scargill, President of Yorkshire NUM

1973-6 - Redevelopment of central Barnsley

1974 - Miners' strike, Barnsley is County Town of new SYCC

1975  - Houghton Main pit disaster, 5 killed

1976 - Barnsley a national centre for road running events, notably the Barnsley Six and Barnsley Marathon. Royston Drift Mine opens. 21,000 employed in coalmining in Barnsley Borough. Roy Mason MP, appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

1979 - Tony Benn at Barnsley Miners' Gala

1981 - 14,834 miners employed in Barnsley.  Arthur Scargill elected President of NUM

1983 - People's March for Jobs

1984 - Cortonwood closure announcement & start of Miners' Strike

1985 - End of miners' strike 'without a settlement'
                       
1987 - Roy Mason becomes Life Peer: Lord Mason of Barnsley

1990 - New Alhambra shopping complex under construction.
Paul Sykes, former Barnsley 'scrapman'  who helped develop Meadowhall Shopping complex ranked in the Sunday Times 'Rich List'.

1992-94 - Pit closure programme, last Barnsley area pits close

1994 - Joe Edwards, one of the great Barnsley market 'pitchers', famous for his pottery stall, dies

1995 - Brassed Off' film critically acclaimed

1996 - Yorkshire Miners' Gala: Ken Livingstone as speaker

1999 - Barnsley designated a 'pit-disease' test centre.
Regeneration of former pit sites/areas continues

National/International Events:
1966  - England wins World Cup
1969 - First Man on Moon
1982 - Falklands Conflict
1984/85 - Miners' Strike
1984 - IRA Bomb at Grand Hotel, Brighton    
1989 - Hillsborough Football Tragedy
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as Prime Minister
1991 - Operation Desert Storm
1997 - Death of Princess Diana