Andy Murray is the first Brit to make the Finals in 74 years, and he'll have a chance to do what hasn't been done since 1936. Since then, a lot has happened. World War II, for example!
World War II began and ended, taking the lives of ~60 million people.
In the 1936 Wimbledon finals, which were the last won by a British man, Fred Perry beat Nazi Germany's Gottfried von Cramm.
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Three British monarchs have held the throne.
Edward VIII took the throne in January 1936 and abdicated in December to marry the American Wallis Simpson. George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952, and his successor, Elizabeth II, still holds the throne.
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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison were all born.
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16 men and one woman have served as British Prime Minister.
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