Andy Murray has led Great Britain to their first Davis Cup title since 1936.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at the world then and now .
1936: Fred Perry and Bunny Austin lead Great Britain to their ninth Davis Cup title with a 3-2 win over Australia at Wimbledon.
2015: Andy Murray leads Britain to their 10th title with victory over Belgium in Ghent - ending a 79-year wait.
1936: Stanley Baldwin is in his third spell as Prime Minister. After governing the country twice before, Baldwin has changed places with Ramsay MacDonald, whose physical powers began to fail him at the age of 70.
2015: David Cameron is the current Prime Minister, having confounded the polls to win a second term in May.
1936: A loaf of bread costs four and a half pence, a pint of beer the equivalent of 14 pence.
2015: The average price of a loaf is £1.02, a pint of beer costs on average £3.31.
1936: Arsenal win the FA Cup thanks to a 1-0 win over second division Sheffield United at Wembley, where Ted Drake scores the goal.
2015: Arsenal are FA Cup winners again, after thumping Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley. Jose Mourinho crowns his return to Chelsea by winning the Premier League.
1936: Host nation Germany top the medal table at the 1936 Olympics, registering nine more golds than runners-up United States. Great Britain came 10th in the standings.
2015: The inaugural European Games take place in Baku amid much controversy over human rights issues, with Great Britain taking 18 gold medals.
1936: Pius XI, the 259th incumbent, reigns as Pope for a 14th year.
2015: Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff in recent memory to go to a warzone when he visits the Central African Republic.
1936: The BBC launches the first high-definition television service, while in America the Hoover Dam is completed and begins to generate hydroelectric power. In Germany, Adolf Hitler announces the building of Volkswagen cars.
2015: Volkswagen finds itself hit with billions of pounds in fines as the result of an emissions scandal. Meanwhile, global powers discuss increasing their bombing campaign over Syria to combat recent atrocities carried out by the so-called Islamic State.
Source: PA
