Andy Murray and what's changed

Rule Britannia! Finally the old country sits atop the tennis throne. On Sunday, Andy Murray became the first British male to win Wimbledon in 77 years—not since Fred Perry won his third straight crown in July 1936.

An occasion like this generates a swarm of reflection pieces. After all, it offers a clear gap in time. It is a marker from beginning to end where you can remember how different things were, and perhaps celebrate how far we’ve come.

The AP delivers on the political changes within Britain, which include 16 prime ministers and the decolonization of Africa and the Caribbean. The Daily Mail Online highlights a world of wooden rackets, a rising Führer and the death of King George V. Perhaps most pointedly, the Atlantic (and others) take the opportunity to remind the populace of the sexism implicit in the media and major sports—noting that only 36 years have passed since a British woman, Virginia Wade, lifted the home trophy.