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| 181 | 1928 | Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (Conservative). US President is Calvin Coolidge. John Logie Baird broadcasts a transatlantic television signal from London to New York and later demonstrates the world's first colour TV transmission. Alexander Fleming accidentally rediscovers the antibiotic Penicillin. Voting age for women from 30 to 21. Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Steamboat Willie, the third Mickey Mouse cartoon released, is the first sound film. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 182 | 1929 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) until 5 June then its Ramsay MacDonald (Labour). Margaret Bondfield becomes the first female Cabinet member. Age of Marriage Act 1929 raises the age of marriage to 16 (it was 14 for males, 12 for females). The first Tesco store opens in Middlesex.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President is Calvin Coolidge (R-Massachusetts), then on March 4 it is Herbert Hoover (R-California). Start of the Great Depression after the <em>Wall Street Crash of 1929</em>. It's the <em>St. Valentine's Day Massacre</em>. The San Francisco Bay Toll-Bridge opens, it is the World Longest bridge in the world. First ever <em>Academy Awards</em> held. | 26-Mar-2021 14:33 | |
| 183 | 1930 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Ramsay MacDonald (Labour). British unemployment averages 18%. British airship R100 takes 78 hours to get to Canada, but airship R101 disastrously crashes in France. Arthur Ransome publishes <em>Swallows and Amazons</em>.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President is Herbert Hoover (R-California). In New York, The Chrysler Building is completed and the Empire State Building begins construction. Colonel Sanders opens the first <em>Kentucky Fried Chicken</em> in North Corbin, Kentucky. Clarence Birdseye sells the first ever frozen food in Springfield, Massachusetts. | 26-Mar-2021 14:33 | |
| 184 | 1931 | In UK: Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Ramsay MacDonald (Labour). The Pound Sterling comes off the gold standard. The Highway Code is first published.<br />In USA: President is Herbert Hoover (R-California). The <em>Star-Spangled Banner</em> is becomes the United States National Anthem. The Empire State Building is completed. | 26-Mar-2021 14:33 | |
| 185 | 1932 | Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Ramsay MacDonald (Coalition). US President is Herbert Hoover (R-California). Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York and the 1932 Summer Olympics are in Los Angeles. First experimental television broadcast by the BBC. Forrest Mars makes the first Mars bar in Slough. English cricket team in Australia and it's the bodyline series. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 186 | 1935 | Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Ramsay MacDonald (Coalition) and on 7 June it is Stanley Baldwin (Coalition). The driving test becomes compulsory in the UK. In the USA, President is Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-New York). Alcoholics Anonymous founded in Akron, Ohio. Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to New York. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 187 | 1936 | It's the year of three Kings: George V dies on 20 January; his son Edward VIII rules 20 January – 11 December then abdicates; George VI is King. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (national coalition). US President is Franklin D. Roosevelt. BBC launch world's first regular television service. The Crystal Palace is destroyed in a fire. In Germany, the Hindenburg Disaster. Billy Butlin opens his first Butlins holiday camp - Butlins Skegness. Adolf Hitler announces building of Volkswagens (the People's Car, aka the Kaefer/beetle). Alan Turing's paper <em>On Computable Numbers</em> is formally presented to the London Mathematical Society, introducing the concept of the <em>Turing machine</em>. Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Olympics in Berlin and win 4 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals. Fred Perry wins his third successive men's singles tennis title at Wimbledon. | 15-Jun-2018 15:01 | |
| 188 | 1937 | <strong>In the UK:</strong> The monarch was George VI, who had his Coronation on 12th May. UK Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin but after retiring was replaced with Neville Chamberlin. Frank Whittle tests the first jet engine. The 12-sided <em>threepenny bit</em> was introduced. The abdicated Edward VIII is given the title of the <em>Duke of Winsor</em> and marries Wallis Simpson. The Dandy comic is first published. JRR Tolkien's <em>The Hobbit</em> is published.<br /><strong>In the USA:</strong> President is Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-New York). The German airship Hindenburg explodes into flames when mooring to a mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Amelia Earhart with navigator Fred Noonan disappear after taking off from New Guinea. New York Yankees defeat New York Giants 4-1, to win their 6th World Series Title. The first feature-length animated cartoon with sound, Walt Disney's <em>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</em> opens and is a big hit. Napoleon Hill publishes <em>Think and Grow Rich</em>. The Lincoln Tunnel opens, connecting New York City to New Jersey. | 22-Jul-2022 12:31 | |
| 189 | 1941 | (not set) | 18-Jan-2026 14:18 | |
| 190 | 1944 | (not set) | 25-Sep-2025 11:22 | |
| 191 | 1945 | Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Winston Churchill (Coalition) but on 26 July Clement Attlee (Labour) wins the General Election with a majority of 146 seats. US President is Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-New York) then on 12 April it is Harry S. Truman (D-Missouri). The Second World War ends, with VE Day in Europe. After atomic bombs fall on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders. George Orwell publishes Animal Farm. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 192 | 1946 | Monarch is King George VI. Prime Minister is Clement Attlee (Labour). US President is Harry S. Truman (D-Missouri). | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 193 | 1951 | (not set) | 19-Nov-2025 08:34 | |
| 194 | 1953 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has her coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June. Prime Minister is Winston Churchill (Conservative). US President is Harry S. Truman (D-Missouri), then on 20 January is Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/New York). Ian Fleming publishes his first James Bond novel, <em>Casino Royale</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 195 | 1954 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Winston Churchill (Conservative) who becomes the first Prime Minister to reach his 80th birthday while still in office. The US President is Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/New York) who has Richard Nixon as vice-president. Roger Bannister is first to run a 4-minute mile. Marilyn Monroe marries baseball player Joe DiMaggio. The first Burger King opens in Miami. J. R. R. Tolkien publishes '<em>The Lord of the Rings</em>'. Elvis Presley releases his first single '<em>That's All Right</em>'. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 196 | 1957 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Anthony Eden (Conservative) but resigns on 10 January due to ill health and Harold Macmillan (Conservative) takes over. Macmillan later told the country "<em>most of our people have never had it so good</em>". The Queen grants the Duke of Edinburgh (her husband) the title of a Prince of the United Kingdom. The Queen also makes the first televised Royal Christmas Message. Ian Fleming publishes James Bond in '<em>From Russia, with Love</em>'.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President is Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/New York then Pennsylvania) with Vice President Richard Nixon (R-California). The Cold War (1947–1991) continues. Elvis Presley, aged only 22, buys Graceland for $100,000. The musical <em>West Side Story</em> opens on Broadway. | 23-Jun-2021 10:33 | |
| 197 | 1959 | (not set) | 12-Dec-2025 08:20 | |
| 198 | 1960 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Harold Macmillan (Conservative). US President is Dwight D. Eisenhower. End of Nation Service (conscription). Olympics in Rome. The first episode of 'Coronation Street' on TV. Grand National is televised for the first time. The Beatles, a five-man band from Liverpool, perform their first concert under this name in Hamburg. The Farthing is no longer legal tender. | 14-Sep-2018 10:25 | |
| 199 | 1961 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Harold Macmillan (Conservative). US President is Dwight D. Eisenhower/John F. Kennedy. Britain applies to join the EEC. The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club in Liverpool for the first time. | 14-Sep-2018 10:31 | |
| 200 | 1962 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Harold Macmillan (Conservative). US President is John F. Kennedy. The last trolleybuses run in London. Debuts for the Rolling Stones, 'University Challenge' (with Bamber Gascoigne), 'Steptoe and Son' and Sean Connery as James Bond in 'Dr No'. Ford Cortina car launches, costing £573. | 14-Sep-2018 10:39 |