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| 161 | 1920 | <strong>In UK<br /></strong>The Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is David Lloyd George (Coalition). 1920 is MCMXX in Roman numerals. Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I. Later, rationing ends. The Council of the League of Nations meets for the first time in London (later becoming the UN). War Secretary Winston Churchill ends conscription and replaces with a volunteer army of 220,000 men. The British Empire, the largest empire ever in history, reaches its peak of 33 million square miles and a population of 423 million people. Women lecturers are given equal status to their males at the University of Oxford. The Imperial War Museum opens. In the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp GB&NI win 15 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze medals. The Metropolitan Police forms the Flying Squad, following their move from horses to cars. West Bromwich Albion win the Football League title for the first time and Aston Villa beat Huddersfield Town 1–0 in the first FA Cup Final since 1915. Rupert Bear cartoon first appears in the Daily Express. Meccano Ltd of Liverpool produce the first Hornby toy train, a clockwork 0 gauge model.<br /><br /><strong>In USA<br /></strong>President is Woodrow Wilson (D-New Jersey). It is the start of the eras of Prohibition (1920–1933), Depression of 1920–21 (1920–1921) and Roaring Twenties (1920–1929). The 1920 United States Census shows a population exceeding 100 million, at 106,021,537. The NFL (National Football League) is founded. The US Post Office rules that children may not be sent via parcel post! | 15-Jul-2023 12:44 | |
| 162 | 1921 | The Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is David Lloyd George (Coalition). US President is Woodrow Wilson (D-New Jersey) and from 4th March it is Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio). Charlie Chaplin visits London and is met by thousands. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 163 | 1922 | The Monarch is King George V. The British Empire is at its peak, covering a quarter of the planet and ruling over one in four people on earth. Prime Minister was David Lloyd George (Coalition) until October, then Bonar Law (Conservative). Lloyd George resigned over the Chanak Crisis (UK/Turkey tensions). A November election sees a Conservative victory, but Labour becomes the second largest party from the Liberals. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is formed and introduces a broadcasting licence fee of ten shillings (about £23 today). | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 164 | 1923 | (not set) | 25-Oct-2025 18:31 | |
| 165 | 1924 | <strong>In the UK</strong>: The Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) until 16 January, then Ramsay MacDonald (Labour) until 4 November, then it's Stanley Baldwin again. The Olympics are in Paris. The Sunday Express is the first newspaper to publish a crossword.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: The President is Calvin Coolidge (R-Massachusetts), who is the first President to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House. There is no vice-President. It's the Prohibition era (1919–1933) and the Roaring Twenties (1920–1929). J. Edgar Hoover is becomes head of the FBI. Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) is founded in California. It's the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. | 23-Mar-2021 17:45 | |
| 166 | 1925 | <strong>In the UK</strong>: The Monarch is King George V. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (Conservative). Britain returns to the gold standard (and it's <em>the</em> gold bullion standard rather than the specie standard). John Logie Baird transmits the first (greyscale) television pictures. American giant General Motors buy Vauxhall Motors of Luton for $2.5 million.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: The President is Calvin Coolidge (R-Massachusetts). Vice President from March 4 is Charles G. Dawes (R-Illinois). F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes <em>The Great Gatsby</em>. The Pittsburgh Pirates win their 2nd World Series Title beating the Washington Senators 4 games to 3. The First National Spelling Bee is held. | 23-Mar-2021 17:45 | |
| 167 | 1926 | Monarch is George V. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (Conservative). US President is Calvin Coolidge. The UK General Strike begins. John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television. The red telephone box introduced. The first British Grand Prix held at the Brooklands circuit (near Weybridge). Jack Hobbs scores 316 runs at match at Lord's. Agatha Christie disappears. A. A. Milne publishes <em>Winnie-the-Pooh</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 168 | 1927 | Monarch is George V. Prime Minister is Stanley Baldwin (Conservative). US President is Calvin Coolidge. The BBC gets its Royal Charter. The First transatlantic telephone call from New York City to London. Joe Davis wins the first World Snooker Championship in Birmingham. Cardiff City won the FA Cup beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 169 | 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 | |
| 170 | 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 | |
| 171 | 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 | |
| 172 | 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 | |
| 173 | 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 | |
| 174 | 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 | |
| 175 | 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 | |
| 176 | 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 | |
| 177 | 1944 | (not set) | 25-Sep-2025 11:22 | |
| 178 | 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 | |
| 179 | 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 | |
| 180 | 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 |