1890 - 1954 (64 years)
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Date |
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| 1 | 1937 | - 1937—1937:
'999' emergency telephone call facility starts in London
- 1937—1937:
Billy Butlin opens his first holiday camp
- 12 Apr 1937—12 Apr 1937:
Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft
- 12 May 1937—12 May 1937:
Coronation of King George VI
- 28 May 1937—28 May 1937:
Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister - policy of appeasement towards
Hitler
- 3 Jun 1937—3 Jun 1937:
Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson
- 4 Dec 1937—4 Dec 1937:
'The Dandy' first published
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| 2 | 1938 | - 1938—1938:
SA - Great Trek Centenary celebrations.
- 1938—1938:
Principle of paid holidays established in Britain
- 1938—1938:
HMS Rodney first ship to be equipped with radar
- 1938—1938:
First practical ball-point pen produced by Hungarian journalist, Lajos Biro
- 12 Mar 1938—12 Mar 1938:
Germany invades and annexes Austria
- 3 Jul 1938—3 Jul 1938:
'Mallard' reaches 126 mph (203 km/h); still world record for a steam locomotive
- 27 Sep 1938—27 Sep 1938:
Largest ocean liner ever built, Queen Elizabeth launched on Clydebank
- 29 Sep 1938—29 Sep 1938:
Chamberlain visits Hitler in Munich - promises 'peace in our time'
- 30 Oct 1938—30 Oct 1938:
Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of HG Wells 'The War of the Worlds', causing panic in the USA
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