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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1840 | - 10 Jan 1840—10 Jan 1840: Uniform Penny Postage introduced nationally
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| 2 | 1841 | - 6 Jun 1841—6 Jun 1841: June 6: First full census in Britain in which all names were recorded (Population 18.5M)
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| 3 | 1851 | - 1 May 1851—1 May 1851: Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations ('Crystal Palace' exhibition) opened in Hyde Park
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| 4 | 1853 | - 1853—1853: Vaccination against smallpox made compulsory in Britain
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| 5 | 1856 | - 29 Jan 1856—29 Jan 1856: Victoria Cross created by Royal Warrant, backdated to 1854 to recognise acts
during the Crimean War
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| 6 | 1859 | - 1859—1859: Peaceful picketing legalised in Britain
- 4 May 1859—4 May 1859: Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge opened at Saltash giving rail link between Devon
and Cornwall
- 24 Nov 1859—24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin publishes 'The Origin of Species'
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| 7 | 1860 | - 29 Aug 1860—29 Aug 1860: First tram service in Europe starts in Birkenhead
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| 8 | 1861 | - 25 May 1861—25 May 1861: American Civil War begins
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| 9 | 1862 | - 20 Apr 1862—20 Apr 1862: First pasteurisation test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard
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| 10 | 1864 | - 20 Aug 1864—20 Aug 1864: Red Cross established - Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention
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| 11 | 1865 | - 5 Jul 1865—5 Jul 1865: William Booth (1829-1912) founds Salvation Army, in London
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| 12 | 1870 | - 1870—1870: GPO takes over the privately-owned Telegraph Companies (nationalised)
- 1870—1870: Water closets come into wide use
- 1 Oct 1870—1 Oct 1870: First British postcard - halfpenny post
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| 13 | 1872 | - 1872—1872: Licensing hours introduced
- 1872—1872: Penalties introduced for failing to register births, marriages & deaths (Eng & Wales)
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| 14 | 1874 | - 1874—1874: Factory Act introduces 56-hour week
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| 15 | 1880 | - 1880—1880: Education Act: schooling compulsory for 5-10 year olds
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| 16 | 1883 | - 1 Aug 1883—1 Aug 1883: Parcel post starts in Britain
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| 17 | 1888 | - 1888—1888: County Councils set up in Britain
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| 18 | 1890 | - 4 Nov 1890—4 Nov 1890: City & South London Railway opens - London's first deep-level tube railway
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| 19 | 1891 | - 1891—1891: Primary education made free and compulsory
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| 20 | 1892 | - 1892—1892: Shop Hours Act - limit 74 hours per week for under-18's
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| 21 | 1894 | - 2 Aug 1894—2 Aug 1894: Death duties first introduced in Britain
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| 22 | 1900 | - 1900—1900: School leaving age in Britain raised to 14 years
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| 23 | 1901 | - 22 Jan 1901—22 Jan 1901: Queen Victoria dies - Edward VII king
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| 24 | 1902 | - 1902—1902: Balfour's Education Act provides for secondary education
- 9 Aug 1902—9 Aug 1902: Coronation of Edward VII
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| 25 | 1906 | - 1906—1906: Introduction of free school meals for poor children
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| 26 | 1909 | - 1 Jan 1909—1 Jan 1909: Old Age Pensions Act came into force
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| 27 | 1910 | - 1910—1910: Constitutional crisis in Britain
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| 28 | 1911 | - 2 Apr 1911—2 Apr 1911: Census: Population - England and Wales: 36 Million; Scotland: 4.6 Million; N Ireland: 1.25 Million
- 22 Jun 1911—22 Jun 1911: Coronation of George V
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| 29 | 1912 | - 1912—1912: Britain nationalises the telephone system
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| 30 | 1913 | - 1913—1913: Suffragette demonstrations in London - Mrs Pankhurst imprisoned
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| 31 | 1914 | - 4 Aug 1914—4 Aug 1914: Britain declares war on Germany, citing Belgian neutrality as reason
- Oct 1914—Oct 1914: Battle of Ypres - beginning of trench warfare on western front
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| 32 | 1915 | - 1915—1915: First automatic telephone exchange in Britain
- 16 May 1915—16 May 1915: First meeting of a British WI took place in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey
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| 33 | 1916 | - 1916—1916: Compulsory military service introduced in Britain
- 21 May 1916—21 May 1916: First use of Daylight Saving Time in UK
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| 34 | 1918 | - 1918—1918: Vote for women over 30, men over 21 (except peers, lunatics and felons)
- 8 Mar 1918—8 Mar 1918: Start of world-wide 'flu pandemic
- 11 Nov 1918—11 Nov 1918: Armistice signed
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| 35 | 1919 | - 1919—1919: Britain adopts a 48-hour working week
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| 36 | 1920 | - Feb 1920—Feb 1920: First roadside petrol filling station in UK - opened by the Automobile Association
at Aldermaston on the Bath Road
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| 37 | 1921 | - 19 Jun 1921—19 Jun 1921: Census: Population - England and Wales: 37.9 Million; Scotland: 4.9 Million; N Ireland: 1.25 Million
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| 38 | 1922 | - 1922—1922: Law of Property Act - the manorial system effectively ended
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| 39 | 1923 | - 1923—1923: Roads in Great Britain classified with A and B numbers
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| 40 | 1926 | - 1926—1926: Adoption of children is legalised in Britain
- 3 May 1926—3 May 1926: General Strike begins. Lasts until May 12 (mine workers for 6 months more)
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