Celtic history archive
1936
England
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions …
1937
England
James Ramsay MacDonald FRS (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a Scottish politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who …
1937
England
The, 999 emergency telephone service came into operation for police, fire, ambulance and coastguards.
1938
England
Gas had been used a great deal in the First World War and many soldiers had died or been injured in gas attacks. Mustard gas was the most deadly of all the poisonous chemicals used …
1939
England
HMS Duchess was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China …
1948
England
Bread, which was never rationed during wartime, was put on the ration in July 1948. It was not until the early 1950s that most commodities came ‘off the ration’. Meat …
1952
England
Identity cards, introduced at a wartime security measure, were abolished in Britain. This February 21, 1952 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with England.
1952
England
King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) was the King of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth from December 11, 1936, following the abdication of his brother, …
1953
England
Rationing of chocolate and sweets in the United Kingdom, which was imposed during World War II as part of the broader system of rationing, finally ended on February 5, 1953. The …
1954
England
On July 04, 1954, while Americans celebrated their independence by gorging on hot dogs, the British celebrated being allowed to gorge on hot dogs. That day the U.K. officially …
1960
England
National Service in the United Kingdom, which required young men to undergo compulsory military training for a certain period, was brought to an end in 1960. The system of National …
1965
England
Cigarette advertising banned on television in Britain.