Winston Churchill - Churchill was tasked with overseeing Britain's naval effort when the First World War began
Time: Aug, 1914
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: As First Lord, Churchill was tasked with overseeing Britain's naval effort when the First World War began in August 1914.
Related
Near
Winston Churchill-Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty
Oct, 1911 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill assumed full responsibility for Britain's aerial defense
Sep, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill threatened to resign as First Lord of the Admiralty
Dec, 1913 - London, England, United Kingdom
Prince William-Royal ranks
Friday Jan 1, 2016 - London, United Kingdom
Black Friday-Asda announced that it would not take part in the 2015 Black Friday
2015 - United Kingdom
Magdi Yacoub-The Medical Research Team Led by Yacoub
Apr, 2007 - England
Brexit-Speaker of the House of Commons informed the House of Commons that a third meaningful vote could be held only on a motion that was significantly different from the previous one
Monday Mar 18, 2019 - United Kingdom
Brexit-Labour Party won the February 1974 general election
Thursday Feb 28, 1974 - United Kingdom
Angelina Jolie-A Generous Donation
Sep, 2021 - London, England, U.K.
David Copperfield-Household Words
Sunday Mar 31, 1850 - United Kingdom
Penicillin-William Roberts observed that bacterial contamination is generally absent in laboratory cultures of Penicillium glaucum
1874 - United Kingdom
Brexit-The result was announced
Friday Jun 24, 2016 - United Kingdom
Edward VIII-Duke of Windsor
Saturday Dec 12, 1936 - England, United Kingdom
Prince Harry-Staff Officer Role
Friday Jan 17, 2014 - Horse Guards, London, England
Brexit-Tunnel Talks
Thursday Oct 17, 2019 - United Kingdom
Edward VIII-The last royal ceremony the Duke attended
1968 - England, United Kingdom
Edward VIII-A Pray
1920s - United Kingdom
Edward VIII-Last act of his reign was the royal assent to His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
Friday Dec 11, 1936 - England, United Kingdom
John Maynard Keynes-Proposed to fill a vacancy in the Court of Directors of the Bank of England
Sep, 1941 - England
Edward VIII-The Centenary of Queen Mary's birth
1967 - London, England, United Kingdom
Edward VIII-Worries
1920s - United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip became the first lieutenant of HMS Wallace
Oct, 1942 - United Kingdom
John Maynard Keynes-Official government position at the Treasury
Jan, 1915 - England
Winston Churchill-Luftwaffe began bombing London
Saturday Sep 7, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Lloyd George moved Churchill to the War Office
Jan, 1919 - England, United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Promotion to lieutenant
Thursday Jul 16, 1942 - United Kingdom
Bicycle-Worldwide
1884 - Worldwide
Brexit-Prime Minister David Cameron initially rejected calls for a referendum
2012 - United Kingdom
Thanksgiving-Reducing Church holidays
1536 - United Kingdom
Brexit-Brexit-related jargon entered popular use
Thursday Jun 23, 2016 - United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher-Closing Her Office
Saturday Jul 30, 2011 - London, England
Penicillin-There had been many accounts by scientists and physicians on the antibacterial properties of the different types of moulds
19th Century - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Winston is back
Sunday Sep 3, 1939 - London, England, United Kingdom
Falklands War-War Cabinet
Tuesday Apr 6, 1982 - United Kingdom
Black Friday-Retail sales in the UK grew faster in November than in December for the first time
2017 - United Kingdom
Tony Blair-Blair as a Prime Minister
Friday May 2, 1997 - England
Buckingham Palace-Battle of Britain Day
Sunday Sep 15, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
David Cameron-Cameron submit his resignation to the Queen
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016 - London, England
Edward VIII-Letters Patent
Thursday May 27, 1937 - United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies
Jan, 1940 - United Kingdom
Brexit-67.2% of the electorate and all but two UK counties and regions voted to stay in
Thursday Jun 5, 1975 - United Kingdom
Alan Turing-Turing Encountered Albert Einstein's Work
1928 - England
Edward VIII-King Edward VII planned to marry Simpson
Oct, 1936 - United Kingdom
Uber-Uber launches in London
Monday Jul 2, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom
Falklands War-War Cabinet dissolved
Thursday Aug 12, 1982 - United Kingdom
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower accompanied Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold
May, 1942 - London, England, United Kingdom
Brexit-Cameron announced in his Bloomberg speech that a Conservative government would hold an in-or-out referendum on EU membership
Wednesday Jan 23, 2013 - United Kingdom
Alan Turing-The Queen Officially Pronounced Turing Pardoned
Aug, 2014 - London, England
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle broadcast again
Monday Jun 24, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Marcus Garvey-Traveled to England
Apr, 1928 - England, United Kingdom
Uber-Uber begins mapping UK streets
Friday Sep 16, 2016 - United Kingdom
David Cameron-Suffering From a Foreign-policy Defeat
Thursday Aug 29, 2013 - England
Brexit-The extension options were agreed between the UK government and the European Council
Friday Mar 22, 2019 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill retired as Prime Minister
Tuesday Apr 5, 1955 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill ordered the formation of both the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Commandos
Jun, 1940 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill again became Prime Minister
Friday Oct 26, 1951 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill was appointed President of the Board of Trade
Wednesday Apr 8, 1908 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Lloyd George called a general election with voting
Saturday Dec 14, 1918 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill made a statement that created a famous nickname
Tuesday Aug 20, 1940 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill contacted Roosevelt
Wednesday May 27, 1942 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill resigned as Prime Minister
Wednesday May 23, 1945 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-MacDonald resigned and was replaced as Prime Minister by Baldwin
Friday Jun 7, 1935 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Balfour's government announced protectionist legislation
Oct, 1903 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill was involved in negotiations with Sinn Féin leaders
Dec, 1921 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in London
Wednesday May 20, 1942 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill became Secretary of State for the Colonies
Feb, 1921 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Asquith resigned as Prime Minister and was succeeded by Lloyd George
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-British and American governments concluded the Destroyers for Bases Agreement
Sep, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill returned to Britain
Thursday Jun 25, 1942 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Balfour resigned as Prime Minister and King Edward VII
Monday Dec 4, 1905 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Asquith called a War Council
Nov, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Asquith agreed under parliamentary pressure to form an all-party coalition government
May, 1915 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill declared war on Japan
Dec, 1941 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill arrived home
Sunday Feb 7, 1943 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Baldwin resigned and was succeeded as Prime Minister by Neville Chamberlain
Friday May 28, 1937 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill's first tasks as a minister
1900s - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill became Under-Secretary of State for the Colonial Office
1900s - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill decided to restrict area bombing and sent a memorandum to General Ismay
Wednesday Mar 28, 1945 - United Kingdom
Great Depression-Ramsay MacDonald's Labor government raising taxes
Aug, 1931 - London, England, United Kingdom
Brexit-The UK joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound sterling pegged to the deutschmark
Oct, 1990 - United Kingdom
David Cameron-The Conservative Party's decisive win in the General Election
Thursday May 7, 2015 - England
Brexit-21-month transition period
Mar, 2018 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-People's Budget
Thursday Apr 29, 1909 - England, United kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill controversially albeit reluctantly restored the gold standard in his first budget at its 1914 parity
Apr, 1925 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Baldwin appointed him as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Thursday Nov 6, 1924 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Obsession
Monday Jan 30, 1933 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill warned the government against appeasement and called for collective action to deter German aggression
1938 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-The government called the January 1910 general election
Jan, 1910 - United Kingdom
Symbian OS-Symbian Origin
1990s - London, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill resigned from the Conservative Shadow Cabinet
Jan, 1931 - England, United Kingdom
David Cameron-Head of the political section of the Conservative Research Department
1991 - Downing Street, London, England
Winston Churchill-General Strike of 1926
May, 1926 - United Kingdom
Brexit-The second Margaret Thatcher government
1985 - United Kingdom
John Maynard Keynes-Civil Service career
Oct, 1908 - London, England
Brexit-Boris Johnson became prime minister
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019 - United Kingdom
Edward VIII-Most photographed celebrity of his time
1920s - United Kingdom
David Cameron-Cameron resigning his seat in the Parliament
Monday Sep 12, 2016 - London, England
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth and Philip were married
Thursday Nov 20, 1947 - London, United Kingdom
Black Friday-£2bn spent in shops and online in 24 hours
2015 - United Kingdom
The Holocaust-Polish government-in-exile in London learned about Auschwitz from the Polish leadership in Warsaw
1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
August 1914
World War 1-Wrong Information
Saturday Aug 1, 1914 - Germany
World War 1-Germany entered into World War I
Saturday Aug 1, 1914 - Germany
World War 1-The battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes
Aug, 1914 - East Prussia,(Germany that time)
World War 1-France is in the war
Monday Aug 3, 1914 - France
World War 1-War in Africa
Monday Aug 10, 1914 - South Africa
World War 1-Kolubara battles
Aug, 1914 - Serbia
World War 1-Battle of Cer
Saturday Aug 15, 1914 - Serbia
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was involved in fierce fighting in the First World War
Saturday Aug 15, 1914 - Dinant, Belgium
World War 1-Battle of the Frontiers
Saturday Aug 22, 1914 - Belgium and France
Marcus Garvey-Garvey met Amy Ashwood
Aug, 1914 - Jamaica
World War 1-German intervention
Friday Aug 28, 1914 - Germany
World War 1-New Zealand occupied German Samoa
Sunday Aug 30, 1914 - Samoa
1914
First Indochina War-Phan Bội Châu was imprisoned
1914 - Vietnam
Josip Broz Tito-Broz was arrested
1914 - Novi Sad, Serbia
Adolf Hitler-To Munich
1914 - Munich, Germany
Francisco Franco-Rif War
1914 - Morocco
Marie Curie-The Radium Institute
1914 - Paris, France
Marie Curie-France's First Military Radiology Centre
1914 - Paris, France
Cypriot intercommunal violence-Turks made up a significant portion of the population of the island
1914 - Cyprus
Cypriot intercommunal violence-The island was annexed by the United Kingdom
1914 - Cyprus
Armenian Genocide-Ottoman authorities had already begun a propaganda drive to present Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire as a threat
1914 - Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
Mona Lisa-Returned to the Louvre
Sunday Jan 4, 1914 - Paris, France
Igor Stravinsky-Their Fourth son was born
Thursday Jan 15, 1914 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Marcus Garvey-Mohamed Ali began employing Garvey's services as a writer for the magazine
1914 - England, United Kingdom
Adolf Hitler-To Salzburg for medical assessment
Thursday Feb 5, 1914 - Salzburg, Austria-Hungary, Austria
Xinhai Revolution-Luo was Caught and Killed
Tuesday Mar 3, 1914 - Taiwan
Igor Stravinsky-Completing his first Opera
Saturday Mar 28, 1914 - Leysin, Switzerland
Igor Stravinsky-Returning To Clarens
Apr, 1914 - Clarens, Switzerland
Mexican Revolution-The Seizure and Occupation of The port of Veracruz
Apr, 1914 - Veracruz, Mexico
Josip Broz Tito-Went on to come second in the army fencing championships
May, 1914 - Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Mother's Day-A National Holiday to Honor Mothers
Sunday May 10, 1914 - U.S.
Igor Stravinsky-The Premiere of Le Rossignol
Tuesday May 26, 1914 - Paris, France
Irish War of Independence-Nationalist leader John Redmond forced the Volunteers to give his nominees a majority on the ruling committee
Jun, 1914 - Ireland
Winston Churchill-Churchill convinced the House of Commons to authorize the government purchase of a 51 percent share in the profits of oil produced by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Jun, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Armenian Genocide-Massacre of Phocaea
Friday Jun 12, 1914 - Phocaea, Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
Edward VIII-Grenadier Guards
Jun, 1914 - United Kingdom
Louis Armstrong-Released from jail
Sunday Jun 14, 1914 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Marcus Garvey-Three-week journey across the Atlantic
Jun, 1914 - Atlantic Ocean
Marcus Garvey-Back in London
1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Library of Congress-Putnam established the Legislative Reference Service
1914 - Washington D.C., U.S.
World War 1-Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Sunday Jun 28, 1914 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
World War 1-Assassination consequences
Sunday Jun 28, 1914 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Nations-Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination
Sunday Jun 28, 1914 - Sarajevo, Kingdom of Serbia (Present-Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Marcus Garvey-Garvey arrived back in Jamaica
Jul, 1914 - Jamaica
Igor Stravinsky-Stravinsky made a quick trip to Ustilug To Retrieve Personal Effects
Jul, 1914 - Ustyluh, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Mexican Revolution-Huerta Stepped Down and Fled To Puerto México
Jul, 1914 - Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Marcus Garvey-One Aim. One God. One Destiny
Wednesday Jul 15, 1914 - Jamaica
World War 1-German Failure
Monday Jul 20, 1914 - France
Marcus Garvey-UNIA officially expressed its loyalty to the British Empire
1914 - Jamaica
World War 1-Delivering the Ultimatum
Thursday Jul 23, 1914 - Austria-Hungary
World War 1-Serbia Responds
Jul, 1914 - Serbia
Adolf Hitler-World War I
Tuesday Jul 28, 1914 - Germany
Treaty of Versailles-Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Tuesday Jul 28, 1914 - Serbia
World War 1-Deceleration of the War
Tuesday Jul 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary
Edward VIII-WWI
Tuesday Jul 28, 1914 at 11:56:00 AM - Europe
World War 1-Russian Support
Wednesday Jul 29, 1914 - Russia
World War 1-Germany Responds."state of danger of war"
Friday Jul 31, 1914 - Germany
New York Stock Exchange-Exchange was closed in WWI
Friday Jul 31, 1914 - New York City, New York, U.S.
World War 1-Wrong Information
Saturday Aug 1, 1914 - Germany
World War 1-Germany entered into World War I
Saturday Aug 1, 1914 - Germany
World War 1-The battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes
Aug, 1914 - East Prussia,(Germany that time)
World War 1-France is in the war
Monday Aug 3, 1914 - France
X-ray-X-ray in world war
1914 - France
World War 1-War in Africa
Monday Aug 10, 1914 - South Africa
World War 1-Kolubara battles
Aug, 1914 - Serbia
World War 1-Battle of Cer
Saturday Aug 15, 1914 - Serbia
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was involved in fierce fighting in the First World War
Saturday Aug 15, 1914 - Dinant, Belgium
World War 1-Battle of the Frontiers
Saturday Aug 22, 1914 - Belgium and France
Marcus Garvey-Garvey met Amy Ashwood
Aug, 1914 - Jamaica
World War 1-German intervention
Friday Aug 28, 1914 - Germany
Benito Mussolini-Mussolini supported the socialist parties
1914 - Italy
World War 1-New Zealand occupied German Samoa
Sunday Aug 30, 1914 - Samoa
Irish War of Independence-Redmond encouraged the Volunteers to enlist in the British Army
Sep, 1914 - Ireland
World War 1-Battle of Marne
Saturday Sep 5, 1914 - France
Benito Mussolini-Mussolini decried socialism
Saturday Sep 5, 1914 - Italy
Winston Churchill-Churchill assumed full responsibility for Britain's aerial defense
Sep, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
World War 1-Race to the Sea
Saturday Sep 12, 1914 - France and Belgium
IBM-Thomas J. Watson
1914 - New York, U.S.
Irish War of Independence-Third Home Rule Act
Friday Sep 18, 1914 - Ireland
Yasunari Kawabata-Grandfather's Death
1914 - Osaka, Japan
World War 1-Czechoslovak Legion
Sep, 1914 - Russia
Winston Churchill-Churchill visited Antwerp to observe Belgian defenses against the besieging Germans
Oct, 1914 - Antwerp, Belgium
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle rejoined his regiment
1914 - France
Winston Churchill-Third child
Wednesday Oct 7, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
World War 1-Battles of Penang
Wednesday Oct 28, 1914 - Penang island
Armenian Genocide-Shaykh ul-Islam proclaimed Jihad (Holy War) against the Christians
Nov, 1914 - Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
Armenian Genocide-WWI
Monday Nov 2, 1914 - Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
World War 1-Belgrade under fire
Nov, 1914 - Belgrade, Serbia
Winston Churchill-Asquith called a War Council
Nov, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle mental adjutant
Dec, 1914 - France
Mother's Day-Spelling
1914 - U.S.
Armenian Genocide-Minister of War Enver Pasha implemented a plan to encircle and destroy the Russian Caucasus Army
Thursday Dec 24, 1914 - Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)