William Smith created the first detailed nationwide geological map
Time: Thursday Mar 23, 1769
Place: Churchill
Details: The first nationwide geological map (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils) was created by William Smith, who was born in Churchill, Oxfordshire.
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Great Depression-Britain leaves the gold standard, and the pound sterling depreciates by 25%
Monday Sep 21, 1931 - London, England, United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were both appointed to the Privy Council
Sunday Nov 4, 1951 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Matters came to a head
Feb, 1938 - London, England, United Kingdom
Black Friday-Total spending on online retail sites on Black Friday 2016 was £1.23bn
2016 - United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in order to give young people
1956 - United Kingdom
Brexit-UK Supreme Court ruled in the Miller case that government could only invoke Article 50
Jan, 2017 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-General Strike of 1926
May, 1926 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill resigned from the Conservative Shadow Cabinet
Jan, 1931 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-The government called the January 1910 general election
Jan, 1910 - 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-Obsession
Monday Jan 30, 1933 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Baldwin appointed him as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Thursday Nov 6, 1924 - London, 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-People's Budget
Thursday Apr 29, 1909 - England, United kingdom
David Cameron-Head of the political section of the Conservative Research Department
1991 - Downing Street, London, England
Great Depression-Ramsay MacDonald's Labor government raising taxes
Aug, 1931 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill decided to restrict area bombing and sent a memorandum to General Ismay
Wednesday Mar 28, 1945 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill became Under-Secretary of State for the Colonial Office
1900s - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill's first tasks as a minister
1900s - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Balfour resigned as Prime Minister and King Edward VII
Monday Dec 4, 1905 - 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 arrived home
Sunday Feb 7, 1943 - 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-Churchill declared war on Japan
Dec, 1941 - England, 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 was involved in negotiations with Sinn Féin leaders
Dec, 1921 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Asquith called a War Council
Nov, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in London
Wednesday May 20, 1942 - London, 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-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 resigned as Prime Minister
Wednesday May 23, 1945 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill became Secretary of State for the Colonies
Feb, 1921 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill contacted Roosevelt
Wednesday May 27, 1942 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill made a statement that created a famous nickname
Tuesday Aug 20, 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 ordered the formation of both the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Commandos
Jun, 1940 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill retired as Prime Minister
Tuesday Apr 5, 1955 - England, United Kingdom
Marcus Garvey-Moving to London
Mar, 1935 - London, England, United Kingdom
George Washington-Royal Proclamation of 1763
1763 - United Kingdom
Marcus Garvey-Sister joined him in London
Aug, 1912 - London, England, United Kingdom
Carlos the Jackal-Failed assassination
Sunday Dec 30, 1973 - Queen's Grove, St John's Wood, London, United Kingdom
Brexit-Prime Minister May announced that the next vote on the withdrawal agreement
Sunday Feb 24, 2019 - United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Promotion to lieutenant
Thursday Jul 16, 1942 - United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies
Jan, 1940 - United Kingdom
X-ray-The first to unknowingly produce X-ray
1785 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill stood as an independent anti-socialist candidate in the Westminster Abbey by-election
Wednesday Mar 19, 1924 - England, United Kingdom
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-The Duchess of Cambridge
Saturday Apr 30, 2011 - London, England, U.K.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip became the first lieutenant of HMS Wallace
Oct, 1942 - United Kingdom
Brexit-EC membership referendum of 1975
Thursday Jun 5, 1975 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill and Clementine Hozier married
Sep, 1908 - London, England, United Kingdom
Edward VIII-Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Tuesday Jun 2, 1953 - Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom
Prince Harry-Opening the Field of Remembrance
Thursday Nov 6, 2014 - Westminster Abbey, London, England
Prince Harry-Staff Officer Role
Friday Jan 17, 2014 - Horse Guards, London, England
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Snowdon married Lucy Lindsay-Hogg
Friday Dec 15, 1978 - England, United Kingdom
United Nations-First meetings of the General Assembly
Thursday Jan 10, 1946 - London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Woodville-A Queen
Friday May 26, 1465 - Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Diana's funeral
Friday Sep 5, 1997 - London, England, United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Tuesday Jun 2, 1953 - Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip and Elizabeth were married in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey
Thursday Nov 20, 1947 - Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-State memorial service
Friday Apr 19, 2002 - Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret's first main public appearance at her uncle Prince George's wedding
Friday Oct 12, 1934 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Coronation of Elizabeth II
Tuesday Jun 2, 1953 - London, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret married Armstrong-Jones
Friday May 6, 1960 - London, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Llewellyn married Tatiana Soskin
1981 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill immediately pledged loyalty to George VI
Friday Dec 11, 1936 - London, England, United Kingdom
Prince William-The Wedding
Friday Apr 29, 2011 - Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Elizabeth's wedding
Thursday Nov 20, 1947 - London, England, United Kingdom
Angelina Jolie-A Generous Donation
Sep, 2021 - London, England, U.K.
Penicillin-The idea of using mold as a form of medical treatment was recorded by apothecaries
1640 - England, United Kingdom
Theresa May-Largest majority against a United Kingdom government in history
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019 - England
The palace of Westminster England-A Car bomb
Friday Mar 30, 1979 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill agreed with Conservative leader Stanley Baldwin that he would be selected as a Conservative candidate in the next general election
Jul, 1924 - England, United Kingdom
Theresa May-First female Chairman of the Conservative Party
Tuesday Jul 23, 2002 - England
Winston Churchill-Churchill had won the doubters over and his successor as party leader was a formality
Thursday May 9, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Theresa May-Confirmed of Resignation
Friday May 24, 2019 - England
Theresa May-Leader of the Conservative Party
Monday Jul 11, 2016 - England
Theresa May-Announcement her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party
Thursday Jun 30, 2016 - England
Tony Blair-Resignation
Wednesday Jun 27, 2007 - England
The palace of Westminster England-The North Wall of Westminster Hall is undergoing restoration
Oct, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Townsend returned United Kingdom
Mar, 1958 - United Kingdom
The palace of Westminster England-Westminster Hall erected
1097 - London, England, United Kingdom
The palace of Westminster England-Bomb planted by the Provisional IRA
Monday Jun 17, 1974 - London, England, United Kingdom
The palace of Westminster England-King George VI opened the new chamber in a ceremony which took place in Westminster Hall
Thursday Oct 26, 1950 - London, England, United Kingdom
John Abernethy Birth
Tuesday Apr 3, 1764 - London
The palace of Westminster England-The new roof was commissioned
1393 - London, England, United Kingdom
The palace of Westminster England-Simon de Montfort's parliament
Tuesday Jan 20, 1265 - Westminster Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
The palace of Westminster England-British Parliaments
1707 - Westminster Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
The palace of Westminster England-Model Parliament
1295 - Westminster Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
Chocolate-The expansion of the cacao beans Pantation
2nd Millenium - England, France and Netherlands
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip was flotilla leader HMS Wallace
Jun, 1942 - United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty
Oct, 1911 - London, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill was tasked with overseeing Britain's naval effort when the First World War began
Aug, 1914 - London, England, United Kingdom
Audrey Hepburn-Hepburn became engaged to industrialist James Hanson
1952 - 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 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip returned to Britain
Sep, 1939 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Thursday Mar 23, 1848 - Italy
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Friday Mar 23, 1849 - Italy
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson-Collect Evidence and Witnesses
Monday Mar 23, 1868 - Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., U.S.
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Saturday Mar 23, 1895 at 02:00:00 PM - Taiwan
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Monday Mar 23, 1903 - U.S.
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Adolf Hitler-Reichstag assembled under turbulent circumstances
Thursday Mar 23, 1933 - Germany
Weimar Republic-Hitler proposed the Enabling Law to the Reichstag
Thursday Mar 23, 1933 - Germany
Korean War-Operation Tomahawk
Friday Mar 23, 1951 - South Korea
Korean War-Operation Courageous
Friday Mar 23, 1951 - South Korea
First Indochina War-Giáp tried again
Friday Mar 23, 1951 - Mạo Khê, Vietnam
Algerian War-A meeting between Massu, Trinquier, Fossy-Francois and Aussaresses
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James Bond-Goldfinger was published
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-Geneva Conference
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Kosovo War-the Assembly of Kosovo voted to accept the proposed amendments although most Albanian delegates abstained
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Thursday Mar 23, 1989 - Serbia
United Nations-Sierra Leone Civil War
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Tuesday Mar 23, 1999 at 09:30:00 PM - Brussels, Belgium
Second Chechen War-New Chechen constitution was passed in a referendum
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Desmond Doss: Hacksaw Ridge-Death
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Microsoft-Open Networking Foundation
Wednesday Mar 23, 2011 - U.S.
World Bank-Jim Yong Kim as the next president of the Bank
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Lionel Messi-All-time top scorer in El Clásico
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Facebook, Inc.-The English High Court Reaction To The Facebook–Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
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Monday Mar 23, 2020 at 08:08:00 AM - William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Iran reports
Monday Mar 23, 2020 - Iran
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Monday Mar 23, 2020 - United Kingdom
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Roman Republic-War of Actium
Tuesday Mar 23, 32 BC - Greece and Egypt
Pierre-Simon Birth
Sunday Mar 23, 1749 - Normandy
March 1769
Muhammad Ali of Egypt-Birth
Saturday Mar 4, 1769 - Kavala, Ottoman Empire (Present-Day Kavala, Greece)
1769
Napoleon-Republic of Genoa transferred Corsica to France
1769 - Corsica, Kingdom of France
Muhammad Ali of Egypt-Birth
Saturday Mar 4, 1769 - Kavala, Ottoman Empire (Present-Day Kavala, Greece)
Mozart-La finta semplice
1769 - Salzburg, Austria
Napoleon-Birth
Tuesday Aug 15, 1769 - Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France
Mozart-Receiving the post of Konzertmeister
Monday Nov 27, 1769 - Salzburg, Austria
Christian Bernstorff Birth
Monday Apr 3, 1769 - Copenhagen
Thomas Lawrence Birth
Thursday Apr 13, 1769 - Bristol
First voyage of James Cook (1769)
Thursday Apr 13, 1769 - Tahiti