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This spy, who worked as a double agent for British intelligence before defecting to the Soviet Union, and was later discovered to be part of the Cambridge Five, is born. | |
Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, only to find that this man has beaten him to it. | |
Lawrence Oates, a member of Scott's exploration party, leaves the tent with these last words, ''I am just going outside and ____ ____ ____ ____.'' | |
Minimum wage is introduced for these labourers after a national strike. | |
This bill, proposing Ireland be allowed to govern itself, is introduced in the House of Commons, but fails to recieve the support of the House of Lords. | |
This ocean liner sinks after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from the UK to the US. | |
This writer, famous for the novel Dracula, dies. | |
Denys Corbett Wilson completes the first aeroplane crossing of this British body of water. | |
Great Britain and Ireland compete at the Summer Olympics held in this city, winning 41 medals, 10 gold. | |
This politician, famous for his ''Rivers of Blood'' speech, a controversial piece on immigration, is born. | |
This mathematician, cryptoanalyst and computer scientist, widely considered the father of artificial intelligence, is born. | |
This act comes into force, introducing this system of contributions by workers and employees towards various state benefits. | |
This man, known for the foundation of the Salvation Army, dies. | |
This Norfolk city suffers significant flooding. | |
This tradition involving extensive lighting of the Promenade in a Lancashire town begins. | |
This association, which is responsible for age certification of films in the UK, is founded. | |
These fossilised remains of a previously unknown form of early human are presented to the Geological Society of London. It is later revealed to be a hoax. | |
This glucose-containing energy drink is first manufactured in its early form. | |
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