Historical place archive

Scotland in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Scotland in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records7 event labels6 people1928–2014

Historical events in Scotland

1928

1928
International Oil Coordination Agreement
John Cadman · Liberal Party Government

Joins other major oil companies in an international agreement intended to limit destructive competition and balance supply.

1948

5 July 1948
NHS Scotland Launch
Arthur Woodburn · Labour Party Government

Launches the Scottish NHS arrangements on the same appointed day.

1961

March 1961
Holy Loch
Harold Arthur Watkinson · Nuclear

The British Government defends the use of Holy Loch as a base for American Polaris submarines

3 March 1961
Holy Loch
Maurice Harold Macmillan · Conservative Party Government

The American Polaris submarine USS Patrick Henry reaches Holy Loch as the United States establishes a forward submarine base in Scotland

1975

June 1975
Referendum Campaign
William Wolfe · Scottish National Party

Opposes continued European Community membership during the referendum.

1983

1983
Scottish Labour Chairmanship
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown chairs the Scottish Labour Party during the 1983–84 period.

1984

1984
Scottish Labour Strategy
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown helps shape Labour's Scottish political strategy after the 1983 defeat.

2014

September 2014
Scottish Referendum Intervention
James Gordon Brown · Scottish Referendum

Brown campaigns for Scotland to remain within a reformed United Kingdom.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Scotland. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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