Invention of Telephone
Watches a demonstration of the telephone
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1878 in Great Britain
Explore 41 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1878.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1878
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January
Birth of Frederick Arthur Stanley
Birth of Frederick Arthur Stanley
June
Congress Delegation
Serves with Disraeli and Salisbury in the British delegation to the Congress of Berlin.
July
Alashkerd Boundary Agreement
Signs an agreement with Shuvalov providing for an Anglo-Russian-Ottoman commission to delimit the Alashkerd frontier.
Anglo-Russian Compromise
Works with Count Shuvalov to settle major Anglo-Russian differences before and during the congress.
Batum Free Port
Accepts Russian possession of Batum after Russia declares its intention to make the port essentially commercial and free.
Bosnia Occupation
Supports Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the revised Balkan settlement.
Bulgarian Revision
Supports reducing the Bulgarian state created at San Stefano to limit Russian influence in the Balkans.
Eastern Rumelia
Accepts creation of Eastern Rumelia as an autonomous Ottoman province south of the new Bulgarian principality.
Greek Frontier Mediation
Supports provisions allowing the Great Powers to mediate if Greece and the Ottoman Empire cannot agree on frontier changes.
Ottoman Asian Settlement
Helps shape the compromise that leaves Kars, Ardahan and Batum to Russia but restores Bayazid and Alashkerd to the Ottoman Empire.
Russian Asian Gains
Accepts Russian possession of Kars, Ardahan and Batum while opposing wider Russian expansion in Ottoman Asia.
Treaty of Berlin
Signs the Treaty of Berlin as British prime minister and First Lord of the Treasury.
Treaty Signature
Signs the Treaty of Berlin for Great Britain alongside Salisbury and Odo Russell.
Treaty Signature
Signs the final settlement as Britain's foreign secretary.
Treaty Signature
Signs the Treaty of Berlin as Britain's ambassador at the German imperial court.
Congress of Berlin
Returns home claiming, "peace with honour"
Congress of Berlin
The Congress of Berlin awards Cyprus to Britain. Returns home claiming, "peace with honour". Disraeli signs a Treaty, 1st time the title "Prime Minister" is officially used
Return from Berlin
Returns to Britain presenting the Berlin settlement as a diplomatic success that preserved the European balance.
Rule of Cyprus
Disraeli signs a Treaty, 1st time the title "Prime Minister" is officially used
August
Ratification Exchange
Represents Britain when the principal instruments of ratification are exchanged in Berlin.
September
Birth of George Clarke Simpson
Birth of George Clarke Simpson
Other events (month unknown)
A Defence of Philosophic Doubt
Publication of "A Defence of Philosophic Doubt"
Congress of Berlin
Returns home claiming, "peace with honour". Attends the Congress of Berlin with Lord Salisbury
Constitution of Great Britain
Disraeli signs a Treaty, 1st time the title "Prime Minister" is officially used
Cyprus Survey Duty
Undertakes survey and administrative work in Cyprus after Britain assumes control of the island.
Factories And Workshops Law Consolidated
The 1878 Factory and Workshop Act consolidated factory regulation and organized protections for a wider range of workplaces.
Factory Laws Consolidated In One Act
The Factory and Workshop Act of 1878 consolidated much existing regulation into a broader legal framework.
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Great Red Spot Tracking
Begins systematic observations of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its changing longitude.
Home Rule
Appointed President of the Home Rule Confederation
Home Rule Confederation
Appointed President of the Home Rule Confederation
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to his uncle, Lord Salisbury
Peerage
Created a Viscount
Purchase of Suez Canal Shares
Presents the Suez Canal shareholding as a symbol of imperial foresight and British influence in Egypt.
Rebellion of Rebels in London
Many of the rebel leaders under Sulieman are rounded up & shot
Rebellion of Rebels in London
Many of the rebel leaders under Sulieman are rounded up & shot
Rule of Cyprus
On returning to London announce "I bring peace with honor & Cyprus". Demands Cyprus as the price for mediating a peace between Turkey & Russia
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State for India
Appointed Secretary of State for India
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