1 January 1908South PoleErnest Henry Shackleton
Shackletons ship, the Nimrod, leaves Port Lyttlelton for the South Pole
Historical records for Great Britain in 1908, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Shackletons ship, the Nimrod, leaves Port Lyttlelton for the South Pole
Birth of Stephane Grappelli
The concession syndicate begins drilling a third well at Masjed Soleyman after failures at earlier sites.
Birth of John Mills, born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills
Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Leads the first ascent of Mount Erebus with Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay during Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
Climbs Mt Erebus, the worlds southernmost active volcano
Is appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Appointed Member of Cabinet for the 1st time, age 33
Must be elected to Parliament since offerred a place in the Cabinet
Loses a bi-election in Manchester North West
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Accepts an invitation to stand as prospective Liberal Member of Parliament for Dundee
Loses the North-West Manchester by-election by just 429 votes
Dies after having been dogged by ill health
Introduces a Bill to the House of Commons to set up Wage Boards
Elected Member of Parliament for Dundee with a Liberal majority 2,709
Birth of Robert Morley
A major oil reservoir is struck at Masjed Soleyman, transforming the prospects of D'Arcy's Persian concession.
Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act
Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions.
Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act
Death of Frederick Arthur Stanley
Introduces the 2nd reading of the Mines Eight Hour Bill
The Old Age Pensions Act creates non-contributory pensions for eligible elderly people.
Churchill gets engaged to Clementine Hozier
The Endurance leaves Plymouth for Buenos Aires
Marries Clementine Hozier
Signs the registar for Churchills marriage to Clementine Hozier
Birth of Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood
Marries Winston Churchill
Birth of Vivien Fuchs
Makes the 1st powered flight in the UK
Publication of "A Room with a View"
Appoints a committee of Lloyd George, Churchill & Harcourt for War Office estimates
Founds the Boy Scout movement
Appointed Captain
Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party, 1st term
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
A relationship between the period and luminosity for classical Cepheids is discovered in 1908 by Henrietta Swan Leavitt in an investigation of thousands of variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds
Comes within 97 miles of reaching the South Pole, forced back by starvation
The syndicate comes close to abandoning Persian exploration as costs mount and success remains uncertain.
Publication of "The War In The Air". Publication of "New Worlds for Old". Publication of "First and Last Things"
A Parliamentary Committee publishes a report favorable to Wage Bords
Greenwich timekeeping remains central to public time distribution.
After promotion to rear admiral, Carden spends roughly two years on half-pay before returning to a fleet appointment.
Joins the Independent Labour Party
The university completes its prominent clock tower, commonly known as Old Joe.
Elected Member of Parliament for Bewdley, succeeds his father in the seat
Appointed Minister of Education
Supports nationalization of the railways
Publication of "The War In The Air". Publication of "New Worlds for Old". Publication of "First and Last Things"
Publication of "The War In The Air". Publication of "New Worlds for Old". Publication of "First and Last Things"
Fisher continues shifting the Navy's strategic centre toward the North Sea and modern home-water forces.
Supports the decision to build Olympic-class liners, including Titanic, for White Star Line's North Atlantic service.
Identifies Pasiphae, a distant retrograde satellite moving around Jupiter.
Begins planning pipelines, refining and export facilities needed to commercialize the new Persian oil discovery.
Appointed Rear Admiral
Carden is promoted to rear admiral after his service in major battleship commands.
A Parliamentary Committee publishes a report favorable to Wage Bords
Publication of "Room With A View"
Composes, "Savitri"
Appointed Secretary of State for India
Appointed Secretary of State for War. continues in position under Asquith
Joins Edgeworth David and Douglas Mawson on the northern party that reaches the region of the South Magnetic Pole
Ridicules the idea of Anglo-German conflict & calls for a reduction of naval building
Helps settle the strike, accepting wage cuts & arbitration for the future
Publication of "The War In The Air". Publication of "New Worlds for Old". Publication of "First and Last Things"
Publication of "The Wind in the Willows"
Assists the Harland and Wolff design team with naval architecture and structural calculations.
Appoints Lloyd George, Churchill and Harcourt to examine War Office estimates.
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