Childhood
Healey grows up in Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire after early childhood in the south.
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1920 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 82 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1920.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1920
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Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of the Northern Army in India
Commander of North Persia
Appointed Commander of the Allied forces in North Persia
Conference of Paris
Attends the Conference as a 2nd Plenipotentiary
Conference of San Remo
The Balfour Declaration is confirmed by Allied Governments at the San Remo Conference
Cunliffe Committee Final Report
The Cunliffe Committee reiterates that sterling should return to gold at the pre-war parity and that monetary policy should be directed toward that objective.
Curzon Line
Suggests drawing up a line between Russia & Poland during the Russo-Polish War
Curzon Line
The Curzon Line stretches from Grodno to the Carpathian Mountains
Declaration of Balfour
The Balfour Declaration is confirmed by Allied Governments at the San Remo Conference
Director of the Meteorological Office
Appointed Director of the Meteorological Office
Discovery of Sun
Proposes that the pressures and temperatures at the core of the Sun could produce a nuclear fusion reaction that merged hydrogen (protons) into helium nuclei, resulting in a production of energy from the net change in mass
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Secretary to the Foreign Secretary Curzon
Governor
Appointed Governor General of Australia
Governor
Appointed Governor General of New Zealand
Health Administration
Centralises public health administration within the new ministry.
History of the British Campaign in France and Flanders
Publication of "History of the British Campaign in France & Flanders"
Home Rule
When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 is introduced, advises his party to work for the exemption of six Ulster counties from Home Rule as the best compromise (a compromise he had previously rejected)
Independence of Great Britain
Proclaims that he is in favour of a Jewish State
Independence of Israel
Proclaims that he is in favour of a Jewish State
Independent Liberal Return
Returns to Parliament as an Independent Liberal.
Jewish State
Proclaims that he is in favour of a Jewish State
Law Faces Postwar Coalition Strains
Bonar Law deals with widening Conservative unease over the coalition and its domestic policies.
League Council
Represents British interests in League diplomacy.
Legislation
When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 is introduced, advises his party to work for the exemption of six Ulster counties from Home Rule as the best compromise (a compromise he had previously rejected)
McCartney Guides Portsmouth Into Football League
McCartney manages Portsmouth as the club joins the Football League Third Division, moving beyond its Southern League beginnings.
Member of Parliament
Elected Independent Liberal, 1920-1924
Montagu Norman Becomes Governor
Montagu Norman becomes Governor of the Bank of England and begins the longest governorship in the institution's history.
Persian Damage Claims Waived
Waives claims over wartime pipeline damage while seeking a broader settlement of royalty disputes with Persia.
Postwar FA Cup Defensive Contribution
Tom Lyons was part of Aston Villa's defensive organisation as the club won the 1920 FA Cup in the first postwar campaign.
Queen Victoria Research
Strachey worked on a biography using documentary evidence about Queen Victoria's life.
Rule of Ireland
When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 is introduced, advises his party to work for the exemption of six Ulster counties from Home Rule as the best compromise (a compromise he had previously rejected)
Scouts
Founds the 1st boy scout jamboree
Staff College Camberley Course
Attends the Staff College at Camberley to prepare for higher staff and command appointments.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Northern Ireland
The Kid
Directs his 1st feature length film, "The Kid"
The Kid
Helps make, "The Kid"
The Lesser Evil Poem
Orwell's poem The Lesser Evil appeared in The College Days while he was a student at Eton.
The Outline of History
Wells published The Outline of History, an ambitious account of human history.
The Social Worker
Writes his first book, "The Social Worker", sets out many of the principles of his political philosophy
Treaty of St Germain
Main architect of the Treaty of St Germain
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