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1950 in Great Britain — Page 4
Explore 144 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1950.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1950
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Prescription Charges
Introduces prescription charges
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
President of the Scottish National Party
Appointed President of the Scottish National Party
Public Utilities Street Works Act
Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 regulates street works by utility undertakers
Publication of One Nation
Publishes One Nation with fellow Conservative thinkers, contributing to a new policy discussion within the party.
Registered Designs Act
Registered Designs Act 1950 consolidates law on industrial designs
Relativity, Theory of
Sciama promotes Machs principle and gravitational theory questions that shape British relativity research
Scheme A Programming System
Designs the Scheme A method of organising programs and subroutines with Cicely Popplewell for the Ferranti Mark I.
Schuman Plan
Announces Britain cannot join talks on the Schuman Plan
Secretary
Appointed Secretary to the Admiralty
Secretary
Appointed Commonwealth Secretary
Secretary of State for Scotland
Appointed Minister of State at the Scottish Office
Shops Act
Shops Act 1950 consolidates shop hours and employment provisions
Ted Fenton Appointed West Ham Manager
Ted Fenton succeeds Charlie Paynter as manager and sets about strengthening West Ham’s footballing structure and first-team development.
The Big Hangover
Taylors first picture under her new salary of $2,000 per week was The Big Hangover. Her first box office success in an adult role came as Kay Banks in the romantic comedy Father of the Bride alongside Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett
The Grand Alliance Published
Churchill published The Grand Alliance, analyzing coalition warfare in the third volume of his war history.
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Voted the most popular film actor in Britain in a national cinema poll. Stas in The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Nature of the Universe Book
Hoyle published The Nature of the Universe from material developed for his BBC broadcasts.
Universal Computer and Intelligence
Connects the universality of digital computers with the possibility that suitably programmed machines could display many forms of intelligent behaviour.
Urban Drainage Uses Buried Frome
Bristol's concealed river continued functioning as a significant part of the city's drainage system. Its legacy can be traced in the layout of the city waterfront.
Visit to London
Pays host at a state visit by the President of the French Republic
Whittaker Delivers Arsenal FA Cup
A 2-0 result over Liverpool brings Arsenal the trophy under Whittaker.
World Cup
Leads England at its first FIFA World Cup, where victories over Chile are followed by defeats to the United States and Spain.
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