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1921 - 19301921 Census: Pop. E&W 37.9M, Scot 4.9M, NI 1.25M December 6: Irish Free State and Northern Ireland formed Irish Regiments of British Army disbanded 1922 BBC begins transmissions 1923 Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy First Wembley cup final (West Ham 0, Bolton 2) – "I'm Forever
Blowing Bubbles" popular song of the time, became West Ham anthem 1924 First Labour government, headed by Ramsay MacDonald 1926 April 26: General Strike begins, till May 12 (mine workers for 6 months
more) First public demonstration of television (TV) by John Logie Baird 1927 he innovation of sound
allowed audiences to hear an actors voice for the first time as Al Jolson spoke a
few lines in The Jazz Singer (1927). The huge success of the film led to the costly
transition of all films to sound, resulting in greater plot complexity and the development
of whole new genres, such as the musical. Full-colour cinematography was realised in the
1930s with Technicolor, used to full advantage in Gone With the Wind (1939). 1928 Women over 21 get vote – same qualification for both sexes Walt Disney begins his 'Mickey Mouse' pictures 1929 Abolition of Poor Law system in Britain Minimum age for a marriage (which had been 14 for a boy and 12 for a
girl) now 16 for both sexes, with parental consent (or a licence) needed for
anyone under 21 Sir Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin Wall Street crash on 'Black Tuesday' 1930 October 5: R101 airship disaster |
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