History

National Government formed under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain.
National Government formed under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain. …

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place at Westminster Abbey.
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place at Westminster Abbey. …

Debate on new Constitution commences
Debate on new Constitution commences …

A British record attendance at a football match was set when 149,547 watched Scotland vs England at Hampden Park, Glasgow
A British record attendance at a football match was set when 149,547 watched Scotland vs England at Hampden Park, Glasgow A stadium on the present site opened on 31 October 1903, with a capacity in excess of 100,000. This was increased between 1927 and 1937, reaching a peak of 150,000. The record attendance of 149,415, for Scotland v England in 1937, is the European record for an international football match. …

A Luftwaffe bomb kills 13 people in Belfast, known as the Belfast Blitz
A Luftwaffe bomb kills 13 people in Belfast, known as the Belfast Blitz Belfast was largely unprepared for war as people thought Northern Ireland was both too remote and too insignificant for the Luftwaffe to target. The inertia of ministers at Stormont also resulted in Belfast being ill prepared against attack. …

Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe
Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe The Blitz of Clydebank was a devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the town of Clydebank, near Glasgow, Scotland. It occurred over two nights, on March 13th and 14th, 1941, during World War II. Clydebank was a significant target due to its industrial importance; the town was home to shipbuilding yards (including John Brown & Company, which built many famous ships such as the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and the Royal Navy’s HMS Hood) and the Singer Sewing Machine Factory, which at the time was converted to produce munitions. …

Tomas O Criomthain, Irish author of An t-Oileanach (The Islandman), died
Tomas O Criomthain, Irish author of An t-Oileanach (The Islandman), died Tomás Ó Criomhthain commonly anglicised as Tomás O’Crohan and occasionally as Thomas O’Crohan; 1855 – 7 March 1937) was a native of the Irish-speaking Great Blasket Island near the coast of the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. …

Eamon de Valera new 1937 Irish Constitution
Eamon de Valera new 1937 Irish Constitution Eamon de Valera, the prominent Irish statesman and political leader, introduced a new constitution for Ireland in 1937. This constitution is officially known as the “Constitution of Ireland” or “Bunreacht na hÉireann” in the Irish language. It replaced the previous constitution of the Irish Free State, which had been in place since 1922. Here are some key points about the 1937 Irish Constitution: …

James Burke, Irish historian and author, born
James Burke, Irish historian and author, born James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. He was one of the main presenters of the BBC1 science series Tomorrow’s World from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the television series Connections (1978), and its more philosophical sequel The Day the Universe Changed (1985), about the history of science and technology. The Washington Post has called him “one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world”. …

King Edward VIII abdicated and King George VI acceded to the throne
King Edward VIII abdicated and King George VI acceded to the throne Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. …