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| 1st Flight Codey, Samuel |  |
| Makes the 1st powered flight in the UK |
| Armament Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Appoints a committee of Lloyd George, Churchill & Harcourt for War Office estimates |
| Birth of Fuchs, Vivien Fuchs, Vivien | |
| 11th Nov Birth of Vivien Fuchs |
| Birth of Grappelli, Stephane Grappelli, Stephane | |
| 26th Jan Birth of Stephane Grappelli |
| Boy Scouts Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| London Founds the Boy Scout movement |
| Cabinet Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th April Appointed Member of the Cabinet for the 1st time, age 33 |
| Chairman Labour Party Henderson, Arthur | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party, 1st term |
| Chancellor Lloyd George, David | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Composition of Holst Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Savitri" |
| Death of Campbell Bannerman, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| 28th April London Dies after having been dogged by ill health |
| Death of Stanley, Frederick Arthur Stanley, Frederick Arthur | |
| 14th June Death of Frederick Arthur Stanley |
| Discovery of South Pole Boyd Adams, James | |
| 29th Oct Cape Royds Departs from Cape Royds with Shackleton with 3 months rations |
| Discovery of South Pole Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| South Pole Comes within 97 miles of reaching the Sth Pole, forced back by starvation |
| 1st Jan Port Lyttlelton Shackleton's ship, the Nimrod, leaves Port Lyttlelton for the Sth Pole |
| 10th Mar Mount Erebus Climbs Mt Erebus, the world's southernmost active volcano |
| 8th Aug Plymouth The Endurance leaves Plymouth for Buenos Aires |
| 29th Oct Cape Royds Departs from Cape Royds with 3 months rations |
| Discovery of South Pole Wild, Frank | |
| 29th Oct Cape Royds Departs from Cape Royds with Shackleton with 3 months rations |
| Election Baldwin, Stanley | |
| Bewdley Elected Member of Parliament for Bewdley, succeeds his father in the seat |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th April London Must be elected to Parliament since offerred a place in the Cabinet |
| 12th April Manchester Loses a bi-election in Manchester North West |
| 23rd April Dundee Accepts an invitation to stand as prospective Liberal MP for Dundee |
| 24th April Manchester Loses the North-West Manchester by-election by just 429 votes |
| 9th May Dundee Elected Member of Parliament for Dundee with a Liberal majority 2,709 |
| Legislation Pensions Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 10th June London Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act |
| Marriage of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 8th Aug Churchill gets engaged to Clementine Hozier |
| 12th Sep Marries Clementine Hozier |
| Marriage of Hozier, Clementine Hozier, Clementine | |
| Sep Marries Winston Churchill |
| Marriage of Lloyd George, David Lloyd George, David | |
| 12th Sep London Signs the registar for Churchill's marriage to Clementine Hozier |
| Minister of Education Runciman, Walter | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| Nationalization Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Supports nationalization of the railways |
| Party Leader Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Independent Labour Party |
| President Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th April London Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| Prime Minister Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 7th April Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Publication of Forster Forster, Edward Morgan | |
| Publication of, "Room With A View" |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "First and Last Things" |
| Publication of, "New Worlds for Old" |
| Publication of, "The War In The Air" |
| Rear Admiral Carden, Sackville Hamilton | |
| Appointed Rear Admiral |
| Reform of Mines Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 6th July London Introduces the 2nd reading of the Mines Eight Hour Bill |
| Reform of Pensions Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 10th June London Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act |
| Reform of Wage Boards Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London A Parliamentary Committee publishes a report favorable to Wage Bords |
| 28th April London Introduces a Bill to the House of Commons to set up Wage Boards |
| Resignation of Campbell Bann Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| 4th Mar London Resigns as Prime Minister of Britain |
| Secretary India Morley Morley | |
| London Appointed Secretary of State for India |
| Secretary War & Colonies Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| London Appointed Secretary of War. continues in position under Asquith |
| Speech Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Swansea Ridicules the idea of Anglo-German conflict & calls for a reduction of naval building |
| Strike Tyne Shipbuilding Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Tyneside Helps settle the strike, accepting wage cuts & arbitration for the future |
