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Period: to
One year in the history of England
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First outside broadcast by BBC
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Historical Discovery
Historological discovery, such as unsealing the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. -
New openings for public
Wembley Stadium, then known as Empire Stadium, was opened to the public for the first time and held the 1923 FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United football clubs. -
Switch of prime ministers
Andrew Bonar Law was in office until 22 May when Stanley Baldwin took his place.
Andrew Bonar Law in picture. -
Women's rights movements
Matrimonial Causes Act establishes equal rights in divorce for men and women, making it possible for wives to divorce husbands for adultery. -
Alcohol laws
Liquor Act makes it illegal to sell alcoholic beverages to under-18s -
Medical discoveries
John James Richard Macleod wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Frederick Banting "for the discovery of insulin". -
BBC broadcasting
The BBC broadcasts the chimes of Big Ben for the first time.
