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1923 In England

By katherinliimets
  • Period: to

    One year in the history of England

  • First outside broadcast by BBC

    First outside broadcast by BBC

  • Historical Discovery

    Historical Discovery

    Historological discovery, such as unsealing the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
  • New openings for public

    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

    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

    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

    Alcohol laws

    Liquor Act makes it illegal to sell alcoholic beverages to under-18s
  • Medical discoveries

    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

    BBC broadcasting

    The BBC broadcasts the chimes of Big Ben for the first time.