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Victoria is crowned Queen
Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent begins her reign of 63 years and seven months as Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. -
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The Victorian Era
The Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. -
Large school in Bell Green is constructed
A large, Victorian school for boys and girls opens. Around 150 years later, the school would be renamed "Haseltine Primary School". -
Birth of The Blues
Blues is a music genre that originated amongst enslaved African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s.
Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the African-American culture. The blues gave birth to jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll.
Key features include: call-and-response pattern, the blues scale, the twelve-bar blues, bent notes, shuffle or walking bass (trance-like rhythms). -
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is published
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a cyclone. Upon her arrival in the magical world of Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West. -
Queen Victoria Dies
Queen Victoria dies at the age of 81, ending (at the time) the longest reign of any British monarch: 63 years. This would only be surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned from 1952-1922: 70 years.
Upon Victoria's death, the Victorian Era ends and the Edwardian Era begins as her eldest son, Edward VII, is crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. -
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World War I
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Wikipedia
Dates: 28 Jul 1914 – 11 Nov 1918 -
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Wikipedia
Dates: 1 Sept 1939 – 2 Sept 1945 -
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The Blitz on Britain
The 'Blitz' – from the German term Blitzkrieg ('lightning war') – was the sustained campaign of aerial bombing attacks on British towns and cities carried out by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) from September 1940 until May 1941 - during the early years of World War II. -
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The New Elizabethan Age
The 'New Elizabethan age' is the period during which Queen Elizabeth II reigned. It started with the death of her father, King George VI, in 1952 which saw the Queen crowned at age 27 and it ended after her death on 8 September 2022. Her reign of over 70 years is the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female head of state in history. -
Yuri Gagarin - first human in Space
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes. -
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is published
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is a children's novel by Joan Aiken, first published in 1962. Set in an alternative history of England where rabid wolves run wild across the land, it tells of the adventures of cousins Bonnie and Sylvia and their friend Simon as they thwart the evil schemes of their governess Miss Slighcarp, and their so-called "teacher" at boarding school, Mrs. Brisket. -
Apollo 11 program lands first humans on the Moon
Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.
Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later. Armstrong and Aldrin spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. They spent a total of 21 hours on the surface of the moon. -
Goodnight Mister Tom is published
Goodnight Mister Tom is a children's novel by English author Michelle Magorian, is published in 1981. Set during World War II, it features a boy abused at home in London who is evacuated to the country at the outbreak of the war. -
UN CRC comes into force in the UK
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all children everywhere are entitled to. It is the most complete statement of children’s rights ever produced and is the most widely-ratified international human rights treaty in history. All UN member states except for the United States have ratified the Convention. -
Mae Jemison orbits the Earth
Mae Jemison becomes the first black woman to travel into space when she serves as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which she orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. -
Mr Spraggs is born!
Happy Birthday, Mr Spraggs! -
2010 Equality Act comes into law in the UK
UK Government passes The Equality Act 2010, which makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone on the grounds of any of these "protected characteristics": age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation. -
Blackberry Blue is published
Blackberry Blue, written by Jamila Gavin, is published. These six new stories from Jamila Gavin are at once exotic and fresh, and traditionally heartening. The common tropes of fairy tales provide a solid structure Gavin can decorate with colourful details and rich images: sorcerers and their evil curses banish princesses and kings to dangerous forests and shape-shifting animals seek pure hearts in brave quests. -
High Rise Mystery is published
High Rise Mystery, written by Sharna Jackson, is published. After finding their community art teacher murdered on their tower block estate ('The Tri'), sisters Nik and Norva are determined to solve this terrible crime. -
Queen Elizabeth II dies
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch and the longest recorded of any female head of state in world history.
Her son becomes king: Charles III. -
Year 5 begins!
The Year 5 class of 24-25 arrive at school.