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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1923 | - 16 Feb 1923—16 Feb 1923: Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Tutankhamun
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| 2 | 1926 | - 1926—1926: Adoption of children is legalised in Britain
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| 3 | 1927 | - 1927—1927: Release of the first 'talkie' film (The Jazz Singer)
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| 4 | 1928 | - 1928—1928: Women over 21 get vote in Britain - same qualification for both sexes
- 15 Sep 1928—15 Sep 1928: Sir Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin (results published 1929)
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| 5 | 1929 | - 1929—1929: Minimum age for a marriage in Britain (which had been 14 for a boy and 12 for a girl)
now 16 for both sexes, with parental consent (or a licence) needed for anyone under 21
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| 6 | 1934 | - 1934—1934: Hitler becomes Fuehrer of Germany
- 18 Jul 1934—18 Jul 1934: King George V opens Mersey Tunnel
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| 7 | 1936 | - 5 May 1936—5 May 1936: First flight of a Spitfire
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Abt 1920 - Abt 1937 (~ 17 years)
