A century ago

Devorgilla

Ok, nexus63 and Ziplok, the honour goes to both of you. At one minute to midnight the General Strike was announced. I am delighted to say some of my family and my husband's took part.

And my father didn't because he was in the Royal Navy.
RN personnel were sent to maintain essential services, anything else would have been mutiny! Although my father was away in the Far East for nearly three years at that time anyway.

Whitewavemark2

How about first woman in parliament. Her name is on the tip of my tongue. I do know having lived there it was a Plymouth constituency?

Lady ?.?… grrr

I can see her house on The Hoe! Nancy Astor, but that was a few years earlier, I think.

It worries me that so many things are being repeated a century later. We've had a pandemic, wars, economic recessions and dictators. On the positive side, some advances in technology and science. Perhaps someone is being born around now who will make a positive impression on the world, like the Queen or David Attenborough.

1929 was the Wall Street Crash. Perhaps that's what you were thinking of WhiteWaveMark2.

No point in listing. Everyone else has said everything I would have said.

Eric Morecombe would have been 100 yesterday.

On a purely personal note, my mother was 12 days old, and the infant who grew up to be Queen Elisabeth II was 13 days old. Her parents were no doubt aware of the General Strike on 3. May 1926. My grandparents were living in Copenhagen, so I don't suppose the heard about it until the following day.

Clever bunch!

Yes 1926 was the General Strike.

General Strike?

Is it David Attenborough? Birth?

The eve of the General Strike.

Nexus63, a big industrial strike could be anywhere. I did not specify UK. But I am just splitting hairs here and you deserve the accolade.

Whitewave2, I'm glad you said the first woman in Parliament, as the first woman elected was Countess Constance Markievicz. Being an Irish Republican she did not take her seat as she would not swear allegiance to the monarch. Lady Astor had no problem with that and thus became the first woman in Parliament.

i don't know what more you want, it was a general strike and the goverment declared a state of emergency.

Oh! I thought that was 1929😄😄 just shows what I know

How about first woman in parliament. Her name is on the tip of my tongue. I do know having lived there it was a Plymouth constituency?

Lady ?.?… grrr

Ok, nexus63 and Ziplok, the honour goes to both of you. At one minute to midnight the General Strike was announced. I am delighted to say some of my family and my husband's took part.

I think it may have been when the queen was born, too, now Ziplok has said it.
I'd never have thought it up for myself.

So 03/05/1926.

Hmm. Not the late Queen’s birthday.

All women got the vote?

I was thinking more along the lines of the start of The General Strike.

I will reveal all when a few more have tried. I have my bet on at least two regulars knowing/guessing what it is. My youngest daughter knew instantly.

was that the big industrial strike, i think i remember something about that from a quiz as today is a family birthday.

I think the late Queen was born in April.

I reckon the late Queen was born.