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1908 In Scotland
Events from the year 1908 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Sinclair Law officers * Lord Advocate – Thomas Shaw * Solicitor General for Scotland – Alexander Ure Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Dunedin * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh Events * 26 January – the 1st Glasgow Scout Group is granted the oldest Scout Group registration known. * 25 April – Kincardineshire by-election: Arthur Murray holds the seat for the Liberal Party. * 9 May – Dundee by-election: Winston Churchill holds the seat for the Liberal Party. * May – Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club formed. * 14 July – first ship launched from Yarrow Shipbuilders' new yard at Scotstoun, the first ''Pará''-class destroyer for the Brazilian Navy. * 11– 12 August: Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics: The 12-metre class is contested from Hunters Quay on the Firth of Clyde and won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Kincardineshire By-election
The 1908 Kincardineshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Kincardineshire on 25 April 1908. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Crombie died on 22 March 1908. The election saw the picketing of polling stations by suffragettes protesting at the Liberal government's unwillingness to bring in votes for women. The Liberal candidate, Arthur Cecil Murray won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ... opponent Sidney James Gammell.The Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100 Result See also * List of United Kingdom by-elections (1900–1918) References {{Westminster by-elections in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11 August
Events Pre-1600 *32nd century BC, 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya civilization, Maya, begins. *25th century BC, 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel (mythology), Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenians, Armenian nation. *AD 106, 106 – The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. * 355 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman emperor, Roman Emperor against Constantius II. * 490 – Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, Italy, Adda River, near Milan. * 923 – The Qarmatians of Bahrayn (historical region), Bahrayn Sack of Basra (923), capture and pillage the city of Basra. *1315 – The Great Famine of 1315–1317, Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Navy
) , colors= Blue and white , colors_label= Colors , march= " Cisne Branco" ( en, "White Swan") (same name as training ship '' Cisne Branco'' , mascot= , equipment= 1 multipurpose aircraft carrier7 submarines6 frigates2 corvettes4 amphibious warfare ships5 mine countermeasures vessel23 oceanic patrol boats 20 fast patrol craft30 oceanic auxiliary ships12 river patrol boats16 river auxiliary ships , equipment_label= Fleet , battles= War of Independence (1821–24) Confederation of the Equator (1824) Cisplatine War (1825–28) Cabanagem Revolt (1835–40) Ragamuffin War (1835–45) Balaiada Revolt (1835–41) Uruguayan Civil War (1839-51) Platine War (1851–52)Bahia incident (1864) Uruguayan War (1864–65) Paraguayan War (1864–70) Naval Revolt (1893–94) Federalist War (1893-1895) World War I (1917–18) Lieutenants Revolts (1922–27) Constitutionalist war (1932) World War II (1942–45)Lobster War (1961–63) Araguaia guerrilla (1972–74)" UN missions"Haiti (2004� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pará-class Destroyer (1908)
The ''Pará''-class destroyers were a class of ten destroyers built for the Brazilian Navy between 1908 and 1910 by Yarrow Shipbuilders, Yarrow in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow, Scotland. All were named after states of Brazil. The class closely resembled the British s. All ten ships were ordered under the 1907 Naval Programme and exceeded the design speed during sea trials, the best being ''Parana''. The class proved very maneuverable with a turning circle of 375 yards at full speed. The class served in both World War I and World War II. Design The ''Pará'' class was designed for a crew of 104 men, powered by double shaft, four-cylinder Vertical triple expansion, VTE engines with two coal-fired Yarrow boilers which produced . With a capacity of 140 tons of coal their range was at . They were armed with two QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII, guns, four QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, 3-pounder guns, and two British 18-inch torpedo, torpedo tubes. All units exceeded their de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotstoun
Scotstoun ( gd, Baile an Sgotaich) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, west of Glasgow City Centre. It is bounded by Garscadden and Yoker to the west, Victoria Park, Jordanhill and Whiteinch to the east, Jordanhill to the north and the River Clyde (and Braehead beyond) to the south. At the heart of Scotstoun lies Scotstounhill, an enclave of late Victorian and post-war housing centred on Scotstounhill railway station. Scotstoun (along with the Govan shipyard) is home to BAE Systems Surface Ships (formerly Yarrow Shipbuilders), and to the Glasgow Warriors rugby team. History Scotstoun was until the early 1860s the site of the Oswald family estate, which was centred on Scotstoun House. By 1861 the westward expansion of the Clyde shipbuilding yards had reached Scotstoun with the opening of the Charles Connell and Company shipyard in 1861 and the new Yarrow Shipbuilders yard in 1906. This led to the break-up of the estate, as portions were sold off for housing, to create Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL), often styled as simply Yarrows, was a major shipbuilding firm based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde. It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, owned by BAE Systems, which has also operated the nearby Govan shipyard (formerly Fairfields) since 1999. History Origins in London The company was founded by Alfred Yarrow, later Sir Alfred Yarrow, 1st Baronet, in the year 1865 as Yarrow & Company, Limited. Originally it was based at Folly Wall, Poplar, then in 1898 as the company grew, Yarrow moved his shipyard to London Yard, Cubitt Town.History of London Yard by Angela Brown and Ron Coverson, 2001 Hundreds of steam launches, lake and river vessels, and eventually the |
14 July
Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. *1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. *1420 – Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. *1430 – Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais. *1596 – Anglo-Spanish War: English and Dutch troops sack the Spanish city of Cádiz before leaving the next day. 1601–1900 *1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California). *1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra. *1789 – Storming of the Bastille in Paris. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club
The Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club was founded by Jane Inglis Clark, her daughter Mabel, and Lucy Smith at a boulder near Lix Toll, Perthshire in 1908. It now has about 120 members and is the oldest active climbing club exclusively for women. The club has sent numerous expeditions abroad and made the first all-woman climb of a major peak in the Himalayas. Founding The club was founded by three experienced climbers: Jane Inglis Clark, her daughter Mabel, and Lucy Smith. Miss Smith was the daughter of a president of the Scottish Mountaineering Club and Mrs Inglis Clark's husband William Inglis Clark was secretary, but as women they were not allowed to join the all-male club. The Ladies' Alpine Club had been formed in London in 1907 and so, while sheltering by a large boulder at Lix Toll on 18 April 1908, the three decided to form a similar club in Scotland. A committee meeting was held in May which established the club's constitution and purpose: "to bring together Ladies who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', which do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1966. In general, the political position of ''The Times'' is considered to be centre-right. ''The Times'' is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, such as '' The Times of India'', ''The New York Times'', and more recently, digital-first publications such as TheTimesBlog.com (Since 2017). In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as , or as , although the newspaper is of na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five UK Parliament constituency, constituencies. Ideologically an Economic liberalism, economic liberal and British Empire, imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924. Of mixed English and American parentage, Churchill was born in Oxfordshire to Spencer family, a wealthy, aristocratic family. He joined the British Army in 1895 and saw action in British Raj, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Dundee By-election
The Dundee by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 9 May 1908. The constituency returned two Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy The Liberal MP Edmund Robertson was elevated to the peerage as 1st Baron Lochee. Electoral history Candidates Thirty-four-year-old Winston Churchill was selected by the local Liberal Association to be their candidate. Churchill had been elected Liberal MP for Manchester North West at the 1906 general election but had lost his seat at the 1908 Manchester North West by-election on 24 April. Churchill had been appointed to the Cabinet by H. H. Asquith as President of the Board of Trade. Under the law at the time, a newly appointed Cabinet Minister was obliged to seek re-election at a by-election; hence, he sought an opportunity to return to parliament. Sir George Baxter, a 55-year-old local man, was chosen by the Unionists in Dunde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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