• 1817: The Scotsman newspaper first published.
• 1820: The "Radical War".
• 1822: Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
• 1832: The Reform Act enlarges the franchise.
• 1843: The Disruption in the Church of Scotland (over the issue of patronage).
• 1846: Beginning of the ten-year Highland Potato Famine.
• 1847: The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland is established.
• 1864: James Clerk Maxwell presents equations describing electromagnetic fields.
• 1874: Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
• 1878: Collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank
• 1879: Gladstone's Midlothian campaign.
• 1879: The Tay Bridge Disaster.
• 1885: Creation of the Scottish Office and the post of Secretary for Scotland, later Secretary of State for Scotland.
• 1890: Opening of the Forth Railway Bridge.
• 1896: Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
20th century
• 1908: Introduction of the Old Age Pension.
• 1918: Votes in Parliamentary elections for women over 30 introduced.
• 1926: General Strike.
• 1928: Equal franchise for all men and women over 21 introduced.
• 1929: The Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland unite. |
• 1934: Scottish National Party founded.
• 1938: The Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 is held at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.
• 1941: The Clydebank Blitz (13-15 May).
• 1943: Creation of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board to bring electricity.
• 1945: First Scottish Nationalist MP is elected.
• 1947: Nationalization of the railways - the Scottish Region of British Railways is created.
• 1947: The first Edinburgh International Festival is held.
• 1948: Start of the National Health Service.
• 1950: The Stone of Destiny is removed from Westminster Abbey.
• 1957: Scottish Television starts broadcasting.
• 1964: Opening of the Forth Road Bridge.
• 1966: Opening of the Tay Road Bridge.
• 1968: General Assembly of the Church of Scotland authorizes ordination of women.
• 1975: Local government reorganization (replacing Counties/Burghs Regions/Districts).
• 1978: Launch of BBC Radio Scotland.
• 1979: Referendum to create a Scottish Assembly fails to meet the required majority.
• 1988: Terrorists blow up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie with the loss of 270 lives.
• 1994: Local government reorganization (replacing Regions/Districts with councils).
• 1996: The Stone of Destiny is permanently returned to Scotland in Edinburgh Castle.
• 2008: Northeast Florida Scottish Games expects record-breaking crowds at the Kilted Golf and Scottish Games Festival.
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