1. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …ons in the development of radar. He spent much of the post-war era in Canada, and later the USA where he received the //United States Medal for Merit// in 1946 , and he published //Three Steps to Victory// in 1958. == After the war == He establi…

2. Bob Hope — 2023-09-26 16:57:28

   … url="BobHopeHome.jpg" class="left" title="Bob Hope Home" width="" }} == Emigrated == The Hope family emigrated to the United States in 1908 aboard the //SS Philadelphia //passing through Ellis Island on March 30, **1908**, then moving on to Cle…

3. Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07

   …wed the invention to Queen Victoria of England and she wanted lines to connect her castles. By 1917, nearly all of the United States had telephone service. …

4. Winston Churchill — 2023-08-27 16:11:42

   …nvaded Europe Churchill used his negotiating skills to forge an alliance of Allied Powers with the Soviet Union and the United States. Roosevelt and the US were not keen to help out even though Britain's resources were at a low from the **Great…

5. Olivia Newton John — 2023-04-06 17:15:33

   … several years she broke through with a Bob Dylan song **If Not For You** in 1971. In 1974, Newton-John represented the United Kingdom in the //Eurovision Song Contest// with the song "**Long Live Love**". Newton-John's career hit new heights wh…

6. Microphone — 2021-11-07 21:26:04

   …bon microphone in 1878. David Edward Hughes was probably born in Corwen [[Wales]] in 1831. His family emigrated to the United States in 1838 but he moved back to London in 1857. == Microphone == {{Image url="Microphone.png" class="left" title=…

7. Hip Replacement — 2021-08-20 11:18:03

   …Each year 35,000 hips are replaced in England and Wales on the NHS, and close to 300,000 THAs performed per year in the United States.…

8. Miss World — 2021-08-20 10:50:22

   …de appeal == {{Image url="MissWorldGB.jpg" class="right" title="Rosemarie Frankland was Miss World in 1961 representing United Kingdom" width="300" }} The BBC started to broadcast the Miss World show in 1959. It became one of the the most popular…

9. Beatles — 2021-08-20 10:46:43

   …ia == **Beatlemania** began in Britain on 13 October 1963 with a televised appearance at the London Palladium. In the United States **Capitol Records** (which was owned by EMI),** refused **to issue the singles //Love Me Do, Please Please Me// …
   …s. /* event_date="13 October 1963" Beatlemania begins in Britain */ == The US Concedes == Beatlemania exploded in the United States with three national television appearances by the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show on 9, 16 23 February 1964. A…

10. Stan Laurel — 2021-08-14 21:08:01

    … "Fred Karno's Army," where he worked alongside [[Charlie_Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]]. Chaplin and Laurel arrived in the United States on the same ship from Britain with the Karno troupe in 1916. Laurel worked briefly alongside Oliver Hardy in a …

11. Fish and chips — 2021-08-14 20:10:50

    …ible meal. It's popularity was boosted during World War II when fish and chips remained one of the few foods in the United Kingdom not subject to rationing. === Tommyfield 1860 === The dish grew popular in [[London]] and South East England …

12. Fingerprints — 2021-08-14 20:06:49

    … and Bose ( working under their supervisor, Sir Edward Richard Henry), was accepted in England and Wales when the first United Kingdom Fingerprint Bureau was founded in Scotland Yard, the Metropolitan Police headquarters, London, in 1901.…

13. Procter Gamble — 2021-08-12 20:35:23

    …n debt – a huge sum in 1832. prompting him to leave England. Determined to rebuild, he and his wife emigrated to the United States. While traveling down the Ohio River, Mrs. Procter became ill and died a few months after their arrival in Cinci…

14. Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10

    …on May 21st, 1845 to try to protect his methods. Three weeks later, on June 15, 1845, Goodyear took out a patent in the United States. Later in 1851 Charles Goodyear was awarded another patent for Improvement in the Manufacture of Indian Rubber.…

15. USA anthem — 2021-08-09 22:14:22

    … death_place="London" }} === John Stafford Smith 1770 === ~-[[Music]]:[[Society]]:[[1700s]] The national anthem of the United States of America was composed by John Stafford Smith, born in Gloucester, [[Gloucestershire]]. Smith was baptised in …
    … song //The Star-Spangled Banner// following the War of 1812, and in **1931** was adopted as the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written in 1814 by **Francis Scott Key**. :…

16. Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49

    …ombine, incorporated as the **Aerial Transit Company **in 1843 in England. Henson married and emigrated in 1849 to the United States, while Stringfellow continued to experiment with aviation. ::c:: == Steam powered flight == {{Image url="Stringf…

17. Toothbrush — 2021-01-28 15:14:07

    …e first toothbrush with nylon fibres was produced, which proved sturdier and more efficient than bristles. But in the **United States** it wasn’t until soldiers returned home from World War II indoctrinated with military hygiene habits that bru…

18. Suffolk Punch — 2020-11-30 16:25:44

    …as formed in Britain in 1877 to promote the Suffolk Punch and started to be exported all over the world. Canada in 1865 United States in 1880 and later to France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and many …

19. Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52

    …dge Lion// from Foster, Rastrick, and Co., and the //America// from Robert Stephenson and Co. The trains arrived in the United States by August 1829, at which time Allen became the first person to drive a locomotive in America. @@ {{adsense}} @…

20. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47

    …me one of the most prominent bodies in world cricket The first official International match was held between Canada and United States in the year 1844. [[Cricket | Main article.]] == Rugby 1871 == {{Image url="Rugby_Ball.jpg" class="right" width…
    …mid system - five forwards, three halves, two backs and a goalkeeper became the accepted method of playing hockey. The United States also started playing field hockey in 1890, with the Field Hockey Association of America, which regulates men's p…
    …set up on a table, a small ball covered with netting, and miniature paddles. James Gibb, an Englishman who visited the United States in 1900, brought some hollow celluloid balls home and began playing indoor tennis with friends, using the new ba…

21. Cricket — 2020-08-26 21:18:47

    …me one of the most prominent bodies in world cricket The first official International match was held between Canada and United States in the year 1844. == Cricket Today == Cricket has moved from a quaint English village green on a Sunday aftern…

22. Linoleum — 2020-08-17 08:43:03

    …**, he formed the **Linoleum Manufacturing Company** and by 1869 the factory in Staines was exporting to Europe and the United States. Frederick Walton jnr went on to develop //Lincrusta// the first washable and durable wall covering.…

23. Christmas Traditions — 2019-12-27 02:21:30

    …en the first 'Penny Post' public postal deliveries began. Over a billion Christmas cards are now sent every year in the United Kingdom, many of them sold in aid of charities.|| [[Tradition]] === {{colour c="red" Christmas decorations }} === ||{{…

24. English Language — 2018-01-26 21:45:55

    … the language far beyond the British Isles. Following World War II, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States, the global interests in movies and Pop music from Britain and the USA all accelerated the spread of the languag…
    …<li>Tonga (with Tongan) </li><li><strong>Trinidad and Tobago</strong> </li><li>Tuvalu </li><li>Uganda </li><li><strong>United Kingdom</strong> and its dependences </li><li><strong>United States of America</strong> and its dependencies </li><li>V…

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