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| 1843 | Economist, The |  |
| London Founds The Economist
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| 1843 | Editor | |
| London Appointed Editor of The Economist
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| 1853 | Secretary | |
| Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury
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| 1859 | Council India | |
| Appointed financial member of the council of India
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| 1885 | Siege of Khartoum | |
| Khartoum Arrives at Khartoum to find it in the hands of the Mahdi after a 317 day siege
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| 20th Jan Khartoum Arrives at Korti at the head of a relief expedition to relieve Khartoum
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| 20th Jan Korti Arrives at Korti at the head of a relief expedition to relieve Khartoum
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| 1901 | Discovery of Pole | |
| South Pole Joins Scott's expedition, the team fail to reach the Pole because of scurvey
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| 1907 | Brigadier General | |
| London Appointedrigadier General
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| 1910 | Brigadier General | |
| London Appointed Director of Military Operations
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| 1911 | Director Military Op's Wilson | |
| Appointed Director of Military Operations at the War Office
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| 1912 | Death | |
| 29th Mar Ross Ice Shelf Death of Edward Wilson, freezes alongside Captain Scott
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| 1914 | Principle Liaison Officer | |
| London Appointed Principle Liaison Officer to the French HQ
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| London Appointed Principle Liaison Officer with the French HQ
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| 1916 | Birth | |
| 11th Mar Huddersfield Birth of Harold Wilson
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| 1917 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Eastern Command
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| 1918 | Chief of Imperial General Staff | |
| Appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff
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| 1919 | Field Marshal | |
| London Appointed Field Marshal
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| 1935 | Lecturer Economics Wilson | |
| London Appointed lecturer in economics at Oxford University, age 21
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| 1935 | Major | |
| London Appointed Major General
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| 1938 | Conference of Munich | |
| 29th Sep London The only official taken by Chamberlain to the Munich Conference
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| 1939 | Civil Service | |
| London Appointed Head of the Civil Service
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| 1939 | Lieutenant | |
| London Commands the forces in Egypt
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| 1941 | Commander | |
| Cyrenaica Appointed Commander of Cyrenaica
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| London Appointed Military Governor of forces in Greece
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| London Appointed to commands the forces in Palestine & Transjordan
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| Cyrenaica Governs forces in Cyrenaica
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| London Military Governor of forces in Greece
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| 1942 | Commander | |
| London Commands forces in Persia & Iraq
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| 1943 | Commander | |
| London Commands forces in the middle east
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| 1943 | Supreme Commander | |
| 24th Dec Appointed Supreme Commander of the Mediterranean
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| 1944 | Supreme Allied Commander | |
| London Appointed Commander of the Allied forces in the Mediterranean
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| London Appointed Field Marshal
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| 1945 | Chief of Staff | |
| London Appointed in Washington
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| 1945 | Election | |
| Ormskirk First elected to Parliament as MP for Ormskirk
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| 1947 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 1st term
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| 1947 | Privy Council | |
| London Appointed Member of the Privy Council
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| 1948 | Economy | |
| Exchange controls are removed, a trade surplus changes to a defecit
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| 1948 | Exchange Controls | |
| Exchange controls are removed, a trade surplus changes to a defecit
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| 1949 | Rationing | |
| Rations for clothing are abolished
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| 1950 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
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| 1951 | Resignation | |
| 22nd April Resigns from the Cabinet in protest against health service charges to pay defense
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| 1952 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Hemlock & After"
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| 1955 | Constitution | |
| Heads an NEC working group into why Labour had lost the last 2 elections
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| Heads a subcommittee on the organization of the Labour Party
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| Reports that the Labour Partty is too centralized
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| 1955 | Election | |
| At the General Election doubles his majority in Huyton to 2,558
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| Decides not to stand for the leadership of the Labour Party but to support Gaitskell
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| 1955 | Shadow Chancellor Exchequer | |
| Appointed Shadow Chancellor after Gaitskell wins the leadership election
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| 1956 | Speech | |
| Birmingham Makes a speech condeming Anglo-French intervention, to his relief it is well received
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| 1956 | Suez Canal | |
| Claims Eden lost lives Hungary as Russia invaded during the Suez crisis
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| Birmingham Makes a speech condeming Anglo-French intervention, to his relief it is well received
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| 1959 | Chairman Public Accounts Committee | |
| London Appointed Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
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| 1959 | Constitution | |
| Nov Blackpool Describes reforming Clause IV as "taking Genisis out of the Bible"
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| Nov Blackpool Gaitskell accepts Wilson's Clause IV reform of the Labour Party for "common ownership"
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| 1959 | Election | |
| Huyton At the General Election doubles his majority in Huyton to 5,927
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| 1960 | Constitution | |
| Clause IV, supporting "common ownership"
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| 1960 | Election | |
| Nov Contests the party leadership, wins 81 votes to Gaitskell's 166
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| 1960 | Reform | |
| London Clause IV, "common ownership"
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| 1961 | Election | |
| Unsuccessfully contests the deputy leadership of the party, defeated by George Brown
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| 1961 | Manifesto Labour Party | |
| Calls for a national economic plan
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| Calls for capital gains tax, nationalization of building land & public schools
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| Calls for raising the school leaving age to 16
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| Prepares the economic section of the Labour maifesto, "Signpost for the Sixties"
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| 1961 | Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary after the leadership election
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| 1963 | Conference of Labour Party | |
| Oct London Speech about the "white heat" of scientific revolution
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| 1st Oct Scarborough Advocates policy of supporting science & technology for the future of Britain
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| 1963 | Election | |
| 1st ballot for the party leadership, Wilson wins 115, Brown 88 & Callaghan 41 votes
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| 19th Jan Decides to stand for leadership of the Labour Party after the death of Hugh Gaitskell
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| 1963 | Lecture Wilson | |
| London Goes on a lecture tour of the USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States
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| 1963 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
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| 1964 | Diplomacy | |
| A run on the œ causes Wilson to ask Johnson for an IMF loan, Johnson is non-committal
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| onvinces the US that a labour Government would not be anti US
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| London Visits Kennedy, differences on nuclear weapons but supports the Nassau agreement
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| London Visits the USA & addresses the Chamber of Commerce
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| Moscow Wilson & Walker visit Khrushchev & reach a "friendly understanding" except for Berlin
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| 1964 | Economy | |
| A run on the œ causes Wilson to ask Johnson for an IMF loan, Johnson is non-committal
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| 1964 | Election | |
| Launches a campaign in the Spring, convinced there will be a general election in May
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| April A National Opinion Poll shows Wilson with a commanding lead, 71% "brilliant"
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| 15th Oct The Labour Party win 44.1% of votes cast & 317 MPs
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| 15th Oct The Labour Party win the general election by 4 seats
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| 1964 | Prime Minister | |
| 16th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
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| 1965 | DEA | |
| The Department for Economic Affairs is established under George Brown
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| 1965 | Death | |
| 24th Jan An official announcement from 10 Downing Street at 8:55am by Harold Wilson
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| 1965 | Independence | |
| The OAU calls members to break with Britain if Smith's regime is not brought down
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| 30th Oct In a broadcast rules out military intervention if Rhodesia declares UDI
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| 11th Nov Rhodesia declares Unilateral Declaration of Independence
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| 1965 | Legislation | |
| The Race Relations Act outlaws discrimination & establishes a Race Relations Board
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| 1965 | Publication | |
| 16th Sep Labour's National Plan is published
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| 1965 | Reform | |
| The Race Relations Act establishes a Race Relations Board
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| The Race Relations Act outlaws racial discrimination
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| The Redundancy Payments Act provides payments of workers who are made redundant
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| The Rent Act fixes fair rents for private tenants & provides security of tenure
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| 1965 | Sanctions | |
| Falsely predicts Ian Smith's downfall as a result of sanctions
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| Launches oil sanctions against Rhodesia for declaring UDI
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| 1966 | Diplomacy | |
| Sep OAU will sever relations with Britain if Smith's regime is not broken by Dec
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| 1966 | Election | |
| 28th Feb Announces a general election for the 31st of March in order to win a working majority
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| 11th Mar 1st day of the election campaign, Labour have a 9% lead in the polls
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| 31st Mar Labour win with 363 seats to 253 Tory, 12 Liberal & 2 others, a majority of 97
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| 31st Mar The Labour Party win 48% of votes cast & 364 MPs
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| 1966 | European Union | |
| Pompidou says Britain will have to devalue before being considerred for European Union membership
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| 10th Nov The Labour government announces its intention to make a 2nd application to join the EU
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| 1966 | Independence | |
| Sep OAU countries will break off relations if Smith's regime is not broken by Dec
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| Sep Wilson agrees to recognise Ian Smith & negotiate with him
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| 6th Dec Talks to resolve the Rhodesia UDI break down
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| 1966 | Manifesto Labour Party | |
| Jan Begins work on, "Time for Decision"
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| 1966 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
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| 1966 | Reshuffle Cabinet | |
| July Brown is moved to the Foreign Office & Stewart takes over at the DEA
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| 1966 | Strike | |
| The strike causes a run on the pound
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| 13th May Summons the seamen's leaders to Downing St to avert a strike but the strike continues
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| 29th June The strike comes to an end when payscales are agreed
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| 31st Oct Strikes against redundancies close all British Motor Corporation factories
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| 1967 | Demonstrations | |
| 10th Feb A curfew is imposed in Aden after nationalist riots
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| 1967 | Devaluation | |
| 16th Nov The pound sterling is devalued by 14.5%
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| 18th Nov The pound is devalued from $2.80 to $2.40
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| 1967 | Economy | |
| 18th Nov The pound is devalued from $2.80 to $2.40
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| 1967 | Legislation | |
| 25th Oct London The Abortion Bill is passed by Parliament
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| 1967 | Reshuffle Cabinet | |
| Wilson takes over the DEA & Shore appointed Secretary of State
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| 1968 | Economy | |
| 5th Sep The TUC rejects Statutory Incomes Policy & approves voluntary wage restraint
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| 1968 | Statutory Incomes | |
| 5th Sep The TUC rejects Statutory Incomes Policy & approves voluntary wage restraint
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| 1969 | Concorde | |
| 2nd Mar The first prototype of the Concorde makes it's maiden flight
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| 1969 | European Union | |
| French minister Maurice Schumann declares that France would agree to Britain's membership if questions of agricultural finance were settled first
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| 1970 | Election | |
| 18th June The Labour majority of 97 becomes a Conservative majority of 39
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| 18th June The Labour Party win 43.1% of votes cast & 288 MPs
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| 1971 | Election | |
| May Labour turn a Tory majority of 10,874 to a Labour majority of 1,868
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| 1971 | Unification | |
| 25th Nov Wilson proposes unification of Ireland within 15 yrs
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| 1973 | European Union | |
| London Barbara Castle & Joan Lester change votes, the NEC votes to stay in the European Union 14 to 11
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| London Wilson threatens to resign if the NEC vote to pull out of the EU
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| 1974 | Cabinet | |
| Mar Calls his Cabinet, "the most experienced & talented this century"
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| 1974 | Concorde | |
| England and France agree to build 16 Concorde airplanes
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| 1974 | Diplomacy | |
| 17th July Ecevit asks Britain to support the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, no support is given
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| 1974 | Economy | |
| Propos to increase centrally planned investment through the National Enterprise Board
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| The National Economic Board publishes, "The Regeneration of British Industry"
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| 1974 | Election | |
| Postpones the election from June to Oct
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| Feb Labour 301, Conservatives 296 & others 37
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| Feb The RPI shows that fod prices had risen + 20% over the last year
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| 10th Feb London Wilson compares himself to Cromwell prior to Marson Moor
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| 25th Feb London Enoch Powell makes asks the electorate to vote Labour because of their EEC policy
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| 28th Feb No party can form a majority even with the support of the Liberals
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| 28th Feb The Labour Party win 37.2% of votes cast & 301 MPs
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| 28th Feb Wilson wins is 3rd election out of 4
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| 18th Sep The general election date is announced for Oct 10
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| 1974 | Invasion of Cyprus | |
| 17th July Ecevit asks Britain to support the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, no support is given
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| 1974 | IRA | |
| 25th Nov The Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21, IRA bombs in British pubs killed 28 and wounded over 200 in the last 2 months
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| 1974 | Prime Minister | |
| 4th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term
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| Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term
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| 1974 | Resignation | |
| 16th Mar Wilson announces his resignation
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| 1974 | Rule of Northern Ireland | |
| 29th May Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster
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| 1974 | Strike | |
| 6th Mar The miners' strike is brought to an end by agreeing to their terms
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| 1974 | Terrorism | |
| 18th April 1st visit to Ulster, asseses power sharing, the extent of terrorism & local support
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| 1975 | Crisis | |
| Dec The government is forced to invest œ184 million to prevent Chrysler leaving the UK
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| 1975 | Economy | |
| 6th Jan OPEC agrees to a 10% increase in the price of crude oil, triggers huge inflation
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| 5th June The British population agrees to European Common Market membership
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| 30th June A "no panic" speech indicates complacency
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| 30th June The œ falls 27.6% against a basket of currencies
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| 11th July Announces the Government's anti-inflationary policy
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| 1975 | European Union | |
| 5th June The British population agrees to European Common Market membership
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| 1975 | Independence | |
| A White Paper offers the Scots a Legislative Assembly but without economic powers
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| 1975 | Legislation | |
