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The Housemans of Nidderdale
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1927 - 1928 (0 years) Submit Photo / Document
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1 | 1927 | - 1927—1927: Release of the first 'talkie' film (The Jazz Singer)
- 7 January 1927—7 January 1927: First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London
- 22 January 1927—22 January 1927: First football broadcast by BBC (Arsenal v Sheffield United at Highbury)
- 1 May 1927—1 May 1927: First cooked meals on a scheduled flight introduced by Imperial Airways from
London to Paris
- 20 May 1927—20 May 1927: Lindbergh makes solo flight across the Atlantic, in 33? hours
- 31 May 1927—31 May 1927: Last Ford Model T rolls off assembly line
- 24 July 1927—24 July 1927: The Menin Gate war memorial unveiled at Ypres
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2 | 1928 | - 1928—1928: Women over 21 get vote in Britain - same qualification for both sexes
- 26 April 1928—26 April 1928: Madame Tussauds opens in London
- 15 September 1928—15 September 1928: Sir Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin (results published 1929)
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