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The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the end of World War I in 1918.Perhaps because of the King's fondness for travel, the period was marked by an enthusiasm for the art and fashions of continental Europe.
A selection of significant events
- 1901: First exhibition by Pablo Picasso.
- 1902: End of Boer War in South Africa.
- 1903: Orville Wright's first flight in a petrol-engined plane.
- 1904: Entente Cordiale is signed.
- 1905: Albert Einstein publishes paper on special relativity.
- 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t: San Francisco earthquake.
- 1907Events January events January 6 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). January 14 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than a 1,000 January 23 Charles Curtis: Rudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling ( December 30, 1865 January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. He is best known for the children's story The Jungle Book ( 1894), the Indian spy novel Kim ( 1901), the poems " Gunga Din" ( 1892) and " If ( 1895) wins Nobel prize for literature.
- 19081908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue T: Olympic Games held in LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri.
- 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National: Louis Blériot crosses English Channel by air.
- 1910: Creation of Union of South Africa.
- 1911: Republic of China founded.
- 1912: Sinking of the Titanic.
- 1913: Niels Bohr publishes atomic theory.
- 1914: Start of World War I.
- 1915: Failed British invasion of Gallipoli.
- 1916: Battle of the Somme.
- 1917: United States enters World War I.
- 1918: End of World War I. Influenza pandemic.
