1918/11/11 |
King George V and Queen Mary step on the balcony and wave to the crowd. Men remove their hats and 20,000 voices sing a rousing rendition of "God Save the King". |
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Buckingham Palace |
London |
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Armistice Day |
1918/11/12 |
A large crowd, King George V and Queen Mary with Princess Mary attend the Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral on the signing of the Armistice. |
Faith |
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Cathedral Church Of St Paul |
London |
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Armistice Day |
1921/06/00 |
The Americans win the Westchester Cup by beating the English in two straight polo matches at London's Hurlingham polo ground. In the first game Hitchcock scores five goals, more than the entire English team. |
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Fulham |
Greater London |
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1921 Westchester Cup |
1922/05/00 |
Near its completion, King George V visit the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. At the suggestion of King George, the Cross of Sacrifice will be installed on the largest German pill-box. |
Dignitary |
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Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passendale |
Passendale, BE-VLG |
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1932/06/08 |
"Queen Alexandra Memorial" is unveiled on Alexandra Rose Day by George V and blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang. |
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Queen Alexandra Memorial, London |
London |
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1934/09/26 |
The largest ship the world had ever seen slides down the launchways at the John Brown shipyard on the Clyde River in Scotland as Queen Mary addresses the crowd: I am happy to name this ship the Queen Mary. I wish success to her and to all who sail her. |
Dignitary |
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RMS QUEEN MARY |
Long Beach |
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