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Believed to be the first coupon ever, this ticket for a free glass of Coca-Cola was first distributed in 1888 to help promote the drink. By 1913, the company had redeemed 8.5 million tickets. [6] Coca-Cola's 1888-issued "free glass of" is the earliest documented coupon. [6] [7] Coupons were mailed to potential customers and placed in magazines ...
20.41 We have, therefore, analysed the implications of a range of options against the criteria set out in paragraph 20.2. There is a wide array of options from which to choose, ranging from asking graduates to contribute only to their living costs through to asking all graduates to contribute to their tuition costs.
In 1922, 26 counties of Ireland seceded to become the Irish Free State; a day later, Northern Ireland seceded from the Free State and returned to the United Kingdom. In 1927, the United Kingdom changed its formal title to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, [ 3 ] usually shortened to Britain and (after 1945) to the United ...
Executive officers of the American Historical Association at the time of the association's incorporation by the U.S. Congress photographed during their annual meeting on December 30, 1889, in Washington, D.C. Seated (left to right) are: William Poole, Justin Winsor, Charles Kendall Adams (President), George Bancroft, John Jay, and Andrew Dickson White, Standing (left to right) are: Herbert B ...
The modern political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) began when Margaret Thatcher gained power in 1979, giving rise to 18 years of Conservative government. Victory in the Falklands War (1982) and the government's strong opposition to trade unions helped lead the Conservative Party to another three terms in government.
The UK had been a member of the EC since 1 January 1973 and the vote came about after a manifesto commitment by the Labour Party under the then Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the UK General Election in October 1974 and following a renegotiation of EC membership. All of the major political parties and mainstream press supported continuing ...
The Liberals: The History of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat Parties (2005) excerpt; Dutton, David. A History of the Liberal Party Since 1900 (2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). Ensor, Robert (1936). England 1870 – 1914. Clarendon Press. online free to borrow; Hammond, J. L. and M. R. D. Foot. Gladstone and Liberalism (1952) online
Miners reject a 20% pay increase and threaten to go on strike until they get their desired pay rise of 65%. 14 November – General Motors begins UK sales of the new front-wheel drive Opel Kadett, which is currently produced in the combine’s West German and Belgian factories, and will also be sold from March 1980 as the Vauxhall Astra. 15 ...