Guernsey Timeline 20th Century
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1902 | Henry Alexander Giffard appointed Bailiff |
| 1908 | William Carey appointed Bailiff |
| 1914 | Last Witchcraft trial |
| 1915 | Edward Chepmell Ozanne appointed Bailiff |
| 1918 | Seaplane used for same-day newspaper deliveries from England. |
| 1922 | Introduction of Income Tax (6d in the pound) |
| 1923 | Supermarine Sea Eagle Flying Boat service begins from Southampton |
| 1925 | Introduction of first Social Insurance Law. |
| 1929 | Arthur William Bell appointed Bailiff] |
| 1935 | Victor Gosselin Carey appointed Bailiff |
| 1939 | Opening of Airport |
| 1940 | States set up the Controlling Committee |
| 1940 | Start of German Occupation |
| 1940 | Colonel Rudolf Graf von Schmettow appointed military commander of the Channel Islands. |
| 1940 | Jurat John Leale elected President of the Controlling Committee |
| 1942 | 2,000 non-native islanders deported to internment camps in Germany by German authorities. |
| 1943 | Ex-officers from World War I, Freemasons and other islanders deemed to be security risks deported to internment camps in Germany. |
| 1944 | First visit of the Red Cross ship Vega to feed starving islanders. |
| 1946 | Ambrose Sherwill appointed Bailiff |
| 1947 | Completion of St. Saviour's reservoir. |
| 1949 | Princess Elizabeth Hospital opened |
| 1957 | Visit of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1960 | William Henry Arnold appointed Bailiff |
| 1964 | Condor Hydrofoil starts inter-island and St Malo services |
| 1965 | Social Security system established |
| 1969 | Bailiwick becomes independent postal authority |
| 1973 | John Henry Loveridge appointed Bailiff |
| 1974 | Roll-on/ Roll-off terminal established in St Peter Port Harbour] |
| 1976 | Beau Sejour Leisure Centre opened |
| 1978 | Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery opened |
| 1980 | British Airways end flights to Guernsey |
| 1982 | BBC Radio Guernsey starts broadcasting |
| 1989 | New prison opened at Les Nicolles. |
| 1992 | Graham Dorey appointed Bailiff |
| 1993 | Town Hospital reopens as new Police Headquarters |
| 1994 | First island-wide elections of Conseillers |
| 1998 | Law passed abolishing the office of Conseiller |
| 1999 | de Vic Carey appointed Bailiff |
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