* 2011: Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema ( Harry Potter series, joined by J. K. Rowling, David Heyman, David Barron, David Yates and Mike Newell, shared with Harry Potter cast and crew )

In 1940 they joined Churchill's wartime coalition government, with Sinclair serving as Secretary of State for Air, the last British Liberal to hold Cabinet rank office for seventy years.

As the bow of Guerrier came within range, Goliath opened fire, inflicting severe damage with a double-shotted raking broadside as the British ship turned to port and passed down the unprepared port side of Guerrier, and Foley's Royal Marines and a company of Austrian grenadiers joined the attack, firing their muskets.

During the delay caused by this detour, two other British ships joined the battle: Theseus, which had been disguised as a first-rate ship, followed Foley's track across Guerrier < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s bow.

Although briefly outmatched, the British ships were soon joined by Goliath and Theseus.

The bulletin was joined in being simulcast on 10 April 2006 when the BBC News at One ( with British Sign Language in-vision signing ) and BBC News at Six bulletins were added to the schedule following a similar format to the News at Ten in terms of content on the channel once each simulcast ends.

They were joined in 1757 by the Royal Library, assembled by various British monarchs.

Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden, since the British A. vulgaris was joined by other European and North American varieties.

The British, French and Dutch joined in the slave trade in subsequent centuries.

British Columbia joined confederation in 1871, followed by Prince Edward Island in 1873.

An attempt was therefore made to send more troops from Tientsin, where British ships had been joined by French, German, Russian, Austrian, Italian and Japanese.

Afghan forces achieved success in the initial days of the war, taking the British and Indians by surprise in two main thrusts as the Afghan regular army was joined by large numbers of Pashtun tribesmen from both sides of the border.

Though large numbers of Irishmen had willingly joined Irish regiments and divisions of the New British Army at the outbreak of war in 1914, the likelihood of enforced conscription created a backlash – particularly as the Government of Ireland Act 1914 ( as previously recommended in March by the Irish Convention ) was controversially linked with a " dual policy " enactment of the Military Service Bill.

Smith and the other lesser producers were joined by Cecil Hepworth in 1899, and in a few years he was turning out 100 films a year, with his company becoming the largest on the British scene.

Robcol was able to buy time, and by late afternoon the two British armoured brigades joined the battle with 4th Armoured Brigade engaging 15th Panzer and 22nd Armoured Brigade 21st Panzer respectively.

* 1942 September – A small group of Gibraltarians, who remained in the town serving in the British Army, joined a mechanic official, Albert Risso, to create ' The Gibraltarians Association ', the starting point of what became the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights ( officially established in December that year ), the first political party in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is represented in the European Union, having been the only British Overseas Territory to have joined the European Economic Community under the British Treaty of Accession ( 1973 ).

Tartan had already been adopted for highland regiments in the British army, which poor highlanders joined in large numbers until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, but by the 19th century it had largely been abandoned by the ordinary people.

Various organisations, including the Independent Labour Party, joined to make the British Labour Party in 1906, with Keir Hardie as its first chairman.

Admiral de Grasse defeated a British fleet at Chesapeake Bay while Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau and Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette joined American forces in defeating the British at Yorktown.

In 1856 France joined the Second Opium War on the British side against China ; a missionary's murder was used as a pretext to take interests in southwest Asia in the Treaty of Tientsin.

Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755.

The Philadelphia Eagles Helmet Cart sat at Joseph A. Scirrotto Jr .' s ( Designer of the 74 Helmet ) " Joe's Gulf Gas Station " at Rising Sun Ave & Van Kirk St. 1974 off season year to raise money for " The Eagles Fly for Leukemia ", where every weekend Eagles NFL Team Members joined to help raise awareness and funds.

* British Gas plc ( joined 1 February 2011 )

He came into contact with the Social Democratic Federation and, in support of the famous 1889 Dock Strike, joined the recently formed Gas Workers ' and General Labourers ' Union.

She joined Age Concern Scotland ( now Age UK ), in 1972, leaving in 1979 as a deputy director to join the Gas Consumer Council as a regional manager for the South West of England, in which capacity she founded the Devon and Cornwall energy efficiency centre, before she left in 1996.

Six months later, he joined BG Group ( formerly British Gas plc ) on a part-time basis at a reported annual salary of £ 80, 000.

He also joined the Board of Directors on the Manitoba Oil and Gas Corporation ( for one term ), and was a special assistant to the federal Health minister between 1986 and 1988.

Melançon joined other members from energy-producing states, as well as the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, to keep new taxes on the oil and gas industry out of the President ’ s 2010 budget.

In 1941 Brooklyn Union Gas employees joined, followed by the blue collar workers of Columbia University two years later.

Local musician Joe Futrelle, who played with Andy in Designer Mustard Gas joined briefly, before leaving for more serious musical pursuits, and was replaced by Rod Van Huis, also of Steak Daddy Six.

Robert had gone into partnership with Colonel North there and John also joined the business, managing the Iquique Gas Company on the border of Chile and Peru.

San Francisco-based guitarist Chuck Prophet joined for the 1985 Gas Food Lodging ( Enigma ), after which MacNicol was replaced on drums by Keith Mitchell ( later of Mazzy Star ).

However, as gas company millionaire and Philadelphia native, J. Edward " Gas " Addicks poured campaign money into the Republican Party organization, young businessmen and politicians, tired of the long dominance of the Democrats, responded and joined up.

Austria-Hungary asserted its right to extradite him, but Montenegrin authorities instead allowed the assassin to " escape " to Serbia where he joined Major Tankosić's unit ; Major Tankosić died in November 1915 covering the Serbian retreat, but not before confessing his role in the assassination to historians at Azania.

There was no shortage of recruits, many of them unemployed First World War army veterans, and by November 1921 about 9, 500 men had joined.

After a year honing his inquisitorial skills, he joined the front bench in November 1980 as a Scottish affairs spokesman when Michael Foot became party leader.

During November 1870 the four southern states joined the North German Confederation by treaty.

As of November 2005, Morocco also joined the programme.

Part of Mar's army joined up with risings in northern England and southern Scotland, and the Jacobites fought their way into England before being defeated at the Battle of Preston, surrendering on 14 November 1715.

On 17 November 1326, following a month spent in Mecca, Ibn Battuta joined a large caravan of pilgrims returning to Iraq across the Arabian Peninsula.

Hitler ’ s imprisonment following the failed November 1923 " Beer Hall Putsch " left the party temporarily leaderless, and when the 27-year-old Goebbels joined the party in late 1924 the most important influence on his political development was Gregor Strasser, who became Nazi organizer in northern Germany in March 1924.

Djermakoye joined the government as a Minister of State in November 2002, serving in that position until December 2004.

In November 2005, a team of scientists joined with The Nature Conservancy to open up a new research station on Palmyra to study global warming, the disappearing coral reefs, invasive species, and other environmental concerns.

In November 1942 he joined the 2 / 31st Infantry Battalion in New Guinea, where he served for two months.

Twain joined Canadian singer Anne Murray on the song " You Needed Me " on Murray's Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends album released November 13, 2007 in Canada, and on January 15, 2008 in the U. S.

In November 1931, Lang Labor dissidents broke with the Scullin government and joined with the UAP opposition to pass a no-confidence motion, forcing an early election.

Vietnam joined the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ( APEC ) in November 1998 and also hosted the ASEAN summit the following month.

France's great general, the Duke de Villars, joined Charles Emmanuel in Milan on November 11.

Around 100 artists of many genres who identified themselves as avant-garde joined the November Group.

On November 18, however, a group of volunteers from the United States, known as the New Orleans Greys, joined the Texan Army.

On November 8, 2008 former Yankees Scott Brosius, Paul O ' Neill, David Cone and Jeff Nelson, all members of the 1998 World Series championship team, joined 60 children from two Bronx based youth groups Youth Force 2020 and the ACE Mentor Program in ceremoniously digging up home plate, the pitcher's mound pitching plate ( rubber ) and the surrounding dirt of both areas and transporting them to comparable areas of new Yankee Stadium.

After years of peaceful and democratic progress, Barbados finally became an independent state and formally joined the Commonwealth of Nations on 30 November 1966, Errol Barrow serving as its first Prime Minister.

In November 2004, Queen were among the inaugural inductees into the UK Music Hall of Fame, and the award ceremony was the first event at which Rodgers joined May and Taylor as vocalist.

The Moderates joined with the People's Party on 27 November 1999, forming the People's Party Moderates.

The pact was subsequently joined by Hungary ( 20 November 1940 ), Romania ( 23 November 1940 ), Slovakia ( 24 November 1940 ), and Bulgaria ( 1 March 1941 ).

The National Religious Party joined the coalition on 30 October 1974 and Ratz left on 6 November.