London during The Span of the 20th Century

Running Head : LONDON

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Date The city of London has gone through thick and thin . It has weathered civil wars , incineration , and heavy bombardments to a point of annihilation but it still stands as one of the most important cultural and economic center in the world . It has had a rich history dating to close to two millennia . A history that still continues to shape current events and experiences . According to ancient scholars London is a product of Brutus of Troy , the legendary first great

king of Britain Since its foundation , it has come to grow magnificently and become a center of attraction as well as influence . The challenges and hallmarks of London as one of the most sung about city in the world especially in the 20th century can only be highlighted and underscored by taking a journey through time , a journey through the smooth and rough memory lane that will reveal much about the predominant events in this city

1900

I recall a number of events that happened in this year

1 . February 1900 ,labor party formation

2 . 24th April , launching the daily express

3 . May 17th ,Relief of Mafeking

4 . July , launching of Pan African Conference

The year is 1900 and the date is 24th April . Today is an important day not because it is a hallmark in my career but because a very important event that will shape the destiny of my career is underway . I am a journalist , though still of modest experience . I have had no major writing or reporting experience but have made some notable contributions to some articles in the leading newss . However , today is the day that my career is being crowned . My first own column is hitting the street at the moment along with the launch of the vehicle of my career The Daily Express . My future understanding of culture , economics and politics would be viewed from a journalistic point of view (Jonathan S 1999

Being a journalist , you are charged with a very honorable responsibility and position . You are among the few to get the information as it happens and report it , as you believe it happened London in 1900 still stands beautiful and the population is slowly picking . At the turn of the century , it has clocked close to 6 million though still of modest development , it still looks breathtaking adorned with various important facilities that other cities in the world only dream of . Electricity lighting , good elaborate communication network use of telephones and other technologies that make sure that the sun does not in any way set in London , a truly imperial metropolis

It is at the height of colonial imperialism and people are voicing their concerns for or against the appropriateness of imperialism and the expansion of the empire especially in Africa . There are those too that don 't know what this imperialism is all about and it is my role as a journalist to inform them . A look at the events of...