1910 - Girl Guides founded by Agnes Baden-Powell, Robert's sister
1910 - Viscose stockings manufactured
1912 - Titanic sinks
1913 - Formica invented
1914 - Suffragette, Emily Davidson, killed by King's horse at Epsom
1914 - Beginning of World War 1
1915 - Urea formaldehyde patented
1915 - Queen Mary orders casein jewellery at British Industries Fair
1916 - Rolls Royce uses phenol formaldehyde in its car interiors
1918 - World War 1 ends