| Year | Date | Event |
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| 1929 | | The Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland unite. |
| 1934 | | Scottish National Party founded. |
| 1938 | | The Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 is held at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. |
| 1941 | | The Clydebank Blitz (13–15 March). |
| 1943 | | Creation of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board to bring electricity to all parts of the Highlands and Islands. |
| 1945 | | First Scottish Nationalist MP is elected. |
| 1947 | | Nationalisation of the railways – the Scottish Region of British Railways is created. |
| The first Edinburgh International Festival is held. |
| 1950 | | The Stone of Destiny is removed from Westminster Abbey. |
| 1957 | | Scottish Television starts broadcasting. |
| 1968 | | The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland permits the ordination of women as ministers. |
| 1975 | | Local government reorganisation (replacing Counties and Burghs for administrative purposes with Regions and Districts). |
| 1978 | | Launch of BBC Radio Scotland. |
| 1979 | | Referendum to create a Scottish Assembly fails to meet the required majority. |
| 1988 | | Terrorists blow up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie with the loss of 270 lives, including 11 residents of the town. |
| 1994 | | Local government reorganisation (replacing the Regions and Districts with single-tier councils). |
| 1996 | | The Stone of Destiny is permanently returned to Scotland, to be housed in Edinburgh Castle. |
| 1997 | | Newly elected Labour UK Government under the leadership of Scots-born Prime Minister Tony Blair legislates for a referendum on a devolved Scottish Parliament which is passed by a large majority. |
| 1999 | | A Scottish Parliament sits for the first time in 272 years. Donald Dewar of the Scottish Labour Party elected as First Minister and formsScottish Executive in coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats. |
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