1866 - Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1895 - Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood 1909 - Bristol University granted Royal Charter 1918 - British officer General Poole lands at Murmansk, the Russian port on the Barents Sea 1944 - Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark 1970 - The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union 1978 - American management consultant Marilyn Loden first coins the term "glass ceiling" to describe invisible career barriers for women 1986 - Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel 1997 - Telstar-5 Proton Launch, Successful 2018 - World's largest cat-proof fence (44 km / 27.3 miles) completed at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, central Australia to protect endangered species More Historical Events »