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15 May 1830: The Anti-Slavery Society in London accepted...

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15 May 1830

The Anti-Slavery Society in London accepted an amendment switching its aims from gradual to immediate abolition.
Corfield, Kenneth. “Elizabeth Heyrick: Radical Quaker”. Religion in the Lives of English Women, 1760-1930, edited by Gail Malmgreen, Croom Helm, 1986, pp. 41-67.
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Nan Shepherd

NS , a Scotswoman, published between 1928 and 1934 three novels and a volume of poems. A volume of nature-writing or memoir about her relationship with the Cairngorm mountains proved unacceptable during the 1940s, and...

10 August 1846: The £100,000 bequest of English chemist and...

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10 August 1846

The £100,000 bequest of English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson (announced on 17 December 1835) established the Smithsonian Institution , Washington, DC.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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1720: The Declaratory Act spelled out the dependence...

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1720

The Declaratory Act spelled out the dependence of the Dublinparliament on the English one at Westminster.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
Curley, Thomas. “Johnson and the Irish: A Post-Colonial Survey of the Irish Literary Renaissance in Imperial Great Britain”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin and Jack Lynch, Vol.
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, AMS Press, 2001, pp. 67-197.
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1990: Robin Holloway's opera Clarissa (composed...

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1990

Robin Holloway 's opera Clarissa (composed in 1976 from Samuel Richardson 's novel of the same title, published in 1747-8) had its premiere.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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27 June 1907: The Women's Franchise began weekly publication...

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27 June 1907

The Women's Franchise began weekly publication in London; it featured contributions from major societies within the suffrage movement and from individuals.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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May 1877: Sarah Swift enrolled in the training programme...

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May 1877

Sarah Swift enrolled in the training programme for nurses at the Dundee Royal Infirmary .
McGann, Susan. The Battle of the Nurses: A Study of Eight Women who Influenced the Development of Professional Nursing, 1880-1930. Scutari, 1992.
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19 December 1989: The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order...

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19 December 1989

The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order put in place a new curriculum and increased opportunities for integrated education for children.
Sawyer, Roger. We Are But Women: Women in Ireland’s History. Routledge, 1993.
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Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 2406 (N.I. 20). http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19892406_en_1.htm.

1899: Charles Fere's Pathology and Emotions: Physiological...

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1899

Charles Fere 's Pathology and Emotions: Physiological and Clinical Studies argued that constant activity in an anorectic was a desperate attempt to assert . . . good health.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
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Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
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29 September 1885: A permanent electric street tramway opened...

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29 September 1885

A permanent electric street tramway opened in the north-east seaside resort of Blackpool, which was claimed as a first.
Prentice, John. “Tramway Origins and Pioneers”. Tramway Information: Historic Tramways.
“Blackpool Trams”. Virtual Blackpool.

11 November 1995: Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth...

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11 November 1995

Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth at the New Zealand Commonwealth meeting.
CNN World News: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, Seattle. http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min99_e/min99_e.htm.

1 February 1814: Byron published his oriental narrative poem...

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1 February 1814

Byron published his oriental narrative poem The Corsair, which was a huge and immediate success.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
4th ser. 5 (1814): 144-55, 222
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
1 February 2008

28 April 1881: Louis Pasteur began experimenting with the...

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28 April 1881

Louis Pasteur began experimenting with the immunization of animals.
Duin, Nancy, and Jenny Sutcliffe. A History of Medicine: From Prehistory to the Year 2020. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
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Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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1 January 1848: The first issue appeared of the Rambler,...

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1 January 1848

The first issue appeared of the Rambler, a controversial periodical aimed at Roman Catholics and recent converts.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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8 January 1689: Robert Gould licensed his Poems, Chiefly...

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8 January 1689

Robert Gould licensed his Poems, Chiefly Consisting of Satyrs and Satyrical Epistles: it included The Poetess, aimed primarily at Aphra Behn .
Buchanan, Dave. Augustan Women’s Verse Satire. University of Alberta, 1998.
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English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

Candia McWilliam

CMW is a Scottish writer who has lived for most of her adult life in London. She has published three novels, a volume of short stories, and a memoir. Her writing, family life, and...
Candia McWilliam Portrait of Candia McWilliam. She is wearing a grey jacket and a white eyelet top and has a tartan pin at her lapel.

1827: Giuseppe Gioachino Belli began to publish...

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1827

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli began to publish I Sonetti; the last of them appeared in 1849.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

11 May 1866: The London Stock Exchange suffered through...

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11 May 1866

The London Stock Exchange suffered through Black Friday after the bankruptcy of the bank Overend, Gurney and Company .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Freeman, Sarah. Isabella and Sam: The Story of Mrs Beeton. Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1977.
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30 January 1948: Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi...

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30 January 1948

Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi by a Hindu who claimed to be acting in retribution for Gandhi's part in the partition of India.
“Obituary: Mr. Gandhi, Apostle of Independence”. Times, 31 Jan. 1948, p. 6.
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1798: The Annual Register Chronicle announced the...

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1798

The Annual Register Chronicle announced the invention, by a Frenchman and a German, of the printing process known as stereotype or stereotyping.
Oxford English Dictionary Online. http://dictionary.oed.com/.

By December 1760: Canal building was in progress in Lancashire,...

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By December 1760

Canal building was in progress in Lancashire, following the passing of the third Duke of Bridgewater 's Canal Act.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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1878: Byron A. Brooks of the US patented the shift-key...

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1878

Byron A. Brooks of the US patented the shift-key typewriter, which introduced lower-case letters.
Adler, Michael H. The Writing Machine. Allen and Unwin, 1973.
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1957: Sculptor Jacob Epstein completed the sculpture...

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1957

Sculptor Jacob Epstein completed the sculpture Christ in Majesty for Llandaff Cathedral.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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12 October 1915: Edith Cavell, the now famous English Red...

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12 October 1915

Edith Cavell , the now famous English Red Cross nurse, was executed by firing squad.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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Sanders, Michael, and Philip M. Taylor. British Propaganda during the First World War, 1914-18. Macmillan, 1982.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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18 November 1861: The English production of Dion Boucicault's...

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18 November 1861

The English production of Dion Boucicault 's The Octoroon, or Life in Louisiana opened at the Adelphi Theatre , London.
Lee, Alfrida. “The 1861-1862 Season”. The Adelphi Theatre 1806-1900.
Braddon, Mary Elizabeth. “Introduction”. The Octoroon; or, The Lily of Louisiana, edited by Jennifer Carnell, Sensation Press, 1999, p. vii - xvii.
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