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25 October 1760: King George II died suddenly of a heart attack;...

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25 October 1760

King George II died suddenly of a heart attack; his grandson George III assumed the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
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September 1992: The Oxford and Cambridge Club in London rejected...

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September 1992

The Oxford and Cambridge Club in London rejected a motion to admit women as members instead of as lady associates: a majority of those voting were in favour, but not the required majority of...

17 July 1862: The Emmiline Way Act legislated certification...

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17 July 1862

The Emmiline Way Act legislated certification for pauper schools under Poor Law jurisdiction.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2025.

August 1973: The National Women's Hall of Fame was inaugurated...

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August 1973

The National Women's Hall of Fame was inaugurated at Seneca Falls, New York, USA, site of the women's rights convention of 19 July 1848.
Conn, Peter. Pearl S. Buck. A Cultural Biography. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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February 1906: Publisher J. M. Dent launched Everyman's...

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February 1906

Publisher J. M. Dent launched Everyman's Library, aiming to reprint 1,000 classic titles: the first year's 155 volumes included Æschylus , Shakespeare , Jane Austen practically complete,
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ...

By February 1741: A monument was erected by subscription to...

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By February 1741

A monument was erected by subscription to the memory of Shakespeare in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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12 January 1866: The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain...

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12 January 1866

The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (later the Royal Aeronautical Society ) was founded in London.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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22 October 1837: Henry David Thoreau, aged twenty, began keeping...

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22 October 1837

Henry David Thoreau , aged twenty, began keeping a diary. In twenty-five years it extended to forty-seven volumes.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
22 October 2008

14 April 1582: The College of Edinburgh (later the University...

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14 April 1582

The College of Edinburgh (later the University of Edinburgh) received its charter from James VI of Scotland (later James I of England).
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Edinburgh University: A Sketch of its Life for 300 Years. James Gemmeli, 1884.
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1778: Gilbert Stuart published his major work,...

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1778

Gilbert Stuart published his major work, A View of Society in Europe.
O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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11 January 1902: At a convention held at Cassel,a constitution...

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11 January 1902

At a convention held at Cassel,a constitution was drawn up for the Anti-Duelling League (proposed at Frankfort-on-Main almost a year before).
“The Catholic Encyclopedia”. New Advent.

Toni Morrison

TM 's eleven novels give her a place as one of the major American novelists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Her books of non-fiction—speeches and essays on social and literary topics— give her an...
Toni Morrison Head-shot in colour of Toni Morrison with a big smile. She is wearing red lipstick, gold earrings, and a black jacket over a leopard-spotted shirt. Her hair is short and grey.

1976: The Federation of Alternative Bookstores...

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1976

The Federation of Alternative Bookstores held a National Women's Conference in Birmingham.
Ross, Elizabeth Arledge, and Miriam L. Bearse. A Chronology of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain. Editors Boyle, Karen E. and The Oral History Project Advisory Group, The Feminist Archive, 1996, http://Bodleian.
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1797: The complete set of addresses delivered over...

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1797

The complete set of addresses delivered over the years to students at the Royal Academy by Sir Joshua Reynolds was published as Fifteen Discourses on Art.

1888: Mary Hoppus, writing as Mary A. Marks (her...

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1888

Mary Hoppus , writing as Mary A. Marks (her married name), published her historical novel Masters of the World, which John Ruskin called clever and splendid.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
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.

January 1881: Followers of the Fenian or Irish Republican...

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January 1881

Followers of the Fenian or Irish Republican Brotherhood man O'Donovan Rossa (who himself was in the USA) exploded a bomb in Salford, the first time a bomb had been planted in Britain to further...

16 December 1911: The National Insurance Act received Royal...

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16 December 1911

The National Insurance Act received Royal Assent; it introduced maternity benefits (payable to husbands) and covered manual workers from sixteen to seventy employed in certain industries subject to recurrent unemployment.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women’s Movement in Britain 1914 - 1959. Macmillan Education, 1992.
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Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2025.
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13 December 1918: The American ship George Washington, with...

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13 December 1918

The American ship George Washington, with President Woodrow Wilson aboard, laid anchor at Brest. Wilson and his entourage then took the first train to Paris for the peace conference.
MacMillan, Margaret. Paris 1919. Random House, 2003.
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By 24 May 1890: Jane Ellen Panton published Homes of Taste:...

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By 24 May 1890

Jane Ellen Panton published Homes of Taste: Economical Hints, another book of domestic advice.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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1879: Sarah Bernhardt appeared at the Gaiety Theatre.mkb:...

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1879

Sarah Bernhardt appeared at the Gaiety Theatre .
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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10 January 1645: William Laud, Charles I's unpopular High...

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10 January 1645

William Laud , Charles I 's unpopular High Church Archbishop of Canterbury, impeached the previous autumn, was executed.
Cope, Esther S. Handmaid of the Holy Spirit: Dame Eleanor Davies, Never Soe Mad a Ladie. University of Michigan Press, 1992.
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Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.
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Lady Eleanor Douglas had both prophesied this event and called for it to be done.

1909: The first scientific report of an Intra Uterine...

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1909

The first scientific report of an Intra Uterine Device (I.U.D.) was made in Britain.
Kovacs, Gabor T. “Intra-Uterine Contraception”. The Control of Human Fertility, edited by John F. Porter, 2nd ed., Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1986, pp. 92-102.
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Wood, Clive. Sex and Fertility. Thames and Hudson, 1969.
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26 March 1838: Historian William Edward Hartpole Lecky was...

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26 March 1838

Historian William Edward Hartpole Lecky was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Eagle, Dorothy et al. The Oxford Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 1993.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1876: Public health authorities were still encountering...

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1876

Public health authorities were still encountering problems from the influx of farm animals brought into London for auction; in this year alone, over two million cows, sheep, and pigs were herded through the streets from...

1953: The Poetry Book Society was founded, largely...

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1953

The Poetry Book Society was founded, largely through the efforts of T. S. Eliot , to promote the reading of poetry.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.