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17 September 1832: The first number appeared of The Tourist:...

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17 September 1832

The first number appeared of The Tourist: a Literary and Anti-Slavery Journal, published at London under the auspices of the Anti-Slavery Society .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

April 1910: F. T. Marinetti, leader of the Futurist movement...

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April 1910

F. T. Marinetti , leader of the Futurist movement in Italy, made his first appearance in England at the Lyceum Club in London to promote the Futurist doctrine of revolution and violence in art.
Wees, William C. Vorticism and the English Avant-Garde. University of Toronto Press, 1972.
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5 August 1895: Friedrich Engels, philosopher, died in L...

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5 August 1895

Friedrich Engels , philosopher, died in London.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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1779: Elizabeth Johnson, a London printer and wife...

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1779

Elizabeth Johnson , a London printer and wife of a printer (Edward Johnson ), launched the first Sunday newspaper, the E. Johnson's British Gazette and Sunday Monitor.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

21 September 1938: Emlyn Williams's play The Corn is Green,...

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21 September 1938

Emlyn Williams 's play The Corn is Green, set in a Welsh mining town, was presented at the Duchess Theatre in London, starring Williams himself, with Sybil Thorndike as an elderly schoolmistress.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Brownstone, David, and Irene Franck. Timelines of the Arts and Literature. HarperCollins, 1994.
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By 2 July 1864: Charles Knight published Passages of a Working...

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By 2 July 1864

Charles Knight published Passages of a Working Life.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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5 March 1943: RAF Bomber Command launched the Battle of...

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5 March 1943

RAF Bomber Command launched the Battle of the Ruhr with an attack on Essen.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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January 1846: An Anglican newspaper titled The Guardian...

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January 1846

An Anglican newspaper titled The Guardian began publication in London, supporting the Tractarian movement in the Church of England.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

2 September 1852: The Manchester Free Library, the first major...

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2 September 1852

The Manchester Free Library , the first major British public lending library, opened in Manchester.
Black, Alistair. A New History of the English Public Library: Social and Political Contexts, 1850-1914. Leicester University Press, 1996.
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Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845-1975. 2nd ed., Library Association, 1977.
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Uglow, Jennifer S. Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories. Faber and Faber, 1993.
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1972: Designer Richard Hollis produced a revolutionary...

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1972

Designer Richard Hollis produced a revolutionary look for John Berger 's Ways of Seeing in Penguin paperback: the work's text begins on the cover, incorporating (as pages do throughout the book) a cover-like visual.
Campbell, Peter. “At the V & A”. London Review of Books, 2 June 2005, p. 33.
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March 1907: On Growing Fat, an article in the US Atlantic...

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March 1907

On Growing Fat, an article in the US Atlantic Monthly, featured the plight of a woman who had gained weight.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
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Julia Kavanagh

JK , a prolific novelist and biographer, published extensively in order to support herself and her invalid mother during the second half of the nineteenth century. She has since disappeared into relative obscurity. JK composed...
Julia Kavanagh Photograph of a head-and-shoulders, oval painting of Julia Kavanagh by Henri Chanet, c.1874-6. She is set against a gold-coloured background, wearing a blue-grey dress with lace trimmed, ruffled sleeves, and a dark blue shawl fastened with a brooch. Her dark hair is loosely gathered at the nape of her neck. She rests her chin on one hand and gazes serenely at the viewer.

October 1958: Women Speaking began publication, covering...

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October 1958

Women Speaking began publication, covering work, religion, education and peace from a feminist angle.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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March 1870: Elizabeth Garrett was designated visiting...

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March 1870

Elizabeth Garrett was designated visiting Medical Officer at the East London Hospital for Sick Children; she was the first female doctor ever hired for a hospital post.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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13 January 1898: Emile Zola published J'Accuse in the newspaper...

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13 January 1898

Emile Zola published J'Accuse in the newspaper L'Aurore: an open letter to President Faure of France , levelling accusations about the unjust trial and punishment of the Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus .
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
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1902: Popular operatic tenor Enrico Caruso began...

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1902

Popular operatic tenor Enrico Caruso began making records for the gramophone.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2026.
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Mid-June 1376: This year marked the first recorded mention...

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Mid-June 1376

This year marked the first recorded mention of the York cycle of mystery plays, which were held on the feast of Corpus Christi (the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, nearly two months after Easter).
Davidson, Clifford. Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain. Ashgate, 2007.
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1914: My Husband Still: A Working Woman's Story,...

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1914

My Husband Still: A Working Woman's Story, a novel from Helen Hamilton that is based on an actual woman's account of her marriage, appeared with an introduction by John Galsworthy .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.

4 September 1939: The day after war was declared, the first...

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4 September 1939

The day after war was declared, the first two hundred Citizens Advice Bureaux opened their doors, established by the National Council of Social Service so that those who needed financial advice could get practical support.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
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“About Us. CAB History”. Citizens Advice Bureau.

3 June 1829: Publisher Henry Colburn went into partnership...

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3 June 1829

Publisher Henry Colburn went into partnership with Richard Bentley (1794 - ­1871) (who, in order to do this, had just dissolved the partnership between himself and his brother Samuel Bentley as printers).
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Richard Bentley, 1794-1871

1883: William Robinson lastingly affected the English...

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1883

William Robinson lastingly affected the English style of gardening when he published The English Flower Garden, which went through many editions.
Lively, Penelope. A House Unlocked. Penguin, 2002.
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7 October 1920: At the beginning of Oxford University's academic...

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7 October 1920

At the beginning of Oxford University 's academic year, the women's statute came into effect: women were finally eligible to become Senior Members of the University.
Brittain, Vera. The Women at Oxford. George G. Harrap, 1960.
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Winter, J. M. “Oxford and the First World War”. The History of the University of Oxford Vol. VIII: The Twentieth Century, edited by Brian Harrison, Clarendon, 1994, pp. 3-26.
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Reeves, Marjorie. St. Anne’s College, Oxford. St Anne’s College, 1979.
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Jessie Russell

JR was a Scottish working-class poet who published in periodicals and in a single volume, 1877. Her work evinces a strong sense of class identity and of incisive protest against the violence and hardship suffered...

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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1967: A bicycle race at Otley in Yorkshire, including...

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1967

A bicycle race at Otley in Yorkshire, including male and female competitors, was won by Beryl Burton (who as a child had suffered from paralysis following a bout of rheumatic fever).
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.