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February 1778: Franz Anton Mesmer, inventor of animal magnetism,...

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February 1778

Franz Anton Mesmer , inventor of animal magnetism, arrived in Paris to promote his theory.
Darnton, Robert. Mesmerism: and the End of the Enlightenment in France. Harvard University Press, 1968.
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1559: Negotiating between opposing factions, Elizabeth...

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1559

Negotiating between opposing factions, Elizabeth I sought to establish the English Church under her headship; Thomas Cranmer 's Prayer Book of 1552 became the official Book of Common Prayer.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
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1926: The Electricity Supply Act established a...

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1926

The Electricity Supply Act established a Central Electricity Board and National Grid with a ten-year plan for distributing cheap, reliable, standardized power throughout England.
Hardyment, Christina. From Mangle to Microwave: The Mechanization of Household Work. Polity Press, 1988.
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Electricity Council. Electricity Supply in Great Britain: A Chronology. Electricity Council, 1973.
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By 17 November 1675: John Dryden's heroic tragedy Aureng-Zebe...

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By 17 November 1675

John Dryden 's heroic tragedy Aureng-Zebe had its first performance.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.
Johnson, Samuel. The Lives of the Poets. Editor Lonsdale, Roger, Clarendon Press, 2006, 4 vols.
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April 1862: The Senate of the University of London voted...

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April 1862

The Senate of the University of London voted against allowing women into their medical degree programme.
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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1857: The South Kensington Museum, which exhibited...

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1857

The South Kensington Museum , which exhibited both art and science displays, was founded.
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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Elizabeth Daryush

ED is in the unusual position of being a poet laureate's daughter (a grievous disadvantage for any poet to labour under, as Donald Davie put it).
Davie, Donald, and Elizabeth Daryush. “Introduction”. Collected Poems, Carcanet New Press, 1976, pp. 13-23.
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Her career spanned much of the twentieth...

3 August 1944: Butler's Education Act established the Ministry...

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3 August 1944

Butler 's Education Act established the Ministry of Education and raised the school leaving age for both boys and girls to fifteen.
Borer, Mary Cathcart. Willingly to School: A History of Women’s Education. Lutterworth Press, 1976.
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Martin, Christopher. A Short History of English Schools, 1750-1965. Wayland, 1979.
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Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
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1959: The first Xerox 914 photocopier appeared...

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1959

The first Xerox 914 photocopier appeared on the US market.
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
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Panati, Charles. Panati’s Browser’s Book of Beginnings. Houghton Mifflin, 1984.
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16 February 1946: ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and...

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16 February 1946

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the world's first large-scale electronic computer, was unveiled at the Moore School of Engineering in Pennsylvania.
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, and William Aspray. Computer. Basic Books, 1996.
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Moschovitis, Christos et al. History of the Internet. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
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After July 1822: The Bishop of Clogher was arrested for sexual...

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After July 1822

The Bishop of Clogher was arrested for sexual involvement (sodomy) with a guardsman.
Crompton, Louis. Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in Nineteenth-Century England. University of California Press, 1985.
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Later March 1916: The College of Nursing was established to...

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Later March 1916

The College of Nursing was established to promote nursing standards and lobby the government.
Abel-Smith, Brian. A History of the Nursing Profession. Heinemann, 1960.
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Cowie, Anne. “Organized Labour”. Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting since 1900, edited by Peta Allen and Moya Jolley, Faber and Faber, 1982.
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Mary Gawthorpe: Biography

MG , from a working-class family with a tradition of self-education, became a remarkable speaker and writer on behalf of women's suffrage. She co-edited The Freewoman, working somewhat uneasily with Dora Marsden . Her...
Mary Gawthorpe: Biography Sepia photograph of a young Mary Gawthorpe leaning sideways in an armchair with her head propped on one hand. She wears a blouse with full sleeves and a waistcoat over it. Her short, curly hair is centre-parted and brushed back. An inscription in capitals reads "Miss Mary Gawthorpe. National Women's Social and Political Union, 4 Clements Inn London W. C."

Early June 1919: Escalating anti-black race riots in Newport...

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Early June 1919

Escalating anti-black race riots in Newport and Cardiff culminated in organised attacks on black residents of Cardiff city centre led by gun-wielding Australian soldiers.
Phillips, Mike. “Cardiff race riots, 1919”. The Guardian, 24 July 2006, p. G2: 10.
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1880-1886: Social reformer and purity activist Ellice...

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1880-1886

Social reformer and purity activist Ellice Hopkins operated a working-men's mission in a custom-built hall at Barnwell, near Cambridge.
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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1805: Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and...

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1805

Alexis de Tocqueville , French historian and sociologist, was born.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

July 1784: The Universal Magazine carried a posthumous...

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July 1784

The Universal Magazine carried a posthumous essay by Dr William Hunter (who had died in March 1783) entitled On the Uncertainty of the Signs of Murder in Bastard Children.
Elliott, Nathan. “"Unball’d Sockets" and ‘The Mockery of Speech’: Diagnostic Anxiety and the Theater of Joanna Baillie”. European Romantic Review, Vol.
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1928-9: Historian A. J. P. Taylor notes that many...

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1928-9

Historian A. J. P. Taylor notes that many influential books on the horrors of the First World War appeared during these years.
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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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.

By March 1774: Warren Hastings became the first English...

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By March 1774

Warren Hastings became the first English Governor-General of India.
Newman, Gerald, editor. Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1997.
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Johnson, Samuel. The Letters of Samuel Johnson. Editor Redford, Bruce, The Hyde Edition, Princeton University Press, 1992–1994, 5 vols.
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1930: A British government White Paper affirmed...

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1930

A British government White Paper affirmed the paramountcy of black African interests in East Africa; this was deplored by Jan Smuts and other South Africans as the somewhat negrophilistic temper which is about today.
Johnson, Richard William. “Jingoes”. London Review of Books, 6 May 2004, pp. 30-1.
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January 1878: The distinguished Dublin University Magazine...

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January 1878

The distinguished Dublin University Magazine was bought by Keningale Cook , who downplayed its Irish roots by re-naming it the University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review.
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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30 September 1774: Thomas Warton, having issued volume one of...

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30 September 1774

Thomas Warton , having issued volume one of A History of English Poetry this year (with an essay prefixed, Of the Origin of Romantic Fiction in Europe, was nearly ready to go to press...

August 1822: Sir Thomas Phillips founded Middle Hill Press...

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August 1822

Sir Thomas Phillips founded Middle Hill Press in Middle Hill, Worcestershire.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
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19 November 1913: James Connolly founded the Irish Citizen...

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19 November 1913

James Connolly founded the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) in Dublin during the 1913 Lock-out.
Cronin, Sean. Irish Nationalism: A History of Its Roots and Ideology. Academy Press, 1980.
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Tóibín, Colm. “After I am hanged my portrait will be interesting”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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1867: The Englishwoman's Review published an article...

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1867

The Englishwoman's Review published an article detailing women's options for a career in photography.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
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