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3 June 1723-17 February 1724: Philip, Duke of Wharton, published a Jacobite...

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3 June 1723-17 February 1724

Philip, Duke of Wharton , published a Jacobite periodical entitled True Briton, until the government suppressed it.
Clark, Jonathan Charles Douglas. Samuel Johnson: Literature, religion and English cultural politics from Restoration to Romanticism. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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April 1838: The National Gallery moved into its new facility...

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April 1838

The National Gallery moved into its new facility at Charing Cross.
Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross, editor. English Art, 1800-1870. Clarendon, 1959.
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1842: Anders Adolf Retzius introduced his theory...

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1842

Anders Adolf Retzius introduced his theory on head forms, including his cranial index to differentiate between races.
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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Williams, L. Pearce. Album of Science: The Nineteenth Century. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978.
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Rosa Nouchette Carey

RNC , writing in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was the author of about forty very popular novels of domestic life, many of them aimed at girls and young people. Although quite conventional romances...

2 January 1860: The fourth and final issue of Bentley's Quarterly...

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2 January 1860

The fourth and final issue of Bentley's Quarterly Review was published.
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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1877: The Metropolitan Association for Befriending...

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1877

The Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants , a social purity group which worked with workhouse girls, adopted the ideas of reformer Ellice Hopkins .
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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1949: The University College of North Staffordshire...

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1949

The University College of North Staffordshire was founded.
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Dent, Harold Collett. 1870-1970: Century of Growth in English Education. Longmans, 1970.
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Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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1851: French medical researcher Charles-Edouard...

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1851

French medical researcher Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard experimented with the effects of blood transfusion on the responsiveness of nerves in human corpses.
Flint, Kate. “Blood, Bodies, and The Lifted VeilNineteenth-Century Literature, Vol.
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, No. 4, 1997, pp. 455-73.
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10 December 1834: Sir Robert Peel, a Conservative, became the...

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10 December 1834

Sir Robert Peel , a Conservative, became the Prime Minister of Britain.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1944: The National Book League was founded....

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1944

The National Book League was founded.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Whitaker’s Almanack. 119th ed., J. Whitaker, 1987.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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December 1839: Thomas Carlyle published his essay Chartism,...

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December 1839

Thomas Carlyle published his essay Chartism, bearing the date of 1840.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1927: The Cinematograph Films Act developed from...

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1927

The Cinematograph Films Act developed from a sense of American infringement on the British film industry; it imposed on cinema owners some minimum standards of British productions.
Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.
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1846: A comprehensive 474-page directory of the...

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1846

A comprehensive 474-page directory of the British and Irish press began publication.
Hindley, Diana, and Geoffrey Hindley. Advertising in Victorian England 1837-1901. Wayland, 1972.
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Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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15 September 1941: Zyklon B gas (Hydrogen Cyanide) was first...

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15 September 1941

Zyklon B gas (Hydrogen Cyanide) was first used to execute prisoners (who at this date were not Jews but Soviet prisoners of war) at Auschwitz.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Laqueur, Thomas. “Devoted to Terror”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 18, 24 Sept. 2015, pp. 9-16.
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1892: The Dictionary of Psychological Medicine...

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1892

The Dictionary of Psychological Medicine was published.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1 May 1911: Australia joined the Penny Postage syste...

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1 May 1911

Australia joined the Penny Postage system.
Staff, Frank. The Penny Post, 1680-1918. Lutterworth Press, 1964.
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1885: Matron Ethel Manson developed the St Bartholomew's...

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1885

Matron Ethel Manson developed the St Bartholomew's Hospital Trained Nurses' Institute to protect nurses' rights and independence.
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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26 October 1872: The weekly Lady's Own Paper ceased publication;...

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26 October 1872

The weekly Lady's Own Paper ceased publication; it had begun on 24 November 1866.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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Before September 1741: Corsica had begun its struggle for independence...

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Before September 1741

Corsica had begun its struggle for independence from Genoa, in which a woman, Bianca Colonna , was one of the heroes.
Walpole, Horace. The Letters of Horace Walpole. Editor Toynbee, Mrs Paget, Clarendon, 1903–1925, 16 vols.
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14 October 1768: The Duke of Grafton formed the government...

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14 October 1768

The Duke of Grafton formed the government in succession to William Pitt , following an election in March.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Namier, Sir Lewis Bernstein, and John, 1920 - Brooke, editors. The House of Commons, 1754-1790. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1964.
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1882: Touch typing was first taught at a Cincinnati...

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1882

Touch typing was first taught at a Cincinnati business school.
Holcombe, Lee. Victorian Ladies At Work: Middle-Class Working Women in England and Wales, 1850-1914. Archon Books, 1973.
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By April 1976: Ellen Moers published at New York a pioneering...

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By April 1976

Ellen Moers published at New York a pioneering work of literary criticism entitled Literary Women.
Coffey, Marilyn et al. “April 1976 Newsletter”. New York Woman’s Literary Salon, Apr. 1976.

6 December 1918: The first out-of-work payments of twenty-five...

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6 December 1918

The first out-of-work payments of twenty-five shillings a week were made to women war workers.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
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Braybon, Gail, and Penny Summerfield. Out of the Cage: Women’s Experiences in Two World Wars. Pandora, 1987.
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1860: Julia Wightman, a temperance reformer and...

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1860

Julia Wightman , a temperance reformer and wife of a clergyman, published Haste to the Rescue; this aroused greater church involvement in temperance.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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1911: At an international congress held in Paris,...

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1911

At an international congress held in Paris, international time zones each of fifteen degrees longitude were agreed on for the world.
Daston, Lorraine. “Language of Power”. London Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2001, p. 3, 6.
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