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10 June 1942: After the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia,...

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10 June 1942

After the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich , every male at the mining village of Lidice was shot, and women and children deported.
Mackworth, Cecily. Czechoslovakia Fights Back. Lindsay Drummond, 1942.
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19 October 1781: A British force of about 10,000 under Cornwallis...

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19 October 1781

A British force of about 10,000 under Cornwallis surrendered to American and French forces at Yorktown, Virginia.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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18 August 1920: The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution...

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18 August 1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified in 36 states, granting American women the right to vote in federal elections.
Brakeman, Lynne, and Susan Gall, editors. Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places and Events that Shaped Women’s History. Gale Research, 1997.
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“The Charters of Freedom”. United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): Exhibit Hall.

1611: Thomas Dekker's (or Dekker's and Thomas Middleton's)...

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1611

Thomas Dekker 's (or Dekker's and Thomas Middleton 's) comedy The Roaring Girle, or Moll Cut-Purse, written between 1604 and 1608, was published.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

30 April 1829: John Lindley gave his inaugural lecture as...

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30 April 1829

John Lindley gave his inaugural lecture as the first professor of botany at the newly established London University .
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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1870s: Henry Maudsley was principal editor of the...

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1870s

Henry Maudsley was principal editor of the Journal of Mental Science, the journal of the Medico-Psychological Association .
Collie, Michael. Henry Maudsley: Victorian Psychiatrist. West End House, 1988, http://HSS.
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7 November 1990: Mary Robinson became the first woman President...

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7 November 1990

Mary Robinson became the first woman President of Ireland.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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12 July 1885: Lloyd's Weekly News published the story of...

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12 July 1885

Lloyd's Weekly News published the story of Mrs Armstrong, whose daughter's purchase as a white slave had been recounted in Stead 's Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon.
Walkowitz, Judith R. City of Dreadful Delight. University of Chicago Press, 1992.
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1938: As Lucy Betty MacRaye, Lucy Webling concluded...

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1938

As Lucy Betty MacRaye, Lucy Webling concluded her literary career with the novel Centre Stage.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
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.

1922: Elisabeth Kuyper, a Dutch composer and conductor,...

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1922

Elisabeth Kuyper , a Dutch composer and conductor, founded the London Women's Symphony Orchestra .
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
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By 28 November 1885: Mary Hoppus, under her married name of Mary...

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By 28 November 1885

Mary Hoppus , under her married name of Mary A. Marks, published her novel Miss Montizambart, a strong sombre story
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.
of a woman's passionate love for her illegitimate son, who is being brought...

1696: The Treason Act first allowed defence counsel...

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1696

The Treason Act first allowed defence counsel to play a part in criminal trials: for high treason only.
Sedley, Stephen. “Wringing out the Fault”. London Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2002, pp. 27-31.
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Early 1868: The regional suffrage committees combined...

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Early 1868

The regional suffrage committees combined to form the National Society for Women's Suffrage .
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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22 January 2014: Alison Flood reported in the Guardian the...

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22 January 2014

Alison Flood reported in the Guardian the project of writer Joanna Walsh , #readwomen2014, to make 2014 a year of reading books by women.
Flood, Alison. “’Year of reading women’ declared for 2014”. theguardian.com, 22 Jan. 2014.

1874: The novel By Still Waters: A Story for Quiet...

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1874

The novel By Still Waters: A Story for Quiet Hours was published; it was attributed to Edward Garrett, the pseudonym of Isabella Fyvie Mayo .
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.

1976: A step was taken towards medical use of Magnetic...

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1976

A step was taken towards medical use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging when Peter Mansfield of Nottingham University for the first time published the results of a MRI scan: of a human finger.
Smith, Alexandra. “Life-changing knowledge highlights from a half-century of university research”. Guardian Weekly, 14–20 July 2006, p. 29.
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1898: Life in the Shop, a series of articles based...

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1898

Life in the Shop, a series of articles based on Margaret Bondfield 's survey of shop assistants' working conditions, was published in the Daily Chronicle.
Holcombe, Lee. Victorian Ladies At Work: Middle-Class Working Women in England and Wales, 1850-1914. Archon Books, 1973.
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Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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1845: The monthly Female's Advocate, developed...

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1845

The monthly Female's Advocate, developed by the London Female Mission , ceased publication.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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22 November 1921: A treaty between the UK and Afghanistan recognized...

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22 November 1921

A treaty between the UK and Afghanistan recognized the complete independence of Afghanistan.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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1899-1907: Sir Arthur Evans carried out excavations...

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1899-1907

Sir Arthur Evans carried out excavations at Knossos in Crete, the palace famed in Greek myth as the site of Theseus' victory over the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
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The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: From Earliest Times to 1985. Oxford University Press, 1995, 3 vols.
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Beard, Mary. “Builder of Ruins”. London Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2000, pp. 26-7.
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16 October 2012: The American Library in Paris held a ceremony...

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16 October 2012

The American Library in Paris held a ceremony with speeches and an exhibition to commemorate the writer Mary McCarthy , who died in 1989 but whose one hundredth birthday fell this year. Her alma mater,...

8 June 1829: Douglas William Jerrold's play Black-Ey'd...

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8 June 1829

Douglas William Jerrold 's play Black-Ey'd Susan premiered at the Surrey Theatre in London.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1938: Anthony Asquith directed the film Pygmalion...

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1938

Anthony Asquith directed the film Pygmalion (from George Bernard Shaw 's original play), which is remembered as his most successful film. Pygmalion went on to win two Oscars, including Shaw's for best screenplay.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.
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1811: The National Society for Promoting the Education...

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1811

The National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church was founded by the Church of England . It still exists, known as The National Society (Church of England) for Promoting Religious Education