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1625: Hackney coaches (those not privately owned...

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1625

Hackney coaches (those not privately owned but available for anybody to hire) went into service in London.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
280

July 1867: The Association for Promoting the Extension...

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July 1867

The Association for Promoting the Extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1866 to the Civilian Population was founded.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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Maria Abdy

MA , whose work spans the Romantic and Victorian periods, was a poet who wrote wittily on religious and secular topics, and was an early champion of the governess. With Felicia Hemans , she was...
Maria Abdy Title-page, slightly yellowed, of the earliest, 1834, of a series of volumes which Maria Abdy issued "for private circulation", titled simply "Poetry". It states: "The greater part of these verses have appeared at various times, in different magazines and annuals."

1918: As H. H., Helen Hamilton published Napoo!...

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1918

As H. H., Helen Hamilton published Napoo! A Book of War Bêtes-Noires, a collection of satirical verse.
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.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1 November 1915: The Women's International League (British...

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1 November 1915

The Women's International League (British Section) was founded at a conference held at Westminster.
Ducey, Mitchell F., editor. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Papers, 1915-1978. Microfilming Corporation of America, 1983.
2: 1197
Liddington, Jill. “The Women’s Peace Crusade: The History of a Forgotten Campaign”. Over Our Dead Bodies: Women Against the Bomb, edited by Dorothy, 1923 - 2011 Thompson, Virago, 1983, pp. 180 - 98, 244.
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1947: Anna Freud founded the Hampstead Child-Therapy...

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1947

Anna Freud founded the Hampstead Child-Therapy Course and Clinic , which became a major training and research centre in child psychology.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
II: 21
Hergenhahn, Baldwin Ross. An Introduction to the History of Psychology. 2nd ed., Wadsworth Publishing, 1992, http://HSS.
478

8 June 2005: An exhibition at the Victoria and Albert...

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8 June 2005

An exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London entitled Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005 provided useful insight into its immediate topic, but also into twentieth-century book design in general.
Campbell, Peter. “At the V & A”. London Review of Books, 2 June 2005, p. 33.
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Probably August 1814: William Wordsworth published his poem The...

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Probably August 1814

William Wordsworth published his poem The Excursion.
Moorman, Mary. William Wordsworth: A Biography. Clarendon Press, 1957–1965, 2 vols.
2: 260

30 July 1832: The Public Ledger and Commercial and General...

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30 July 1832

The Public Ledger and Commercial and General Advertiser (last number 26 July) changed its title after many years to The Guardian and Public Ledger.
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.

10 December 1929: For his discovery of growth-stimulating vitamins,...

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10 December 1929

For his discovery of growth-stimulating vitamins, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins from Great Britain was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
Nobel Prize in Literature. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/.

21 June 1779: Spain declared war on Britain in the American...

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21 June 1779

Spain declared war on Britain in the American Revolutionary war.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
117

1880: The Will of the People (a secret terrorist...

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1880

The Will of the People (a secret terrorist group in Russia formed of revolutionaries) blew up a room in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, but Tsar Alexander II escaped.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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Emily Frederick Clark

EFC wrote for the support of her family (whose supposedly distinguished origins were very important to her). Between 1798 and 1819 she published four novels, a volume of poems, and another of stories. Much other...

16 August 1845-29 May 1846: Frederick Douglass, ex-slave and anti-slavery...

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16 August 1845-29 May 1846

Frederick Douglass , ex-slave and anti-slavery campaigner, visited Britain: Ireland, Scotland, and England.
Huggins, Nathan Irvin. Slave and Citizen: The Life of Frederick Douglass. Little, Brown, 1980.
24, 28, 35
Douglass, Frederick. Frederick Douglass on Women’s Rights. Editor Foner, Philip S., Greenwood Press, 1976.
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Halbersleben, Karen I. Women’s Participation in the British Antislavery Movement, 1824-1865. Edwin Mellen Press, 1993.
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Agnes Mary Clerke

AMC was a self-taught astronomer whose scientific writings won praise and recognition in the later nineteenth century. She published several authoritative texts and contributed to various periodicals. Her writings spanned a wide range of subjects...
Agnes Mary Clerke Portrait of Agnes Mary Clerke. Black and white portrait of Agnes Mary Clerke. She faces forward with a neutral expression and her hair is short, pulled away from her face. Though the photo appears to be slightly damaged along the bottom, her face and neck are framed and visible. She wears a shirt with a high collar, and what looks like a pendant necklace, though the damage to the photo makes what is on the pendant unclear.

July 1847: Feargus O'Connor, the only Chartist Member...

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July 1847

Feargus O'Connor , the only Chartist Member of Parliament ever, was returned for Nottingham at a general election in which Chartism was an important issue.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
42, 134

15 November 1739: The first number appeared of The Champion,...

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15 November 1739

The first number appeared of The Champion, an Opposition periodical by Henry Fielding and James Ralph .
Graham, Walter. English Literary Periodicals. Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1930.
156

19 November 1867: Queen Victoria announced that the UK was...

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19 November 1867

Queen Victoria announced that the UK was at war with Amhara.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 596
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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1914: Philosopher and sociologist Helen Bosanquet...

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1914

Philosopher and sociologist Helen Bosanquet (former Dendy) published Social Work in London: 1869-1912
Waithe, Mary Ellen. “Twentieth Century Women Philosophers”. Contemporary Women Philosophers, 1900-Today, edited by Mary Ellen Waithe, Kluwer, 1995, pp. 299-80.
306-11, 369n54

Lady Cynthia Asquith

LCA is chiefly remembered as a diarist of the First World War, who gives a unique picture on its impact, both detailed and profound, on the lives of the English governing class. She also published...
Lady Cynthia Asquith Black and white photograph of Lady Cynthia Asquith, in profile, sitting on a carved bench. She is wearing a loose-fitting dress with thin stripes and a pattern superimposed, a wrist-watch, and a long, simple pendant. Her hair is loosey pinned back in a bun.

By late October 1975: The short-story volume Angels at the Ritz,...

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By late October 1975

The short-story volume Angels at the Ritz, by expatriate Irish writer William Trevor (born Trevor Cox in 1928), was hailed by Graham Greene as probably the best collection of stories since Joyce 's Dubliners...

15 March 1939: Talks were in progress between Courtaulds...

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15 March 1939

Talks were in progress between Courtaulds and Imperial Chemical Industries about the proposed manufacture in Britain of fibre made of nylon, a new synthetic product announced last October in the USA.
“15 March 1939. Nylon touted as silk substitute”. Guardian Weekly, 15 Mar. 2013, p. 22.

1882: Edith Shove graduated from the University...

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1882

Edith Shove graduated from the University of London, becoming the first female doctor educated in Britain.
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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Early 1958 to late 1960: Mao Tse-tung carried out in China the ironically-named...

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Early 1958 to late 1960

Mao Tse-tung carried out in China the ironically-named Great Leap Forward, forcibly converting the peasants to collective agriculture and collective living and eating.
Becker, Jasper. “Business as Usual at the ’People’s Daily’”. London Review of Books, 29 July 1999, pp. 26-7.
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Scott, James C. “Tyranny of the Ladle”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 23, 6 Dec. 2012, pp. 21-8.
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20 August 1853: The London Hackney Carriage Act introducted...

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20 August 1853

The London Hackney Carriage Act introducted restrictions on advertising.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.