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22 May 1819: The Savannah, the first ship to use steam...

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22 May 1819

The Savannah, the first ship to use steam in crossing the Atlantic, left Savannah, Georgia, for Liverpool.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Kemp, Peter, editor. Encyclopedia of Ships and Seafaring. Stanford Maritime, 1980.
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3 May 1869: Catherine Madox Brown made her exhibition...

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3 May 1869

Catherine Madox Brown made her exhibition debut with At the Opera at the Royal Academy .
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
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McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, Punch, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press, 2009.
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After 11 August 1902: British forces fenced in a camp for displaced...

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After 11 August 1902

British forces fenced in a camp for displaced civilians at Standerton in the Transvaal, in response to a Boer raid on it.
Netz, Reviel. “Barbed Wire”. London Review of Books, 20 July 2000, pp. 30-5.
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13 December 1577 - 26 September 1580: Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the world,...

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13 December 1577 - 26 September 1580

Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the world, travelling from Plymouth in Devon through the Straits of Magellan and round the Cape of Good Hope, and back to Plymouth again.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Literature. Clarendon Press, 1954.
MacGregor, Neil. Shakespeare’s Restless World. Penguin Books, 2014.
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1927: The K2 public telephone booth came into service...

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1927

The K2 public telephone booth came into service in Britain, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott .
Trotter, David. “The Person in the Phone Booth”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 2, 28 Jan. 2010, pp. 20-2.
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1963: Leeds International Pianoforte Competition,...

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1963

Leeds International Pianoforte Competition , one of the world's preeminent piano competitions, was begun by Fanny Waterman .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

16 October 1908: Samuel F. Cody of the US was the first to...

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16 October 1908

Samuel F. Cody of the US was the first to fly an airplane in the British Isles; he took off from Farnborough, Hampshire.
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
8 August 2012

1951: Arthur C. Clarke, populariser of space exploration...

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1951

Arthur C. Clarke , populariser of space exploration and travel, published The Exploration of Space
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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May 1817: Opposition publisher William Hone was arrested...

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May 1817

Opposition publisher William Hone was arrested for blasphemous libel on the strength of three political pamphlets that parodied the Book of Common Prayer.
Barrell, John. “Like Unruly Children in a Citizenship Class”. London Review of Books, 21 Apr. 2005, pp. 23-5.
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14 August 1778: A Relief Act for Irish Catholics received...

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14 August 1778

A Relief Act for Irish Catholics received the royal assent: though it granted Catholics far less than full civil rights, it generated fierce popular opposition.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
48 (1778): 480, 324, 387

17 December 1888: The original Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,...

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17 December 1888

The original Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue , London, opened as a venue with a comic opera, Dorothy.
Lyric Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London. http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/westendvenues/lyric.htm.

1632: The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights was...

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1632

The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights was published at London by John Grove .
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
Catalogue No. 7

Harriet Corp

HC was an obscure early nineteenth-century writer of religious and didactic fiction (both novels and short stories) with striking talent and intelligence, as well as a strong interest in the spiritual and material condition of...

1 August 1831: Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction...

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1 August 1831

Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction of the same name, allowing easier traffic and river flow.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Pudney, John. Crossing London’s River: The Bridges, Ferries and Tunnels Crossing the Thames Tideway in London. Dent, 1972.
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January 1876: The monthly Friendly Leaves, published in...

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January 1876

The monthly Friendly Leaves, published in London, began as the first magazine of the Girls' Friendly Society of the Church of England .
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1623: During a terrible famine in Scotland, many...

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1623

During a terrible famine in Scotland, many poor people died in the streets in Edinburgh.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under William Drummond of Hawthornden

10 August 1956: The first piloted flight into the stratosphere...

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10 August 1956

The first piloted flight into the stratosphere was made by Lt Cdr Malcolm Ross and Lt Cdr Lee Lewis in a polyethylene balloon.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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1907: Edmund Gosse anonymously published Father...

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1907

Edmund Gosse anonymously published Father and Son, an autobiography of his early years which presents his father, the scientist Philip Gosse , as an oppressive, small-minded bigot.
Birch, Dinah. “Fond Father”. London Review of Books, 19 Sept. 2002, pp. 3-5.
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Birch, Dinah. “Fond Father”. London Review of Books, 19 Sept. 2002, pp. 3-5.
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By June 1827: Edward Stanley, late of the Royal Artillery,...

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By June 1827

Edward Stanley , late of the Royal Artillery , published The Young Horsewoman's Compendium of the Modern Art of Riding.
Quarterly Review. J. Murray.
36 (1827): 301, 603

1 June 1887: Woman, a weekly concerned with nursing, midwifery...

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1 June 1887

Woman, a weekly concerned with nursing, midwifery and social reform, began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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7 June 1810: William Charles Macready (son of an actress...

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7 June 1810

William Charles Macready (son of an actress and an actor-manager) began his successful acting career as Romeo in a performance in Birmingham; he became a specialist in Shakespeare an roles.
“William Charles Macready (1793-1873)”. Theatre Database.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

31 December 1927: The completion of the Oxford English Dictionary...

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31 December 1927

The completion of the Oxford English Dictionary was announced, forty-eight years after James Murray became its editor.
Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman. HarperCollins, 1998.
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10 February 1998: Extensible Markup Language (XML) (an application...

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10 February 1998

Extensible Markup Language (XML) (an application of SGML) was introduced for more flexibility in encoding written texts on the World Wide Web. The standard web language, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), was specialized for hypertext links...

4 July 1828: The House of Lords affirmed Lord Eldon's...

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4 July 1828

The House of Lords affirmed Lord Eldon 's epoch-making decision which awarded custody of three children whose mother was dead to the mother's sisters instead of to the father.
Quarterly Review. J. Murray.
39 (1829): 183-209