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14 February 1989: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran declared...

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14 February 1989

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran declared a fatwa or death sentence against Salman Rushdie on account of the allegedly blasphemous treatment of the prophet Mohammed in his novel The Satanic Verses.
“1990: Iranian leader upholds Rushdie fatwa”. BBC News: On This Day, 26 Dec. 1990.

21 December 1846: Robert Liston, a Scottish surgeon working...

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21 December 1846

Robert Liston , a Scottish surgeon working in England, performed a leg amputaton which was the first major operation in Britain under anaesthetic (which he called [t]his Yankee dodge).
Pennington, Hugh. “Can you close your eyes without falling over?”. London Review of Books, 11 Sept. 2003, pp. 30-1.
30
“Time Machines Exhibition”. Museum of the History of Science,, Oxford, 2012.

1936: Sulfanilamide, the first of the sulpha drugs,...

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1936

Sulfanilamide, the first of the sulpha drugs, became available in clinical medicine.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
293
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.

Catherine Talbot

CT was a member of the eighteenth-century Bluestocking group. Most remarkable among her poetry and prose (essays and other non-fiction pieces, a fairy story and letters) are the poems of love and loss which have...
Catherine Talbot Colour photograph of an oval miniature of Catherine Talbot by Christian Friedrich Zincke. She is seen from the shoulders up, against a pale blue background. She is wearing a white bodice with a lace-trimmed square neckline, blue lacing, and two blue bows. Her curly dark hair is pulled loosely back and decorated with a blue bow or flower. On the back is inscribed "Catherine Talbot. / celebrated / for her genius and piety. / died unmarried. / 1770./ Zincke."

1845: The Monthly Review finally ceased publishing...

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1845

The Monthly Review finally ceased publishing its latest new series.
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.

November 1853: On the orders of Tsar Nicholas I, a Russian...

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November 1853

On the orders of Tsar Nicholas I , a Russian fleet attacked and destroyed a Turkish squadron of ships at Sinope on the Black Sea, killing 4000 Turkish sailors.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
204

1815: Joseph Dufour of Paris, manufacturer of scenic...

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1815

Joseph Dufour of Paris, manufacturer of scenic panoramic wallpapers, issued a set of Views of India; he said such subjects aimed to bring the peoples of the world closer together.
Garnett, Oliver. “Paper Chase”. The National Trust Magazine, Vol.
90
, 1 June 2000–2026, p. 88.
88

1476: Abraham Conat, one of the earliest printers...

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1476

Abraham Conat , one of the earliest printers of Hebrew books, printed at MantuaBechinat Olam (Investigation of the World) by Jedaiah Bedersi .
Parker, Deborah. “Women in the Book Trade in Italy, 1475-1620”. Renaissance Quarterly, Vol.
49
, No. 3, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 1996, pp. 509-41.
“Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress: Women of Italy”. Jewish Virtual Library.

1950: Karen Horney published Neurosis and Human...

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1950

Karen Horney published Neurosis and Human Growth--The Struggle Toward Self-Realization.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
I: 154

29 June 1855: The first number appeared of Daily Telegraph...

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29 June 1855

The first number appeared of Daily Telegraph and Courier, a newspaper which as the Daily Telegraph is still published in London in the twenty-first century.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

24 December 1814: The Treaty of Ghent ended the British-US...

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24 December 1814

The Treaty of Ghent ended the British-US war, or War of 1812; Britain re-acquired all the territories it had held before the war.
Dupuy, R. Ernest, and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present. 2nd ed., Jane’s, 1986.
804

1874: Early in the Dress Reform movement, Boston...

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1874

Early in the Dress Reform movement, Boston dressmaker Olivia Flynt patented a corset-free bust-supporter or bra.
Farrell-Beck, Jane, and Colleen Gau. Uplift: The Bra in America. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002.
4, 6, 11, 12, 33

15 November 1818: The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed...

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15 November 1818

The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed by the European powers, agreeing to withdraw the allied army of occupation from France.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
88 (1818): 621

27 June 1974: In a supermarket at Troy, Ohio, USA, a barcode...

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27 June 1974

In a supermarket at Troy, Ohio, USA, a barcode on a product was swiped for the first time by a scanner.
“Alan Haberman (1929-2011), the brains behind retail revolution”. Edmonton Journal, 26 June 2011, p. B4.
B4

25 October 1415: Henry V's victory over the French at Agincourt...

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25 October 1415

Henry V 's victory over the French at Agincourt initiated the peak period of English rule over France.
Griffiths, Ralph Alan. “The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 166-22.
200, 209

March 1889: The Metropolitan Police in London hired fourteen...

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March 1889

The Metropolitan Police in London hired fourteen women, the first to be employed as female officers, female wardens, or police matrons.
Levine, Philippa. “Walking the Streets in a Way No Decent Woman Should: Women Police in World War I”. Journal of Modern History, Vol.
66
, No. 1, Mar. 1994, pp. 34-78.
36, 37

Lettice Cooper

LC 's writing career spans both sides of the Second World War. Author of twenty novels which deal with human relationships as responsive to the social and cultural conditions of her day, many of them...
Lettice Cooper Black and white photograph of Lettice Cooper, depicted face-on, from the shoulders up, with her head slightly turned. She is wearing a dark jacket with a white collar, and dark lipstick and eye makeup. Her hair is chin-length, dark, and parted to the side.

1 August 1714: Queen Anne died and messengers left for Hanover...

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1 August 1714

Queen Anne died and messengers left for Hanover to inform George I that he had assumed the throne.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
2, 44
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
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1900: The Free Kirk (dating from 1843) and several...

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1900

The Free Kirk (dating from 1843) and several earlier seceders from the Church of Scotland joined to form the United Free Church of Scotland .
Kernohan, Robert Deans. Our Church: A Guide to the Kirk of Scotland. Saint Andrew, 1985.
19-20

March 1853: Tsar Nicholas I demanded that Russia be recognized...

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March 1853

Tsar Nicholas I demanded that Russia be recognized as the protector of Orthodox Christians in Turkey.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
204, 207

6 November 1798: One John Way wrote an account of a poor widow...

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6 November 1798

One John Way wrote an account of a poor widow in Hasketon near Ipswich in Suffolk and her—successful—struggle to maintain her family.
Myers, Mitzi, and Andrea Immel. “Introduction”. Revolutionary Reviewing, Department of Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California, 1990, p. vii - xv.
ix-x

18 March 1889: As a result of the suit of Beresford Hope...

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18 March 1889

As a result of the suit of Beresford Hope v. Sandhurst, Margaret, Lady Sandhurst , lost her position on the London County Council .
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
310-11, 320
Halevy, Elie. The Rule of Democracy 1905-1914. Translator Watkin, Edward Ingram, Second (revised) Edition, Peter Smith, 1952, 2 vols.
513

October 1974: The first women students were admitted to...

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October 1974

The first women students were admitted to formerly all-male colleges of Oxford University: Brasenose , Hertford , St Catherine's , Jesus , and Wadham .
Hitch, Susan. “Women”. The Oxford Myth, edited by Rachel Johnson, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988.
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Howarth, Janet. “Women”. The History of the University of Oxford: The Twentieth Century, edited by Brian Harrison, Clarendon, 1994, pp. 345-76.
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Thomas, Keith. “College Life, 1945-1970”. The History of the University of Oxford: The Twentieth Century, edited by Brian Harrison, Vol.
viii
, Clarendon Press, 1994, pp. 189-15.
210

1933: The Anglican Group for the Ordination of...

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1933

The Anglican Group for the Ordination of Women to the Historic Ministry of the Church was formed by three women at Midhurst in Sussex: Mollie Batten , Ruth Batten , and Margaret Roxburgh .
Stott, Mary. “Ordination of Women: Flickering flame passed to new generation”. Times, 24 Sept. 1981, p. 12.
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By 10 June 1820: The Astronomical Society of London (later...

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By 10 June 1820

The Astronomical Society of London (later the Royal Astronomical Society) was founded: on this day it held an early meeting.
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
383
Brock, William H. Science for All: Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education. Variorum, 1996.
93
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
90 (1820): ii: 632