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17 July 1925: The Radio Supplement was first issued by...

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17 July 1925

The Radio Supplement was first issued by the BBC .
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1898: Harrods unveiled its moving staircase (an...

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1898

Harrods unveiled its moving staircase (an early form of the escalator) to great publicity, astonishment, and delight.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1830-49: Douglas Jerrold consolidated his career as...

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1830-49

Douglas Jerrold consolidated his career as a journalist and short-story writer while continuing to write for the theatre.
Emeljanow, Victor. Victorian Popular Dramatists. Twayne, 1987.
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3 March 1851: John Ruskin published The Foundations, the...

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3 March 1851

John Ruskin published The Foundations, the first volume of his influential study of architecture and culture entitled The Stones of Venice.
Smart, James P. A Complete Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of John Ruskin. Editor Wise, Thomas J., Vol.
2 vols.
, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1964.
II: 47-58
Shepherd, Richard Herne. The Bibliography of Ruskin. E. Stock, 1881.
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3 October 1956: The first Soviet ballet company to visit...

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3 October 1956

The first Soviet ballet company to visit Britain, the Bolshoi , performed Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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20 October 1595: Michel de Montaigne's Essays were entered...

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20 October 1595

Michel de Montaigne 's Essays were entered in the Stationers' Register , three years after the author's death.
Arber, Edward, editor. A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London 1554-1660, A. D. Privately Printed, 1875–1894, 5 vols.

1866: The Royal Commission on Capital Punishment...

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1866

The Royal Commission on Capital Punishment heard evidence that in cases of infanticide all-male juries were reluctant to hang women.
Emsley, Clive. Crime and Society in England 1750-1900. 2nd ed., Longman, 1996.
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1836: Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (later Mount...

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1836

Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (later Mount Holyoke College) was founded at South Hadley, Maryland, by Mary Lyon : the first post-secondary educational institution for women in the USA.
“Women and the Academy”. Higher Learning in America: History Department, Barnard College, Columbia University.

31 May 1870: A patent was granted for the substance known...

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31 May 1870

A patent was granted for the substance known as asphalt.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
31 May 2013

29 July 1862: Madge Robertson made her London stage debut...

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29 July 1862

Madge Robertson made her London stage debut at the Haymarket Theatre , aged fourteen.
Macqueen-Pope, Walter James. Ladies First: The Story of Woman’s Conquest of the British Stage. W. H. Allen, 1952.
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By April 2004: Plans to scrap the Recommended Retail Price...

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By April 2004

Plans to scrap the Recommended Retail Price for books in Britain (the price printed on the jacket flap or paperback cover) were being opposed by the Society of Authors and individual writers.
“Authors fight plans that could slash earnings”. Mslexia, No. 21, Apr. 2004, p. 11.

January 1692-October 1694: Peter Anthony Motteux edited The Gentleman's...

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January 1692-October 1694

Peter Anthony Motteux edited The Gentleman's Diary; or, The Monthly Miscellany, which combined aspects of the almanac and the periodical, and aimed particularly at women readers.
Miegon, Anna E. The Ladies Diary and the Emergence of the Almanac for Women, 1704-1753. Simon Fraser University, Sept. 2008.
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18 December 1853: Putnam's Magazine carried the second part...

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18 December 1853

Putnam's Magazine carried the second part of its two-part, anonymous serialization of the novella Bartleby, the Scrivener. A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville .
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
18 December 2008

1849: Henry Charles Harrod took over the small...

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1849

Henry Charles Harrod took over the small grocery shop of a friend in Brompton Road, London; this was the birth of Harrods department store.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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September 1868: Revolution in Spain occurred. Queen Isabella...

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September 1868

Revolution in Spain occurred. Queen Isabella II was subsequently ousted, and the revolutionary party favoured a constitutional government headed by a new sovereign.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
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Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.

1860: The Society for the Relief of Distress was...

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1860

The Society for the Relief of Distress was founded in London.
Roach, John. Social Reform in England 1780-1880. St Martin’s Press, 1978.
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Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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12 March 1903: London's New Theatre (re-named in 1973 the...

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12 March 1903

London's New Theatre (re-named in 1973 the Albery and from June 2006 renamed again the Noel Coward Theatre), built by architect W. G. R. Sprague back to back to Wyndham's Theatre , first opened its doors.
“The Albery Theatre (June 2006 renamed The Noel Coward Theatre)”. thisistheatre.com.

During the 1760s: Martha Winter (later Martha Routh, Quaker...

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During the 1760s

Martha Winter (later Martha Routh , Quaker minister and autobiographer) was principal of a girls' boarding school which the Quakers ran in Nottingham.
Hans, Nicholas A. New Trends in Education in the Eighteenth Century. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1951.
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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.

6 June 1951: The BBC made its first broadcast from Buckingham...

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6 June 1951

The BBC made its first broadcast from Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of a State Banquet for King Haakon of Norway.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
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1827: Henry Hallam published The Constitutional...

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1827

Henry Hallam published The Constitutional History of England, his influential history extending to the death of George II .
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

1845: Queen's College, Belfast, was founded in...

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1845

Queen's College , Belfast, was founded in Northern Ireland.
Maxwell, Constantia. A History of Trinity College, Dublin, 1591-1892. University Press, Trinity College, 1946.
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The World of Learning. 47th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1997.
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29 May 1914: The Church of Ireland Gazette claimed that...

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29 May 1914

The Church of Ireland Gazette claimed that militant suffragettes should be deported.
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
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1847: Frances Osgood edited The Floral Offering,...

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1847

Frances Osgood edited The Floral Offering, a Token of Friendship, which included illustrations by I. Ackerman .
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.

3-16 December 1971: Pakistan and India fought a war over the...

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3-16 December 1971

Pakistan and India fought a war over the secession of the former East Pakistan, which claimed independent nation status as Bangladesh.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Holmes, Stephen. “Looking away”. London Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2002, pp. 3-8.
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Greer, Germaine. The Madwoman’s Underclothes. Picador, 1987.
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Josephine Butler

Social reformer JB is primarily remembered for her unrelenting efforts in the campaign against the Contagious Diseases Acts during the second half of the nineteenth century. She was both a gifted orator and a prolific...
Josephine Butler Photograph of a charcoal sketch of Josephine Butler, depicted from the side with her head turned towards the viewer. Her hair is pulled back loosely and she is wearing a simple dress.