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Summer 1978: Shrew, also titled Harpies Bizarre, and Bird,...

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Summer 1978

Shrew, also titled Harpies Bizarre, and Bird, ended publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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31 October 2008: Only weeks after the global financial crisis...

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31 October 2008

Only weeks after the global financial crisis precipitated by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and near-collapse of other US investment banks, the digital currency system Bitcoin was launched by someone using the fictitious name of...

1853: The first public aquarium was stocked at...

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1853

The first public aquarium was stocked at the Royal Zoological Gardens , Regent's Park.
Brock, William H. Science for All: Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education. Variorum, 1996.
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Mid-June 1376: This year marked the first recorded mention...

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Mid-June 1376

This year marked the first recorded mention of the York cycle of mystery plays, which were held on the feast of Corpus Christi (the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, nearly two months after Easter).
Davidson, Clifford. Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain. Ashgate, 2007.
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1993: Rupert Murdoch, millionaire Australian proprietor...

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1993

Rupert Murdoch , millionaire Australian proprietor of The Times, cut its cost by a third, instituting a price war with the Daily Telegraph; both papers lost millions in profit.
Stevens, Ronald. “A Different Sort of Tory”. London Review of Books, 12 Dec. 2002, pp. 16-17.
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31 March 1796: Edward Gibbon's Miscellaneous Works, with...

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31 March 1796

Edward Gibbon 's Miscellaneous Works, with Memoirs of his Life and Writings were posthumously published by his literary executor, Lord Sheffield .
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

July 1918: The monthly Independent Suffragette ceased...

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July 1918

The monthly Independent Suffragette ceased publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1760: A subscription got up for British soldiers...

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1760

A subscription got up for British soldiers had 120 known female subscribers: three times its tally of clergymen and twelve times its tally of peers.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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1677: Someone called A. L. translated François...

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1677

Someone called A. L. translated François Poulain de la Barre into English as The Woman as Good as the Man; Or, the Equality of Both Sexes.
Buchanan, Dave. Augustan Women’s Verse Satire. University of Alberta, 1998.
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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.

Anna Kavan

AK is primarily a novelist and short story writer of the first half of the twentieth century, who based her writing quite closely on her life. In her writing, as well as in her life...

1984: The Men too campaign was launched by the...

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1984

The Men too campaign was launched by the Family Planning Association in Britain to include men in contraceptive decision-making.
Jones, Elise F. Pregnancy, Contraception and Family Planning in Industrialized Countries: A Study of the Alan Guttmacher Insitute. Yale University Press, 1989.
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By 1841: At least twenty Chartist Churches were established...

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By 1841

At least twenty Chartist Churches were established in Scotland.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
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21 March 1848: Frederick William IV committed himself to...

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21 March 1848

Frederick William IV committed himself to German nationalism and unification, promising to summon a Constituent Assembly to create a united Prussian Diet, which in turn would consider establishing a national German parliament.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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16 April 1746: The (mostly Highland) forces of Charles Edward...

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16 April 1746

The (mostly Highland) forces of Charles Edward Stuart , and with them the Jacobite cause, were defeated at the Battle of Culloden in Scotland by forces (mostly English) loyal to George II , led by...

1917: French physicist Paul Langevin succeeded...

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1917

French physicist Paul Langevin succeeded in using sound waves or acoustical echoes as an underwater detector.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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1945: Karen Horney published Our Inner Conflic...

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1945

Karen Horney published Our Inner Conflicts.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
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1845: Prosper Mérimée's story Carmen appeared in...

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1845

Prosper Mérimée 's story Carmen appeared in French. It became the source for Bizet 's opera Carmen.
Weinstock, Herbert, and Wallace Brockway. The World of Opera: The Story of its Origins and the Lore of its Performance. Pantheon Books, 1962.
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Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Sadie, Stanley, editor. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, 1992, 4 vols., http://Guelph.
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Mary Cary

Among the pamphleteers for the Parliament side in the English Civil War, MC stands out, not only for productivity but for her literary style, her sinewy argument, and her attention to setting the anti-monarchist party...

1936: Freda Swain, an English composer and pianist,...

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1936

Freda Swain , an English composer and pianist, founded the British Music Movement to promote new music, in an attempt to establish British music internationally.
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
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Early May 1429: Joan of Arc forced the English to raise their...

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Early May 1429

Joan of Arc forced the English to raise their siege of Orléans, France.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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1911-1912: The Bristol Hippodrome was built by Stoll:...

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1911-1912

The Bristol Hippodrome was built by Stoll : seating two thousand, it was intended to be the biggest and best variety venue outside London.
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
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1831: Members of the female auxiliary were allowed...

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1831

Members of the female auxiliary were allowed to attend Bible Society public meetings.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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3 August 1945: Ellen Wilkinson (Labour) became the first...

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3 August 1945

Ellen Wilkinson (Labour) became the first female Minister of Education.
Simon, Brian. Education and the Social Order, 1940-1990. Lawrence and Wishart, 1991.
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Bartley, Paula. “Women’s History Month: ’Red Ellen’, Ellen Wilkinson, 1891 – 1947”. Women’s History Network Blog, 7 Mar. 2011.

9 October 1849: Rufus Griswold (later editor and publicist...

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9 October 1849

Rufus Griswold (later editor and publicist of Edgar Allan Poe ) published Poe's now-famous poem Annabel Lee in the New York Daily Tribune in an obituary two days after the author's mysterious death.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
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1554: After the death of the Venetian Renaissance...

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1554

After the death of the Venetian Renaissance poet Gaspara Stampa , her poems were published by her sister, Cassandra, at Venice as Rime di Madonna G. Stampa. They were reprinted there in 1738, sharing...