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5 February 1851: A public meeting of women in the Democratic...

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5 February 1851

A public meeting of women in the Democratic Temperance Hall, Sheffield, adopted the first petition for the enfranchisement of women to be submitted to both houses of parliament.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
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Schwarzkopf, Jutta. Women in the Chartist Movement. St Martin’s Press, 1991.
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11 April-14 August 1961: World media reported extensively on the trial...

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11 April-14 August 1961

World media reported extensively on the trial for war crimes of Adolf Eichmann , a major architect of the Nazi death camps.
Steele, Sir Richard, and Joseph Addison, editors. The Guardian. J. Tonson.
(12 August 1999): 13

December 1990: Bibliographer G. Thomas Tanselle spoke out...

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December 1990

Bibliographer G. Thomas Tanselle spoke out at Columbia University about what he termed the microfilming epidemic, with attendant destruction of texts once microfilmed.
Baker, Nicholson. Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. Random House, 2001.
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May 1712: The publisher Bernard Lintot edited and published...

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May 1712

The publisher Bernard Lintot edited and published Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, by several Hands.
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.

December 1905: A young British officer, Hugh Trenchard,...

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December 1905

A young British officer, Hugh Trenchard , ordered the massacre of inhabitants of the village of Ahiara in southern Nigeria in retaliation for the killing of another officer.
Gott, Richard. “Shoot them to be sure”. London Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2002, pp. 26-9.
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Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan

In her capacities as poet, novelist, and travel writer with a sharp eye for culture and politics, SOLM spoke for the early movement of Irish nationalism. She also wrote plays and verse. Her reputation, once...
Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan Full-length portrait of Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan, by René Théodore Berthon, c. 1818. She sits in an ornate chair, with an elbow on a desk bearing paper, an inkwell, and a vase of flowers; her head rests pensively on her hand. She is wearing a black Empire-style dress with short puff sleeves, and holding a quill pen. A blue mantle with plentiful white fur trim is thrown carelessly on her chair. National Gallery of Ireland.

1926: Peter Davies established his own publishing...

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1926

Peter Davies established his own publishing business at 30 Henrietta Street, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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October 1960: US Senator John F. Kennedy unveiled his plan...

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October 1960

US Senator John F. Kennedy unveiled his plan for the Peace Corps , an organization recruiting young Americans for temporary volunteer work in poor overseas countries.
Borger, Julian. “Putting bandwidth before BandAids?”. Guardian Weekly, 7–13 Sept. 2000, p. 24.
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1857: A new Friendly Societies Act offered legal...

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1857

A new Friendly Societies Act offered legal protection of funds for investors, thus increasing the desirability and stability of friendly societies.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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2 November 1936: The BBC began the world's first regular public...

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2 November 1936

The BBC began the world's first regular public television service from Alexandra Palace in London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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March 1969: Novelist Angus Wilson, recently appointed...

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March 1969

Novelist Angus Wilson , recently appointed Chair of the Literature Panel of the Arts Council , organised the council's first Writers' Tour, to North Wales.
Drabble, Margaret. “Pressure to Perform”. The Author, Vol.
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, No. 4, 1 Dec. 2001–28 Feb. 2002, pp. 162-4.
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December 1913: The Society of Scottish Artists exhibited...

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December 1913

The Society of Scottish Artists exhibited post-Impressionist works by Cézanne , Gauguin , Matisse and Van Gogh , as well as Duncan Grant and John Duncan Fergusson .
Hardie, William. Scottish Painting, 1837 to the Present. Studio Vista, 1990.
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MacMillan, Duncan. Scottish Art, 1460-1990. Mainstream Publishing, 1990.
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1835: The London City Mission was established by...

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1835

The London City Mission was established by Nonconformists and Anglican Evangelicals; similar organizations appeared nationwide.
Bradley, Ian. The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians. Jonathan Cape, 1976.
45-6, 51

31 May 1898: George Bedborough, secretary of the Legitimation...

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31 May 1898

George Bedborough , secretary of the Legitimation League which sought to change the law to improve the position of illegitimate children, was arrested, largely in an attempt to damage the League through him.
Forward, Stephanie. “A Study in Yellow: Mona Caird’s ’The Yellow Drawing-Room’”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
7
, No. 2, 2000, pp. 295-07.
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1970: The London entertainments guide Time Out...

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1970

The London entertainments guide Time Out was launched on an initial capital of £70, the founding editor's twenty-first birthday present.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

19 January 1839: British ships attacked Aden, which was at...

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19 January 1839

British ships attacked Aden, which was at that time annexed to British India.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 21st ed., Ward, Lock and Bowden, 1895.
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3 June 1829: Publisher Henry Colburn went into partnership...

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3 June 1829

Publisher Henry Colburn went into partnership with Richard Bentley (1794 - ­1871) (who, in order to do this, had just dissolved the partnership between himself and his brother Samuel Bentley as printers).
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Richard Bentley, 1794-1871

14 September 1850: A new convent for the Anglican Sisterhood...

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14 September 1850

A new convent for the AnglicanSisterhood of the Holy Cross began construction in Osnaburgh Street in London.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
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11 March 1941: American President F. D. Roosevelt signed...

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11 March 1941

American President F. D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Bill which ensured a stable source of supplies (regardless of ability to pay) for countries whose defence was deemed by America to be necessary to US security...

2 May 1881: The first issue of the Victoria Street Society's...

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2 May 1881

The first issue of the Victoria Street Society 's Zoophilist appeared.
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
280, 290

1920: The Slough Trading Estate was developed at...

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1920

The Slough Trading Estate was developed at Slough just west of London. By 1924, as Slough Estates Limited, it was Britain's first industrial estate.
“Berkshire, History of Slough”. BBC Where I live.

Before mid-September 2004: Melanie Abrahams of literary agency Renaissance...

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Before mid-September 2004

Melanie Abrahams of literary agency Renaissance One organised a group photo of people of Afro, Caribbean, or Asian origin who make a significant contribution to contemporary British literature.
Levy, Andrea. “Made in Britain”. The Guardian, 18 Sept. 2004, pp. Review 34 - 5.
Review 34-5

8 February 1777: Thomas Chatterton's fake medieval Rowley...

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8 February 1777

Thomas Chatterton 's fake medieval Rowley poems were posthumously published; controversy over their authenticity rumbled on for years.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
47 (1777): 137
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

January 1732: Lord Grange abducted his wife to the remote...

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January 1732

Lord Grange abducted his wife to the remote Hebridean island of St Kilda, and gave out that she was dead.
Grundy, Isobel. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Comet of the Enlightenment. Clarendon, 1999.
97, 293

3 April 1943: The BBC's programme Saturday Night Theatre...

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3 April 1943

The BBC 's programme Saturday Night Theatre began.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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