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10 November 1938: On the day after the attacks on Jews and...

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10 November 1938

On the day after the attacks on Jews and their property later known as Kristallnacht, Jews in NaziGermany were forbidden from attending the cinema.
Trumpener, Katie. “Drowning out the Newsreel”. London Review of Books, Vol.
31
, No. 5, 12 Mar. 2009, pp. 23-4.
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1825: Michel-Eugène Chevreul and Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac...

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1825

Michel-Eugène Chevreul and Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac patented a way of making candles from fatty acid; this improvement on tallow candles was widely celebrated.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
286

7 March 1906: The Working Gentlewomen's Journal began monthly...

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7 March 1906

The Working Gentlewomen's Journal began monthly publication in London with articles on genteel employment.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
24
Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
615

1877: The House on the Marsh appeared in print:...

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1877

The House on the Marsh appeared in print: a mystery novel, the second work by Florence Warden, whose real name was Florence Alice James.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.
Reference sources, including the Feminist Companion, mistakenly attribute a later publication date.

11-14 March 1737: For four days highwaymen robbed every one...

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11-14 March 1737

For four days highwaymen robbed every one of the twice-daily stage-coaches from Marlborough, Wiltshire, to London.
Brett, Simon, b. 1945, editor. The Faber Book of Diaries. Faber, 1987.
95-6

May 1828: The Test and Corporations Act was repealed;...

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May 1828

The Test and Corporations Act was repealed; the act had stipulated that holders of public office be members of the Church of England, excluding dissenters, Catholics, and Jews from these positions.
Machin, George Ian Thom. Politics and the Churches in Great Britain 1832-1868. Clarendon, 1977.
21
Evans, Richard J. The Penguin Dictionary of Nineteenth Century History. Editors Belchem, John and Richard Price, Penguin, 1996.
608

5 November 1686: Mother Frances Bedingfield (using, for safety,...

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5 November 1686

Mother Frances Bedingfield (using, for safety, the alias Frances Long) signed the contract for the purchase of property on the site of the present Bar Convent in York, to use as a girls' school .
Gregory, M., and Isobel Grundy. Email about Mother Mary Davies to Isobel Grundy. 19 Apr. 2002.
Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy. Oxford University Press, 1993.
199

: Shakespeare probably composed his Roman history...

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Spring 1599

Shakespeare probably composed his Roman history play Julius Caesar.
Dobson, Michael. “A Furtive Night’s Work”. London Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2005, pp. 7-8.
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13 April 1964: A trial opened in London after Alexander...

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13 April 1964

A trial opened in London after Alexander Dering (formerly Dehring), a doctor of Polish birth who had worked in Auschwitz, brought libel charges against US writer Leon Uris over a paragraph in his novel Exodus...

March 1939: Nearly 5,000 works of art defined by Joseph...

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March 1939

Nearly 5,000 works of art defined by Joseph Goebbels as decadent (painted by Jews, Slavs, or those deemed degenerate Germans) were burned outside the Fire Department in Berlin.
Gilpin, Sam. “Faking It”. London Review of Books, 10 Aug. 2000, p. 39.
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1384: John Wycliffe completed the first English...

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1384

John Wycliffe completed the first English translation of the Bible, and circulated it widely in manuscript.
Bible. Cambridge University Press, 1997.

6 March 1848: A revolution occurred in Bavaria. Another...

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6 March 1848

A revolution occurred in Bavaria. Another took place in Berlin on the 11th.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
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1894: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge...

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1894

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge published Talks to Girls by One of Themselves, on the Difficulties, Duties, and Joys of a Girl's Life.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
135, 314
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.

1856: Margaret Agnes Colvile, future wife of publisher...

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1856

Margaret Agnes Colvile , future wife of publisher Charles Kegan Paul , published her first two novels: Dorothy: A Tale and DeCressy.
Howsam, Leslie. Kegan Paul—A Victorian Imprint. Kegan Paul; University of Toronto Press, 1998.
61-3, 71, 206

4 February 1948: Ceylon became self-governing within the British...

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4 February 1948

Ceylon became self-governing within the British Commonwealth.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
252, 264
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
610

1976: The Guardian (formerly the Manchester Guardian)...

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1976

The Guardian (formerly the Manchester Guardian) moved its head office from Manchester to Clerkenwell in London.
The Manchester Guardian.
5 May 2011, 22
The Manchester Guardian.
5 May 2011

January 1832: Tension between Austria and France came to...

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January 1832

Tension between Austria and France came to a head when both Austrian troops, dispatched by Metternich , and French forces converged on Bologna to suppress an uprising there.
Gildea, Robert. Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914. Oxford University Press, 1987.
67

January 1792: A number of black people embarked at Halifax,...

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January 1792

A number of black people embarked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading for Sierra Leone, where they arrived (on a ship captained by John Clarkson , brother of the abolitionist) two months later.
Falconbridge, Anna Maria, and Mary Ann Parker. Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies. Editor Coleman, Deirdre, Leicester University Press, 1999.
xvii

By January 1789: The Society for Bettering the Conditions...

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By January 1789

The Society for Bettering the Conditions and Increasing the Comfort of the Poor, founded by future Clapham Sect members and others, was planning expansion; its plans for amelioration claimed a scientific basis.
Porter, Roy. English Society in the Eighteenth Century. Penguin, 1982.
297
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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: London's Metropolitan Board of Works began...

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Autumn 1863

London's Metropolitan Board of Works began constructing the Thames Embankment.
Porter, Dale H. The Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London. University of Akron Press, 1998.
xiii, 4, 10, 20
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
266

1925: This Quarter, edited by Ernest Walsh and...

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1925

This Quarter, edited by Ernest Walsh and Ethel Moorhead , began quarterly publication in Paris.
Hanscombe, Gillian, and Virginia L. Smyers. Writing for Their Lives: The Modernist Women, 1910-1940. Women’s Press, 1987.
277
Marek, Jayne E. Women Editing Modernism: "Little" Magazines & Literary History. University Press of Kentucky, 1995.
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January 1876: The Methodist Protest, the monthly organ...

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January 1876

The Methodist Protest, the monthly organ of the Wesleyan Society for Securing the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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15-22 July 1933: Wiley Post made the first solo flight around...

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15-22 July 1933

Wiley Post made the first solo flight around the world.
Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard. Aviation: An Historical Survey from its Origins to the end of World War II. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
249

7 April 1936: The South African Parliament passed the Native...

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7 April 1936

The South African Parliament passed the Native Representation Bill, which made provision for blacks to elect three Europeans to represent them in Parliament.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
242
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
552

1894: Scottish-born Canadian novelist Joanna Ellen...

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1894

Scottish-born Canadian novelist Joanna Ellen Wood published her first novel, The Untempered Wind, in New York as no. 4 of Tait's Illustrated Library.
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.
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.