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1845: The Society of Fraternal Democrats (the first...

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1845

The Society of Fraternal Democrats (the first international working-class organization) was founded.
Rothstein, Theodore. From Chartism to Labourism. Garland, 1984.
128, 130, 131

1 February 1791: Thomas Paine published Rights of Man, written...

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1 February 1791

Thomas Paine published Rights of Man, written in answer to Burke 's Reflections on the Revolution in France.
Butler, Marilyn, editor. Burke, Paine, Godwin, and the Revolution Controversy. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
107
Scheuermann, Mona. “Ferocious Countenance: The Upper Classes Look at the Poor”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin, Vol.
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, 2000, pp. 53-79.
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Jones, Mary Gwladys. Hannah More. Cambridge University Press, 1952.
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June 1837: Elizabeth Planché's drama The Ransom opened...

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June 1837

Elizabeth Planché 's drama The Ransom opened at the Haymarket .
Mullin, Donald C. Victorian Plays: A Record of Significant Productions on the London Stage, 1837-1901. Greenwood Press, 1987.

5 March 1976: The pound sterling first fell below two US...

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5 March 1976

The pound sterling first fell below two US dollars in value.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
412

1808: The Royal Lancastrian Society, later the...

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1808

The Royal Lancastrian Society , later the British and Foreign School Society , was founded in London by friends of the educator Joseph Lancaster .
Curtis, Stanley James. History of Education in Great Britain. Seventh, University Tutorial Press, 1967.
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Martin, Christopher. A Short History of English Schools, 1750-1965. Wayland, 1979.
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1867: Spiritualism received a blow when rumours...

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1867

Spiritualism received a blow when rumours of Kate Fox 's drinking problems reached England.
Owen, Alex. The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Nineteenth-Century England. Virago, 1989.
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13 December 1476: William Caxton printed a Papal Indulgence...

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13 December 1476

William Caxton printed a Papal Indulgence on which a contemporary hand added this date, which makes it Caxton's earliest known printing in England.
Caxton’s Printed Indulgence. National Archives, http://www.pro.gov.uk/virtualmuseum/icons/caxton.htm.

1935: Bruce Rogers completed at Oxford a lectern...

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1935

Bruce Rogers completed at Oxford a lectern Bible considered to be the greatest folio Bible since Baskerville 's 1763 Bible printed at Cambridge.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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15 August 1057: Malcolm killed King Macbeth, and assumed...

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15 August 1057

Malcolm killed King Macbeth , and assumed the throne of Scotland as King Malcolm III of Scots or of Scotland.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
51

1800-16: Beau Brummell, at the height of his social...

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1800-16

Beau Brummell , at the height of his social power as an arbiter of society and fashion, was largely responsible for establishing a style of male dress to parallel the Neoclassical style for women.
Nigro, Jeffrey A. “Estimating Lace and Muslin: Dress and Fashion in Jane Austen and her World”. Persuasions, Vol.
23
, 2001, pp. 50-62.
59-60, 61

1919: The first novel by Joan Sutherland (real...

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1919

The first novel by Joan Sutherland (real name Joan Maisie Kelly), Wings of the Morning, explored the subject of British politics.
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.
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.

10 February 1749: Henry Fielding published Tom Jones, his comic...

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10 February 1749

Henry Fielding published Tom Jones, his comic epic poem in prose, in six volumes containing three books each. It reached a (revised) fourth edition by 11 December.
Fielding, Henry. “Introduction”. Tom Jones, edited by John Bender et al., Oxford University Press, 1996, p. ix - xliii.
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1863: Parliament approved the purchase of twelve...

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1863

Parliament approved the purchase of twelve acres of land at South Kensington (formerly part of the Exhibition site) as the site of the Natural History Museum .
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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Christabel Coleridge

CC 's writing career spanned over forty years in the last three decades of the nineteenth century and the first two of the twentieth. She published nearly thirty-nine novels, four collaborative fictional works, one collection...

1 November 1911: During the Turkish-Italian war, a pilot named...

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1 November 1911

During the Turkish-Italian war, a pilot named Giulio Cavotti dropped the first bomb from a plane, on troops at an oasis near Tripoli.
Wright, Patrick. “Dropping Their Eggs”. London Review of Books, 23 Aug. 2001, pp. 11-14.
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16 February 1946: ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and...

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16 February 1946

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the world's first large-scale electronic computer, was unveiled at the Moore School of Engineering in Pennsylvania.
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, and William Aspray. Computer. Basic Books, 1996.
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Moschovitis, Christos et al. History of the Internet. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
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5 July 1926: The decision to admit women to membership...

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5 July 1926

The decision to admit women to membership in Indian Legislatures was announced.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 843

24 January 1730: Dr John Mowbray published The Female Physician,...

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24 January 1730

Dr John Mowbray published The Female Physician, containing all the Diseases incident to that Sex . . ..
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.

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.
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Brock, William H. Science for All: Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education. Variorum, 1996.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
90 (1820): ii: 632

12 February-17 May 1928: Lady Mary Heath made a solo flight from Cape...

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12 February-17 May 1928

Lady Mary Heath made a solo flight from Cape Town to Cairo and on to the UK.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 719

6 June 1727: Feuding supporters of the rival opera singers...

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6 June 1727

Feuding supporters of the rival opera singers Faustina and Cuzzoni caused a disturbance at the Haymarket Theatre, ending both the performance and the season.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
2: 879, 929

1650: Parliament passed an Adultery Act, which...

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1650

Parliament passed an Adultery Act, which reflected Puritan views of the sanctity of marriage by making adultery a punishable offence.
Gillis, John R. For Better, For Worse: British Marriages, 1600 to the Present. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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1870: A new medical journal, the American Journal...

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1870

A new medical journal, the American Journal of Dermatology and Syphilography, connected skin and sexuality; the linkage cast suspicion on young women seeking treatment for acne.
This eventually became The Archives of Dermatology and...

1891: Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway...

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1891

Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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March 1863: William Whiteley opened a shop in Westbourne...

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March 1863

William Whiteley opened a shop in Westbourne Grove, London; the shop grew rapidly into Whiteley's department store.
Ferry, John William. A History of the Department Store. Macmillan, 1960.
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