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June 1851: Henry Manning converted to Roman Catholicism...

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June 1851

Henry Manning converted to Roman Catholicism after seeing several of his Oxford colleagues do so; he became a Cardinal fourteen years later and was a strong proponent of the Ultramontanist side of the Roman Catholic...

30 March 1764: Parliament passed the American Duties Act...

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30 March 1764

Parliament passed the American Duties Act (usually called either the Sugar Act or the Revenue Act): an effort to collect the tax due on molasses.
Thomas, Peter David Garner. British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763-1767. Clarendon, 1975.
44-50

From March 1871: The Vigilance Association for the Defence...

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From March 1871

The Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights, especially in relation to Women , founded this month, advocated equality of legal treatment for citizens regardless of sex or class.
Petrow, Stefan. Policing Morals: The Metropolitan Police and the Home Office 1870-1914. Clarendon Press, 1994, p. 343.
22-3, 122, 125
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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1860: Gore House, Kensington, was demolished to...

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1860

Gore House, Kensington, was demolished to allow the construction of the Royal Albert Hall .
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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1 May 2004: The European Union was transformed by the...

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1 May 2004

The European Union was transformed by the joining of ten new countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, and Cyprus.
Vulliamy, Ed. “In from the cold”. Guardian Unlimited, 11 Apr. 2004.

1795: Scottish surgeon Alexander Gordon first argued...

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1795

Scottish surgeon Alexander Gordon first argued that puerperal fever was contagious, not a miasma in the air.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
2nd ser. 18 (1796): 145-9
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.

1 May 2011: New rules approved by the International Association...

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1 May 2011

New rules approved by the International Association of Athletics Federations or IAAF came into force on the eligibility for international competition of female athletes with what is known as hyperandrogenism, that is higher levels of...

1973: Rita Mae Brown published the lesbian novel...

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1973

Rita Mae Brown published the lesbian novel Rubyfruit Jungle with feminist small press Daughters, Inc .
Brownmiller, Susan. In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Dial, 1999.
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23 August 1943: The Russians recaptured Kharkhov, beginning...

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23 August 1943

The Russians recaptured Kharkhov, beginning a Russian counter-offensive that continued until Soviet troops entered Berlin.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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4 April 1839: Major General Sir Charles James Napier assumed...

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4 April 1839

Major General Sir Charles James Napier assumed command of the North of England as Chartist agitation grew.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
25, 132

Hannah Griffitts

HG was a remarkably forceful and plangent Philadelphia lyric poet. Her life spans the time of the American war of independence. More than two hundred of her surviving poems and a large body of letters...

By 6 June 1641: Thomas Edwards inveighed against the women...

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By 6 June 1641

Thomas Edwards inveighed against the women preachers of the dissenting sects in Reasons against the Independent Government of Particular Congregations.
Gillespie, Katharine. “A Hammer in Her Hand: The Separation of Church from State and the Early Feminist Writings of Katherine Chidley”. Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature, Vol.
17
, No. 2, 1998, pp. 213-33.
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17 July 1841: The first number of the comic weekly Punch...

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17 July 1841

The first number of the comic weekly Punch (founded by Douglas Jerrold and others) appeared in print.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
515

20 May 1761: George III consented to marry Princess Charlotte...

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20 May 1761

George III consented to marry Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ; formal proposals began.
Tillyard, Stella. Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832. Chatto and Windus, 1994.
130-2

4 April 1750: Londoners panicked (those with transport...

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4 April 1750

Londoners panicked (those with transport fled to the country) after earthquakes on 8 February and 8 March: a third and more destructive one was widely predicted for April the 8th.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
87
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
20 (1750): 89, 137, 184

27 April 1736: Frederick Prince of Wales married Princess...

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27 April 1736

Frederick Prince of Wales married Princess Augusta , who had first met him two days before, when she landed in England.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
6 (1736): 230
Backscheider, Paula R. “The Shadow of an Author: Eliza Haywood”. Eighteenth-Century Fiction, Vol.
11
, No. 1, 1998, pp. 79-102.
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14 April-27 December 1933: There was a rash of sightings of the Loch...

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14 April-27 December 1933

There was a rash of sightings of the Loch Ness Monster. These reports were so high-profile that some have believed this was the first time the alleged creature had ever been sighted.
“Index of Waterbased Monster Sightings”. The Legend of Nessie.

Charlotte Godley

CG is remembered for her only book: a posthumously published collection of travel letters about the early (mid-nineteenth-century) social life and landscape of New Zealand. Brief excerpts from her journals also survive.
Charlotte Godley Photograph of a head-and-shoulders sketch of Charlotte Godley, 1877, reproduced in "Letters from Early New Zealand", 1950. She is wearing a high-collared shirt, a bow round her neck fastened with a brooch (perhaps a cameo), and simple round earrings . Her hair is brushed back under a light lace cap.

30 July 1938: The first number of the Beano appeared; it...

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30 July 1938

The first number of the Beano appeared; it became one of Britain's most popular comics.
Baxendale, Leo. “Bash Street, the Beano and me”. The Guardian, 30 July 2003, p. G2, 2.
G2, 2
Taylor, David John. “Outrageous stereotypes, gutter-level humour and physical indignity”. The Guardian, 30 July 2003, p. G2, 3.
G2, 3

5 November 1974: Shirley Gee's first radio play, Stones, was...

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5 November 1974

Shirley Gee 's first radio play, Stones, was produced for BBC Radio 3 .
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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Ada Cambridge

AC was a prolific and well-known author of fiction (more than twenty novels), poetry (three volumes), and autobiography (two volumes) in the final four decades of the nineteenth century and the first few years of...
Ada Cambridge Black and white photograph of Ada Cambridge, shown from the shoulders up. Her head is turned slightly to the side, her hair is pulled back and she is wearing an intricately patterned lace dress.

By 13 February 1875: Mark Pattison published his best known work,...

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By 13 February 1875

Mark Pattison published his best known work, Isaac Casaubon, 1559-1614.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
2468 (1875): 219
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Thonemann, Peter. “Wall of Ice”. London Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2008, pp. 23-4.
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1934: The British Council was founded to promote...

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1934

The British Council was founded to promote education abroad about Britain and British art.
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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1947: Doreen Carwithen was the first composer chosen...

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1947

Doreen Carwithen was the first composer chosen from the Royal Academy of Music for the J. Arthur Rank Apprenticeship Scheme to study film music.
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
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1902: The Marine Motoring Association, the first...

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1902

The Marine Motoring Association , the first British motorboating club, was founded.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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