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August 1938: The German Nazi Party decreed that Jews should...

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August 1938

The GermanNazi Party decreed that Jews should all add either Israel or Sara to their first names according to sex.
Powers, Thomas. “’A Thousand Mosquito Bites’”. London Review of Books, 21 Sept. 2000, pp. 3-7.
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This information comes from the diaries of Victor Klemperer , first published in 2000.

1941: Ernestine Carter (later fashion editor of...

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1941

Ernestine Carter (later fashion editor of the Sunday Times) edited a book of comic-horrific
Hollander, Anne. “Insouciance”. London Review of Books, 20 July 2006, pp. 3-7.
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photographs mostly by Lee Miller , entitled Grim Glory: Pictures of Britain under Fire.
Hollander, Anne. “Insouciance”. London Review of Books, 20 July 2006, pp. 3-7.
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By September 1779: John Birch published Considerations on the...

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By September 1779

John Birch published Considerations on the Efficacy of Electricity, in removing Female Obstructions. To which are annexed, Cases with Remarks.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
48 (1779): 237

15 November 1889: Brazil was declared a republic: its second...

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15 November 1889

Brazil was declared a republic: its second and last emperor, Pedro II , was deposed.
“Library of Congress Country Studies”. Country Studies/Area Handbook Series, 2003.

1807: The Church Missionary Society set up a Corresponding...

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1807

The Church Missionary Society set up a Corresponding Committee in Calcutta with the intention of beginning missionary work there.
Church Missionary Society Archive: Section VI: Missions to India. Adam Matthew.

1906: The Labour Representation Committee changed...

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1906

The Labour Representation Committee changed its name to the Labour Party .
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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1667: Joseph Glanvill published Some Philosophical...

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1667

Joseph Glanvill published Some Philosophical Considerations touching the being of Witches and Witchcraft.
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.

12 November 2014: The European Space Agency's spacecraft Rosetta,...

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12 November 2014

The European Space Agency 's spacecraft Rosetta, orbiting the planet Mars, succeeded in landing a smaller data-gathering craft, Philae, on the surface of a comet known as 67P.
Clark, Stuart. “After a hectic week, spacecraft send a last tweet and shut down”. Guardian Weekly, 21 Nov. 2014, p. 5.

1898: Katie Grassett founded the London School...

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1898

Katie Grassett founded the London School of Weaving .
Callen, Anthea. Women in the Arts and Crafts Movement 1870-1914. Astragal Books, 1980.
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15 July 1839: Teetotallers largely ended the practice of...

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15 July 1839

Teetotallers largely ended the practice of offering strong drink to children at religious festivities in Yorkshire; local Methodists, however, continued to do so.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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6 March 1912: The Women's Freedom League denounced Women's...

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6 March 1912

The Women's Freedom League denounced Women's Social and Political Union militancy in a letter to the Manchester Guardian.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
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1937: Treasure in Heaven, a novel that explores...

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1937

Treasure in Heaven, a novel that explores class conflicts, was published by Rosalind Wade .
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.

Mary Anne Jevons, the elder

Mary Anne Jevons came from a literary family and was encouraged to write from an early age. Having begun by editing a collection of her family's poetry, she went on during the early and mid...

Sarah Dixon

SD , who began writing poems by 1703, seems from the late appearance of her poetry volume as if she belonged to a later generation than she did. The book is notable for her writing...
Sarah Dixon Flyleaf of Sarah Dixon's "Poems on Several Occasions", 1740, recording the efforts of nineteenth-century scholars to identify her.

15 July 1673: The Publishing Committee of the Society of...

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15 July 1673

The Publishing Committee of the Society of Friends made the decision to archive two copies of every book published by a Quaker.
Friends House Staff Member. Telephone conversation about the library at Friends House, London, with Isobel Grundy. 1998.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
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1877: The Metropolitan Association for Befriending...

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1877

The Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants , a social purity group which worked with workhouse girls, adopted the ideas of reformer Ellice Hopkins .
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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1836: A ballad entitled The Female Smuggler had...

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1836

A ballad entitled The Female Smuggler had great success in both Britain and America; its heroine, a smuggler's daughter, is pardoned and married by the commander she has shot.
Dugaw, Dianne. Warrior Women and Popular Balladry 1650-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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6 December 1718: Nicholas Rowe, playwright, translator, and...

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6 December 1718

Nicholas Rowe , playwright, translator, and editor of Shakespeare , died after four years in the post of Poet Laureate.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

By September 1835: James Silk Buckingham's Public Institutions...

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By September 1835

James Silk Buckingham 's Public Institutions Bill reached the committee stage before it was abandoned.
Black, Alistair. A New History of the English Public Library: Social and Political Contexts, 1850-1914. Leicester University Press, 1996.
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Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845-1975. 2nd ed., Library Association, 1977.
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Black, Alistair. A New History of the English Public Library: Social and Political Contexts, 1850-1914. Leicester University Press, 1996.
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1796: Another Watch Act extended the London night-time...

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1796

Another Watch Act extended the London night-time peace-keeping force to sixty-four watchmen, plus beadles, inspectors, constables, and further reinforcements for the winter months only.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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1844: The Hungarian Diet abolished the official...

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1844

The Hungarian Diet abolished the official use of Latin in Hungary, establishing Magyar as the kingdom's sole language.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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1534: A sidesman, enforcing the officially approved...

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1534

A sidesman, enforcing the officially approved order of service, removed Certain maidens
Adamson, John William. ’The Illiterate Anglo-Saxon’ and Other Essays on Education, Medieval and Modern. Cambridge University Press, 1946.
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from church in Langham, a village in East Anglia, for reading matins from an English Primer.
Adamson, John William. ’The Illiterate Anglo-Saxon’ and Other Essays on Education, Medieval and Modern. Cambridge University Press, 1946.
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Adamson, John William. ’The Illiterate Anglo-Saxon’ and Other Essays on Education, Medieval and Modern. Cambridge University Press, 1946.
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14 August 1834: The Poor Law Amendment Act, known as the...

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14 August 1834

The Poor Law Amendment Act, known as the New Poor Law, centralized the administration of poor relief.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
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Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011, editor. The Early Chartists. Macmillan, 1971.
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Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011. Outsiders: Class, Gender and Nation. Verso, 1993.
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Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
1834: 376ff
Sweet, Matthew. Inventing the Victorians. St Martin’s Press, 2001.
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March 1843: John Elliotson founded The Zoist: A Journal...

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March 1843

John Elliotson founded The Zoist: A Journal of Cerebral Physiology and Mesmerism, and their Applications to Human Welfare; it ran for thirteen years and marked the height of the mesmerism boom in Britain.
Porter, Katherine H. Through a Glass Darkly: Spiritualism in the Browning Circle. Octagon, 1972.
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Gauld, Alan. A History of Hypnotism. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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Porter, Katherine H. Through a Glass Darkly: Spiritualism in the Browning Circle. Octagon, 1972.
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By November 1810: Monsieur Appert perfected his canning process...

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By November 1810

Monsieur Appert perfected his canning process for preserving food; the French Chamber of Arts awarded him a substantial premium for his invention.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
3rd ser. 22 (1811): 335
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
80 (1810): 475