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18 June 1999: Reclaim the Streets, a protest organisation,...

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18 June 1999

Reclaim the Streets , a protest organisation, mounted a demonstration against London banking and business: Stop the City.
Griffiths, Jay. “Diary”. London Review of Books, 22 June 2000, pp. 46-7.
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July 1917: Printers began charging for the rental of...

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July 1917

Printers began charging for the rental of standing type and the storage of unbound sheets.
Kingsford, Reginald John Lethbridge. The Publisher’s Association, 1896-1946. Cambridge University Press, 1970.
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1857: William Acton's Prostitution advocated of...

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1857

William Acton 's Prostitution advocated of the control of prostitution through state regulation.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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1853: The first children's hospital in Britain...

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1853

The first children's hospital in Britain was opened in Great Ormond Street, London.
Smith, Francis Barrymore. The People’s Health, 1830-1910. Croom Helm, 1979.
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November 1850: Harriot Hunt was formally accepted into the...

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November 1850

Harriot Hunt was formally accepted into the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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9 August 1869: The final amendments to the Contagious Diseases...

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9 August 1869

The final amendments to the Contagious Diseases Acts were introduced by Lord Northbrook , Under Secretary for War.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
statutes

16 December 1949: The Adoption of Children Act (1949) allowed...

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16 December 1949

The Adoption of Children Act (1949) allowed adopted children to inherit through their adoptive families.
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1949): 2175-92
Reeves, Josephine. “The Deviant Mother and Child: The Development of Adoption as an Instrument of Social Control”. Journal of Law and Society, Vol.
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, No. 4, 1 Dec. 1993–28 Feb. 1994, pp. 412-26.
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1881: A voluntary treatment centre for prostitutes...

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1881

A voluntary treatment centre for prostitutes was opened by the Rescue Society of London .
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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1836: A temperance meeting in Taunton, Somerset,...

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1836

A temperance meeting in Taunton, Somerset, witnessed the outbreak of a riot, as moderationists violently disrupted a speech by teetotaller James Tearle .
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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Early December 1798: Merchants in Edinburgh and Aberdeen sent...

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Early December 1798

Merchants in Edinburgh and Aberdeen sent messages to the Lord Mayor of London endorsing the levying of higher taxes for the war effort.
Macleod, Emma Vincent. “A city invincible? Edinburgh and the war against Revolutionary France”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
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, No. 2, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 2000, pp. 153-66.
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22 May 1906: The last British soldiers in Canada left...

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22 May 1906

The last British soldiers in Canada left Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
II: 495

Catherine Fanshawe

CF wrote mostly in the early nineteenth century, though she began before the end of the old century. She composed private poems and letters (of which only a tiny proportion survive); sophisticated, high-spirited, sharp-tongued parodies...

1948: The introduction in England of the Jaguar...

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1948

The introduction in England of the Jaguar XK 120 sports car caused a sensation.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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26 April 1937: The German Air Force bombed the village of...

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26 April 1937

The German Air Force bombed the village of Guernica in the Basque country in Spain; this was not a military target, so the incident represents an early instance of the bombing of civilians with...

July 1934: The Mersey Tunnel was opened under the Mersey...

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July 1934

The Mersey Tunnel was opened under the Mersey estuary, connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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20 September 1917: The Military Voters Act allowed women who...

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20 September 1917

The Military Voters Act allowed women who were British subjects, and who had close relatives in the armed forces, to vote in national elections on behalf of their male relatives.
“Women’s Right to Vote in Canada”. Paarliament of Canada: A to Z Index: Women, 1 Feb. 1999.

3 March 1843: The trial opened of Daniel M'Naghten for...

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3 March 1843

The trial opened of Daniel M'Naghten for the murder of Sir Robert Peel 's private secretary; his counsel pleaded insanity and consequent lack of self-control.
Walker, Nigel. Crime and Insanity in England. Edinburgh University Press, 1968.
92, 94-5

About June 1390: John Gower finished composing his only English...

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About June 1390

John Gower finished composing his only English poem, the miscellaneous collection of tales entitled Confessio Amantis; it was printed by William Caxton in 1483.
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

After July 1908: The Women's National Anti-Suffrage League...

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After July 1908

The Women's National Anti-Suffrage League collected 337, 018 signatures in an anti-suffrage petition.
Norquay, Glenda. Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women’s Suffrage Campaign. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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1700: There was published Baron and Feme. A Treatise...

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1700

There was published Baron and Feme. A Treatise of the Common Law concerning Husbands and Wives.
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
Catalogue No. 23

1641: Pierre Corneille published his classical...

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1641

Pierre Corneille published his classical tragedy Horace, which had been first performed the previous year.
Philips, Katherine. Collected Works. Editors Thomas, Patrick et al., Stump Cross Books, 1990–1993, 3 vols.
3: 119

1884: The first public telephones, accepting money...

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1884

The first public telephones, accepting money in a slot, were introduced into British shops; they were later shielded from the gaze of onlookers by curtains.
Guardian Weekly.
(1-7 February 2001): 7

15 July 1685: The Duke of Monmouth was beheaded on Tower...

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15 July 1685

The Duke of Monmouth was beheaded on Tower Hill, following his attempt to seize the throne.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
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August 1940: The German Nazi Party barred Jews from shopping...

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August 1940

The GermanNazi Party barred Jews from shopping other than in the hours of 3 to 4 p.m.
This information comes from the diaries of Victor Klemperer , first published in 2000.
Powers, Thomas. “’A Thousand Mosquito Bites’”. London Review of Books, 21 Sept. 2000, pp. 3-7.
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5 April 1794: In France, Robespierre had his two erstwhile...

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5 April 1794

In France, Robespierre had his two erstwhile friends and associates Desmoulins and Danton guillotined.
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh, Cambridge University Press, 1911.