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2 October 1733: The General Evening Post was launched as...

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2 October 1733

The General Evening Post was launched as a thrice-weekly newspaper: one of four papers which dominated publishers' book advertising until nearly the century's end.
Tierney, James E. “Advertisements for Books in London Newspapers, 1760-1785”. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, edited by Timothy Erwin and Ourida Mostefai, Vol.
30
, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, pp. 153-64.
154-5, 157, 159-61
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.

17 December 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright of Ohio completed...

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17 December 1903

Orville and Wilbur Wright of Ohio completed their historic flight (the world's first powered, sustained, controlled aeroplane flight) with Flyer I at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
158
Guardian Weekly.
(30 March-5 April 2000): 22

February 1833: William Ullathorne began Roman Catholic missionary...

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February 1833

William Ullathorne began Roman Catholic missionary work among prisoners in New South Wales.
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
162

4 September 1870: When a Paris mob proclaimed the Third Republic,...

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4 September 1870

When a Paris mob proclaimed the Third Republic, the Legislative Chamber of France established a provisional Government of National Defence.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
286
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
175

14 March 1964: Jack Ruby was convicted in Dallas, Texas,...

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14 March 1964

Jack Ruby was convicted in Dallas, Texas, for shooting and killing Lee Harvey Oswald on 24 November 1963, two days after Oswald was arrested for the murder of President John F. Kennedy .
Perez, Joan Jenkins. “Ruby, Jack”. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) at the University of Texas at Austin: The Handbook of Texas Online.

June 1856: Adelaide Ristori, famous Italian actress,...

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June 1856

Adelaide Ristori , famous Italian actress, made her British debut in London at the Lyceum Theatre .
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
143-4, 153-5, 161

1388: The Statute of Cambridge, popularly known...

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1388

The Statute of Cambridge, popularly known as the Poor Law, was passed, classifying the types of needy and designating responsibility for their care.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.

1839: George Bell founded his publishing firm in...

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1839

George Bell founded his publishing firm in London; it specialised in educational books.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 22, 25, 27

1842: In London, the countries of the Quadruple...

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1842

In London, the countries of the Quadruple Alliance and France signed the Convention of the Straits.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
131

June 1914: The Women's Co-operative Guild resolved to...

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June 1914

The Women's Co-operative Guild resolved to forfeit the £400 grant from the Co-operative Union rather than suspend the campaign for divorce law reform.
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
174-6
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
154
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
134-5

25 December 1898: Imperial Penny Postage was proclaimed to...

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25 December 1898

Imperial Penny Postage was proclaimed to most of the British Empire.
Staff, Frank. The Penny Post, 1680-1918. Lutterworth Press, 1964.
211

1709: Bernard Mandeville published The Virgin Unmask'd,...

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1709

Bernard Mandeville published The Virgin Unmask'd, a conduct book for women titled to suggest erotic fiction. In fact it takes a proto-feminist tone.
O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
21-2

1961: Oxford University instituted a scheme for...

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1961

Oxford University instituted a scheme for redistributing income and capital from richer to poorer colleges.
Howarth, Janet. “Women”. The History of the University of Oxford: The Twentieth Century, edited by Brian Harrison, Clarendon, 1994, pp. 345-76.
361

1885: The Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union was founded;...

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1885

The Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union was founded; it served as a political pressure group and agent of pro-Union propaganda.
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
32

3 March 1838: The first issue of The Monthly Chronicle:...

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3 March 1838

The first issue of The Monthly Chronicle: A National Journal of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art was published.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
3: 111
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
109-12

1956: Elizabeth Blinn Stone and Elizabeth Smead...

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1956

Elizabeth Blinn Stone and Elizabeth Smead published a variety of religious biographies in the volume Women of the Scriptures with Vantage Press in New York.
The British National Bibliography. Council of the British National Bibliography; British Library, Bibliographic Services Division, 1950.
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Early 1847: John Mitchell founded the United Irishman,...

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Early 1847

John Mitchell founded the United Irishman, a publication advocating armed rebellion against British rule.
Adelman, Paul. Great Britain and the Irish Question 1800-1922. Hodder and Stoughton, 1996.
66-7

1 January 1882: The Entail Abolition Act took effect....

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1 January 1882

The Entail Abolition Act took effect.
Fowler, William, 1828 - 1905 et al. “Entail Abolition: A Bill”. British Parliamentary Papers, edited by Edgar L. Erickson, Readex Microprint, 1967, pp. II: 332 - 6.
2: 331-6
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
396-7

19 October 1839: George Bradshaw published the first Bradshaw's...

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19 October 1839

George Bradshaw published the first Bradshaw's Railway Guide.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

14 May-28 October 1900: Women were first admitted to the Olympic...

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14 May-28 October 1900

Women were first admitted to the Olympic Games , held this year in Paris.
Tierney, Helen, editor. Women’s Studies Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, 1989–1991, 3 vols.
1: 358-9
“Chronology of the Olympic Games”. United States Olympic Team.

1 September 1899-10 February 1920: During this period Somalis under their leader...

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1 September 1899-10 February 1920

During this period Somalis under their leader Mohammed bin Abdullah , nicknamed the Mad Mullah, were at war with British and Abyssinian troops.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 710-12
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
872

1828: The first issue of the successful annual...

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1828

The first issue of the successful annual gift book The Keepsake appeared; lavish production and distinguished contributors raised the price of this and other such publications to a guinea.
Adburgham, Alison. Women in Print: Writing Women and Women’s Magazines from the Restoration to the Accession of Victoria. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1972.
239-41, 280
Quarterly Review. J. Murray.
381

20 February 1885: Artist James McNeill Whistler gave his famous...

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20 February 1885

Artist James McNeill Whistler gave his famous Ten O'Clock lecture at Princes Hall in London.
Spencer, Robin. The Aesthetic Movement: Theory and Practice. Studio Vista, 1972.
101-7

May 1919: The Committee on Recruitment in the Civil...

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May 1919

The Committee on Recruitment in the Civil Service , chaired by Lord Gladstone , concluded that women are apt to fall behind as the work became more responsible or complex . . . Women do...

27 November 1765: In the case of Entick V. Carrington, Lord...

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27 November 1765

In the case of Entick V. Carrington, Lord Camden denied the right of servants of the crown to enter a private house in search of seditious papers.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
35 (1765): 537