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1860: Two French professors of medicine and a prominent...

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1860

Two French professors of medicine and a prominent chemist published scientific proof that alcohol passed through the body essentially unchanged and therefore provided no nutritional benefits.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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8 April 1854: The Ganges Canal, stemming from the great...

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8 April 1854

The Ganges Canal, stemming from the great holy river in northern India, opened; it irrigated the country between the Ganges and the Jumna.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 21st ed., Ward, Lock and Bowden, 1895.
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Anne Evans: Biography

AE was a witty poet and skilled composer of dance songs in the mid to late nineteenth century; she also wrote letters and epigrams. She is known for one posthumously published collection of verses and...

28 August 1858: Dr Alexander Wood published a paper in the...

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28 August 1858

Dr Alexander Wood published a paper in the British Medical Journal on a new medical therapy involving morphine injections through a hypodermic syringe.
Parssinen, Terry M. Secret Passions, Secret Remedies: Narcotic Drugs in British Society 1820-1930. Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1983.
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By June 1927: Ernest Hemingway's first major novel, The...

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By June 1927

Ernest Hemingway 's first major novel, The Sun Also Rises, which had appeared in the USA the previous October under its enduring title, was issued in Britain as Fiesta.
“New Novels: Fiesta”. Times Literary Supplement, No. 1326, 30 June 1927, p. 454.
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Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
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14 April 1865: Abraham Lincoln, President of the United...

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14 April 1865

Abraham Lincoln , President of the United States, was fatally shot by actor John Wilkes Booth , at Ford's Theatre, Washington.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
2: 95
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
14 April 2010

1648: Robert Herrick published his collection of...

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1648

Robert Herrick published his collection of poems, Hesperides.
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.

6 November 1910: Roger Fry organised the Manet and Post-Impressionists...

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6 November 1910

Roger Fry organised the Manet and Post-Impressionists exhibition at the Grafton Galleries , which presented the art of Cézanne , Gauguin , Matisse , and Picasso to London for the first time.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2026.
8: 160
Woolf, Virginia. Roger Fry. Hogarth Press, 1940.
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Anscombe, Isabelle. Omega and After: Bloomsbury and the Decorative Arts. Thames and Hudson, 1981.
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Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

25 June 1886: The Infant Custody, or Guardianship of Infants,...

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25 June 1886

The Infant Custody, or Guardianship of Infants, Act gave mothers the right to custody of their children if the father died.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.

26 September 1940: The writer and cultural critic Walter Benjamin...

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26 September 1940

The writer and cultural critic Walter Benjamin was turned back at the Spanish border as he attempted to leave Nazi-occupied France: he killed himself that night.
Grunwald-Spier, Agnes. “Varian Fry and Walter Benjamin”. London Review of Books, 6 July 2000, p. 4.
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3 November 1914: An agreement of alliance between the UK and...

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3 November 1914

An agreement of alliance between the UK and Kuwait gave assurance that the UK would recognize Kuwait as an independent principality under British protection.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 773

May 2007: Lucille Clifton became the first African-American...

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May 2007

Lucille Clifton became the first African-American woman to win the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize .
“Lucille Clifton first African-American woman to win U.S. poetry prize”. CBC Arts and Entertainment, 10 May 2007.
“Lucille Clifton (1936 - )”. Poetry Foundation Archive.

April 1935-June 1936: Stephen King-Hall published a children's...

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April 1935-June 1936

Stephen King-Hall published a children's journal called Mine, A Magazine for All who are Young.
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.

1940: The Unquiet Field, a feminist novel criticising...

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1940

The Unquiet Field, a feminist novel criticising marriage law and women's subjection under it, was published by Beatrice Kean Seymour .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

Early 1818: William Hazlitt opened On the Living Poets,...

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Early 1818

William Hazlitt opened On the Living Poets, the last of his Lectures on the English Poets, with a statement on gender issues.
Chandler, James. England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism. University of Chicago Press, 1998.
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Sarah Tytler

Henrietta Keddie, who wrote under the pen name ST , was a prolific Scottish author who aimed at a predominantly female audience. Over her nearly sixty-year publishing career she produced more than one novel a...

7-12 October 1957: The world's first major leak from a nuclear...

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7-12 October 1957

The world's first major leak from a nuclear reactor occurred at Windscale (now known as Sellafield) in Cumberland. Problems in power supply produced abnormal temperatures, and a fire.
“Windscale (now Sellafield) Nuclear Incident”. The Virtual Nuclear Tourist: Events.

November 1940: Three out of every five Londoners were sleeping...

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November 1940

Three out of every five Londoners were sleeping in homes threatened or damaged by bombing; yet a census this month showed that 60 per cent did not leave home for shelter when air-raid sirens sounded...

31 May 1856: The Law Amendment Society conducted an open...

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31 May 1856

The Law Amendment Society conducted an open meeting on the legal status of women.
Shanley, Mary Lyndon. Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England. Princeton University Press, 1989.
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Muriel Box

MB , who collaborated with her first husband, Sydney , in the mid twentieth century on numerous plays (the more than fifty which preceded the Second World War included two volumes of one-acters with all-female...
Muriel Box Black and white photograph of Muriel Box as film director, looking alertly forward with one hand on a large camera and the other holding an open script. Her dark, zippered jacket is open over a white shirt.

By late July 1963: Rosemary Tonks (1928-2014) issued the first...

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By late July 1963

Rosemary Tonks (1928-2014) issued the first of her two volumes of poetry, Notes on Cafés and Bedrooms, which was a Poetry Book Society recommendation. The second collection, Iliad of Broken Sentences, appeared in 1967.
McGuinness, Patrick. “On Rosemary Tonks”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 13, 2 July 2015, pp. 28-9.
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1935: The Artists International Association (established...

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1935

The Artists International Association (established 1933) gave an exhibition entitled Artists against Fascism and War in Soho Square, London. The works of artists Henry Moore , Paul Nash and Robert Medley , among others, were shown.
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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1925: The Scottish Typographical Association voted...

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1925

The Scottish Typographical Association voted down a proposal to amalgamate with the Typographical Association of England because of the TA's treatment of women employees.
Reynolds, Siân. Britannica’s Typesetters: Women Compositors in Edwardian England. Edinburgh University Press, 1989.
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Reynolds, Siân. Britannica’s Typesetters: Women Compositors in Edwardian England. Edinburgh University Press, 1989.
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April-May 1941: Artist Henry Moore drew crayon portraits...

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April-May 1941

Artist Henry Moore drew crayon portraits and general views of people sheltering from the Blitz in London Underground stations.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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29 March 1915: The Irish Catholic Women's Suffrage Association,...

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29 March 1915

The Irish Catholic Women's Suffrage Association , a non-militant, non-partisan group, was formed in Dublin.
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
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Luddy, Maria, editor. Women in Ireland, 1800-1918: A Documentary History. Cork University Press, 1995.
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