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13 January 1898: Emile Zola published J'Accuse in the newspaper...

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13 January 1898

Emile Zola published J'Accuse in the newspaper L'Aurore: an open letter to President Faure of France , levelling accusations about the unjust trial and punishment of the Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus .
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
13 December 2009

1949: Makerere University College in Kampala, Uganda,...

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1949

Makerere University College in Kampala, Uganda, was taken into special relation with the University of London .
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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1990: The Royal Navy, while still barring women...

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1990

The Royal Navy , while still barring women from submarines and deep sea diving, allowed them to go to sea.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1861: Testifying before a Select Committee on Poor...

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1861

Testifying before a Select Committee on Poor Relief, Louisa Twining noted of poor females that service . . . is the only occupation they can follow in life.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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15 January 1924-25 March 1924: 1,600,000 cotton-mill workers went on strike...

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15 January 1924-25 March 1924

1,600,000 cotton-mill workers went on strike in Bombay because, owing to unfavourable trade conditions, they had not received their usual bonus.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 841

Joanna Cannan

JC published nearly twenty novels (as well as detective novels), and is generally reckoned to be the inventor of the pony story for girls, which turned out to have a bright future, much of it...

1952: The American Psychiatric Association, in...

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1952

The American Psychiatric Association , in the first edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, classified homosexuality as a sociopathic personality disturbance.
Marshall, Megan. Elizabeth Bishop. A Miracle for Breakfast. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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17 December 1765: The king's speech in the House of Commons...

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17 December 1765

The king's speech in the House of Commons mentioned that matters of importance had occurred in America and made anodyne promises of diligence and attention.
Thomas, Peter David Garner. British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763-1767. Clarendon, 1975.
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Thomas, Peter David Garner. British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763-1767. Clarendon, 1975.
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Thomas, Peter David Garner. British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763-1767. Clarendon, 1975.
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1932-1935: Although Ludwig Wittgenstein expressly forbade...

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1932-1935

Although Ludwig Wittgenstein expressly forbade it, analytic philosphers Alice Ambrose and Margaret MacDonald secretly took notes during his Cambridge lectures; these were later published (with Wittgenstein's approval) in two volumes known as the blue and...

Ann Wall

AW , evidently a writer of some ability, is remarkable chiefly for the sensational nature of her single known text, which is the apparently autobiographical (though just possibly fictional) record of her survival of physical...
Ann Wall Advertisement in Ann Wall's "The Life of Lamenther", 1771: a claim to authenticity confirmed by Wall's initials.

1906: A National Conference on Infant Mortality...

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1906

A National Conference on Infant Mortality was held in London.
Graham, Edwin E. “Infant Mortality, 26 September 1908”. Neonatology on the Web.

18 October 1912: The First Balkan War began when Bulgaria,...

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18 October 1912

The First Balkan War began when Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro declared war on Turkey.
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 121
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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6 June 1762: A British expedition sent to invade Cuba...

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6 June 1762

A British expedition sent to invade Cuba reached Havana.
Furneaux, Rupert. The Seven Years War. Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1973.
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1960: The Public Bodies (Admission of the Press...

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1960

The Public Bodies (Admission of the Press to Meetings) Act took a large step towards open government in Britain.
Porter, Bernard. “Boarder or Day Boy?”. London Review of Books, 15 July 1999, pp. 13-15.
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December 1831: Thomas Carlyle's Characteristics was published...

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December 1831

Thomas Carlyle 's Characteristics was published in the Edinburgh Review.
Hardman, Malcolm. Six Victorian Thinkers. Manchester University Press, 1990.
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Tillotson, Geoffrey. A View of Victorian Literature. Clarendon, 1978.
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1377: The first insane patients were held at old...

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1377

The first insane patients were held at old Bedlam , which had been established as a hospital after King Henry III confiscated the religious priory of St Mary of Bethlem .
Roberts, Andrew. “Mental Health History Timeline”. Middlesex University: Andrew Roberts Homepage: Mental Health and Learning Disability.

1837: D. Nicholson founded a wholesale mantle manufactory...

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1837

D. Nicholson founded a wholesale mantle manufactory to supply ready-made clothes to shops.
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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By 1882: Revisions to burial laws in England granted...

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By 1882

Revisions to burial laws in England granted suicides the right of daylight burial.
Gates, Barbara T. Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories. Princeton University Press, 1988.
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Anderson, Olive. Suicide in Victorian and Edwardian England. Clarendon, 1987.
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July 1912: At a delegates' meeting, the Scottish Typographical...

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July 1912

At a delegates' meeting, the Scottish Typographical Association formally agreed to form a Women Compositors' Section, called the Edinburgh Female Section .
Reynolds, Siân. Britannica’s Typesetters: Women Compositors in Edwardian England. Edinburgh University Press, 1989.
115, 118

1 August 1831: Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction...

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1 August 1831

Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction of the same name, allowing easier traffic and river flow.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Pudney, John. Crossing London’s River: The Bridges, Ferries and Tunnels Crossing the Thames Tideway in London. Dent, 1972.
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1864: Strikes were made legal in France....

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1864

Strikes were made legal in France.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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Late 1843: Sir Henry Cole, tired of writing out Christmas...

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Late 1843

Sir Henry Cole , tired of writing out Christmas greetings for all his friends, commissioned John Callcott Horsley to design the first pictorial Christmas card.
“Christmas Gallery”. Postcard & Greeting Card Museum.

1826: Twenty years after the Fourdrinier brothers...

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1826

Twenty years after the Fourdrinier brothers took a patent for their papermaking machine, John Marshall invented the dandy-roll: a device used in papermaking machines whose machine-made paper would appear handmade.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Hunter, Dard. Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. Dover Publications, 1978.
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1846: Britain's international copyright law was...

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1846

Britain's international copyright law was first used in agreement with Prussia.
Feather, John. Publishing, Piracy and Politics: An Historical Study of Copyright in Britain. Mansell, 1994.
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April 1758: Edmund Burke agreed to compile and edit a...

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April 1758

Edmund Burke agreed to compile and edit a new periodical, the Annual Register.
Jarrett, Derek. “Seizing the Senses”. London Review of Books, 17 Feb. 2000, pp. 19-23.
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