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1818: A surgeon pressed his ear against a woman's...

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1818

A surgeon pressed his ear against a woman's corset and first heard a foetal heartbeat; the medical establishment soon began to monitor embryonic development.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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1880: Jessie Craigen of the Dublin Women's Suffrage...

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1880

Jessie Craigen of the Dublin Women's Suffrage Association was a major speaker at the Trade Union Congress in Dublin.
Luddy, Maria, editor. Women in Ireland, 1800-1918: A Documentary History. Cork University Press, 1995.
272

28 May-16 June 1794: Edmund Burke made his nine-day speech, spread...

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28 May-16 June 1794

Edmund Burke made his nine-day speech, spread over the course of this period, in reply to the defence offered at the trial of Warren Hastings .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
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September 1929: The Open Door, campaigning for the economic...

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September 1929

The Open Door, campaigning for the economic emancipation of the woman worker, began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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By late October 1975: The short-story volume Angels at the Ritz,...

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By late October 1975

The short-story volume Angels at the Ritz, by expatriate Irish writer William Trevor (born Trevor Cox in 1928), was hailed by Graham Greene as probably the best collection of stories since Joyce 's Dubliners...

April-August 1870: The Siege of Devonport was undertaken by...

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April-August 1870

The Siege of Devonport was undertaken by national leaders and members of the movement to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts.
Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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1954: Painter Graham Sutherland completed his painting...

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1954

Painter Graham Sutherland completed his painting of Sir Winston Churchill , which caused a furore by its unflinching rendering of old age.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1859: The Bradford Temperance Society, England's...

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1859

The Bradford Temperance Society , England's first temperance organization, was bailed out of debt by Mr Leah , a prominent brewer.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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1885: Breaking with established department store...

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1885

Breaking with established department store practice, Harrods began to offer credit to select customers.
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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November 1895: The University Association of Women Teachers...

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November 1895

The University Association of Women Teachers magazine ceased publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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1841: Elizabeth Adams patented a corset for pregnant...

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1841

Elizabeth Adams patented a corset for pregnant women.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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1886: Under the directorship of Eva Lückes, the...

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1886

Under the directorship of Eva Lückes , the London Hospital opened a nurses' home, demonstrating an increased respect for the profession within the hospital system.
McGann, Susan. The Battle of the Nurses: A Study of Eight Women who Influenced the Development of Professional Nursing, 1880-1930. Scutari, 1992.
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1894: Scottish-born Canadian novelist Joanna Ellen...

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1894

Scottish-born Canadian novelist Joanna Ellen Wood published her first novel, The Untempered Wind, in New York as no. 4 of Tait's Illustrated Library.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
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.

10 December 1935: Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot were...

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10 December 1935

Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their synthesis of new radioactive elements.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
Nobel Prize in Literature. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/.

16 January 1969: In Wenceslas Square in Prague a student named...

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16 January 1969

In Wenceslas Square in Prague a student named Jan Palach set light to himself as a protest against the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia and the behaviour of Czech politicians.
“Jan Palach”. Radio Praha.

July 1940: Margarine, cooking fats, and tea were rationed...

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July 1940

Margarine, cooking fats, and tea were rationed to two ounces per week, and the government called a stop to the sale of timber for furniture.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
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1912: Sydney C. Grier's novel One Crowded Hour...

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1912

Sydney C. Grier 's novel One Crowded Hour was published the year before her mother died.
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.

1841: Ludwig Feuerbach published Das Wesen des...

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1841

Ludwig Feuerbach published Das Wesen des Christentums, an influential philosophical work demythologising Christianity.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

21 September 1964: Malta became independent within the Comm...

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21 September 1964

Malta became independent within the Commonwealth.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1904: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (father of the...

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1904

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (father of the writers Viola and Iris Tree ) founded an Academy of Dramatic Art at His Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket, London.
“RADA: A Brief History”. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

12 April 1709: Richard Steele began issuing his ground-breaking...

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12 April 1709

Richard Steele began issuing his ground-breaking periodical The Tatler, using the pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff and declaring his intention of reporting topics of talk from all the London coffeehouses.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

Harold Pinter

Best-known as one of the leading British playwrights of the later twentieth century and as a Nobel Prize winner, HP was also a poet, actor, theatre director, and writer of radio plays and screenplays both...

April 1965: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) demonstrators...

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April 1965

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) demonstrators numbering about 150,000 protested against America's war in Vietnam.
Thomson, David, and Geoffrey Warner. England in the Twentieth Century, 1914-1979. 2nd ed., Penguin Books, 1981.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
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By 1531: Thomas Moulton, a Dominican monk, published...

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By 1531

Thomas Moulton , a Dominican monk, published his Myrour or Glasse of Helthe, the first book on medicine for lay people. It went through at least seventeen editions in the next fifty years.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.