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1676: Following the Great Fire of London, Robert...

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1676

Following the Great Fire of London, Robert Hooke designed the new Bedlam Hospital in Moorfields, London.
Roberts, Andrew. “Mental Health History Timeline”. Middlesex University: Andrew Roberts Homepage: Mental Health and Learning Disability.
Pope, Alexander. The Poems of Alexander Pope. Editor Butt, John, Twickenham Edition, Methuen; Yale University Press, 1951–1969, 11 vols.
5: 271n31

1888: The Society of Apothecaries began to admit...

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1888

The Society of Apothecaries began to admit women to its examinations.
Witz, Anne. Professions and Patriarchy. Routledge, 1992.
99

1 April 1945: 50,000 Americans landed on Okinawa; it was...

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1 April 1945

50,000 Americans landed on Okinawa; it was secured on 22 June 1945.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
230
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
566-7, 569, 573
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
879-82

1913-1914: The Irish Parliamentary (pro-Home-Rule) Party...

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1913-1914

The Irish Parliamentary (pro-Home-Rule) Party took an anti-suffrage position; while its members of parliament defeated suffrage amendments to the Home Rule Bill, the Irish Women's Franchise League held protest demonstrations during Home Rule rallies.
McKillen, Beth. “Irish Feminism and Nationalist Separatism, 1914-23”. Éire-Ireland, Vol.
17
, No. 3, 4, 1982, pp. 52 - 67, 72.
54

1966: The sixteen-year-old future first supermodel...

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1966

The sixteen-year-old future first supermodel Twiggy (born Leslie Hornby, later Lawson) participated in her first photo shoot.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1823: The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany...

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1823

The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany began to appear quarterly in Edinburgh.
Knight, David. The Age of Science: The Scientific World-View in the Nineteenth Century. Basil Blackwell, 1986.
72

15 September 1776: British troops won a victory at Kip's Bay...

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15 September 1776

British troops won a victory at Kip's Bay off Manhattan Island, and occupied New York City.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
101

January 1927: The Hogarth Press published Freud's The Ego...

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January 1927

The Hogarth Press published Freud 's The Ego and the Id.
Woolmer, J. Howard, and Mary E. Gaither. A Checklist of the Hogarth Press, 1917-1946. Woolmer/Brotherson, 1986.

1761: Joseph Priestley published The Rudiments...

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1761

Joseph Priestley published The Rudiments of English Grammar; adapted to the use of schools. With observations on style.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

October 2008: At a conference in Oxford on Islam and feminism,...

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October 2008

At a conference in Oxford on Islam and feminism, Amina Wadud (an American academic) became the first woman to lead British Muslims in prayer and deliver a Friday sermon.
“News in brief”. Guardian Weekly, 24 Oct. 2008, p. 15.
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28 October 1971: The British Black Arrow programme at Woomera,...

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28 October 1971

The British Black Arrow programme at Woomera, Australia, successfully launched its prototype rocket R3 and put the satellite Prospero in orbit (probably to remain until about 2040).
Spufford, Francis. “Operation Backfire”. London Review of Books, 28 Oct. 1999, pp. 21-7.
27, 26
Prospero was to have been...

1788: Cotton consumption in Britain and its overseas...

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1788

Cotton consumption in Britain and its overseas dominions reached 32.5 million pounds in weight (up from 5.3 million in 1781).
Mackay, David. In the Wake of Cook: Exploration, Science and Empire, 1780-1801. Croom Helm, 1985.
144

1935: The business-oriented and purportedly non-political...

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1935

The business-oriented and purportedly non-political Anglo-German Fellowship was formed in London to promote friendly relations between the two countries. It lasted until 1941 before succumbing to the pressure of war.
National Archives. “National Register of Archives (NRA)”. National Archives (UK), 1995.
22 May 2003 Release, Organisation File (Anglo-German Fellowship)

30 March 1856: The Treaty of Paris was signed by Austria,...

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30 March 1856

The Treaty of Paris was signed by Austria, Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, bringing an end to the Crimean War.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
207, 210-14
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
69
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
202-3
Duberly, Frances Isabella. “Editor’s Introduction”. Mrs Duberly’s War. Journals and Letters from the Crimea, 1854-6, edited by Christine Kelly, Oxford University Press, 2007, p. xi - xlviii.
xlii

By September 1807: Byron published his second verse collection,...

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By September 1807

Byron published his second verse collection, Hours of Idleness, a year after the first was suppressed.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
3rd ser. 12 (1808): 47-53
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1872: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth,...

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1872

University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, opened for male students; in 1889 its charter as a university college gave women equality with men.
Evans, W. Gareth. Education and Female Emancipation: the Welsh Experience, 1847-1914. University of Wales Press, 1990.
7, 42, 209-10, 217, 228, 244
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
1640

1975: The National Abortion Campaign was established...

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1975

The National Abortion Campaign was established in England to oppose the James White Abortion (Amendment) bill.
Lawrence, Elizabeth. Gender and Trade Unions. Taylor and Francis, 1994.
29

1911: Cecil Sharp founded the English Folk Dance...

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1911

Cecil Sharp founded the English Folk Dance Society .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
346

November 1906: The Women's Suffrage Record, edited by Edith...

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November 1906

The Women's Suffrage Record, edited by Edith Palliser , ceased publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1855: When Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress...

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1855

When Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugénie , visited Queen Victoria , Eugénie brought the first crinoline to England with her.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
227

Mary Carey

MC wrote in prose and verse, in the mid seventeenth century, about her spiritual life and her trials (notably, the deaths of her children).

1912: Lilian Baylis began her tenure as manager...

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1912

Lilian Baylis began her tenure as manager of the Old Vic Theatre in London, which she converted from a music hall into a respected Shakespearian theatre.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
347
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
64, 608

By mid-October 1930: W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman published...

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By mid-October 1930

W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman published 1066 and All That, which was subtitled A memorable history of England: comprising, all the parts you can remember.
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.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
(16 October 1930): 836

About 1739: The young Scotsman William Strahan became...

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About 1739

The young Scotsman William Strahan became a partner in the publishing firm of his compatriot Andrew Millar .
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.