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1873: After John Camden Hotten's death, his publications...

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1873

After John Camden Hotten 's death, his publications manager Andrew Chatto bought the firm, and in partnership with poet W. E. Windus formed Chatto and Windus .
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
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Susan Hill

SH began publishing very young, and has been extraordinarily prolific throughout the second half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. She started off as a novelist and short-story writer, and then branched out...
Susan Hill Colour photo of Susan Hill posing with her Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal at Buckingham Palace, after her investiture ceremony on 13 December 2012. She wears a bright red fascinator hat with feathers and a red rose.

By late Ocrober 1982: The Gay Men's Press of London published Alan...

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By late Ocrober 1982

The Gay Men's Press of London published Alan Bray 's scholarly, ground-breaking study Homosexuality in Renaissance England.
Davidson, James. “Mr and Mr and Mrs and Mrs”. London Review of Books, 2 June 2005, pp. 13-18.
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TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
4152 (29 (October 1982): 1187

30 January 1920: The Common Cause, the official organ of the...

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30 January 1920

The Common Cause, the official organ of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , ended publication in London under this name, even as subtitle. The next number appeared as The Woman's Leader.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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28 April 1912: August Strindberg's play Miss Julie, written...

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28 April 1912

August Strindberg 's play Miss Julie, written in Swedish in 1888, was translated and first performed in English at London by the Little Theatre .
Törnqvist, Egil, and Barry Jacobs. Strindberg’s Miss Julie: A Play and its Transpositions. Norvik Press, 1988.
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1872: Emma Dixon took over Lawn House from Henry...

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1872

Emma Dixon took over Lawn House from Henry Maudsley ; she was the proprietor of the private asylum along with her niece, and they increased the number of patients to eight, all female.
Collie, Michael. Henry Maudsley: Victorian Psychiatrist. West End House, 1988, http://HSS.
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28 August 1859: American Edwin Laurentine Drake struck oil...

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28 August 1859

American Edwin Laurentine Drake struck oil at the world's first oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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19 April 1966: American Roberta Gibb became the first woman...

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19 April 1966

American Roberta Gibb became the first woman to run the full Boston Marathon .
“Boston Marathon History”. Boston Athletic Association.

1946: Critic Erich Auerbach published, in German,...

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1946

Critic Erich Auerbach published, in German, the influential study which became in its English translation, 1953, Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. He wrote it at Istanbul, as a Jewish refugee...

1955: A top-secret British government report painted...

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1955

A top-secret British government report painted a bleak picture of the probable results of nuclear attack, which it estimated could kill a third of the population in 24 hours and leave large areas uninhabitable.
Smith, Melissa. “’What to do if it happens’: planners, pamphlets and propaganda in the age of the H-bomb”. Endeavour, Vol.
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March 1870: Elizabeth Garrett was designated visiting...

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March 1870

Elizabeth Garrett was designated visiting Medical Officer at the East London Hospital for Sick Children; she was the first female doctor ever hired for a hospital post.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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3 December 1947: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee (born...

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3 December 1947

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee (born Tom) Williams opened on Broadway, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy .
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
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1957: Britain's White Paper on Defence proposed...

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1957

Britain's White Paper on Defence proposed that compulsory military service be ended by 1962; it also emphasized reliance on nuclear deterrence and strategic reserves.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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1956: The Leo Baeck College was founded in London...

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1956

The Leo Baeck College was founded in London for the training of Reform rabbis.
Leo Baeck College. http://www.lbc.ac.uk/.

11 January 1838: Samuel Morse, developer of the Morse Code,...

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11 January 1838

Samuel Morse , developer of the Morse Code, gave the first public demonstration of a telegraphed message from a steelworks in Morristown, New Jersey.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
Rosen, Michael. Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story. John Murray, 2013.
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1977: Calling All Women, a magazine for ex-suffragettes,...

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1977

Calling All Women, a magazine for ex-suffragettes, ceased publication.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Joan Aiken

JA was a popular and successful later twentieth-century writer of short stories and longer fictions for children, most of which are fantasies or have strong supernatural or mystery elements. She also wrote adult novels (both...
Joan Aiken Black and white photo of Joan Aiken. She stands in front of iron railings like a park fence, with trees behind it. She wears a turtleneck, blazer, and necklace, and has a stern or serious look.

26 November 1894: The Women's Industrial Council was formed...

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26 November 1894

The Women's Industrial Council was formed in London (with Richard Haldane as President) from the earlier Women's Trade Union Association .
Mappen, Ellen. Helping Women at Work: The Women’s Industrial Council, 1889-1914. Hutchinson in association with the Explorations in Feminism Collective, 1985.
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Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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Collette, Christine. For Labour and For Women: The Women’s Labour League, 1906-1918. Manchester University Press, 1989.
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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.
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1953: Maurice Girodias established Olympia Press...

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1953

Maurice Girodias established Olympia Press and Ophelia Press .
Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
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Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
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Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
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1873: Writing as Menzies Sutherland, Elizabeth...

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1873

Writing as Menzies Sutherland, Elizabeth Stone published Political Women.
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16 March 1904: Sir Charles McLaren introduced a motion in...

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16 March 1904

Sir Charles McLaren introduced a motion in the House of Commons That the disabilities of women in respect to the Parliamentary Franchise ought to be removed by legislation,
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
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which passed by a majority of...

25 October 1415: Henry V's victory over the French at Agincourt...

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25 October 1415

Henry V 's victory over the French at Agincourt initiated the peak period of English rule over France.
Griffiths, Ralph Alan. “The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 166-22.
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January 1983: Lotus 1-2-3 was launched: the first computer...

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January 1983

Lotus 1-2-3 was launched: the first computer spreadsheet programme, which revolutionized the speed and ease of instant financial calculations.
Lanchester, John. “See you in court, pal”. London Review of Books, 30 Sept. 1999, pp. 3-7.
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1606: The Court of the Star Chamber heard a case...

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1606

The Court of the Star Chamber heard a case in which Anne Gunter was accused of witchcraft, while other parties believed the accusation was wrongful.
Wootton, David. “Brutish Babies”. London Review of Books, 11 Nov. 1999, pp. 34-35.
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Late 1820s: Towards the end of this decade, the microscope...

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Late 1820s

Towards the end of this decade, the microscope was improved significantly by various lens makers, and became a central instrument in medical research.
Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Shryock, Richard Harrison. The Development of Modern Medicine: An Interpretation of the Social and Scientific Factors Involved. University of Wisconsin Press, 1979.
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Duin, Nancy, and Jenny Sutcliffe. A History of Medicine: From Prehistory to the Year 2020. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
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