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10 December 1925: After the success of the Locarno Agreements...

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10 December 1925

After the success of the Locarno Agreements to guarantee arbitration between Germany and former enemy nations, Sir Austen Chamberlain from Great Britain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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/.

27 February 1807: Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born...

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27 February 1807

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, USA.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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2 February 1774: General Gage, Commander-in-Chief of the British...

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2 February 1774

General Gage , Commander-in-Chief of the British army in North America, noted that the crisis is come, when the provinces must be either British colonies, or independent and separate states.
This was in a...

By July 1788: The publication of a Beauties of Rousseau...

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By July 1788

The publication of a Beauties of Rousseau marked his popularity in England.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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April 1759: London publishers launched an expensive campaign...

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April 1759

London publishers launched an expensive campaign to curb pirated reprints from Dublin, Edinburgh, and English provincial centres.
Nichol, Donald W. “Warburton (Not!) on copyright: Clearing up the Misattribution of An Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Literary Property”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
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, No. 2, 1996, pp. 171-82.
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31 January 1881: At the end of the month in which Charles...

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31 January 1881

At the end of the month in which Charles Stewart Parnell stood trial for demoralizing the Irish people, his sister Anna Catherine Parnell launched the Ladies' Land League in Ireland; like the original Land League

1833: Advertising Duty was reduced to one shilling...

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1833

Advertising Duty was reduced to one shilling and sixpence (less than half the previous rate).
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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April 1924: The Liberal Woman's News began publication...

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April 1924

The Liberal Woman's News began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1886: The Conference of Typographical Societies...

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1886

The Conference of Typographical Societies moved to recommend women's admission to typographical unions provided that they were paid equal wages.
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994.
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18 June 1953: Egypt became a republic....

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18 June 1953

Egypt became a republic.
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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After February 1917: Supporters of the Russian Revolution including...

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After February 1917

Supporters of the Russian Revolution including Evelyn Sharp founded the 1917 Club to provide a venue for freely discussing the revolution without fear of attracting attention under the Defence of the Realm Act or Dora.
Sharp, Evelyn. Unfinished Adventure. John Lane, Bodley Head, 1933.
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May Laffan

Although she is relatively unknown today, ML 's journal attack on the convent education system, her four novels, one novella, and four short stories about late nineteenth-century Ireland (most published anonymously) were controversial and well-known...

23 October 1677: The marriage of the future monarchs William...

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23 October 1677

The marriage of the future monarchs William and Marywas now declared.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
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30 September-5 December 1941: German troops battled their way towards Moscow;...

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30 September-5 December 1941

German troops battled their way towards Moscow; harsh weather and Russian counter-attacks checked their progress nineteen miles from it.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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7 December 1891: The Women's Gazette and Weekly News: A Journal...

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7 December 1891

The Women's Gazette and Weekly News: A Journal Devoted to the Social and Political Position of Women, and the Official Organ of the Women's Liberal Federation, ceased publication.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Henrietta Maria Bowdler

HMB , who published mainly in the early nineteenth century, was an editor, conduct-book writer, theological writer, poet, and novelist. She was also the originator of the project for rendering Shakespeare inoffensive to delicate ears...
Henrietta Maria Bowdler Title-page of Henrietta Maria Bowdler's anonymous "Sermons on the Doctrines and Duties of Christianity", fourth edition, 1803. A contemporary has added the author's name: "Mrs Harriet Bowdler of Bath." This copy bears the ownership stamp of a theological seminary, and a librarian has repeated Bowdler's full name.

By 1 September 1855: John Wilson's fictional dialogues Noctes...

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By 1 September 1855

John Wilson 's fictional dialogues Noctes ambrosianae was published.
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.
The Athenaeum Index of Reviews and Reviewers: 1830-1870. http://replay.web.archive.org/20070714065452/http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/home.html.

1880: Thomas Humphry Ward published with Macmillan...

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1880

Thomas Humphry Ward published with Macmillan a highly successful four-volume anthology, The English Poets.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press, 1990.
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1815-1818: British magistrates were alarmed to find...

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1815-1818

British magistrates were alarmed to find that the incidence of sati in India was rapidly rising; in the first three years of data collection, the number of women burned rose from 378 to 839.
Mani, Lata. Contentious Traditions: The Debate on Sati in Colonial India. University of California Press, 1998.
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21 December 1844: The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society,...

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21 December 1844

The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society , founded by disciples of Robert Owen , opened the first co-operative retail shop in Britain at Toad Lane, Rochdale.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Alderman, Geoffrey. Modern Britain 1700-1983: A Domestic History. Croom Helm, 1986.
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1924: British electrical engineer Caroline Haslett...

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1924

British electrical engineer Caroline Haslett (1895-1957), who had already been first secretary of the Women's Engineering Society (from 1919) and was later to be its president, founded the Electrical Association for Women .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Electricity Council. Electricity Supply in Great Britain: A Chronology. Electricity Council, 1973.
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Hardyment, Christina. From Mangle to Microwave: The Mechanization of Household Work. Polity Press, 1988.
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1949: Dilys Laing's Walk Through Two Landscapes...

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1949

Dilys Laing 's Walk Through Two Landscapes was the third volume to appear in The Twayne Library of Modern Poetry.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1828: The Madhouse Act was passed, creating legislation...

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1828

The Madhouse Act was passed, creating legislation for the commitment of the insane and for the employment structure of asylums.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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Windschuttle, Keith. The Killing of History: How Literary Critics and Social Theorists are Murdering our Past. Encounter Books, 2000.
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26 June 1815: Elizabeth Fenning, an Irish servant in London,...

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26 June 1815

Elizabeth Fenning , an Irish servant in London, aged just twenty-two, was hanged for attempted murder, by poisoned dumplings, of her male employer and his son and daughter-in-law.
Barrell, John. “Like Unruly Children in a Citizenship Class”. London Review of Books, 21 Apr. 2005, pp. 23-5.
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After March 1770: Following representations by merchants to...

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After March 1770

Following representations by merchants to the House of Commons , the duties on colonial trade with America imposed in 1767 were repealed—all except that of threepence a pound on tea.
Thomas, Peter David Garner. Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773-1776. Clarendon, 1991.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
40 (1770): 139