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5 August 1971: The Finance Act for the first time made provision...

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5 August 1971

The Finance Act for the first time made provision for a British husband and wife to apply to have their earnings taxed separately.
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1971): 1195
Butler, David E., and Jennie Freeman. British Political Facts, 1900-1960. Macmillan, 1963.
338

16 June 2003: A BBC television quiz programme, The Professionals...

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16 June 2003

A BBC television quiz programme, The Professionals (successor to University Challenge), which pits against each other teams of journalists, meteorologists, psychiatrists or whatever, fielded a team of poets.
“Poetry Society News: News Archive”. The Poetry Society, London.

11 February 1660: General Monck, having marched on London from...

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11 February 1660

General Monck , having marched on London from Scotland, dissolved the Parliament by military threat and convened a new one.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
404

January 1750: English roads and streets were hotbeds of...

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January 1750

English roads and streets were hotbeds of crime, said Horace Walpole , because of destitute disbanded soldiers and sailors.
Uglow, Jennifer S. Hogarth: A Life and A World. Faber and Faber, 1997.
490
Walpole, Horace. The Letters of Horace Walpole. Editor Toynbee, Mrs Paget, Clarendon, 1903–1925, 16 vols.
2: 423 and note

Margaret Mead

MM was a United States anthropologist whose works, many of them concerned with sexuality or gender and full of comparisons between the customs of primitive societies and those of the contemporary USA, reached a...
Margaret Mead Black and white head-shot of Margaret Mead. She is wearing a dark jacket and she has dark, curly, jaw-length hair.

1832: Walter Hancock designed and built a steam-powered...

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1832

Walter Hancock designed and built a steam-powered omnibus to carry passengers for the London and Paddington Steam Carriage Company .
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
86
Barker, Theodore Cardwell, and Michael Robbins. A History of London Transport: Passenger Travel and the Development of the Metropolis. Rev., Allen and Unwin, 1975, 2 vol.
I: 44

1537: François I issued an ordinance requiring...

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1537

François I issued an ordinance requiring publishers throughout France to deposit a copy of every new book published in the Royal Library at Blois.
Barnard, John. “Politics, Profits and ?Idealism: John Norton, The Stationers’ Company and Sir Thomas Bodley”. Bodleian Library Record, Vol.
xvii
, No. 6, Oct. 2002, pp. 385-30.
387

1874: Artist James McNeill Whistler mounted his...

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1874

Artist James McNeill Whistler mounted his first solo exhibition.
Spencer, Robin. The Aesthetic Movement: Theory and Practice. Studio Vista, 1972.
76

1780: In his poem An Essay on History, in three...

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1780

In his poem An Essay on History, in three epistles to Edward Gibbon, William Hayley praised the ancient historian Anna Comnena .
Tomlins, Elizabeth Sophia. The Victim of Fancy. Pickering and Chatto, 2009.
110n6

1849: Following on the great famine, Poor Law Boards...

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1849

Following on the great famine, Poor Law Boards of Guardians in Ireland began to subsidize emigration for those on their rolls.
Fitzpatrick, David. Irish Emigration 1801-1921. Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, 1984.
18

1 June 1951: Penny Postage for printed matter ended....

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1 June 1951

Penny Postage for printed matter ended.
Staff, Frank. The Penny Post, 1680-1918. Lutterworth Press, 1964.
212

Maria Abdy

MA , whose work spans the Romantic and Victorian periods, was a poet who wrote wittily on religious and secular topics, and was an early champion of the governess. With Felicia Hemans , she was...
Maria Abdy Title-page, slightly yellowed, of the earliest, 1834, of a series of volumes which Maria Abdy issued "for private circulation", titled simply "Poetry". It states: "The greater part of these verses have appeared at various times, in different magazines and annuals."

11 January-4 July 1879: Thousands were killed in the British war...

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11 January-4 July 1879

Thousands were killed in the British war against the Zulu under chief Cetewayo or Cetshwayo in Zululand (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
235
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 761-2
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.

1888: Attesting to the importance of the newly...

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1888

Attesting to the importance of the newly booming mail order trade, Marshall and Snelgrove 's department store reported receiving approximately 1,000 orders daily by post.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
231-4

1930: Sliced bread was introduced in the USA under...

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1930

Sliced bread was introduced in the USA under the Wonder Bread label.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
464
“Mother’s Pride”. RHM: better foods for a better life.

January 1858: The first issue of The Atlantis was published,...

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January 1858

The first issue of The Atlantis was published, a scholarly journal edited by J. H. Newman (Rector of the new Catholic University of Ireland ), with William K. Sullivan .
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
3: 53-4, 55, 56, 59

1900: Bertha Thomas published her last novel, The...

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1900

Bertha Thomas published her last novel, The Son of the House. Her last book, a volume of stories, came twelve years later.
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.

1897: F. A. Kehrer of Germany carried out the first...

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1897

F. A. Kehrer of Germany carried out the first eugenic sterilization on a woman who had given birth to seven abnormal or feeble minded children.
Wood, Clive. Vasectomy and Sterilization. Temple Smith, 1974.
93

By June 1919: The new English Tripos (or BA degree course)...

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By June 1919

The new English Tripos (or BA degree course) at Cambridge was declared by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch to be an established success.
Cannan, May, and Bevil Quiller-Couch. The Tears of War. Editor Fyfe, Charlotte, Cavalier Books, 2000.
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Cannan, May, and Bevil Quiller-Couch. The Tears of War. Editor Fyfe, Charlotte, Cavalier Books, 2000.
133, 137

May 1839: Blanquists unsuccessfully attempted an armed...

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May 1839

Blanquists unsuccessfully attempted an armed coup in Paris; Blanqui was jailed for eight years.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Revolution 1789-1848. Vintage, 1996.
123
Gildea, Robert. Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914. Oxford University Press, 1987.
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23 April 1993: The new Globe Theatre on London's South Bank...

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23 April 1993

The new Globe Theatre on London's South Bank (masterminded by Sam Wanamaker and designed as a modified replica of Shakespeare 's theatre), although still a building site, put on its first production.
“Designing Shakespeare Collection—Performance Details”. ahds performing arts.

6 June 1808: The cornerstone of the new Court House at...

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6 June 1808

The cornerstone of the new Court House at Carlisle was laid. In it was placed a sealed bottle or time capsule containing newspapers, a bank note and other money, the order for construction, the original...

31 July 1838: The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act extended the...

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31 July 1838

The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act extended the English New Poor Law to Ireland, despite the marked differences between the two countries.
MacDonagh, Oliver. Ireland: the Union and its Aftermath. George Allen and Unwin, 1977.
21, 38-9
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
310, 606
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
262

16 October 1843: Søren Kierkegaard published Fear and Trembling...

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16 October 1843

Søren Kierkegaard published Fear and Trembling under the pseudonym of Johannes de Silentio.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Arbaugh, George E., and George B. Arbaugh. Kierkegaard’s Authorship; A Guide to the Writings of Kierkegaard. Augustana College Library, 1967.
105-6

December 1927: Nancy Hewins opened the first production...

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December 1927

Nancy Hewins opened the first production by her touring Osiris Players , Britain's first professional all-female theatre company (successor to the amateur Isis Players , which she had run as an Oxford undergraduate).
Barker, Paul. “Shakespeare’s Sisters”. The Guardian, 26 June 2004, p. G2: 17.
G2: 17