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1865: The Elgin Marbles were repaired and rearranged...

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1865

The Elgin Marbles were repaired and rearranged at the British Museum.
Spencer, Robin. The Aesthetic Movement: Theory and Practice. Studio Vista, 1972.
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1921: Thomas Midgely, US chemical engineer, pioneered...

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1921

Thomas Midgely , US chemical engineer, pioneered the addition of lead to improve the burning of fuel in motor vehicles; not till fifty years later were the health hazards of leaded petrol realised.
Blackbourn, David. “The Prodigal Century”. London Review of Books, 7 June 2001, pp. 30-1.
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By mid-August 1927: Ivan Petrovich Pavlov published his seminal...

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By mid-August 1927

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov published his seminal study Conditioned Reflexes.
Gleitman, Henry et al. Psychology. 6th ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2004.
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TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
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Constance Naden

CN was a poet, atheist, scientific theorist, and philosopher. Her verse, published early in her short, late-nineteenth-century career, reflects her interests in the biological sciences, the question of evolution, issues of religious faith and doubt...

Kate Clanchy

KC is a contemporary prose-writer and poet who also reviews regularly. She has published a remarkable memoir about a woman who fled to Britain as an asylum-seeker from the Albanian mountains, as well as texts...
Kate Clanchy Photo of Kate Clanchy outside Buckingham Palace, London, shortly after being appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, 7 February 2019.

26 September 1991: Elaine Showalter published Sister's Choice:...

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26 September 1991

Elaine Showalter published Sister's Choice: Traditions and Change in American Women's Writing , complement or sequel to her book of British women's literary history, A Literature of Their Own, 1977.
Blackwell’s Online Bookshop. http://Bookshop.Blackwell.co.uk.

1846: The short-lived Republic of Cracow abolished...

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1846

The short-lived Republic of Cracow abolished peasant burdens and promised national workshops to the urban poor.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Revolution 1789-1848. Vintage, 1996.
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October 1870: Sir Henry Storks, a supporter of the Contagious...

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October 1870

Sir Henry Storks , a supporter of the Contagious Diseases Acts, was defeated in his second by-election of the year, this time in Colchester.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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1911: Jane Brownlow wrote the Women's Local Government...

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1911

Jane Brownlow wrote the Women's Local Government Society handbook, Women's Work in Local Government.
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
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14 May 1962: Anthony Burgess made his name with the novel...

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14 May 1962

Anthony Burgess made his name with the novel A Clockwork Orange.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
14 May 2008

1 June 1660: Mary Dyer (a colonial immigrant from England...

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1 June 1660

Mary Dyer (a colonial immigrant from England and a friend of Anne Hutchinson ) was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts, for preaching as a member of the Society of Friends .
American National Biography. http://www.anb.org/articles/home.html.

1830: Henri Beyle published his famous novel Le...

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1830

Henri Beyle published his famous novel Le Rouge et Le Noir: Chronique du XIXe Siècle, under the pseudonym Henri Stendhal.
Haig, Stirling. Stendhal: The Red and The Black. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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July 1969: Mary Douglas published another influential...

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July 1969

Mary Douglas published another influential work of social anthropology, Natural Symbols.
Fardon, Richard. Mary Douglas: An Intellectual Biography. Routledge, 1999.
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11 February 1826: The present University College, University...

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11 February 1826

The present University College , University of London , was founded as the University of London.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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20 December 1780: Britain declared war on the Netherlands....

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20 December 1780

Britain declared war on the Netherlands.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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Linda Villari

Linda Villari 's writing career spans the period from the early 1870s to the early 1900s. (She began it after the death of her first husband, Vincenzo Mazini , in 1869.) She wrote novels, short...

1923: MGs, sports cars with no windscreen, an outside...

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1923

MGs, sports cars with no windscreen, an outside handbrake, and wire-spoked wheels, were introduced in Britain.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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1817: David Ricardo (1772-1823), a London writer...

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1817

David Ricardo (1772-1823), a London writer and thinker of Sephardic Jewish descent, published his influential On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1-2 September 1930: The first non-stop flight from Paris to New...

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1-2 September 1930

The first non-stop flight from Paris to New York was made; it took thirty-seven hours and eighteen minutes.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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31 May 1870: A patent was granted for the substance known...

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31 May 1870

A patent was granted for the substance known as asphalt.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
31 May 2013

17 August 1857: The Industrial Schools Act was passed....

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17 August 1857

The Industrial Schools Act was passed.
Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
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Tobias, John Jacob. Urban Crime in Victorian England. Shocken Books, 1972.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.

Olivia Manning

OM began publishing shortly before the Second World War. She produced thirteen novels, as well as short stories and non-fiction including historical and topographical writing. Her best known works are her two highly praised trilogies...

1886: Eleanor Marx published the socialist polemic...

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1886

Eleanor Marx published the socialist polemic The Woman Question with her partner Edward Aveling .
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.
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.

1789: Stamp Duty (the tax levied on periodicals...

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1789

Stamp Duty (the tax levied on periodicals by the Stamp Act) was raised from a penny halfpenny to twopence a sheet.
Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
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