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Autumn 1802: A Miss Shepherd closed her boarding school...

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Autumn 1802

A Miss Shepherd closed her boarding school in Percy Street, London, and opened one in the Chateau de Taillis, 24 kilometres from Rouen in France.
Skedd, Susan. “Women Teachers and the Expansion of Girls’ Schooling in England, c. 1760-1820”. Gender in Eighteenth-Century England: Roles, Representations and Responsibilities, edited by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus, Longman, 1997, pp. 101-25.
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December 1999: The Guru Nanak Sikh primary and secondary...

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December 1999

The Guru Nanak Sikh primary and secondary school at Hayes, West London, became the first state-funded Sikh school in Britain.
Smithers, Rebecca. “Battle won as Sikh schools join state sector”. Guardian Weekly, 2–8 Dec. 1999, p. 10.
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4 October 1951: E. M. Forster's praise for the accomplishments...

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4 October 1951

E. M. Forster 's praise for the accomplishments of the BBC's Third Programme was published in The Listener.
Whitehead, Kate. The Third Programme: A Literary History. Clarendon Press, 1989, http://UofA Rutherford North.
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12 June 2006: On this day, The Guardian began publishing...

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12 June 2006

On this day, The Guardian began publishing news stories first to the World Wide Web, ending the primacy of the printed newspaper.
Fletcher, Kim. “The Web Trail”. Guardian Unlimited, 12 June 2006.
Fletcher, Kim. “The Web Trail”. Guardian Unlimited, 12 June 2006.

1645: The government of Sweden began publication...

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1645

The government of Sweden began publication of Post och Inrikes Tidningar (PoIT), considered to be the world's oldest newspaper still in circulation.
“A Newspaper Timeline”. World Association of Newspapers.
“World’s oldest newspaper ends print version for Internet format”. Sweden.se: The Official Gateway to Sweden: News, 27 Jan. 2007.

November 1983: Mary, Lady Donaldson, the first woman Lord...

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November 1983

Mary, Lady Donaldson , the first woman Lord Mayor of London, took up her office.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1760: The year he was twenty, Horace Benedict de...

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1760

The year he was twenty, Horace Benedict de Saussure , natural scientist, visited Chamonix and offered a reward for the first successful ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc.
Nardin, Jane. “A Meeting on the Mer de Glace: Frankenstein and the history of Alpine mountaineering”. Womens Writing, Vol.
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, No. 3, 1999, pp. 441-9.
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Alice Meynell

AM was a late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century poet, as well as the author of criticism, journalism, essays, art reviews, introductions, and translations. Her output amounted to ten essay collections and six poetry volumes during...
Alice Meynell Black and white photograph of Alice Meynell, shown from the shoulders up. She is wearing a black satin dress with puffed sleeves and a sun-shaped pin in the top left corner of the bodice. She has a strand of pearls around her neck and short, dark curly hair.

9 December 1961: Tanganyika gained its independence from ...

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9 December 1961

Tanganyika gained its independence from Britain.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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28 March 1979: A nuclear accident occurred at a reactor...

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28 March 1979

A nuclear accident occurred at a reactor at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, USA.
Broad, William J. “Who built the H-bomb?”. Edmonton Journal, 29 Apr. 2001, p. E11.
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5 March 1953: Joseph Stalin, long-time ruler of the USSR,...

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5 March 1953

Joseph Stalin , long-time ruler of the USSR, died of a stroke; his body was embalmed, and lay in state for three days, during which time crowds massed to view their former leader.
Oxford Reference. http://www.oxfordreference.com.

3 May 1841: The London Library, established by Thomas...

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3 May 1841

The London Library , established by Thomas Carlyle with Harriet Martineau , Dickens , Thackeray , and others, first opened its doors.
The London Library. http://www.londonlibrary.co.uk.
“OSA Staff”. Oxford Spires Academy.
“Members’ News”. The Author, No. 29, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 2015, p. 31.

September 1894: The first British viewcards (picture-postcards)...

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September 1894

The first British viewcards (picture-postcards) were issued by the London branch of George Stewart and Company of Edinburgh.
Staff, Frank. The Picture Postcard and Its Origins. F. A. Praeger, 1966.
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“Raphael Tuck & Sons”. Emotions Greetings Card Museum.

1795: Walter Savage Landor's first publication,...

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1795

Walter Savage Landor 's first publication, Poems, appeared; he later suppressed this publication.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

30 June 1908: The first act of damage was committed by...

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30 June 1908

The first act of damage was committed by Women's Social and Political Union supporters Edith New and Mary Leigh , when they stoned the windows of 10 Downing Street.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
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June 1917: King George created the Order of the British...

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June 1917

King George created the Order of the British Empire and the Order of the Companions of Honour, open to both men and women.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
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1627: An anonymous book appeared at London entitled...

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1627

An anonymous book appeared at London entitled A Mothers Teares over Hir Seduced Sonne (seduced not sexually but by the Catholic faith away from the Protestant).
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

5 July 1940: The USA ceased shipping certain strategic...

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5 July 1940

The USA ceased shipping certain strategic items to Japan.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

1879: Charles Stewart Parnell assumed leadership...

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1879

Charles Stewart Parnell assumed leadership of the Home Rule party.
MacDonagh, Oliver. Ireland: the Union and its Aftermath. George Allen and Unwin, 1977.
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813: At the Council of Tours, Charlemagne, in...

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813

At the Council of Tours , Charlemagne , in the last year before he died, ordered sermons to be preached in local tongues instead of Latin.
Rickard, Peter. A History of the French Language. Hutchinson, 1974.
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Rosen, Michael. Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story. John Murray, 2013.
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1834: Architect Augustus Pugin converted to Roman...

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1834

Architect Augustus Pugin converted to Roman Catholicism; he designed many of the newly-built Catholic churches in the Gothic style.
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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1815: Sister Mary Aikenhead founded the Order of...

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1815

Sister Mary Aikenhead founded the Order of the Irish Sisters of Charity in Dublin, primarily to provide home nursing for the poor; later the Order played an important part in girls' education.
Scanlan, Pauline. The Irish Nurse: A Study of Nursing in Ireland. Drumlin, 1991.
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Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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1699: Golden Square in London was built as an exclusive...

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1699

Golden Square in London was built as an exclusive upper-class development; by the 1770s it had lost its cachet.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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1937: The new Irish constitution included Article...

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1937

The new Irish constitution included Article 41.2 which stated that In particular, the State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot...

20 June 1960: Nan Winton became the first woman reader...

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20 June 1960

Nan Winton became the first woman reader of television network news on the BBC .
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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