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1730s: In this decade poetry became the genre in...

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1730s

In this decade poetry became the genre in which greatest numbers of women embarked on the publication or circulation of their writings.
Stanton, Judith Phillips. “Statistical Profile of Women Writing in English from 1660 to 1800”. Eighteenth-Century Women and the Arts, edited by Frederick M. Keener and Susan E. Lorsch, Greenwood Press, 1988, pp. 247-54.
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13 November 1858: Lady Clara Cavendish's melodrama The Woman...

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13 November 1858

Lady Clara Cavendish 's melodrama The Woman of the World premiered at Queen's Theatre .
Davis, Tracy C., and Ellen Donkin, editors. Women and Playwriting in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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29 April 2011: Prince William, heir to the British throne,...

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29 April 2011

Prince William , heir to the British throne, and Kate Middleton , then a commoner, were married at Westminster Abbey in London amid intense national and international rejoicing.
“Royal Wedding”. BBC News, 29 Apr. 2011.

1865: Maria Mitchell became the first woman to...

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1865

Maria Mitchell became the first woman to be appointed as a professor of astronomy, at Vassar College.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
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6 February 1756: A national fast day was held in Britain,...

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6 February 1756

A national fast day was held in Britain, to pray for success in the Seven Years War.
Steele, Anne. The Works of Mrs. Anne Steele. Munroe, Francis and Parker, 1808, 2 vols.
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23 September 1775: Drury Lane Theatre re-opened after being...

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23 September 1775

Drury Lane Theatre re-opened after being totally re-designed as a far larger auditorium by Robert and James Adam .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
4: 1907, 1912-13

1964: Dulcie Gray, with her husband Michael Denison,...

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1964

Dulcie Gray , with her husband Michael Denison , published an introduction to the craft of acting for children entitled The Actor and His World.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

January 1916: The Woman Worker, a socialist feminist magazine,...

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January 1916

The Woman Worker, a socialist feminist magazine, resumed publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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1871: The North British Review ceased publicat...

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1871

The North British Review ceased publication.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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20 December 1848: The New Zealand legislature was opened by...

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20 December 1848

The New Zealand legislature was opened by the Governor.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 939-40
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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September 1928: Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while...

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September 1928

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while working at St Mary's Hospital in London.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
9: 697
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

11 July 1815: The Stamp Act extended the coverage of Stamp...

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11 July 1815

The Stamp Act extended the coverage of Stamp Duty to include periodicals (previously distinguished from newspapers), and raised the tax by a halfpenny to fourpence a sheet.
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
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Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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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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27 August 1950: The BBC made its first live television broadcast...

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27 August 1950

The BBC made its first live television broadcast from the Continent (from Calais) using outside broadcast equipment.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1862: Jean Henri Dunant published and distributed...

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1862

Jean Henri Dunant published and distributed A Memory of Solferino, which led to the birth of the Red Cross .
Hutchinson, John F. Champions of Charity: War and the Rise of the Red Cross. Westview Press, 1996.
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Rothkopf, Carol Zeman. Jean Henri Dunant, Father of the Red Cross. Watts, 1969.
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March 1795-1796: Fédon's Rebellion, involving thousands of...

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March 1795-1796

Fédon's Rebellion, involving thousands of freed and enslaved blacks, took place in Grenada.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
65 (1795): 1106

Lydia Maria Child

LMC , nineteenth-century American woman of letters, published novels, children's books, domestic-advice books, newspaper articles and columns in the form of letters, as well as biography, controversial works against slavery, a remarkable history of world...
Lydia Maria Child Head-and-shoulders engraving of Lydia Maria Child in her later age. She is wearing a buttoned dress with lacy collar and a cap. Her straight hair is parted in the middle and coiled over her ears.

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.

1836: The Home and Colonial Infant School Society...

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1836

The Home and Colonial Infant School Society was founded in Gray's Inn Road, London; it was the first women's college to provide training for teachers.
Turner, Barry. Equality for Some: The Story of Girls’ Education. Ward Lock Educational, 1974.
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Barnard, Howard Clive. A History of English Education from 1760. 2nd ed., University of London Press, 1961.
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1604: A law was passed to invoke sanctions against...

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1604

A law was passed to invoke sanctions against bigamy.
Gillis, John R. For Better, For Worse: British Marriages, 1600 to the Present. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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By 1750: More people in England worked in manufacture,...

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By 1750

More people in England worked in manufacture, commerce and in services than in agriculture.
Brewer, John. The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
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Zora Neale Hurston

ZNH was an anthropologist who published articles on the subject of African-American folklore, and who also wrote plays, novels, short stories, political and cultural criticism, and an autobiography. She was a central contributor to the...
Zora Neale Hurston Black and white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Zora Neale Hurston smiling. She stands, wearing a small black hat and a sweater with decorated neckline. Library of Congress.

5 May 1646: King Charles I surrendered to the Scots Covenanters,...

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5 May 1646

King Charles I surrendered to the Scots Covenanters , with whom he had been at war for seven years.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
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December 1960: A United Nations resolution called for independence...

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December 1960

A United Nations resolution called for independence for existing European colonies.
Anderson, Perry. “Our Man”. London Review of Books, 10 May 2007, pp. 9-12.
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4 November 1958: BBC television broadcast the coronation of...

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4 November 1958

BBC television broadcast the coronation of Pope John XXIII via Eurovision .
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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12 July 1902: Arthur James Balfour (Conservative/Unionist)...

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12 July 1902

Arthur James Balfour (Conservative/Unionist) became Prime Minister on the resignation of Lord Salisbury , who was his uncle.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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