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10 October 1812: The fourth Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, was...

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10 October 1812

The fourth Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , was opened with a special address by Lord Byron .
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
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Dobbs, Brian. Drury Lane: Three Centuries of the Theatre Royal, 1663-1971. Cassell, 1972.
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Wyndham, Henry Saxe. The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre From 1732 to 1897. Chatto and Windus, 1906, 2 vols.
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1958: The British telephone system introduced Subscriber...

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1958

The British telephone system introduced Subscriber Trunk Dialling, with numerical dialling codes for telephone exchanges around the country. Before this, long-distance calls had to be placed through an operator.
“Trunk Dialling Heralds Cheaper Calls”. BBC News: On This Day, 21 May 1958.

8 March 1977: The United Nations recognized and supported...

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8 March 1977

The United Nations recognized and supported the observance of International Women's Day (which had been instituted in 1911).
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

11 November 1975: The Labour Government was dismissed in A...

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11 November 1975

The Labour Government was dismissed in Australia.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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1944: Universal adult suffrage was gained in J...

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1944

Universal adult suffrage was gained in Jamaica.
Rogozinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present. Revised, Facts on File, 1999.
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From late 1851: The trend of established drapers to expand...

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From late 1851

The trend of established drapers to expand into department stores began after the Great Exhibition.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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7 December 1698: Edward Rigby, a naval captain, was prosecuted...

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7 December 1698

Edward Rigby, a naval captain, was prosecuted for sodomy with William Minton, whom he had picked up at a fireworks display and taken to a tavern.
May, James E. “Scribleriana Transferred since late 1994”. The Scriblerian, Vol.
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, No. 1, Department of English, Temple University, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 1998, pp. 118-32.
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17 March 1905: Eleanor Roosevelt married her distant cousin...

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17 March 1905

Eleanor Roosevelt married her distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt ; at the ceremony she was given away by her uncle Theodore Roosevelt , then President of the United States.
Dictionary of American Biography. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929–2026, 1-20.

14 December 1939: The USSR was formally expelled from the League...

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14 December 1939

The USSR was formally expelled from the League of Nations as a consequence of its invasion of Finland on 30 November.
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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As early as 1823: Christmas annuals gained ascendency in England;...

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As early as 1823

Christmas annuals gained ascendency in England; these gift books became strongly associated with female authors and readers.
Boyle, Andrew. An Index to the Annuals. Andrew Boyle, 1967.

24 December 1918: Nigel Playfair inaugurated the modern Lyric...

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24 December 1918

Nigel Playfair inaugurated the modern Lyric Theatre at Hammersmith, London, with a performance of Make-Believe by A. A. Milne .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Elizabeth Bishop

EB , a leading US poet of the later twentieth century, published six volumes of poetry during her lifetime, of which several collect writing already published. Her prose included translations, essays, a travel book, and...
Elizabeth Bishop Black-and-white photograph of Elizabeth Bishop in 1964. Her hair is short and wavy; her chin rests on one hand. She wears pearl ear studs and a shirt with notched collar. In front of her stands an object which might be a group of miniature national flags.

1872: Samuel Butler anonymously published, at his...

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1872

Samuel Butler anonymously published, at his own expense, his satirical novel Erewhon.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Howsam, Leslie. Kegan Paul—A Victorian Imprint. Kegan Paul; University of Toronto Press, 1998.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

3 April 1592: The early, anonymous tragedy Arden of Feversham...

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3 April 1592

The early, anonymous tragedy Arden of Feversham was entered in the Stationers' Register ; the title character is murdered by his adulterous wife.
Arber, Edward, editor. A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London 1554-1660, A. D. Privately Printed, 1875–1894, 5 vols.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
Spedding, Patrick. A Bibliography of Eliza Haywood. Pickering and Chatto, 2003.
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August 1526: Erasmus published his De Matrimonio Christiano,...

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August 1526

Erasmus published his De Matrimonio Christiano, an account of the kind of marriage relation (with the wife as partner, but junior partner) later favoured by the Puritans.
Halkin, Léon-Ernest. Erasmus: a critical biography. Translator Tonkin, John, Blackwell, 1993.
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After 1875: The growing influence of social science began...

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After 1875

The growing influence of social science began to transform district visitors from amateur philanthropists into professionalized caseworkers.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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February 1942: Soap rationing (3 ozs per month) began, and...

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February 1942

Soap rationing (3 ozs per month) began, and the clothing ration was reduced to 48 coupons per year.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
chronology, 153

22 April 1834: Daniel O'Connell introduced in the British...

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22 April 1834

Daniel O'Connell introduced in the British Parliament debate on Repeal of the Union between Ireland and England.
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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Ariadne

The unidentified, seventeenth-century playwright Ariadne is notable for writing—and getting staged—at least one delightful, feminist-inflected comedy.

December 1894: The Ashendene Press was established by Charles...

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December 1894

The Ashendene Press was established by Charles Harry St John Hornby and Emery Walker at Bayford in Hertfordshire; Walker and Sydney Cockerell designed its Subiaco type in 1900.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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24 September 1985: The Gateways Club for lesbians in Chelsea...

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24 September 1985

The Gateways Club for lesbians in Chelsea finally closed its doors forty years after its founding.
val. “Are You Butch or Femme?”. Brighton Ourstory: 200 years of lesbian and gay history: Newsletters, Vol.
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, 1 June 2003–2026.

November 1865: Algernon Charles Swinburne published a five-act...

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November 1865

Algernon Charles Swinburne published a five-act poetic drama about Mary Queen of Scots , Chastelard.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

22 June 1921: George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament...

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22 June 1921

George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament with a conciliatory speech as the British government initiated negotiations on the relations between Ireland proper and Ulster (the Six Counties in the North).
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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June 1554: An eighteen-year-old servant, Elizabeth Croft,...

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June 1554

An eighteen-year-old servant, Elizabeth Croft , confessed in front of a crowd gathered at St Paul's Cross in London that she had taken part in a hoax, playing a supernatural voice that spoke from a...

6 October-24 October 1973: In the Yom Kippur War, Egypt and Syria attacked...

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6 October-24 October 1973

In the Yom Kippur War, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel, but were beaten off.
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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