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1845: It was discovered that women eject eggs for...

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1845

It was discovered that women eject eggs for reproduction spontaneously.
Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
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1882: A Post Office (Protection) Act prohibited...

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1882

A Post Office (Protection) Act prohibited postal distribution of obscene material.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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1847: The Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University...

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1847

The Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University refused to admit Harriot Hunt .
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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1872: Birmingham's reference library became one...

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1872

Birmingham's reference library became one of the first to open on Sunday.
Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845-1975. 2nd ed., Library Association, 1977.
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1941: The East London Mosque was established in...

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1941

The East London Mosque was established in Commercial Road, East London.
Sandhu, Sukhdev. “Come hungry, leave edgy”. London Review of Books, 9 Oct. 2003, pp. 10-13.
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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.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

10 February 1838: Following the rebellions of the previous...

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10 February 1838

Following the rebellions of the previous year, the Constitution of Lower Canada was suspended .
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
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1785: John Pendred published the first guide to...

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1785

John Pendred published the first guide to English publishing, The London and Country Printers, Booksellers and Stationers Vade Mecum.
Brewer, John. The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
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11 November 1920: Two years after the end of the Great War,...

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11 November 1920

Two years after the end of the Great War, Britain commemorated with the unveiling of the Cenotaph in Whitehall and the state funeral of an unidentified soldier in Westminster Abbey.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Papermac, 1987, http://4-22.
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Bradshaw, David. “Mrs. Dalloway’s Forgotten Fronts: Figuring the War and Memorializing the Dead”. Voyages Out, Voyages Home: The Eleventh Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf, Bangor, 15 June 2001.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
10 November 2008

1 November 1990: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act...

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1 November 1990

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act addressed ethical issues of new reproductive technologies and acknowledged the active role played by doctors and scientists in establishing a code of practice.
Pfeffer, Naomi. The Stork and the Syringe: A Political History of Reproductive Medicine. Polity Press, 1993.
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Price, Frances, and Jeanette et al Edwards. “Beyond Expectation: Clinical Practices and Clinical Concerns”. Technologies of Procreation: Kinship in the Age of Assisted Contraception, Manchester University Press, 1993, pp. 20-41.
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900037_en_1.htm.

23 January 1911: The Ulster Women's Unionist Council was established...

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23 January 1911

The Ulster Women's Unionist Council was established to oppose Irish Home Rule and campaign for the continuing union of Ireland with Britain.
“Ulster Women’s Unionist Council Papers”. Genesis: RASCAL (Research And Special Collections Available Locally).

1882: By this date, the Salvation Army was comprised...

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1882

By this date, the Salvation Army was comprised of 15,000 volunteers, organized by nearly 750 paid officers at 521 stations.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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Turner, Ernest Sackville. “Hallelujah Lasses”. London Review of Books, 24 May 2001, pp. 38-9.
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December 2016: The one-hundredth romance novel by Mills...

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December 2016

The one-hundredth romance novel by Mills and Boon author Sharon Kendrick , A Royal Vow of Convenience, was released not only in audio as well as book form but in a 3D sound recording.
Furness, Hannah. “Sound of love as Mills & Boone plots the perfect seduction”. The Telegraph, 26 Dec. 2016, p. 15.

August 1969: Sectarian violence peaked in Northern Ireland:...

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August 1969

Sectarian violence peaked in Northern Ireland: in Derry nationalist protestors attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary with bricks and petrol bombs, driving them out of the city's Catholic area of Bogside; in Belfast hundreds of families...

1885: Women were granted the right to vote in New...

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1885

Women were granted the right to vote in New Zealand local elections; in 1893, New Zealand became the first country to grant women the vote in national elections.
Grimshaw, Patricia. Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand. Auckland University Press, 1972.
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Blackburn, Helen. Women’s Suffrage. Williams and Norgate, 1902.
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26 July 1825: Public outcry was generated when a large...

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26 July 1825

Public outcry was generated when a large but gentle lion named Nero was baited by trained fighting dogs.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate : The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Harvard University Press, 1987.
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Hanes, Bailey C. The New Bulldog. 5th ed., Howell Book House, 1991.
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18 June 1871: George Grote, historian, died in London....

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18 June 1871

George Grote , historian, died in London.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

24 March 1882: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet, died....

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24 March 1882

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , poet, died.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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Mildred Cable

China provided a centre not only for MC 's life but also for her writing. Of her nineteen works, published in the first half of the twentieth century, most describe her experiences as a traveller...

10 December 1996: Wislawa Szymborska of Poland was awarded...

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10 December 1996

Wislawa Szymborska of Poland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.

24 July 1806: Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier (who were already...

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24 July 1806

Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier (who were already making paper in England) bought the patent for the continuous-paper making machine invented by Nicolas-Louis Robert in France in about 1799. The first commercially viable Fourdrinier machine was...

April 1862: The Senate of the University of London voted...

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April 1862

The Senate of the University of London voted against allowing women into their medical degree programme.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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March 1935: The League of Nations Union organised a ballot...

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March 1935

The League of Nations Union organised a ballot in Britain (sometimes misleadingly called the Peace Ballot) on the question of intervention by other nations when one nation attacked another.
Hamilton, Mary Agnes. Remembering My Good Friends. Jonathan Cape, 1944.
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Late 1917: In the same year that women received the...

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Late 1917

In the same year that women received the right to vote in Russia, Alexandra Kollontai became the first woman government minister in the world when she was appointed the People's Commissioner for Public Welfare...

1875: The Illustrated London News dramatically...

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1875

The Illustrated London News dramatically changed the advertising industry when it published the first full-page advertisement, for Pulvermacher's Galvanic Chain Bands and Belts.
Hindley, Diana, and Geoffrey Hindley. Advertising in Victorian England 1837-1901. Wayland, 1972.
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