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21 August 1993: The remains of 155 former inmates of a Magdalene...

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21 August 1993

The remains of 155 former inmates of a Magdalene Asylum run by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge were discovered in unmarked graves on property sold to developers at High Park in...

25 December 1960: Queen Elizabeth II's first pre-recorded Christmas...

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25 December 1960

Queen Elizabeth II 's first pre-recorded Christmas message was broadcast on BBC television.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1820: Street lighting was first installed in Pall...

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1820

Street lighting was first installed in Pall Mall, London.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.

31 March 1922: The Irish Free State (Agreement) Act gave...

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31 March 1922

The Irish Free State (Agreement) Act gave Ireland Dominion Status (the same constitutional status in the British Empire as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa) but did not satisfy the Republicans.
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1922): 4-12
Collis, Maurice. Somerville and Ross: A Biography. Faber and Faber, 1968.
201-2, 205-6

June 1868: The publishing firm of Hodder and Stoughton...

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June 1868

The publishing firm of Hodder and Stoughton was founded at 17 Paternoster Row, London, by Matthew Henry Hodder and Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton .
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
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March 1922: Good Housekeeping, a monthly magazine dealing...

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March 1922

Good Housekeeping, a monthly magazine dealing with domestic topics, began publication by National Magazine at 72 Broadwick Street, London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
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Ferguson, Marjorie. Forever Feminine: Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Femininity. Heinemann, 1983.
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White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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About 1680: The oldest public lending library in Scotland,...

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About 1680

The oldest public lending library in Scotland, Innerpeffray Library, was founded near Crieff in Perthshire.
“Scotland’s first free Public Lending Library”. Innerpeffray Library.

June 1937: Only two months after the bombing of Guernica,...

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June 1937

Only two months after the bombing of Guernica, Picasso exhibited his painting Guernica in the Spanish Government Building in Paris, at the Paris World's Fair.
Boeck, Wilhelm, and Jaime Sabartés. Picasso. Thames and Hudson, 1955.
514

1831: Using a microscope, Robert Brown discovered...

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1831

Using a microscope, Robert Brown discovered the nucleus of a cell.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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Merrill, Lynn L. The Romance of Victorian Natural History. Oxford University Press, 1989.
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1969-79: During this decade 117 towns and cities in...

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1969-79

During this decade 117 towns and cities in Britain had at least one Women's Liberation Movement group; many major centres had several.
Ross, Elizabeth Arledge, and Miriam L. Bearse. A Chronology of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain. Editors Boyle, Karen E. and The Oral History Project Advisory Group, The Feminist Archive, 1996, http://Bodleian.
43-5

1685: The parish of St James's in Westminster was...

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1685

The parish of St James's in Westminster was created by partitioning St Martin in the Fields: an early example of the westward spread of desirable residential London districts.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
68

By 3 September 1887: Margaret Louisa Woods published her first...

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By 3 September 1887

Margaret Louisa Woods published her first novel, A Village Tragedy.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
3123 (1887): 307

July 1788: The The Literary Magazine and British Review...

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July 1788

The The Literary Magazine and British Review began publication in London. It ran until June 1794, changing its title at the beginning of 1791 to the The Literary Magazine and British Review.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

September 1794: Indictments against Thomas Hardy, John Horne...

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September 1794

Indictments against Thomas Hardy , John Horne Tooke , and John Thelwall argued that proposals radically to limit the power of the king should rank as treason.
Epstein, James. “Great Palladium”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 25-6.
25-6

Laurence Hope

LH , a writer of exotic, Orientalist love lyrics, published three volumes of immensely successful poetry in the early twentieth century. They remained popular for a number of years after her death. Favourites among...
Laurence Hope Black and white photograph of Laurence Hope, with her elbows propped up, her hands folded on top of each other, and her head leaning on her hands. She is wearing thick metal bracelets on both of her wrists, and she has short dark hair.

1876: A group of Scotswomen who had been frustrated...

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1876

A group of Scotswomen who had been frustrated in their desire to attend university founded St George's Hall Classes, to offer teaching to university level, either by attendance or by correspondence courses. Students at...

1889: Andrew Lang and his wife Leonora published...

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1889

Andrew Lang and his wife Leonora published the first of their series of fairy volumes: The Blue Fairy Book. Other colours followed.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Wolf, Abby. The Golden Age of Children’s Literature: An Introduction. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/railway/age_text.html.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
20 July 2010

9 November 1580: At Smerwick on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland...

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9 November 1580

At Smerwick on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland the English Lord Deputy, Arthur, Lord Grey of Wilton , ordered the massacre about 600 European mercenary soldiers who had already surrendered to him.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Spenser

1906: The Anti-Sweating League was founded in England...

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1906

The Anti-Sweating League was founded in England to fight for improved conditions and better rights for sweated workers.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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Late 1973: Following the Yom Kippur war, Arab oil producers...

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Late 1973

Following the Yom Kippur war, Arab oil producers put an embargo on oil supply to states which supported Israel; prices rose steeply and recession set in around the world.
Anderson, Perry. “Confronting Defeat”. London Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2002, pp. 10-17.
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Frankel, Glenn. “U.S. plan to seize oilfields”. Guardian Weekly, 6–14 Jan. 2003, p. 29.
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December 1925: US author Theodore Dreiser published his...

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December 1925

US author Theodore Dreiser published his novel An American Tragedy.
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About 11 June 1937: At the Moscow show trials, seven Generals...

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About 11 June 1937

At the Moscow show trials, seven Generals and one Marshal in the Soviet Army were condemned to death after being convicted of espionage and high treason.
Bishop, James. Marching to War, 1933-1935. Editor Gilbert, Martin, Bracken Books, 1989.
129

1958: At the Lambeth Conference, Anglican bishops...

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1958

At the Lambeth Conference, Anglican bishops voted to condemn the practice of polygamy on the grounds that it worked against the interests of women.
Norman, Edward R. Church and Society in England, 1770-1970. Clarendon, 1976.
411

1 July 1974: The Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act in Ireland...

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1 July 1974

The Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act in Ireland legislated equal pay for work of equal value.
Acts of the Oireachtas. Stationery Office, 1938–2026.
15 (1974)
Sawyer, Roger. We Are But Women: Women in Ireland’s History. Routledge, 1993.
155

1 August 1895: Anti-missionary violence in China (including...

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1 August 1895

Anti-missionary violence in China (including the deaths of 8 ladies and 2 children) led to the arrival of a British admiral and the punishment of those responsible.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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