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4 May 1970: Members of the Ohio National Guard opened...

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4 May 1970

Members of the OhioNational Guard opened fire on students of Kent State University demonstrating peacefully against the Vietnam War (specifically, against Nixon 's sending ground troops to Cambodia). Four students (two of each...

1871: The Poor Law Board was superseded by a Local...

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1871

The Poor Law Board was superseded by a Local Government Board , bringing poor relief and public health under the same management.
White, Rosemary. Social Change and the Development of the Nursing Profession: A Study of the Poor Law Nursing Service, 1848-1948. H. Kimpton, 1978.
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12 August 1822: The new Marquess of Londonderry, better known...

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12 August 1822

The new Marquess of Londonderry, better known as Viscount Castlereagh , killed himself: he was seen as the political author of Wellington 's victories and of repressive policies at home.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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1848: The Society of Arts annual exhibition attracted...

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1848

The Society of Arts annual exhibition attracted 70,000 visitors.
Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross, editor. English Art, 1800-1870. Clarendon, 1959.
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1831: The Philpot sisters—Mary, Margaret and Elizabeth...

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1831

The Philpot sisters—Mary , Margaret and Elizabeth —of Lyme Regis established a fossil museum which became famous; they supplied material to such geologists as William Buckland , Richard Owen , and Henry de la Beche .
Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
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26 March 1768: Lord Baltimore (Frederick, the sixth baron,...

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26 March 1768

Lord Baltimore (Frederick, the sixth baron , who was known for his promiscuity and was said to admire the Islamic system of harems) was acquitted (with two female accessories) of raping a Methodist or Independent

6 February 1840: The Treaty of Waitangi, signed by 512 Maori...

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6 February 1840

The Treaty of Waitangi, signed by 512 Maori chiefs over the next six months, was interpreted by the British to cede sovereignty of New Zealand to the UK, although the Maori and recent historians...

May 1915: The Women's Social and Political Union launched...

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May 1915

The Women's Social and Political Union launched the War Babies scheme to care for illegitimate children.
Garner, Les. Stepping Stones to Women’s Liberty: Feminist Ideas in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1900-1918. Heinemann Educational, 1984.
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1881: The Natural History Museum opened in South...

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1881

The Natural History Museum opened in South Kensington as the British Museum (Natural History).
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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Merrill, Lynn L. The Romance of Victorian Natural History. Oxford University Press, 1989.
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Knight, David. The Age of Science: The Scientific World-View in the Nineteenth Century. Basil Blackwell, 1986.
100, 144

1728: The Royal Bank of Scotland invented the overdraft...

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1728

The Royal Bank of Scotland invented the overdraft or cash credit: loans could now be made to non-landowners or prospective land-inheritors.
“Royal Bank of Scotland: A history”. BBC News: Business, 17 Jan. 2000.

17 June 1844: Søren Kierkegaard published The Concept of...

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17 June 1844

Søren Kierkegaard published The Concept of Dread.
Arbaugh, George E., and George B. Arbaugh. Kierkegaard’s Authorship; A Guide to the Writings of Kierkegaard. Augustana College Library, 1967.
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By mid-1933: Walter Greenwood published Love on the Dole,...

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By mid-1933

Walter Greenwood published Love on the Dole, a novel about life in depression Britain which sold 46,290 copies by 1940.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
1639 (29 June 1933): 444

Anna Kavan

AK is primarily a novelist and short story writer of the first half of the twentieth century, who based her writing quite closely on her life. In her writing, as well as in her life...

19 September 1735: A proposal was published for a series or...

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19 September 1735

A proposal was published for a series or periodical to be entitled The Weekly Novelist, a Collection of the Best Novels.
May, James E. “Scribleriana Transferred: Dealer Catalogues 1993-1994”. The Scriblerian, Vol.
xxix-xxx
, Department of English, Temple University, 1 Mar.–30 Nov. 1997, p. 286.
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1683: William Dockwra, a merchant in metals, received...

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1683

William Dockwra , a merchant in metals, received a patent for establishing a penny post within the confines of London (an idea first mooted three years earlier).
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
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Mary Ann Browne

MAB wrote in the early nineteenth century and died in her early thirties. During her short career she published eight volumes of poetry, and was estimated to have printed in periodicals and annuals probably as...

Anna, Lady Miller

Anna, Lady Miller, is best-known as a patron of poetry during the later eighteenth century. She published a travel book, and a serial collection of the poems entered for the performance-oriented contests at which...

19 March 2003: The USA, with Britain as its ally, invaded...

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19 March 2003

The USA, with Britain as its ally, invaded Iraq with the intention of effecting regime change: ousting Saddam Hussein from power. This began the second Gulf War.
MacAskill, Ewen. “Bush: The battle in Iraq is noble, it is necessary and it is just”. Guardian Unlimited, 20 Mar. 2008.

From Summer 1645: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army gradually...

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From Summer 1645

Oliver Cromwell 's New Model Army gradually prevailed against Charles I .
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
under Cromwell

1845: The Society of Fraternal Democrats (the first...

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1845

The Society of Fraternal Democrats (the first international working-class organization) was founded.
Rothstein, Theodore. From Chartism to Labourism. Garland, 1984.
128, 130, 131

1720: England is said to have been threatened with...

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1720

England is said to have been threatened with an epidemic of cholera—which, however, did not take hold anywhere in Europe for more than a century after this.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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April 1952: Ralph Ellison his novel The Invisible Man,...

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April 1952

Ralph Ellison his novel The Invisible Man, ranked as better than any other novel of its time
Greif, Mark. “Black and White Life”. London Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2007, pp. 11-13.
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by a recent critic.
American National Biography. http://www.anb.org/articles/home.html.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
27 January 2009

1811: John Frank Newton published The Return to...

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1811

John Frank Newton published The Return to Nature, or a Defence of the Vegetable Regimen.
Perkins, David. Romanticism and Animal Rights. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

20 August 1642: Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham...

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20 August 1642

Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham with the intention of reducing his rebellious people to subjection: thus began the English Civil War.
Marriott, Sir John A. R. Oxford, Its Place in National History. Clarendon, 1933.
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Morrill, John. “The Stuarts (1603-1688)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 286-51.
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November 1924-4 July 1925: Captain Alfred and Mrs Delingette made the...

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November 1924-4 July 1925

Captain Alfred and Mrs Delingette made the first motor crossing of Africa from north to south.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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