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21 July 1904: The Trans-Siberian railway of over four thousand...

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21 July 1904

The Trans-Siberian railway of over four thousand miles was completed after thirteen years of work.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.
Bridge, Ann. A Family of Two Worlds. Macmillan, 1955.
179-80

3 April 1849: Frederick William IV's refusal of the imperial...

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3 April 1849

Frederick William IV 's refusal of the imperial crown of Germany signalled the end of the Frankfurt Assembly, which collapsed in December 1849.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
176-7, 256

June 1887: Isla Stewart became the Matron of St Bartholomew's...

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June 1887

Isla Stewart became the Matron of St Bartholomew's Hospital .
McGann, Susan. The Battle of the Nurses: A Study of Eight Women who Influenced the Development of Professional Nursing, 1880-1930. Scutari, 1992.
60

1856: Alexis de Tocqueville published L'Ancien...

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1856

Alexis de Tocqueville published L'Ancien Régime et la Révolution, a study of pre-evolutionary France.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
986

22 October 1934: King George V opened the new Cambridge University...

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22 October 1934

King George V opened the new Cambridge University Library designed by Sir Giles Scott .
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
182

16 December 1879: The Anglican Community of St Katherine of...

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16 December 1879

The Anglican Community of St Katherine of Egypt was founded at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
455

By June 1752: Christopher Smart published his first collection,...

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By June 1752

Christopher Smart published his first collection, Poems on Several Occasions.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
22 (1752): 291

1919: The International Cipherwriting Company of...

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1919

The International Cipherwriting Company of Chicago began production of a cipher machine which would be used by many governments.
Beeching, Wilfred A. Century of the Typewriter. Heinemann, 1974.
185

1838: Frederick Adolphe Wilde, a German, made a...

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1838

Frederick Adolphe Wilde , a German, made a mould of a woman's cervix in wax and from it produced the first contraceptive cap, made of latex, to fit inside the body.
Greer, Germaine. Sex and Destiny. Harper and Row, 1984.
405

1869: Debt ceased to be a crime in England....

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1869

Debt ceased to be a crime in England.
Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
131

By December 1773: Henry Brooke published his sentimental novel...

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By December 1773

Henry Brooke published his sentimental novel Juliet Grenville.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
36 (1773): 443-53
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

25 July 1593: Henri IV of France converted from Protestantism...

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25 July 1593

Henri IV of France converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
270
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
487

1922: Helen Hamilton's Mountain Madness relates...

Women writers item

1922

Helen Hamilton 's Mountain Madness relates her adventures climbing in the French Alps and the Lake District.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

Walter Pater

January 1760-December 1761: Tobias Smollett's Sir Launcelot Greaves appeared...

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January 1760-December 1761

Tobias Smollett 's Sir Launcelot Greaves appeared over twenty-five issues of the British Magazine (beginning in the first, January 1760): this made it the first-ever serialised novel.
Catto, Susan J. Modest Ambition: The Influence of Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, and the Ideal of Female Diffidence on Sarah Fielding, Charlotte Lennox, and Frances Brooke. University of Oxford, 1998.
193 n108

17 June 1972: A secret investigation unit made their second...

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17 June 1972

A secret investigation unit made their second break-in at the headquarters of the US Democratic Party in the Watergate Building in Washington, DC; the investigators were arrested.
Forbes, Peter, editor. Scanning the Century. Viking, 1999.
224
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
“National archives 1973”. The Guardian, 1 Jan. 2004, pp. 4-5.
5
“Watergate’s Deep Throat revealed”. BBC News, 1 June 2005.

1872: The Obstetrical Association of Midwives,...

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1872

The Obstetrical Association of Midwives , an autonomous body, precursor to the Royal College of Midwives , was developed to campaign for better standing for female midwives.
Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
162
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
80
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
501

25 July 1959: British engineer Christopher Cockerell made...

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25 July 1959

British engineer Christopher Cockerell made the first hovercraft crossing of the English Channel.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
280

1836: William Makepeace Thackeray published his...

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1836

William Makepeace Thackeray published his first book, Flore et Zephyr, a collection of captioned ballet caricatures that he had drawn.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

1955: Italian artist Pietro Annigoni drew record...

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1955

Italian artist Pietro Annigoni drew record attendance to the Royal Academy 's summer Exhibition with his somewhat romantic portrait HM the QueenQueen Elizabeth II .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
409

1 March 1919: The Royal Air Force began air-mail service...

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1 March 1919

The Royal Air Force began air-mail service between Folkestone in England, and Cologne in Germany, for the British occupation force in the Rhineland.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
192

1805-1830: During these years the proportion of British...

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1805-1830

During these years the proportion of British men who made their wills in India and left their property to Indian wives or mixed-race families dropped from one in four to one in six, according to...

23 October 1885: The trial began in London of W. T. Stead...

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23 October 1885

The trial began in London of W. T. Stead and others for the abduction of Eliza Armstrong , purchased as a white slave.
Walkowitz, Judith R. City of Dreadful Delight. University of Chicago Press, 1992.
106-7

Felicia Skene

FS published in a wide variety of genres, including devotional works and religious memoirs, novels, and poetry. She wrote regularly for periodicals. She was a well-known philanthropist and published many of her works to raise...

27 July 1953: The Armistice of Panmunjom ended the Korean...

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27 July 1953

The Armistice of Panmunjom ended the Korean War; it advocated partitioning North and South Korea, and these duly became separate countries.
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 237
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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