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12 November 2014: The European Space Agency's spacecraft Rosetta,...

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12 November 2014

The European Space Agency 's spacecraft Rosetta, orbiting the planet Mars, succeeded in landing a smaller data-gathering craft, Philae, on the surface of a comet known as 67P.
Clark, Stuart. “After a hectic week, spacecraft send a last tweet and shut down”. Guardian Weekly, 21 Nov. 2014, p. 5.

1869: A fictitious Miss Echo began The Girl of...

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1869

A fictitious Miss Echo began The Girl of The Period Miscellany, which appealed to young girls who preferred balls and beaux
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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to campaigning for women's rights.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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13 November 1715: The Duke of Argyll fought the rebellious...

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13 November 1715

The Duke of Argyll fought the rebellious Jacobite forces at Sheriffmuir in Scotland.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
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21 January 2017: The day after the inauguration of Donald...

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21 January 2017

The day after the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as President of the USA, a Women's March of over a million people took place in Washington, DC, to register protest against various aspects of...

23 October 1953: The Central African Federation of Rhodesia...

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23 October 1953

The Central African Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was inaugurated.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
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1812: A book was published offering advice to governesses...

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1812

A book was published offering advice to governesses or young women unexpectedly reduced from affluence to a dependent situation.
Brewer, John. The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
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10 October 1868: Actress Ellen Terry began living out of wedlock...

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10 October 1868

Actress Ellen Terry began living out of wedlock with Edward Godwin .
Cheshire, David F. Portrait of Ellen Terry. Amber Lane Press, 1989.
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November 1889: Lectures presented at the Arts and Crafts...

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November 1889

Lectures presented at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, October 1888, were repeated at the meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Art and its Application to Industry in Edinburgh.
Cumming, Elizabeth, and Wendy Kaplan. The Arts and Crafts Movement. Thames and Hudson, 1991.
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Hannah Griffitts

HG was a remarkably forceful and plangent Philadelphia lyric poet. Her life spans the time of the American war of independence. More than two hundred of her surviving poems and a large body of letters...

Spring 1946: Violet Markham chaired a radio discussion...

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Spring 1946

Violet Markham chaired a radio discussion insisting domestic work was uniquely feminine and required proper training.
Wilson, Elizabeth. Only Halfway to Paradise: Women in Postwar Britain, 1945-1968. Tavistock, 1980.
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11 September 2001: An orchestrated attack against the USA used...

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11 September 2001

An orchestrated attack against the USA used hijacked commercial airlines to fly into and destroy the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, as well as damaging the Pentagon.
Stackhouse, John. “A Day of Infamy”. The Globe and Mail, 12 Sept. 2001, p. A1, A13.
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Zimmerman, Laura. “Where are the women?”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 1, Oct. 2003, pp. 5-6.
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October 1981: Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt, was...

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October 1981

Anwar Sadat , Prime Minister of Egypt, was assassinated by an Islamic-supremacist army officer, who said of his act, I shot the Pharaoh.
Shlaim, Avi. “A History of Disappointment”. London Review of Books, 22 June 2000, pp. 18-19.
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2 November 1789: The French National Assembly voted to expropriate...

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2 November 1789

The French National Assembly voted to expropriate and nationalize church property.
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
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Paxton, John. Companion to the French Revolution. Facts on File, 1988.
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1905: Vaccines against typhus became available...

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1905

Vaccines against typhus became available.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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28 November 1905: The Sinn Féin League was founded by Arthur...

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28 November 1905

The Sinn Féin League was founded by Arthur Griffith , later President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, at a meeting in Dublin.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Alderman, Geoffrey. Modern Britain 1700-1983: A Domestic History. Croom Helm, 1986.
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Davis, Richard. “Arthur Griffith, 1872-1922: Architect of Modern Ireland”. History Today, Vol.
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, No. 3, 1979, pp. 139-46.
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Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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10 July-17 August 1943: Allied troops captured Sicily in a series...

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10 July-17 August 1943

Allied troops captured Sicily in a series of hard-fought battles.
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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6 January 1931: Lilian Baylis re-opened Sadler's Wells Theatre...

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6 January 1931

Lilian Baylis re-opened Sadler's Wells Theatre in London with a performance of Twelfth Night, starring John Gielgud as Malvolio.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
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14 August 1912: Three English suffragettes jailed for the...

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14 August 1912

Three English suffragettes jailed for the Asquith incident in Dublin started a hunger strike, demanding recognition as political prisoners; four Irish suffragettes joined the hunger strike next day.
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
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27 January 1839: Charter newspaper began publication in L...

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27 January 1839

Charter newspaper began publication in London.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
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Late 1692: A Lottery Act was proposed to raise a million...

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Late 1692

A Lottery Act was proposed to raise a million pounds for expenses incurred in the Nine Years War.
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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Hunt, Margaret R. The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780. University of California Press, 1996.
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Kamila Shamsie

KS is best known for her novels, which engage with political and aesthetic complexities of Pakistani culture. She also contributes short stories to anthologies of both British and Pakistani fiction. Her writing frequently examines topics...
Kamila Shamsie Colour photo of Kamila Shamsie, standing and holding her book Burnt Shadows during the Orange Prize for Fiction event at the Royal Festival Hall in London, 3 June 2009.

10 October 1874: The British government annexed Fiji....

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10 October 1874

The British government annexed Fiji.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
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1876: The Tower Hamlets Mission was founded by...

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1876

The Tower Hamlets Mission was founded by Frederick Charrington , who had renounced his inheritance of a brewing fortune after religious conversion.
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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21 October 1950: A ceremony at Buckingham Palace marked the...

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21 October 1950

A ceremony at Buckingham Palace marked the official end of the Women's Land Army .
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
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Tyrer, Nicola. They Fought in the Fields: The Women’s Land Army: The Story of a Forgotten Victory. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996.
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1867: The first International Congress of Archaeology...

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1867

The first International Congress of Archaeology and Anthropology was held in Paris.
Van Riper, A. Bowdoin. Men Among the Mammoths: Victorian Science and the Discovery of Human Prehistory. University of Chicago Press, 1993.
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