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2 April 1873: The first sleeping car in the UK was introduced...

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2 April 1873

The first sleeping car in the UK was introduced on the Glasgow to London night express.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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9 November 1918: Faced with unemployment, 6,000 female munitions...

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9 November 1918

Faced with unemployment, 6,000 female munitions workers, mainly from Woolwich Arsenal , marched to the House of Commons under the banner Shall Peace Bring Us Starvation.
The banner had no question-mark.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
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10 March 1910: D. W. Griffith's film In Old California was...

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10 March 1910

D. W. Griffith 's film In Old California was the first film produced in Hollywood.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

1858: The first British music hall agency was started...

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1858

The first British music hall agency was started by Ambrose Maynard .
Taylor, John Russell, editor. The Penguin Dictionary of Theatre. 3rd ed., Penguin, 1993.
77

1670: Les Pensées de M. Pascal sur la réligion,...

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1670

Les Pensées de M. Pascal sur la réligion, et sur quelques autres sujets was posthumously published: it takes the form of a collection of aphorisms and very brief essays.
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.

1896: The British government set up its first conciliation...

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1896

The British government set up its first conciliation and arbitration service for industry, providing free advice to both employers and unions on industrial relations and personnel issues.
“Acas History”. Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service): About Us.

1778: Gilbert Stuart published his major work,...

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1778

Gilbert Stuart published his major work, A View of Society in Europe.
O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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1948: The University College, Ibadan, Nigeria,...

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1948

The University College , Ibadan, Nigeria, was taken into special relation with the University of London .
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
252
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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1769: Edward Bancroft published his Essay on the...

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1769

Edward Bancroft published his Essay on the Natural History of Guiana, which includes arguments for the moral justification of slavery.
London, April. Women and Property in the Eighteenth-Century Novel. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
87-8, 90

1822: St David's Theological College, Lampeter,...

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1822

St David's Theological College , Lampeter, Wales, was founded.
Dent, Harold Collett. 1870-1970: Century of Growth in English Education. Longmans, 1970.
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Davies, William Cadwaladr, and William Lewis, 1866 - 1922 Jones. The University of Wales and its Constituent Colleges. F. E. Robinson, 1905.
63-8, 84-6, 187

1860: The General Medical Council was granted a...

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1860

The General Medical Council was granted a new charter empowering it to exclude practitioners from the Medical Register if they held a foreign degree.
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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Before mid-September 2004: Melanie Abrahams of literary agency Renaissance...

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Before mid-September 2004

Melanie Abrahams of literary agency Renaissance One organised a group photo of people of Afro, Caribbean, or Asian origin who make a significant contribution to contemporary British literature.
Levy, Andrea. “Made in Britain”. The Guardian, 18 Sept. 2004, pp. Review 34 - 5.
Review 34-5

9 April 1793: The Traitorous Correspondence Act made it...

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9 April 1793

The Traitorous Correspondence Act made it a treasonable offence for Britons to supply the French government with arms, etc., or to purchase (or lend money to purchase) land or funds in France.
Emsley, Clive. British Society and the French Wars, 1793-1815. Macmillan, 1979.
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After 5 March 1971: Following an important meeting of the Anglican...

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After 5 March 1971

Following an important meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council at Limuru in Kenya, the bishop of Hong Kong and Macao (the diocese in which Florence Li was in 1944 ordained the world's first female...

1890: Men were invited for the first time to the...

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1890

Men were invited for the first time to the Women's Co-operative Guild (WCG) annual meeting, held in Glasgow.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
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6-13 January 1842: Approximately 3,849 British soldiers and...

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6-13 January 1842

Approximately 3,849 British soldiers and 12,000 camp followers were massacred in the Khyber Pass following the British retreat from Kabul. Most of those killed were Indian sepoys. With no battle, they were picked off...

May 1930: Factory-produced television sets (the Baird...

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May 1930

Factory-produced television sets (the Bairdtelevisor) went on sale for 25 guineas in the UK.
Briggs, Asa. The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Oxford University Press, 1961, 5 vols.
2: 549
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
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Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
7: 1260

23 December 1916: The Scottish Midwives' Act mandated a training...

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23 December 1916

The Scottish Midwives' Act mandated a training period of six months (or four for those with nursing qualifications).
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1916): 325, 335
Leap, Nicky, and Billie Hunter. The Midwife’s Tale: An Oral History from Handywoman to Professional Midwife. Scarlet Press, 1993.
199

1978: The Feminist Archive was formed to preserve...

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1978

The Feminist Archive was formed to preserve documents of Women's Liberation in Britain; founded at Shepton Mallet in Somerset, it later divided its material between two sites, Bristol and Bradford.
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.
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Late 1889: An informal alliance was made between the...

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Late 1889

An informal alliance was made between the Women's Co-operative Guild and the recently-formed Women's Trade Union Association , a sister organisation of working women.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
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Forster, Margaret. Significant Sisters. Secker and Warburg, 1984.
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1844: Ralph Waldo Emerson published his Essays:...

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1844

Ralph Waldo Emerson published his Essays: Second Series.
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.

2 May 1814: A committee charged with investigating abuses...

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2 May 1814

A committee charged with investigating abuses at Bedlam made a visit of inspection and found inmates treated like vermin.
Scull, Andrew. The Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Society in Britain, 1700-1900. Yale University Press, 1993.
112-13

: The Statute of Labourers ordered both men...

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Spring 1351

The Statute of Labourers ordered both men and women to work at the same rates which had been current before the plague; it also limited the mobility of labourers.
Honeyball, Simon. Sex, Employment and the Law. Blackwell Law, 1991.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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March 1979: Dr Robert Irwin was interviewed by Independent...

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March 1979

Dr Robert Irwin was interviewed by Independent Television about his treatment of police prisoners who showed signs of torture; a week later a government report appeared.
Kelley, Kevin. The Longest War: Northern Ireland and the IRA. Brandon; Lawrence Hill, 1982.
297-9
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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December 1955: Black activist Claudia Jones, threatened...

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December 1955

Black activist Claudia Jones , threatened with deportation from the USA to her native Trinidad for violating anti-Communist laws, arrived in London, where she spent her nine remaining years.
Weigand, Kate. “A Radical Activist, Rediscovered”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 1, Jan.–Feb. 2009, pp. 13-14.
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