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30 March 1638: John Wilkins entered in the Stationers' Register...

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30 March 1638

John Wilkins entered in the Stationers' RegisterDiscovery of a World in the Moone, an early fictional response to features of the moon's surface newly made visible by telescopes; it was printed this year.
Cavendish, Margaret. “Introduction”. Paper Bodies: A Margaret Cavendish Reader, edited by Sylvia Bowerbank and Sara Heller Mendelson, Broadview, 2000, pp. 9-37.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

17 October 1678: The discovery of the murdered body of Sir...

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17 October 1678

The discovery of the murdered body of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey , a well-liked magistrate, was taken as confirming the rumours of a Popish Plot.
Bryant, Arthur. King Charles II. Longmans, Green, 1931.
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William Law

December 1907: The Eugenics Education Society was founded;...

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December 1907

The Eugenics Education Society was founded; Francis Galton , geneticist, joined and in 1908 became honorary president.
Kevles, Daniel J. In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity. Knopf, 1985.
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Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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Pfeffer, Naomi. The Stork and the Syringe: A Political History of Reproductive Medicine. Polity Press, 1993.
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1959: Psychologist R. D. Laing published his hugely...

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1959

Psychologist R. D. Laing published his hugely influential The Divided Self. A Study of Sanity and Madness.
Dinnage, Rosemary. “Streamlined Smiles”. London Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2000, pp. 32-3.
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British Book News. British Council.
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Late 1842-1860: In the first eighteen years after the Treaty...

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Late 1842-1860

In the first eighteen years after the Treaty of Nanking, 214 male Protestant missionaries journeyed to China.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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12 July 1790: The French National Assembly adopted the...

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12 July 1790

The French National Assembly adopted the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
Latreille, André. “Tragic Errors”. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations, edited by Frank A. Kafker and James M. Laux, 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989, pp. 120-29.
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Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
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Paxton, John. Companion to the French Revolution. Facts on File, 1988.
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1941: Equal pay for equal work without distinction...

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1941

Equal pay for equal work without distinction of sex became a recognized aim of the Trades Union Congress .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1893: The Exeter Technical and University Extension...

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1893

The Exeter Technical and University Extension College was founded.
Clapp, Brian W. The University of Exeter: A History. University of Exeter, 1982.
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Armytage, Walter Harry Green. Four Hundred Years of English Education. Second, Cambridge University Press, 1970.
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Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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1846: Carl Zeiss founded an optical factory in...

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1846

Carl Zeiss founded an optical factory in Jena, Germany.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.

June 1941: Clothes rationing was introduced in Brit...

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June 1941

Clothes rationing was introduced in Britain.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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28 April 1881: Louis Pasteur began experimenting with the...

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28 April 1881

Louis Pasteur began experimenting with the immunization of animals.
Duin, Nancy, and Jenny Sutcliffe. A History of Medicine: From Prehistory to the Year 2020. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
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Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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2007: Bouchra El-Hor, one of two British Muslim...

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2007

Bouchra El-Hor , one of two British Muslim women tried this year at the Old Bailey on charges of writing material supporting terrorist action, was acquitted by the jury after Carmen Callil gave evidence about...

19 February 1963: US feminist Betty Friedan caused a furore...

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19 February 1963

US feminist Betty Friedan caused a furore by publishing The Feminine Mystique, an examination of the way that women's lives are cramped by socially accepted ideals of femininity.
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.

1840: Germany as the centre of studies in chemistry...

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1840

Germany as the centre of studies in chemistry because a PhD in chemistry was not available in the UK.
Knight, David. The Age of Science: The Scientific World-View in the Nineteenth Century. Basil Blackwell, 1986.
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1830s: Retailers such as Kendal, Milne, and Faulkner...

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1830s

Retailers such as Kendal, Milne, and Faulkner began to display price tickets on merchandise.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1965: Barbara Castle (a Labour MP of twenty years'...

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1965

Barbara Castle (a Labour MP of twenty years' standing, and the future architect of the Equal Pay Act, 1970) became the first female minister of state on her appointment as Minister of Transport.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1769: Richard Arkwright set up a water-powered...

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1769

Richard Arkwright set up a water-powered spinning mill of his own invention near Hockley, Nottingham.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

2005: Six South London prostitutes, members of...

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2005

Six South London prostitutes, members of a theatre group called Rise , performed a play entitled Can You See Me?, written by themselves and Emma Bernard , freelance director.
“Woman’ Hour”. BBC Radio 4.

25 October 1881: Pablo Picasso, painter and sculptor, was...

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25 October 1881

Pablo Picasso , painter and sculptor, was born in Malaga, Spain.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.

By August 1950: US science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard...

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By August 1950

US science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard published a self-help book called Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. It was a huge success and Dianetics Clubs sprang up around the USA.
Saperstein, Milton R. “A Cure for All Ills”. The Nation, 5 Aug. 1950, p. 130.
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Aviv, Rachel. “Religion, grrrr”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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8 April 1867: Russell Gurney presented Parliament with...

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8 April 1867

Russell Gurney presented Parliament with a women householders' petition for suffrage.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
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13 May 1813: Henry Grattan's Catholic Emancipation Bill...

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13 May 1813

Henry Grattan 's Catholic Emancipation Bill (introduced on 30 April) was deferred for lack of support in Parliament.
Herron, Bonnie. "An Old Ballad Monger": Hannah More’s Unpublished Letters 1798-1827. University of Alberta, 1999.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

20 November 1803: The Royal Philanthropic Expedition set sail...

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20 November 1803

The Royal Philanthropic Expedition set sail in three ships from La Coruna, to carry the practice of vaccination against smallpox to Spanish possessions in South America and Spanish outposts in China (Canton) and Macao).
Williams, Gareth. Angel of Death. The Story of Smallpox. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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December 1860: Following on the heels of the successful...

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December 1860

Following on the heels of the successful Cornhill Magazine, publisher John Maxwell created Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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