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1936: Men Ask for Beauty, a novel by Rosalind Wade,...

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1936

Men Ask for Beauty, a novel by Rosalind Wade , was published.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

21 July 1542: Pope Paul III revived the medieval inquisition...

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21 July 1542

Pope Paul III revived the medieval inquisition to counter the threat posed to Roman Catholicism by the new Protestant thinking of Martin Luther and John Calvin .
Cristianità. http://www.alleanzacattolica.org/.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.

10 December 1884: The Representation of the People Act, sometimes...

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10 December 1884

The Representation of the People Act, sometimes called the Third Reform Act, extended the male-only franchise.
Craig, Fred W. S. British Electoral Facts 1832-1987. 5th ed., Parliamentary Research Services, 1989.
179
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
61
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
309

September 1801: A letter to the Anti-Jacobin Review somewhat...

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September 1801

A letter to the Anti-Jacobin Review somewhat prematurely claimed that the philosophy of Immanuel Kant (classed as extremely dangerous by the same journal some months earlier) was now forgotten.
Schmidt, James. “Immanuel Kant: Text and Context”. Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
37
, No. 1, 2003, pp. 147-61.
148

1991: Bangladesh appointed its first woman Prime...

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1991

Bangladesh appointed its first woman Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

30 September 1885: H. Rider Haggard published his first successful...

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30 September 1885

H. Rider Haggard published his first successful adventure novel, King Solomon's Mines (which he said he wrote in six weeks to win a bet with his brother that he could equal Stevenson 's Treasure Island...

16 October 2012: The American Library in Paris held a ceremony...

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16 October 2012

The American Library in Paris held a ceremony with speeches and an exhibition to commemorate the writer Mary McCarthy , who died in 1989 but whose one hundredth birthday fell this year. Her alma mater,...

10 December 1983: Barbara McClintock was awarded the Nobel...

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10 December 1983

Barbara McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of mobile genetic elements, a scientific advancement that was pivotal to later research in DNA.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.
Whitfield, John. “Get the Mosquitoes!”. London Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2006, pp. 33-4.
33-4
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1968: V. S. Pritchett, whose career as a prolific...

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1968

V. S. Pritchett , whose career as a prolific man of letters ran from the early 1920s into the twenty-first century, issued his most successful book, A Cab at the Door, the earlier volume...

30 June 1945: Campaigning in the first post-war general...

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30 June 1945

Campaigning in the first post-war general election, Winston Churchill publicly stated support for the principle of equality for women in industry.
Smith, Harold L. “The Politics of Conservative Reform: The Equal Pay for Equal Work Issue, 1945-1955”. The Historical Journal, Vol.
35
, No. 2, June 1992, pp. 401-15.
402
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer. Winston S. Churchill: His Complete Speeches 1897-1963. Editor James, Robert Rhodes, Chelsea House in association with R. R. Bowker, 1974, 8 vols.
7197-8

1885: Nina Kennard contributed a volume on the...

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1885

Nina Kennard contributed a volume on the famous actress Rachel (real name Elisa Félix) to the Eminent Women Series.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.

16 June 1940: Two days after the fall of Paris to the Nazis,...

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16 June 1940

Two days after the fall of Paris to the Nazis , Churchill offered the temporary government of France under Paul Reynaud an indissoluble union of Britain and France, in which every British subject would become...

November 1698: The first of eighteen parts appeared of Edward...

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November 1698

The first of eighteen parts appeared of Edward Ward 's The London Spy, likely the first piece of original fiction in serial form.
Hughes, Linda K., and Michael Lund. The Victorian Serial. University Press of Virginia, 1991.
280

June 1920: The Coming Day, from the Free Church League...

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June 1920

The Coming Day, from the Free Church League for Women's Suffrage , ended its monthly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
38

13 March 1951: The ballet Pineapple Poll, choreographed...

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13 March 1951

The ballet Pineapple Poll, choreographed by John Cranko with music by Sullivan and Mackerras , was performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre , London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
404

1881: Master Olof, the first major play by August...

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1881

Master Olof, the first major play by August Strindberg , had its first performance in Stockholm, Sweden.
Hawkins-Dady, Mark et al., editors. International Dictionary of Theatre. St James Press, 1992–1996, 3 vols.
II: 927-9
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

November 1919: The American Senate voted against the United...

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November 1919

The American Senate voted against the United States joining the League of Nations .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
358
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
10

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.
895

1855: The Anglican Community of the Blessed Virgin...

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1855

The Anglican Community of the Blessed Virgin Mary was informally developed in Rottingdean, Sussex.
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.
331, 333

14 June 1645: Cromwell's New Model Army scored its first...

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14 June 1645

Cromwell 's New Model Army scored its first signal victory, at the battle of Naseby in Northamptonshire. This defeat for Charles I was a step towards his surrender in May 1646 and the end...

1909: The London Brighton and South Coast railway...

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1909

The London Brighton and South Coast railway line was converted to electricity.
Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
161

1989: The Joy Luck Club by Chinese-American writer...

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1989

The Joy Luck Club by Chinese-American writer Amy Tan appeared in both hardback and paperback to considerable acclaim, which was increased by a film of the novel, released in 1993.
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.

16 November 1869: The Suez Canal was formally opened by Empress...

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16 November 1869

The Suez Canal was formally opened by Empress Eugénie of France.
Hadfield, Charles. World Canals: Inland Navigation Past and Present. David and Charles, 1986.
113

Fay Weldon

Internationally acclaimed as a novelist, playwright and essayist, FW is a prolific writer whose work ranges over many genres and media, and in 2017 amounted to thirty-four novels, seven short-story volumes, three books for children...
Fay Weldon Colour photo of Fay Weldon standing in a library at an event during the Oxford Literary Festival, 3 April 2011. She wears a grey top and a colourful patterened scarf.

1 October 1958: The United States government established...

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1 October 1958

The United States government established the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA).
“NASA History Fact Sheet”. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): NASA History Division: NASA History in Brief.