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12 November 1975: The Children Act received the royal assent,...

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12 November 1975

The Children Act received the royal assent, regulating adoption, fostering, and local authority powers over children in care: the goal was that the welfare of the child should be paramount.
Rogers, Rick. Crowther to Warnock: How fourteen reports tried to change children’s lives. Heinemann Educational Books in association with the International Year of the Child, 1980.
vi, 145

1851: Albumen photographic paper became commercially...

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1851

Albumen photographic paper became commercially available.
Hannavy, John. Masters of Victorian Photography. David and Charles, 1976.
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15 March 1773: Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer...

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15 March 1773

Oliver Goldsmith 's She Stoops to Conquer (second of his two comedies) had its first performance.
Goldsmith, Oliver. Collected Works. Editor Friedman, Arthur, Clarendon, 1966, 5 vols.
5: 89

1877: Greasepaint makeup was introduced to the...

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1877

Greasepaint makeup was introduced to the stage by Leichner .
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
115

2 May 1907: Rioting broke out in Rawalpindi in connection...

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2 May 1907

Rioting broke out in Rawalpindi in connection with the charge of sedition brought against the proprietor and editor of the Punjabi in February.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 834

1841: Rudolph von Kolliker (1817-1905) of Switzerland...

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1841

Rudolph von Kolliker (1817-1905) of Switzerland first demonstrated the function of spermatazoa.
Pascoe, Lionel Craman et al. The Teach Yourself Encyclopaedia of Dates and Events. English Universities Press, 1968.
491

April 1913: The Free Church Suffrage Times began pub...

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April 1913

The Free Church Suffrage Times began publication.
Kaye, Elaine. “A Turning-point in the Ministry of Women: The Ordination of the First Woman to the Christian Ministry in England in September 1917”. Women in the Church, edited by William J. Sheils and Diana Wood, Basil Blackwell, 1990, pp. 505-12.
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14 July 1790: Richard Price, speaking at a Bastille Day...

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14 July 1790

Richard Price , speaking at a Bastille Day tavern dinner, praised the French revolutionary authorities for intending to renounce war as an instrument of policy, and looked forward to a United States of the World.
Tomalin, Claire. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. Revised, Penguin, 1992.
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Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
124

1851: German scientist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand...

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1851

German scientist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz invented the ophthalmoscope, an instrument that magnified the eye so that even the end of the optic nerve was visible.
Duin, Nancy, and Jenny Sutcliffe. A History of Medicine: From Prehistory to the Year 2020. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
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1821: Pierre Bretonneau described symptoms of a...

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1821

Pierre Bretonneau described symptoms of a disease he named diphtheria.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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Youngson, A. J. The Scientific Revolution in Victorian Medicine. Holmes and Meier, 1979.
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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.
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16 December 1949: The Adoption of Children Act (1949) allowed...

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16 December 1949

The Adoption of Children Act (1949) allowed adopted children to inherit through their adoptive families.
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1949): 2175-92
Reeves, Josephine. “The Deviant Mother and Child: The Development of Adoption as an Instrument of Social Control”. Journal of Law and Society, Vol.
20
, No. 4, 1 Dec. 1993–28 Feb. 1994, pp. 412-26.
417

7 July 2005: Fifty-two people died and many were injured...

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7 July 2005

Fifty-two people died and many were injured in suicide bombings on the London tube and a bus during the morning rush hour.
Aitkenhead, Decca. “A Year of Catastrophe”. Guardian Unlimited, 31 Dec. 2005.

1 February 1692: The London Mercury (by no means the only...

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1 February 1692

The London Mercury (by no means the only journal to use this title at different times) began publication, with an appeal to John Dunton 's Athenian Mercury and to the fair Sex, of what Degree...

October 1793: A British Convention on manhood suffrage...

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October 1793

A British Convention on manhood suffrage was held in Edinburgh, bringing together delegates from the LondonCorresponding Society and Scottish delegates of the Society for Constitutional Information .
Emsley, Clive. British Society and the French Wars, 1793-1815. Macmillan, 1979.
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Epstein, James. “Great Palladium”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 25-6.
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7-9 June 1898: The Third International Congress of Publishers...

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7-9 June 1898

The Third International Congress of Publishers was held in London.
Kingsford, Reginald John Lethbridge. The Publisher’s Association, 1896-1946. Cambridge University Press, 1970.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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1538: The Privy Council first began licensing books...

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1538

The Privy Council first began licensing books for print.
Sedley, Stephen. “After Leveson”. London Review of Books, Vol.
35
, No. 7, 11 Apr. 2013, p. 16.

1990: Penelope Gilliatt published this year both...

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1990

Penelope Gilliatt published this year both Lingo, a short-story volume, and To Wit: In Celebration of Comedy, a study of the genre.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

By August 1749: Benjamin Martin published his New English...

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By August 1749

Benjamin Martin published his New English Dictionary, one of the early examples of the genre.
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
1: 320

6 July 1553: The sixteen-year-old Edward VI died, producing...

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6 July 1553

The sixteen-year-old Edward VI died, producing a succession crisis: for fear of rule by his Catholic sister Mary , Edward pronounced both his sisters to be bastards, and the crown passed (very briefly) to Lady Jane Grey

1988: In one of many collaborations, Norman Adams...

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1988

In one of many collaborations, Norman Adams illustrated his wife Anna 's poetry for Angels of Soho.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1855: George Hudson, Britain's Railway King, fled...

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1855

George Hudson , Britain's Railway King, fled the country when the extent of his fraud became known.
Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
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1789: A pamphlet said to be written by anonymous...

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1789

A pamphlet said to be written by anonymous Swedenborgians , A Plan for a Free Community upon the Coast of Africa, was panned by the Critical Review.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
70 (1790): 220
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.

By 1514: Mary, daughter of Henry VII (sister of Henry...

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By 1514

Mary , daughter of Henry VII (sister of Henry VIII and later Queen of France), had her own schoolmaster.
Orme, Nicholas. From Childhood to Chivalry: The Education of the English Kings and Aristocracy, 1066-1530. Methuen, 1984.
161

8 November 1688: William of Orange (husband of James II's...

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8 November 1688

William of Orange (husband of James II 's elder daughter, Mary ) landed near Torbay in Devon with a view to gaining control of Britain.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
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