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1899: American folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland...

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1899

American folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland published Aradia; or, The Gospel of the Witches, which later had a considerable impact on the formation of Neopagan religious movements, including Wicca and Stregheria.
Leland, Charles Godfrey. Aradia; or, The Gospel of the Witches. David Nutt, 1899.
vii, 101-2
Magliocco, Sabina. “Book Review: The New Edition of Leland’s Aradia”. The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, 1999.
Magliocco, Sabina. “Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend”. The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, Feb. 2002.
Pennell, Elizabeth Robbins. Charles Godfrey Leland: A Biography. Houghton, Mifflin, 1906.
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Russell, Jeffrey B. A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics, and Pagans. Thames and Hudson, 1980.
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14 August 1939: Four hundred US intellectuals signed an open...

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14 August 1939

Four hundred US intellectuals signed an open letter to All Active Supporters of Democracy and Peace asserting that the USSR was a bulwark against war and aggression,
Rowley, Hazel. Christina Stead: A Biography. Secker and Warburg, 1995.
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contrary to politically orthodox views.
Rowley, Hazel. Christina Stead: A Biography. Secker and Warburg, 1995.
266 and n127

1860: In France, Henri Voirin invented his lithographic...

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1860

In France, Henri Voirin invented his lithographic printing press.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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1895: Karl Kli made the first successful prints...

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1895

Karl Kli made the first successful prints using an intaglio process called photogravure.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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13 February 1801: George III's third attack of porphyria b...

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13 February 1801

George III 's third attack of porphyria began.
Ayling, Stanley. George the Third. Collins, 1972.
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Macalpine, Ida, and Richard Hunter. George III and the Mad-Business. Allen Lane, 1969.
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1889: Harrods (already a leading retail outlet)...

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1889

Harrods (already a leading retail outlet) passed from family ownership to become a Limited Liability Company, thus beginning a trend which swept up most of the great department stores.
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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6 February 1756: A national fast day was held in Britain,...

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6 February 1756

A national fast day was held in Britain, to pray for success in the Seven Years War.
Steele, Anne. The Works of Mrs. Anne Steele. Munroe, Francis and Parker, 1808, 2 vols.
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Easter Weekend 1958: CND (the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)...

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Easter Weekend 1958

CND (the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ) held its first Easter march from London to Aldermaston in Berkshire, site of the British army's chief nuclear research establishment.
Minnion, John, and Philip Bolsover, editors. The CND [Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament] Story. Allison and Busby, 1983.
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Rosen, Michael. Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story. John Murray, 2013.
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5 January 2001: G.E.M. Anscombe, whom some considered the...

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5 January 2001

G.E.M. Anscombe , whom some considered the greatest English philosopher of her generation, died.
O’Grady, Jane. “Obituary: Elizabeth Anscombe”. Guardian Unlimited, 11 Jan. 2001.
Warnock, Mary, Baroness, editor. Women Philosophers. J. M. Dent, 1996.
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18 June 1871: George Grote, historian, died in London....

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18 June 1871

George Grote , historian, died in London.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

22 January 1905: About 150,000 workers in St Petersburg marched...

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22 January 1905

About 150,000 workers in St Petersburg marched to the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II , begging him to ameliorate their intolerable living conditions. Soldiers fired on the crowd, killing hundreds.

1858: English Baptist Alfred Saker settled in the...

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1858

English Baptist Alfred Saker settled in the Cameroons to establish a mission.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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31 May 1819: Walt Whitman, poet, was born in Long Island,...

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31 May 1819

Walt Whitman , poet, was born in Long Island, New York, USA.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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January 1855: Piedmont joined the Allies in the Crimean...

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January 1855

Piedmont joined the Allies in the Crimean War.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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1930: A Danish painter, Einar Wegener, who had...

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1930

A Danish painter, Einar Wegener , who had always felt himself to be a woman as well as a man, travelled to Dresden for sex-change or gender reassignment surgery: removal of penis and testicles, insertion...

Christmas 1914: German and Allied forces at the front lines...

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Christmas 1914

German and Allied forces at the front lines began an informal cease-fire, which lasted up to five days, in honour of the season.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

February 1938: The Spinster, which campaigned for pensions...

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February 1938

The Spinster, which campaigned for pensions for unmarried working women at the age of fifty-five, began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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10 December 1903: Sir William Randal Cremer from Great Britain...

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10 December 1903

Sir William Randal Cremer from Great Britain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in establishing the International Arbitration League , an organization that promoted arbitration between two sovereign governments.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
Nobel Prize in Literature. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/.

1977: Girton, one of the two original women's colleges...

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1977

Girton , one of the two original women's colleges at Cambridge University, admitted its first male Fellows. Male undergraduates joined them two years later.
“About Girton College”. Girton College, University of Cambridge

January 1972: Tom Stoppard's comedy Jumpers opened at the...

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January 1972

Tom Stoppard 's comedy Jumpers opened at the Old Vic Theatre in London during the three-year period during which the USA was sending astronauts to the moon.
Shapin, Steven. “What did you expect?”. London Review of Books, 1 Sept. 2005, pp. 31-2.
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1 July 1900: Nationalists held the Patriotic Children's...

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1 July 1900

Nationalists held the Patriotic Children's Treat at Clonturk Park, Dublin, in retaliation for children's events held during the visit of Queen Victoria to Ireland in April of that year.
Condon, Janette. “The Patriotic Children’s Treat: Irish Nationalism and Children’s Culture at the Twilight of Empire”. Irish Studies Review, Vol.
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, No. 2, Aug. 2000, pp. 167-78.
168, 173-5

1889: The national Board of Education was established...

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1889

The national Board of Education was established in Britain.
Forster, Margaret. Significant Sisters. Secker and Warburg, 1984.
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1750-4: John Newton captained a slaving ship; he...

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1750-4

John Newton captained a slaving ship; he got religion on board his ship, and became a leading founder of Evangelicalism .
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1985: The third annual issue of British Social...

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1985

The third annual issue of British Social Attitudes, issued by the National Centre for Social Research , recorded high levels of popular prejudice towards homosexuality and drug use, as well as fairly high levels...