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Up to 8 October 1959: The BBC for the first time gave coverage...

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Up to 8 October 1959

The BBC for the first time gave coverage in its news broadcasts to a General Election campaign.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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16 April 1853: The first Indian railway opened, between...

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16 April 1853

The first Indian railway opened, between Bombay and Tannah.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 822
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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27 October-2 November 1918: The worldwide Spanish flu or influenza pandemic...

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27 October-2 November 1918

The worldwide Spanish flu or influenza pandemic reached its peak in Britain.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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16 January 1956: Britain ruled the import and export of heroin...

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16 January 1956

Britain ruled the import and export of heroin illegal.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

27 August 1950: The BBC made its first live television broadcast...

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27 August 1950

The BBC made its first live television broadcast from the Continent (from Calais) using outside broadcast equipment.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Late May 1967: General Nasser of Egypt invaded the Sinai...

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Late May 1967

General Nasser of Egypt invaded the Sinai peninsula, forcing out the United Nations Emergency Force which held it.
Krauthammer, Charles. “Let peacekeeping rest in peace”. Guardian Weekly, 8–14 June 2000, p. 31.
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6 November 1896: The ninth Duke of Marlborough married Consuelo...

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6 November 1896

The ninth Duke of Marlborough married Consuelo Vanderbilt : a vivid example of the marriages between British peers and American heiresses.
Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
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Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Editor Gibbs, Vicary, St Catherine Press, 1910–1959, 14 vols.

1949: The Royal Irish Academy elected its first...

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1949

The Royal Irish Academy elected its first women members: art historian Françoise Henry , botanist and plant virologist Phyllis Clinch , Celtic scholar Eleanor Knott , and mathematical physicist Sheila Tinney .
Royal Irish Academy (RIA): About RIA: Academy Brochure. http://www.ria.ie/about/pdfs/brochure.pdf.

26 November 1719: A letter from Martha Hubart exemplifies pro-government...

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26 November 1719

A letter from Martha Hubart exemplifies pro-government spying by women in the print trade.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
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June 1967: Woman's Outlook, which combined general interest,...

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June 1967

Woman's Outlook, which combined general interest, home hints, and socialist-feminist political articles, ceased publication.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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1788-1867: During this period, more than 150,000 convicts...

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1788-1867

During this period, more than 150,000 convicts were transported from Britain, mostly destined for Australia; at the practice's peak in the early 1830s, 5,000 convicts were transported every year.
Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
162, 166
Emsley, Clive. Crime and Society in England 1750-1900. 2nd ed., Longman, 1996.
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10 March 1768: Lord Bolingbroke divorced his wife, the former...

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10 March 1768

Lord Bolingbroke divorced his wife, the former Lady Diana Spencer , for her adultery with Topham Beauclerk , though his own infidelities were well known in society.
Rizzo, Betty. “Decorums”. The Secret Malady: Venereal Disease in Eighteenth-Century Britain and France, edited by Linda E. Merians, University Press of Kentucky, 1996, pp. 149-67.
159, 156-60, 163

1955: Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin founded Daughters...

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1955

Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin founded Daughters of Bilitis , the USA's first lesbian association.
Brownmiller, Susan. In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Dial, 1999.
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By June 1762: Arthur Murphy anonymously published An Enquiry...

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By June 1762

Arthur Murphy anonymously published An Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Literary Property.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
32 (1672): 295

1883: German philosopher and critic Wilhelm Dilthey...

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1883

German philosopher and critic Wilhelm Dilthey published the first volume of his Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften, translated as Introduction to the Human Sciences.
Groden, Michael, and Martin Kreiswirth, editors. The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.
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May 1832: Brothers William and Robert Chambers founded...

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May 1832

Brothers William and Robert Chambers founded the W. and R. Chambers publishing firm in Edinburgh.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 83, 85

December 1960: A criminal trial began which resulted in...

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December 1960

A criminal trial began which resulted in conviction on three charges of a Soho man who published The Ladies Directory, a periodical in which prostitutes could advertise their services.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
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Between 1914 and 1918: During the First World War, the Workers'...

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Between 1914 and 1918

During the First World War, the Workers' War Emergency Committee was formed to address wartime labour issues.
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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1 January 1776: The first American flag was raised, at Cambridge,...

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1 January 1776

The first American flag was raised, at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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Thomas, Peter David Garner. Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773-1776. Clarendon, 1991.
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1907: A financial crisis came close to producing...

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1907

A financial crisis came close to producing a stock-market crash: US millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan was credited with saving the system from panic, for the second time.
Leader, Zachary. “800 Napkins, 47 Finger Bowls”. London Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2000, pp. 18-20.
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By 4 March 1854: Northcote and Trevelyan published their Report...

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By 4 March 1854

Northcote and Trevelyan published their Report on the Organization of the Permanent Civil Service.
Cohen, Emmeline W. The Growth of the British Civil Service 1780-1939. Archon Books, 1965, http://U of G.
98-104

Sarah Orne Jewett

Active during the latter part of the nineteenth century, United States author SOJ wrote fiction in the form of short stories, novels, and novellas. Her interest in experimentation, and a particular skill in delineating character...
Sarah Orne Jewett Black and white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Sarah Orne Jewett from her Tales of New England, 1894 edition. She is in semi-profile, wearing a high-necked buttoned jacket and a short scarf. Her dark, wavy hair is up in a bun.

Elizabeth Oxenbridge, Lady Tyrwhit

Elizabeth, Lady Tyrwhit , a product of the Lutheran Protestant movement which inspired the Court ladies of her (sixteenth-century) generation, was the author or compiler of a private book of prayers, with hymns and psalms...

1824: The Combination Acts of 1799-1800 prohibiting...

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1824

The Combination Acts of 1799-1800 prohibiting trade unions and strikes were repealed.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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Corfield, Kenneth. “Elizabeth Heyrick: Radical Quaker”. Religion in the Lives of English Women, 1760-1930, edited by Gail Malmgreen, Croom Helm, 1986, pp. 41-67.
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Edna Lyall

A highly popular writer, EL published eighteen novels or novellas between 1879 and 1902, as well as a play, an account of her childhood which she designed for young readers, and shorter pieces. Several of...
Edna Lyall Black and white photograph of Edna Lyall by the firm of G. P. Abraham of Keswick. She is shown from the shoulders up, wearing a black and white feather boa over a dress which apparently has a white and black pattern on the body and stripes on the sleeves, She has dark, wavy hair.