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1838: Coachmakers Robinson and Cook built, for...

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1838

Coachmakers Robinson and Cook built, for Lord Brougham , a vehicle in a new style, the first brougham.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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6 August 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson signed the US Voting Rights...

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6 August 1965

Lyndon B. Johnson signed the US Voting Rights Act, which banned the use of race or colour as a category in the election process: this finally gave black people the vote on equal terms with...

June 1879-January 1880: George Meredith's novel The Egoist was serialised...

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June 1879-January 1880

George Meredith 's novel The Egoist was serialised in the Glasgow Weekly Herald.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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During the 1860s: Henry Maudsley read works by T. H. Huxley...

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During the 1860s

Henry Maudsley read works by T. H. Huxley which affected his theories of psychology.
Collie, Michael. Henry Maudsley: Victorian Psychiatrist. West End House, 1988, http://HSS.
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May 1712: The publisher Bernard Lintot edited and published...

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May 1712

The publisher Bernard Lintot edited and published Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, by several Hands.
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.

January 1850: The trees of liberty, planted in Paris during...

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January 1850

The trees of liberty, planted in Paris during the revolutions of 1790 and 1848, were cut down by the military.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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August 1651: Christopher Love, a clergyman, was executed...

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August 1651

Christopher Love , a clergyman, was executed by order of Parliament for disobeying its dictates, in spite of the campaign of petitions organized by his wife, Mary .
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

1843: The Hungarian Diet adopted Magyar as its...

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1843

The Hungarian Diet adopted Magyar as its official language.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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14 November 1874: Dion Boucicault's The Shaughraun opened at...

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14 November 1874

Dion Boucicault 's The Shaughraun opened at Wallack's Theatre in New York.
Mullin, Donald C. Victorian Plays: A Record of Significant Productions on the London Stage, 1837-1901. Greenwood Press, 1987.
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Hawkins-Dady, Mark et al., editors. International Dictionary of Theatre. St James Press, 1992–1996, 3 vols.
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March 1848: Germany and Denmark clashed over Schlesw...

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March 1848

Germany and Denmark clashed over Schleswig-Holstein.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Revolution 1789-1848. Vintage, 1996.
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Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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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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16 March 1670: The borough council of Aberdeen, finding...

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16 March 1670

The borough council of Aberdeen, finding that its suppression of Catholic and Quaker meetings on 15 February was being flouted, moved to arrest all male Quakers at the next meeting.
Walker, William. The Bards of Bon-Accord, 1375-1860. Edmond and Spark, 1887.
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1958: At the Lambeth Conference, Anglican bishops...

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1958

At the Lambeth Conference, Anglican bishops voted to condemn the practice of polygamy on the grounds that it worked against the interests of women.
Norman, Edward R. Church and Society in England, 1770-1970. Clarendon, 1976.
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14 October 1957: Queen Elizabeth II made her first television...

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14 October 1957

Queen Elizabeth II made her first television broadcast, a telerecording to Canadians.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1942: The Employment of Women (Control of Engagement...

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1942

The Employment of Women (Control of Engagement Order) stipulated that women between 20 and 30 could obtain employment only through employment exchanges.
Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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January 1885: Scientist and urban planner Sir Patrick Geddes...

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January 1885

Scientist and urban planner Sir Patrick Geddes founded the Edinburgh Social Union to undertake the cultural renewal and regeneration of Old Edinburgh using art, beauty and education.
Urquhart, Graham. “Patrick Geddes and the Edinburgh Social Union”. Patrick Geddes.
Mansfield Traquair Trust. http://www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk/.

1830: William Cobbett published his most famous...

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1830

William Cobbett published his most famous work, Rural Rides (a report on the conditions of the poor especially, of whom he was an unflagging advocate).
Colley, Linda. “I am the Watchman”. London Review of Books, 20 Nov. 2003, pp. 16-17.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1915: Elinor Glyn lost her suit for infringement...

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1915

Elinor Glyn lost her suit for infringement of copyright against the producer of a film parodying her 1907 bestseller Three Weeks.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
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Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
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Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
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Eavan Boland

EB was a leading Irish poet (latterly part resident in the USA) who also established a reputation as a critic writing on literary issues of feminism, nationalism, and modernism. Her work appeared in many...

28 November 1820: Philosopher Friedrich Engels was born in...

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28 November 1820

Philosopher Friedrich Engels was born in Barmen, Germany.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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After 24 August 1572: The St Bartholomew's Eve massacre in France...

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After 24 August 1572

The St Bartholomew's Eve massacre in France brought an influx of skilled Protestant refugees to England.
McIntyre, Ian. Garrick. Penguin, 1999.
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Brewer, E. Cobham. The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Avenel Books, 1978.

11 November 1918: At 11 a.m. (the eleventh hour of the eleventh...

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11 November 1918

At 11 a.m. (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month), the Armistice, signed at Compiègne, went into effect, officially ending World War I.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Woolf, Virginia. The Years. Hogarth Press, 1979.
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Autumn 1940: The Sadler's Wells Theatre was bombed, leaving...

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Autumn 1940

The Sadler's Wells Theatre was bombed, leaving the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet without a performance venue.
Clarke, Mary, 1923 -, and David Vaughan, editors. The Encyclopedia of Dance and Ballet. Pitman, 1977.
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: An International Peace Conference was held...

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Summer 1936

An International Peace Conference was held at Geneva, with a World Youth Congress aimed at exchanging ideas and planning international cooperation for the prevention of war.
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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1892: The Mansfield Shoe Company in Northampton...

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1892

The Mansfield Shoe Company in Northampton became the first fully mechanized shoe manufacturer; it made shoes in standardized sizes and in large quantities.
Panati, Charles. Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things. Perennial Library, 1987.
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