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1989: Jan Shinebourne's short story This is Modern...

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1989

Jan Shinebourne 's short story This is Modern Times was included in a collection of Caribbean stories, Her True-True Name, edited by Pamela Mordecai and Betty Wilson .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1641: Pierre Corneille published his classical...

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1641

Pierre Corneille published his classical tragedy Horace, which had been first performed the previous year.
Philips, Katherine. Collected Works. Editors Thomas, Patrick et al., Stump Cross Books, 1990–1993, 3 vols.
3: 119

January 1976: The Monstrous Regiment theatre company pointed...

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January 1976

The Monstrous Regiment theatre company pointed out in a grant application that the annual average earnings for members of Equity (the British performers' union) were £1031 and £538 according to gender.
Hanna, Gillian, editor. Monstrous Regiment. Four Plays and a Collective Celebration. Nick Hern Books, 1991.
xxiii

1891: The first ever nurses' registration bill...

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1891

The first ever nurses' registration bill was passed in Cape Colony.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
316

1643: The Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli,...

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1643

The Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli , a pupil of Galileo working on the flow of liquids in confined spaces, invented the first simple barometer.
Steele, Sir Richard, and Joseph Addison, editors. The Guardian. J. Tonson.
(19 August 1999): G2: 16
Sobel, Dava. Galileo’s Daughter. Viking, 1999.
223n

1933: Grantly Dick-Read published Natural Childbirth,...

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1933

Grantly Dick-Read published Natural Childbirth, the first of his highly popular and influential titles advocating the revelation of childbirth without fear.
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.

1659-60: Quakers accounted for 10% of all titles printed...

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1659-60

Quakers accounted for 10% of all titles printed in England, though they were only 1% of the population.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
145

10 October 1963: The international Limited Test Ban Treaty...

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10 October 1963

The international Limited Test Ban Treaty came into force: it prohibited testing nuclear weapons on water, in the air, and in space, but not underground.
Byers, Michael. “Back to the Cold War?”. London Review of Books, 22 June 2000, pp. 16-17.
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1975: Headland published another volume of Anna...

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1975

Headland published another volume of Anna Adams 's poetry, Parabola.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1 May 1886: Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Kidnapped...

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1 May 1886

Robert Louis Stevenson 's novel Kidnapped began serialization in Young Folks magazine. It was an instant and huge hit.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
1 May 2012

1967: Cicely Saunders (later Dame Cicely), founder...

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1967

Cicely Saunders (later Dame Cicely), founder of the modern hospice movement, who has been called one of the greatest humanitarians
Brown, Gordon. “The angel at my bedside”. The Guardian, 17 Apr. 2007, pp. G2: 10 - 13.
G2: 10
of the twentieth century, established her first hospice, St Christopher's , in Sydenham...

21 June 1973: Virago Press held its first board meeting...

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21 June 1973

Virago Press held its first board meeting (of directors Carmen Callil , Rosie Boycott , and Marsha Rowe ). The press was established in London with financial support from Quartet Books .
Cadman, Eileen et al. Rolling Our Own: Women as Printers, Publishers and Distributors. Minority Press-Group, 1981.
30
Virago Press: 30 Years of Virago. http://www.virago.co.uk/.
“The History of Virago”. Virago, 2012.

1888: The first women typists in the Civil Service...

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1888

The first women typists in the Civil Service were appointed; these women were often referred to as female typewriters.
Martindale, Hilda. Women Servants of the State, 1870-1938: A History of Women in the Civil Service. G. Allen and Unwin , 1938.
65-9
Cohen, Emmeline W. The Growth of the British Civil Service 1780-1939. Archon Books, 1965, http://U of G.
151-2

Late May 1942: The German Nazi Party barred Jews from owning...

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Late May 1942

The GermanNazi Party barred Jews from owning pets; Jewish households were required to take their pets, from cats to canaries, to a central location for killing.
Powers, Thomas. “’A Thousand Mosquito Bites’”. London Review of Books, 21 Sept. 2000, pp. 3-7.
5, 7
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By March 1751: Tobias Smollett published his novel The Adventures...

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By March 1751

Tobias Smollett published his novel The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
4 (1751): 355

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/.

1830: Physicians and social reformers began pushing...

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1830

Physicians and social reformers began pushing for changes to the Poor Law regarding workhouse and hospital administration in the United Kingdom.
Dingwall, Robert et al. An Introduction to the Social History of Nursing. Routledge, 1988.
19

25 June 1877: The Senate of the University of London voted...

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25 June 1877

The Senate of the University of London voted to allow women into the university; this time it adhered to the policy.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
188

1 April 1867: The government of the Straits Settlements...

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1 April 1867

The government of the Straits Settlements (which included Singapore, Penang, and Malacca) was transferred from the government of India to the British Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 900
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
908

2 September 1843: The Economist, a new weekly founded by businessman...

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2 September 1843

The Economist, a new weekly founded by businessman and MP James Wilson , issued its first number.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

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

January 1944: Coal in Britain was rationed to only 4 cwt...

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January 1944

Coal in Britain was rationed to only 4 cwt per month.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
chronology

January 1846: An Anglican newspaper titled The Guardian...

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January 1846

An Anglican newspaper titled The Guardian began publication in London, supporting the Tractarian movement in the Church of England.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

1847: The kymograph, an important scientific recording...

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1847

The kymograph, an important scientific recording device, was introduced into medical science.
Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
98-9

By mid-1933: Walter Greenwood published Love on the Dole,...

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By mid-1933

Walter Greenwood published Love on the Dole, a novel about life in depression Britain which sold 46,290 copies by 1940.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
1639 (29 June 1933): 444