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"England, ing'gland (L. An'glia; Fr. Angleterre, 6N' l'tain'; It. Inghilterra, £, Sp. and Port. Ingla terra, ing-glà-tèR'Rā; Ger. England, &ng’lānt; Dutch, En eland, éng'He-lânt'), the southern and larger section of the island of Great Britain, and the most important of the three kingdoms constituting the British empire, between lat. 49° 57' 42" and 55° 46' N. and lon. 1° 40' E. and 5° 42' W. The northern boundary, between it and Scotland, is constituted by the Solway Firth and the river Sark on the west, then by a line to the point where the Liddell falls into the Esk, thence by the Liddell eastward and upwards till it is struck by the Cheviots, then by the watershed of that range till they sink into the valley of the Tweed, and finally by the Tweed till it falls into the sea. On all other sides Eng land is washed by the sea, (See GREAT BRITAIN.) Its coast-line is irregular, being much indented by a continuous series of bays, estuaries, and headlands, so that although measured from headland to headland its coast-line is only 1200 miles, if the curves of its inner indentations are fol lowed the measurement amounts to 2000 miles. Its general shape is that of a triangle, of which the base is the southern coast from Land's End to South Foreland, and the apex Berwick. Length, from Portland Bill to Berwick, 363 miles; greatest breadth, viz., from North Foreland to Land's End, 320 miles. Area, 50,879 square miles, or about five-ninths of the island of Great Britain. With the exception of Belgium, England and Wales constitute the most thickly peopled country in Europe, the average to a square mile being about 540. In 1801 the pop, of England was 9,156,171; in 1891, 27,482,104, giving an increase of more than 250 per cent..."
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Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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- 1430 - Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc
- 1455 - The Wars of the Roses begin in England
- 1509 - King Henry VIII marries his first wife, Katherine of Aragon
- 1533 - Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn
- 1534 - Henry VIII broke with the Church in Rome with the Act of Supremacy, which made the king head of the Church of England
www.datesandevents.org/ places-timelines/ 16-england-history-timeline.htm - 1536 - Anne Boleyn tried for treason, adultery and incest and executed on Tower Hill on May 19th
www.datesandevents.org/ places-timelines/ 16-england-history-timeline.htm - 1547 - King Henry VIII died; Edward VI (age nine) became King
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1549 - Book of common prayer introduced; First Act of Uniformity passed, banning Roman Catholic mass
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1553 - King Edward VI died; Lady Jane Grey declared Queen of England for nine days; Mary I crowned Queen
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1558 - French retook Calais; Queen Mary I died; Elizabeth I crowned Queen
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1559 - Mary, Queen of Scots, claimed her royal right to the English throne
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicated, son James declared King
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1587 - Queen Elizabeth ordered execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, for treason
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1591 - The flush toilet is invented (Sir John Harington, England)
Harington devised England's first flushing toilet - called the Ajax. It was installed at his manor in Kelston...
The forerunner to the modern...Read MORE... - 1601 - Queen Elizabeth I died; James VI of Scotland became James I of England, first Stuart king
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1621 - Thirty Years War began (Protestants against Catholics)
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1625 - King James I died; son Charles I crowned
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1642-1645 - 1641 - English Civil War began; 1645 - Civil War ended, Charles I defeated
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1649 - King Charles I tried for levying war; found guilty and was executed; son Charles II declared himself King
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - (1653 - 1658) Lord Cromwell ruled England as Lord Protector
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1654 - England declared war on Spain
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1660 - Monarchy restored with King Charles II
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1665 - Great Plague struck London; over 75,000 died
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
"...According to the well-known story, it was on seeing an apple fall in his orchard at some time during 1665 or 1666 that Newton conceived that the...Read MORE... - 1685 - King Charles II died; brother James, Duke of York, crowned King James II
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - (1688 - 1689) Glorious Revolution took place, King James II deposed by Parliament
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1689 - William & Mary assume English throne. Peter the Great assumes Russian throne.
- 1694 - Queen Mary II died; Bank of England established
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
"Thomas Savery was an English inventor credited with making important advancements and discoveries in the development of the steam engine. He was...Read MORE... 
1702 - May 14 - England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
www.onthisday.com- 1702 - King William III died; Anne, daughter of James II, crowned Queen
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1702 - March 11 - 1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
www.onthisday.com - 1707 - Act of Union passed - united England and Scotland as Great Britain
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm - 1709 - February 2 - British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
www.onthisday.com - 1712 - July 20 - The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.
www.onthisday.com - 1714 - January 7 - Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
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January 7, 1714 - 1717 - March 2 - The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England
www.onthisday.com - 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
"In 1720 Mrs Clements, in Durham, England, developed a process to remove the husks from ground mustard and make smooth mustard. This was the first...Read MORE... - 1733 - May 17 - Great Britain passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions
onthisday.com - 1735 - September 22 - Robert Walpole becomes the first British "Prime Minister" (actually First Lord of the Treasury) to live at 10 Downing Street
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September 22, 1735 - 1754 - Beginning of the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France for control of the North American colonies. It is part of the Seven Years War.
- December 1780 - Britain declared war on Dutch Republic (Fourth Anglo-Dutch War)
- Treaty of Paris signed by King George III April 9, 1784
British gave United States all land between Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi River from Canada to Florida. Spain received Florida. 
Chapter House, Hereford
The Antiquities of England and Wales, 1787- 1800 - Population of the Kingdom of Great Britain - 10,481,401
- 1801 - Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
One of the greatest commodities in the United States today is a greyish powder commonly sold in 50-pound bags for about 10 cents a pound.
Modern...Read MORE... - 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
"... in 1811 George Stephenson made an engine. 'At last something practical has been designed,' thought many. George improved his design, and by 1825 ...Read MORE... - 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, UK)
...John Baptist von Helmont, born at Brussels in 1677, while engaged in chemical research, discovered gas and named it. An English rector, Rev. Dr....Read MORE... - 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
In 1827 the first friction match was invented in England by John Walker. Walker's matches were sticks tipped with a mixture of chemicals that burst...Read MORE... - 1839 - April 9 – The world's first commercial electric telegraph line comes into operation alongside the Great Western Railway line in England, from London Paddington station to West Drayton.
April 9, 1839 - 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)
"The custom of sending Christmas cards was started in the UK in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant (Government worker) who had helped...Read MORE... - 1870 - A sexton in Middlesex, England, while digging a grave, found twenty-five silver coins, dating back to the Stuart period.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 4, 1870 - 1870 - The British House of Lords has officially decided that a man cannot marry his widow's sister.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 4, 1870 - 1900 - Population of United Kingdom (including Ireland) - 39,875,900
South West Front, St Albans Abbey- 1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.
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January 22, 1901 - 1902 - August 9 – Edward VII is crowned King of the United Kingdom.
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August 9, 1902 
Blackfriars Bridge, London
Folkestone, Madeira Walk, Kent, England- 1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
May 10, 1940 - 1979 - May 4 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister of Great Britain
May 4, 1979 - 1982 - Women are allowed to spend their money in English pubs without being refused service.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history - 1985 - May 16 - Hole in Ozone layer is discovered by British scientists
The discovery of the annual depletion of ozone above the Antarctic was first announced in a paper by Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin ...Read MORE...
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 - Chapter House, Hereford
The Antiquities of England and Wales, 1787)
Chapter House, Hereford
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 - Blackfriars Bridge, London)
Blackfriars Bridge, London
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 - Folkestone, Madeira Walk, Kent, England)
Folkestone, Madeira Walk, Kent, England
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1430 - Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc
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1455 - The Wars of the Roses begin in England
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1509 - King Henry VIII marries his first wife, Katherine of Aragon
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1533 - Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn
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1534 - Henry VIII broke with the Church in Rome with the Act of Supremacy, which made the king head of the Church of England
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1536 - Anne Boleyn tried for treason, adultery and incest and executed on Tower Hill on May 19th
www.datesandevents.org/ places-timelines/ 16-england-history-timeline.htm
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1547 - King Henry VIII died; Edward VI (age nine) became King
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1549 - Book of common prayer introduced; First Act of Uniformity passed, banning Roman Catholic mass
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1553 - King Edward VI died; Lady Jane Grey declared Queen of England for nine days; Mary I crowned Queen
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1558 - French retook Calais; Queen Mary I died; Elizabeth I crowned Queen
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1559 - Mary, Queen of Scots, claimed her royal right to the English throne
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicated, son James declared King
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1587 - Queen Elizabeth ordered execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, for treason
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1591 - The flush toilet is invented (Sir John Harington, England)
Harington devised England's first flushing toilet - called the Ajax. It was installed at his manor in Kelston...
The forerunner to the modern... Read MORE...
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1601 - Queen Elizabeth I died; James VI of Scotland became James I of England, first Stuart king
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1621 - Thirty Years War began (Protestants against Catholics)
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1625 - King James I died; son Charles I crowned
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1642-1645 - 1641 - English Civil War began; 1645 - Civil War ended, Charles I defeated
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1649 - King Charles I tried for levying war; found guilty and was executed; son Charles II declared himself King
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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(1653 - 1658) Lord Cromwell ruled England as Lord Protector
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1654 - England declared war on Spain
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1660 - Monarchy restored with King Charles II
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1665 - Great Plague struck London; over 75,000 died
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
"...According to the well-known story, it was on seeing an apple fall in his orchard at some time during 1665 or 1666 that Newton conceived that the... Read MORE...
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1685 - King Charles II died; brother James, Duke of York, crowned King James II
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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(1688 - 1689) Glorious Revolution took place, King James II deposed by Parliament
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1689 - William & Mary assume English throne. Peter the Great assumes Russian throne.
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1694 - Queen Mary II died; Bank of England established
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
"Thomas Savery was an English inventor credited with making important advancements and discoveries in the development of the steam engine. He was... Read MORE...
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1702 - King William III died; Anne, daughter of James II, crowned Queen
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1702 - March 11 - 1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
www.onthisday.com
1702 - May 14 - England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
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1707 - Act of Union passed - united England and Scotland as Great Britain
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ europe/ england/ uketimeln2.htm
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1709 - February 2 - British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
www.onthisday.com
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1712 - July 20 - The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.
www.onthisday.com
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1714 - January 7 - Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
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January 7, 1714
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1717 - March 2 - The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England
www.onthisday.com
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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
"In 1720 Mrs Clements, in Durham, England, developed a process to remove the husks from ground mustard and make smooth mustard. This was the first... Read MORE...
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1733 - May 17 - Great Britain passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions
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1735 - September 22 - Robert Walpole becomes the first British "Prime Minister" (actually First Lord of the Treasury) to live at 10 Downing Street
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September 22, 1735
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1754 - Beginning of the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France for control of the North American colonies. It is part of the Seven Years War.
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December 1780 - Britain declared war on Dutch Republic (Fourth Anglo-Dutch War)
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Treaty of Paris signed by King George III April 9, 1784
British gave United States all land between Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi River from Canada to Florida. Spain received Florida. -
1800 - Population of the Kingdom of Great Britain - 10,481,401
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1801 - Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
One of the greatest commodities in the United States today is a greyish powder commonly sold in 50-pound bags for about 10 cents a pound.
Modern... Read MORE...
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1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
"... in 1811 George Stephenson made an engine. 'At last something practical has been designed,' thought many. George improved his design, and by 1825 ... Read MORE...
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1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, UK)
...John Baptist von Helmont, born at Brussels in 1677, while engaged in chemical research, discovered gas and named it. An English rector, Rev. Dr.... Read MORE...
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1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
In 1827 the first friction match was invented in England by John Walker. Walker's matches were sticks tipped with a mixture of chemicals that burst... Read MORE...
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1839 - April 9 – The world's first commercial electric telegraph line comes into operation alongside the Great Western Railway line in England, from London Paddington station to West Drayton.
April 9, 1839
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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)
"The custom of sending Christmas cards was started in the UK in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant (Government worker) who had helped... Read MORE...
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1870 - A sexton in Middlesex, England, while digging a grave, found twenty-five silver coins, dating back to the Stuart period.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 4, 1870
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1870 - The British House of Lords has officially decided that a man cannot marry his widow's sister.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 4, 1870
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1900 - Population of United Kingdom (including Ireland) - 39,875,900
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1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.
www.wikipedia.org
January 22, 1901
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1902 - August 9 – Edward VII is crowned King of the United Kingdom.
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August 9, 1902
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1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
May 10, 1940
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1979 - May 4 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister of Great Britain
May 4, 1979
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1982 - Women are allowed to spend their money in English pubs without being refused service.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history
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1985 - May 16 - Hole in Ozone layer is discovered by British scientists
The discovery of the annual depletion of ozone above the Antarctic was first announced in a paper by Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin ... Read MORE...
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