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T.S Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot, a poet, was born on September 26th, 1888. He was American-born but British in spirit. He "was English in everything but accent and citizenship" according to his college classmates. "He smoked a pipe, liked to be alone, carefully avoided slang, and dressed the studied carelessness of a dandy," and he even moved to England, marrying a British woman, and was one of the most influential figure in poetry and literary criticism. -
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield, her real name Kathleen Mansfield (Beauchamp) Murry, was born on October 14th, 1888. She wrote A German Pension, Bliss, and The Garden Party. -
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The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising or Yihequan Movement was an anti-imperialist uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty. -
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WSPU
The WSPU was founded on October 10th, 1903 by the Pankhurst's women. -
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin was founded on November 28th, 1905. It is a Irish party working to gain North Ireland's freedom from England. -
Emperor Xuantong
Emperor Xuantong was announced to be emperor when he was almost three years old, his father to be regent until he was old enough. He ruled from 1908 until February 12th, 1912. -
World War 1 Start
Millions of eager, young British males flew to fight in the war. -
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World War 1
Pankhurst changed tactics during World War one and followed the war cause to gain more support for women's suffrage. -
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Representation of the People Act 1918
This act gave all men equal rights to vote and allowed women over the age of 30 to vote. -
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Ulysses (the series)
It was first published in sections in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 -
World War 1 End
Trench warfare was a new reality, and by war's end 908,000 men from the British Empire had been killed and those who didn't die suffered from injuries or ptsd. -
Ulysses
A highly controversial book, Ulysses by James Joyce, was published on February 2nd, 1922. -
Katherine Manfield's Death
The famous female short story writer died on January 9th, 1923, from her battle with tuberculosis. -
Art Deco Exhibition
This exhibition held a new style of art, and started in April of 1925. -
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Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a fine example of Art Deco. It was from March 17th, 1930, to May 1st, 1931 that it was built, and each week, four and a half stories went up. -
Edward viii
Edward vii, king for only a mere year, abdicated his throne on December 11th, 1936 so he could marry the love of his life, Wallis Simpson, who was an American divorcee. -
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
On June 3rd, 1937, Edward viii, known the king who abdicated his throne, married Wallis Simpson. -
Animal Farm
George Orwell, or Eric Blair wrote Animal Farm, his book talking about the Soviets, and it was first published August 17th, 1945. -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a a 45 year period when the United States and the Soviet Union were not directly against each other in war but were held in high tension of each other, especially since the U.S. cracked down on communism and fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars. -
1984
1984, another book by George Orwell, was published for the first time on June 8th, 1949. -
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a collection of writing by T.S. Eliot -
Sinn Féin
The party of Sinn Féin is not the same party that was founded in 1905. This one was founded on the 17th of January, 1970. -
Winston Churchill and his "Iron Curtain"
Winston Churchill spoke to people about the Soviet threat in Fulton, Missouri on March 5th, 1946, and tis historic day was also when the term "Iron curtain" was coined.