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It contains five machines with 50 spindles each
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Charles Dickens was a writer active in the 19th century. He wrote many stories full of social critisism, which portrayed how badly the poor were living.
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Puffing Billy, along with 2 other locomotives, was invented by William Hedley
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The two cities are now connected by a railroad, allowing for much faster transport of goods.
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Slavery Abolition Act
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Charles Dickens writes a story heavy with social critisiscm. It is a monthly publication, lasting until April, 1839.
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During the Opium Wars, Hong Kong became a British colony
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is published.
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Widespread famine in Ireland - estimated deaths range from 750.000 to 1.5 million.
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Women and children are now only allowed to work 10 hours a day
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It is invented by William Fox Talbot
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The Great Exhibition is opened.
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Florence Nightingale arrives at the main British Camp in the Crimean War.
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Previously India wasn't strictly part of the British Empire (though in effect it was)
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Lewis Carroll publishes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson passes her doctorate exam with the highest mark. She is the first woman to take it.
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Compulsory education for children below the age of 11. There is a small fee.
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Married women are now allowed to work and keep the money they earn for themselves.
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