4 January 1871Commissioned into Royal EngineersHoratio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum
Receives a commission in the Royal Engineers after returning from volunteer service in France.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1871, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Receives a commission in the Royal Engineers after returning from volunteer service in France.
Birth of Alexander John Charles, 6th child of Edward & Princess Alexandria
Death of John Frederick William Herschel
The Trade Union Act gives registered unions legal recognition and protection for their funds.
Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume"
Meets Stanley on Lake Tanganyika who makes the statement, "Dr Livingstone I presume"
Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume"
Birth of David Beatty
Birth of Hubert Cecil Booth
Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War
Publication of "Descent of Man"
Concludes man evolved from ape-like ancestors 26 to 54 million yrs ago in Africa
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term
The Local Government Board Act 1871 puts the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board and Gladstones "administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and.
unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organisation Society (1869), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline".
The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts
The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts. The Ecclesiastical Titles Act of 1851 is repealed
The Local Government Board Act 1871 puts the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board and Gladstones "administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and.
unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organisation Society (1869), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline".
The Local Government Board Act 1871 puts the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board and Gladstones "administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and.
unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organisation Society (1869), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline".
The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts. The Ecclesiastical Titles Act of 1851 is repealed
Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War
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