1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1885 - Events. 1885 - January. January 4 - The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant on Mary Gartside. January 20 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. January 26 - Troops loyal to the Mahdi conquer Khartoum 1885 - February. ...

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1885 - Events
1885 - January 1885 - February 1885 - March 1885 - May 1885 - June 1885 - July 1885 - September 1885 - November 1885 - December 1885 - Unknown Dates
1885 - Births 1885 - Deaths

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1885, 1885 - Events, 1885 - January, 1885 - February, 1885 - March, 1885 - May, 1885 - June, 1885 - July, 1885 - September, 1885 - November, 1885 - December, 1885 - Unknown Dates, 1885 - Births, 1885 - Deaths

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1885 in rail transport - February events. February 17 - The Southern Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad are combined under a single holding company, the Southern Pacific Company. 1885 in rail transport - April events. April 1 - The Southern Pacific Railroad takes over operations of the Central Pacific Railroad. 1885 in rail transport - June events. June - John J. H ...

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1885 in rail transport, 1885 in rail transport - Events, 1885 in rail transport - February events, 1885 in rail transport - April events, 1885 in rail transport - June events, 1885 in rail transport - July events, 1885 in rail transport - November events, 1885 in rail transport - Unknown date events, 1885 in rail transport - Births, 1885 in rail transport - Deaths, 1885 in rail transport - July deaths, 1885 in rail transport - December deaths, 1885 in rail transport - Unknown date deaths

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England won the British Home Championship jointly with Scotland. * England score given first Key A = Away match BHC = British Home Championship ...

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1885-86 in English football, 1885-86 in English football - National team, 1885-86 in English football - Honours

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In 1861 Parliament passed the Offences against the Person Act, confirming the age of consent at twelve, and having consensual sex with a girl under ten being considered a felony and between ten and twelve a misdemeanor. In addition, the penalty indecent assault or attempted rape upon a girl below the consensual age was two years imprisonment. Although this age was raised to thirteen upon amendments made to the 1861 act in 1875, these pieces of legislation were enacted to mainly protect the very young and the very wealthy. The reason f ...

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Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Background, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Bill Languishes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Armstrong Case, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Debate Resumes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Section 11, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Passage and Effects

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The SPCC, which celebrated its first anniversary on July 13, took advantage of the resumption of the debate to make its own recommendations to the Bill, including the raising of the age consent to eighteen years and more draconian measures to protect children from exploitation. These proposals were introduced through their representatives in Parliament. However, many members of Parliament, already infuria ...

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Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Background, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Bill Languishes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Armstrong Case, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Debate Resumes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Section 11, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Passage and Effects

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The 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, first raised in 1815, was a regiment of the British Indian Army. Upon India's independence in 1947 the regiment joined the Indian Army; in 1950, the name was changed to the 3rd Gorkha Rifles. 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - History. 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1815-1885. The regiment was raised by Sir Robert Colquhoun on 24 April 1815 as the Kemaoon Battalion. It did not consist entirely of Gurkhas but o ...

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3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - History
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1815-1885 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1885-1914 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - First World War 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1919-1939 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - Second World War 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 3rd Gorkha Rifles
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - Battle Honours

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The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). He was a notable political reformer, known for his populist speeches, and was for many years the main political rival of Benjamin Disraeli. Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his career. She once complained, "He always addresses me as if I were a public meeting." Gladstone was known affectionately by his suppo ...

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William Ewart Gladstone - Early life William Ewart Gladstone - Minister under Peel William Ewart Gladstone - Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone - First ministry 1868–1874 William Ewart Gladstone - Out of Office and the Midlothian Campaign William Ewart Gladstone - Second ministry 1880–1885 William Ewart Gladstone - Third ministry 1886 William Ewart Gladstone - Fourth ministry 1892–1894 William Ewart Gladstone - Final years William Ewart Gladstone - Gladstone's Governments William Ewart Gladstone - Biographies William Ewart Gladstone - Political offices

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Benjamin Scott, the anti-vice campaigner and the chamberlain of the city of London, approached Lord Granville to enact legislation for the protection of young girls from transportation to the Continent for "immoral purposes". In response, the House of Lords formed a Select Committee to investigate and confirmed an increase in child prostitution and white slavery. The Committee's report made nine recommendations which became the basis for the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, including raising the age of consent to sixteen years as well as increas ...

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Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Background, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Bill Languishes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Armstrong Case, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Debate Resumes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Section 11, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Passage and Effects

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Anatolia (Greek: Aνατολή Αnatolē or Ανατολία Anatolìa) is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey, also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor. It means "rising of the sun" or "East", is . In Turkish it is called Anadolu, a derivation of its original Greek version. Because of its strategic location at the intersection of Asia and Europe, Anatolia has been a cradle for several civilizations since prehistoric ages, with Neolithic settlements su ...

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Anatolia - States of Anatolia Anatolia - Ottoman Rule of Asia Minor after 1885 Anatolia - Ethnic distribution in Asia Minor in the early 20th century before the Treaty of Lausanne

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Wilhelm Maybach (*February 9, 1846 – December 29, 1929) was a German car-engine and automobile designer and an industrialist. He was born in Heilbronn, Germany, and died in Stuttgart. Maybach worked with Gottlieb Daimler in the late 19th century on the development of light, high speed internal combustion engines. Their collaboration led to the development of an engine that was suitable for use in motorised vehicles including the worlds first motorcycle, in powerbo ...

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Wilhelm Maybach - Early life and career beginnings 1846 to 1869 Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler and the Otto Four-Stroke engine 1869 to 1880 Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler Motors: Fast and small engines 1882 Wilhelm Maybach - The Grandfather´s Clock 1885 Wilhelm Maybach - Maybach's engine 1889 Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft DMG and The Phoenix engine. Wilhelm Maybach - The Mercedes 1900 Wilhelm Maybach - Zeppelin engines 1908 Wilhelm Maybach - Maybach cars 1922 Wilhelm Maybach - Trivia Wilhelm Maybach - Bibliography

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The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City. Its headquarters are in Calgary, Alberta. The railway was originally built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885, fulfilling a pr ...

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Canadian Pacific Railway - History
Canadian Pacific Railway - Before the Canadian Pacific Railway 1871-1881 Canadian Pacific Railway - Building the railway 1881-1885 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1886-1900 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1901-1928 Canadian Pacific Railway - The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1946-1978 Canadian Pacific Railway - 1979-present
Canadian Pacific Railway - Freight trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Passenger trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Special trains
Canadian Pacific Railway - Silk trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Funeral trains Canadian Pacific Railway - Royal trains Canadian Pacific Railway - School cars Canadian Pacific Railway - Holiday Train Canadian Pacific Railway - Royal Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific Railway - Steam Train
Canadian Pacific Railway - Locomotives
Canadian Pacific Railway - Steam locomotives Canadian Pacific Railway - Diesel locomotives
Canadian Pacific Railway - The Canadian Pacific Railway in Canadian culture Canadian Pacific Railway - Facilities

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David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, prolific and controversial English writers of the 20th century, whose output spans novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. These works, taken together, represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them Lawrence confronts issues relating to emotional health and vitality, spontaneity, sexuality, and instinctive behaviour, making hi ...

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D. H. Lawrence - Life
D. H. Lawrence - Early life 1885-1912 D. H. Lawrence - Blithe spirits 1912-1914 D. H. Lawrence - The nightmare 1914-1919 D. H. Lawrence - The savage pilgrimage begins 1919-1922 D. H. Lawrence - Seeking a new world 1922-1925 D. H. Lawrence - Approaching death 1925-1930 D. H. Lawrence - Posthumous reputation
D. H. Lawrence - Works
D. H. Lawrence - Poetry
D. H. Lawrence - Quotations D. H. Lawrence - List of Lawrence's writings
D. H. Lawrence - Novels D. H. Lawrence - Short stories D. H. Lawrence - Poetry D. H. Lawrence - Plays D. H. Lawrence - Non-fiction D. H. Lawrence - Travel books D. H. Lawrence - Works translated by Lawrence D. H. Lawrence - Manuscripts and early drafts of published novels and other works D. H. Lawrence - Letters
D. H. Lawrence - Works about Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence - Bibliographic resources D. H. Lawrence - Biographical studies D. H. Lawrence - Literary criticism

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Even before the government crisis in June, on May 23 W.T. Stead, the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette was approached by Benjamin Scott and called his attention on its being set aside again. Stead, being one of those who was opposed to the Contagious Diseases Acts since the 1870s, was convinced to agitate popular support for protective legislation. His subsequent investigations were published in the Gazette from July 6-10 under the title "The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon". Not only did he base his investigations on interviews ...

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Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Background, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Bill Languishes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Armstrong Case, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - The Debate Resumes, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Section 11, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 - Passage and Effects

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Reform Judaism can refer to (1) the largest denomination of Judaism in America and its sibling movements in other countries, (2) a branch of Judaism in the United Kingdom, and (3) the historical predecessor of the American movement that originated in 19th Century Germany. Contemporary Reform Judaism movements share most of the following principles: The autonomy of the individual in interpreting the Torah and Oral Law, as well as in deciding which observances one is thereby prescribed to follow, Applicabili ...

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Reform Judaism - 19th Century German Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism - Origins Reform Judaism - View of Jewish Nationhood Reform Judaism - Changes in prayer services Reform Judaism - View of Zionism Reform Judaism - Teachings on the Oral Law Reform Judaism - National and universal elements
Reform Judaism - Development of American Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism - Pittsburgh Platform 1885 Reform Judaism - Reform Jewish theology today Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism's position on Jewish law today Reform Judaism - Jewish identity and inter-religious marriages Reform Judaism - Union for Reform Judaism Reform Judaism - Timeline of Reform Judaism in the United States
Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism in Britain
Reform Judaism - History Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism in the UK today Reform Judaism - Liberal Judaism Reform Judaism - Reform and Progressive Rabbis in Britain
Reform Judaism - Progressive Judaism in Israel
Reform Judaism - History
Reform Judaism - National Bodies Reform Judaism - Reference

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Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman and major philanthropist and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U. S. Steel. He is known for having, later in his life, given away most of his riches to fund the establishment of many libraries, schools, and universities in America and worldwide. Andrew Carnegie - Formative influences. Andrew Carnegie - The Carnegie family in Scotland. Andrew Carneg ...

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Andrew Carnegie - Formative influences
Andrew Carnegie - The Carnegie family in Scotland Andrew Carnegie - Immigration to America
Andrew Carnegie - Early career
Andrew Carnegie - 1850-1860: A 'self made man' Andrew Carnegie - 1860-1865: Carnegie during the U.S. Civil War Andrew Carnegie - Postwar years 1865-1880: Carnegie the investor Andrew Carnegie - 1880-1890: Carnegie the scholar and activist
Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie the industrialist
Andrew Carnegie - 1885-1900: Building an empire of steel Andrew Carnegie - 1901: The formation of U.S. Steel
Andrew Carnegie - 1901-1915: Carnegie the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie - Later personal life Andrew Carnegie - Controversial aspects of Carnegie's life
Andrew Carnegie - 1892: The Homestead strike Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie and the Johnstown Flood
Andrew Carnegie - Philosophy Andrew Carnegie - Writings Andrew Carnegie - Trivia

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At the end of 1883 Maybach and Daimler developed the first of their engines. It was a reduced size one, of a single-horizontal Four Stroked cylinder. Air cooled, with a large Cast-Iron flywheel, a revolutionary hot tube ignition (patented as 28022) and with an exhaust valve regulated by curved groove control (allowing high speeds). With its 600 rpm this machine overcame all the standards till then (120 to 180 rpm) and is considered the prototype of all modern petrol engines. And in 1885 they also created the first carburetor that injected evaporated gasoli ...

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Wilhelm Maybach, Wilhelm Maybach - Early life and career beginnings 1846 to 1869, Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler and the Otto Four-Stroke engine 1869 to 1880, Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler Motors: Fast and small engines 1882, Wilhelm Maybach - The Grandfather´s Clock 1885, Wilhelm Maybach - Maybach's engine 1889, Wilhelm Maybach - Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft DMG and The Phoenix engine., Wilhelm Maybach - The Mercedes 1900, Wilhelm Maybach - Zeppelin engines 1908, Wilhelm Maybach - Maybach cars 1922, Wilhelm Maybach - Trivia, Wilhelm Maybach - Bibliography

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An ancient citadel, the city was occupied by France during the Sino-French War in January 1885. However, the brigade there conducted a hasty retreat after a failed attack into China; the "retreat from Lang Son" became the most controversial aspect of the war and led to the fall of the Jules Ferry ministry in France. The French Army later established a permanent garrison there, which was captured in 1950 during Vo Nguyen Giap's offensive against the French border forts, considered a turning point in the Indochina War. The city was the center of fighting during the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1 ...

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Lang Son, Lang Son - History

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3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1815-1885. The regiment was raised by Sir Robert Colquhoun on 24 April 1815 as the Kemaoon Battalion. It did not consist entirely of Gurkhas but of men from Kumaon and Garhwal. The regiment adopted the tartan of the Clan Colquhoun. The regiment was primarily used to police the border with Nepal, doing so for many decades until the Indian Mutiny began in 1857. The battalion was actively involved in the efforts to quell it. During the Siege of Delhi - which lasted fr ...

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3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - History, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1815-1885, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1885-1914, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - First World War, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1919-1939, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - Second World War, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 3rd Gorkha Rifles, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - Battle Honours

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In 1880 the Liberals won again, and the new Liberal leader Lord Hartington retired in Gladstone's favour. Gladstone won his constituency election in Midlothian and also in Leeds, where he had also been adopted as a candidate, only being able to serve as MP for one constituency Leeds was passed to his son Herbert. One of his other sons, Henry, was also elected as an MP. Queen Victoria asked Lord Hartington to form a ministry but he persuaded her to send for Gladstone. His second administration — both as PM and again as Chancellor of ...

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William Ewart Gladstone, William Ewart Gladstone - Early life, William Ewart Gladstone - Minister under Peel, William Ewart Gladstone - Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Ewart Gladstone - First ministry 1868–1874, William Ewart Gladstone - Out of Office and the Midlothian Campaign, William Ewart Gladstone - Second ministry 1880–1885, William Ewart Gladstone - Third ministry 1886, William Ewart Gladstone - Fourth ministry 1892–1894, William Ewart Gladstone - Final years, William Ewart Gladstone - Gladstone's Governments, William Ewart Gladstone - Biographies, William Ewart Gladstone - Political offices

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