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The history of George Dale, a native of Africa, 1790
How the life story of George Dale, enslaved man, helped the Abolition cause
Battle of Falkland Islands 1914
In a decisive sea battle near the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914, the British Navy defeated German forces.
Jessie Chrystal Macmillan (1872-1937)
Jessie Chrystal Macmillan was a woman of firsts: the first woman to graduate from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in science; the first woman to appeal in-person to the House of Lords; and one of the first generation of women barristers. A suffragist, barrister, political activist and committed pacifist, this article explores the life of Macmillan through th