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the topic "The Times"
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1785 January 1 The first issue of the ''Daily Universal Register'', later known as ''The Times'', is published in LondonLondon London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
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1788 First edition of ''The Times'', previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', was published.
1814LondonLondon London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
''The Times'' newspaper becomes the first to be printed on a steam-powered press.
1885 ''The Times'' reports that "A lady well-known in literary and scientific circles" has been crematedCremation Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse [i] by burning [i]. ...
by the Cremation Society in Woking, SurreySurrey Surrey is a county [i] in southern England [i], part of the South East England [i] region [i] ...
. Jeannette C. Pickersgill was the first person to be officially cremated in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
1960 The Times of LondonLondon London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
abandons use of the term "Imperial and Foreign News", replacing it with "Overseas News", and changes its house style from "to-day" to "today".
1978 Publication of ''The Times'' is suspended due to labor problems until November 13, 1979.
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