From small beginnings
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Our great society was founded
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Debating permitted with no restrictions
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1866
Union building officially opened
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President Theodore Roosevelt visits The Union
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Women guests permitted inside The Union for meals
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Election of officers suspended for Second World War: RAF commandeer building
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28 July 1942
The Union is hit by bombs and part of the library roof collapses
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The Union votes to admit women 449-180
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Ann Mallalieu (Newnham) elected first female president
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The Union becomes a registered charity
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Ronald Reagan speaks at 175th anniversary dinner
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The Union wins the World Debating Championship in Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Large-scale refurbishment of the union starts
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Refurbishments are completed and The Union's new bar and brasserie opens, The Orator
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