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A handwritten letter in French, featuring slightly faded and smudged script on a distressed paper background.
#OnThis Day in 1848, the last French King, Louis-Philippe, abdicated his throne. Amidst riots over the government's decision to ban fundraising banquets, and fights between demonstrators and troops on the streets, the king left Paris for exile in Surrey.
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FEBRUARY 22, 1898: WHITE MOB LYNCHES FRAZIER BAKER AND DAUGHTER JULIA
Frazier Baker, first Black postmaster in South Carolina, and his baby daughter were shot and killed when they attempted to flee their burning home.
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FEBRUARY 22, 1898: WHITE MOB LYNCHES FRAZIER BAKER AND DAUGHTER JULIA
Frazier Baker, first Black postmaster in South Carolina, and his baby daughter were shot and killed when they attempted to flee their burning home […]
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François de Lorraine, duc de Guise was born #OnThis day in 1519; he served as regent for Francis II & later founded the Catholic League in the midst of the Wars of Religion, making him the most powerful man in #France before his assassination...
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An oil painting of Charles Darwin, depicting him with a white beard, gazing forward. He wears a dark, heavy overcoat. The background is a muted brown, adding a somber and reflective tone to the portrait.
The white marble gravestone of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey, inscribed with black lettering reading: Charles Robert Darwin Born 12 February 1809 Died 19 April 1882
Scientist Charles Darwin was born #onthis day in 1809. Darwin is best known for his book On the Origin of Species, published in 1859, which introduced his theory of natural selection. Darwin is buried in Scientists’ Corner beside other great scientists including Sir Isaac Newton.
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A valley of rocks and trees in autumnal colours displays historical fiction novel The Saxon Marriage. The cover features a woman in a red and turquoise medieval dress embracing a man in armour. The text reads: Enemies muster on the border, but the deadliest of foes lurk much closer to home... https://mybook.to/SaxonMarriage
#OnThis Day in 946, the German queen, Eadgyth of Wessex, died.
Follow the story of her life and her marriage to Otto, the young hope of Saxony in #historicalfiction The Saxon Marriage mybook.to/SaxonMarriage
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#MarilynHorne was born #OnThis day in 1934, one of the great mezzo sopranos of the 20th c., esp. noted for her #Handel & #Rossini; here she is singing "Cruda sorte" from "L'Italiana in Algeri" in her own inimitable style:
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US Patent No. 146,407 for an "Improvement in adding-machines".
The Spalding Adding Machine user instructions.
1/2 #OnThis Day in 1874, Cyrus Spalding, a Boston bookkeeper, received US #Patent No. 146,407 for an “Improvement in adding-machines”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #ComputingHistory
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3 Jan 1823 — #onthis day Robert Whitehead was 🌟born, the English engineer who invented the modern sub-surface, self-propelled torpedo. It made a seismic change to naval warfare.
Read 📖a biography article to know more about this interesting man. todayinsci.com/W/Whitehead_...
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#OnThis Day in 1941 HMS Ark Royal, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier, sank after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81.
Read more on The Navy Records Society Members' Blog: www.navyrecords.org.uk/members_blog...
#navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2 #royalnavy #OTD #hmsarkroyal
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Flier, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) warning to citizens of Centralia, 1919
#OnThis Day in 1919, the Centralia Tragedy -- also known as the Centralia Massacre -- took place when the city's first Armistice Day parade erupted into a bloody altercation between members of the American Legion and the Industrial Workers of the World. historylink.org/File/5605
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#OnThis Day: A 1777 Estate Sale
When late October rolls around, I think of my great-great-great-great-grandfather’s estate sale held on October 29, 1777. I knew nothing about it until a few years ago, but what a treasure trove of information his estate papers held! If you aren’t interested in…
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19 years ago today, Kurt Angle made his TNA debut!
Angle’s debut came just weeks after parting ways with WWE. The segment would air on October 19.
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#wrestling #prowrestling #TNA #ImpactWrestling #KurtAngle #SamoaJoe #tnawrestling #WWE #OnThis
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#onthis day we celebrate Jacques Piccard’s birthday! He was a deep sea explorer who was one of the first people to touch the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Listen to his harrowing journey in episode 27 of the Smart Tea Podcast www.smartteapodcast.com/jacques-picc...
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The Battle of Falkirk took place #OnThis Day in 1298. One of the major battles of the First War of Scottish Independence, the English army of Edward I defeated Scottish forces led by William Wallace. The image shows the Bishop of Durham's Charge at Falkirk (Image: Print Collector/Getty).
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❝Another source of fallacy is the vicious circle of illusions…❞
—Thomas Allbutt, English physician, born #onthis day 🌟20 Jul 1836
See his #quotes at todayinsci.com/A/Allbutt_Th...
📖 Read about his short clinical thermometer invention
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❝A library … is a great catalyser, accelerating the nutrition and rate of progress in a profession.❞
— William Osler, Canadian physician born #onthis day 🌟12 Jul 1849.
See dozens more of his #quotes at todayinsci.com/O/Osler_Will...
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#Onthis day 16th June 1487.
The Battle of Stoke Field.
John Paston III fought for Henry VII, earning himself a knighthood and recognition at Court.
Step into the world of the Pastons.
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Remembering Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, who was burned at the stake #Onthis day In 1431, in Rouen, France at the age of 19.
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Happy Birthday Queen Victoria, born #OnThis Day 24 May 1819, Kensington Palace, London - she was fifth in line to the throne at birth but became one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world.
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Dame Daphne du Maurier was born #OnThis Day in 1907. Her novel Frenchman's Creek was adapted for the screen in 1944, in which Joan Fontaine wore this Raoul Pene Du Bois designed black velvet and gold lamé gown as Dona St. Columb. Sold by Heritage Auctions. #readmorewomen #film #costume
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The Battle of Dunbar took place #OnThis Day in 1296. It was a victory for the English forces of Edward I. Image of the ruins of Dunbar Castle (Image: © Britain Express).
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The St. Leonard's Place Hoard was discovered #OnThis Day in 1842. This is a coin hoard of around 10,000 early medieval Northumbrian stycas, of the kings Eanred, Aethelred II, Redwulf and Osbert. Pictured is a styca of Osbert, similar to one from the hoard (Image: York Museums Trust CC BY-SA 4.0).
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François de Lorraine, duc de Guise was born #OnThis day in 1519; he served as regent for Francis II & was the leader of the Catholic faction allied with Spain in the midst of the Wars of Religion, making him the most powerful man in #France before his assassination... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%2C_Duke_of_Guise
François de Lorraine, duc de Guise was born #OnThis day in 1519; he served as regent for Francis II & was the leader of the Catholic faction allied with Spain in the midst of the Wars of Religion, making him the most powerful man in #France before his assassination:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis...
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Marilyn Horne
#MarilynHorne was born #OnThis day in 1934, one of the great mezzo sopranos of the 20th c., esp. noted for her #Handel & #Rossini; here she is singing "Cruda sorte" from "L'Italiana in Algeri" in her own inimitable style:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZW-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn...
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