Married #OTD in 1902 in Pinhoe, Devon my 2x great-aunt Selina Stark & George Surridge. It was a double wedding, George's sister Elizabeth married on the same day. Sadly George killed himself in 1923 and Selina later married Charles Randall in Winchester. Photo - Winchester? #genealogy #FamilyHistory
Happy birthday Steven Seagal, born April 10, 1952.
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#OTD in 2009 the eight year old's killer is arrested and charged with murder, rape, kidnapping and lewd conduct with a child under 14 in Tracy, California 🇺🇸
The fact that she was a young, female Sunday school teacher shocks the local community.
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#OTD On April 10, 1972, the US, USSR, and over 70 other nations opened the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) for signature in London, Moscow, and Washington, agreeing to ban the development, production, and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons.
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#OTD On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher sank during deep-dive tests off Cape Cod. All 129 died when the hull crushed at high pressure. SUBSAFE program ensured stricter safety standards for all future US nuclear submarines.
#histoy #navalhistory
I note, in passing, on this day, in history … the anniversary of the Lesser Feast of Hugo Grotius, George William Russell (aka Æ), Montague Summers, …
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#OTD: Babyface turns 67 today 🎶 A legendary career that helped define R&B for generations. via Clay Cane
#aurn #aurnonline #blackhistory #history #onthisday #todayinhistory #blackmusic
Greater Feast of William of Ockham, died April 10 (or April 9), 1347 at Munich, Duchy of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
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The first shipment of SU-76M SPGs with an extended rear casemate went out #OTD in 1945. These SPGs did not have time to see combat against Germany, but they were used against Japan in Manchuria in August of 1945. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
It's time for TOP OF THE POPS #Eighties fans! From this day in 1986: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NNO... #OTD #Music #Eighties #TOTP
#OTD On April 10, 1912, RMS Titanic left Southampton for New York. Led by Captain Edward J. Smith, it stopped in Cherbourg and Queenstown before crossing the Atlantic, hit an iceberg on April 14 and sank early April 15.
#history #titanic #maritimehistory
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Members of the Ukrainian White Angels Special Police Team speak with local residents in the frontline town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region #OTD April 10, 2023, during the evacuation.
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People kneel as the hearse carrying Ukrainian soldier Andriy Zagornyakon passes them on the way to the cemetery #OTD April 10, 2022 in Kamianka-Buzka, Ukraine.
Zagornyakon died fighting the Russian military near the town of Popasny.
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The exodus of civilian populations from Donbas. following the threat of a Russian offensive, people are waiting at Dnipro railway station for a train that will evacuate them to western Ukraine #OTD April 10, 2022.
#OTD On April 10, 1809, Austrian forces crossed into French-controlled Bavaria, starting the War of the Fifth Coalition. They won early, but Napoleon arrived and repelled them across the Isar despite losses. Other fronts failed, Walcheren ended and Austria signed an armistice in mid-July.
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People lie on the ground, imitating the victims of the war in Ukrainian cities, in Toronto, Canada🍁, #OTD April 10, 2022.
Mass graves of 350+ civilians were found in Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Irpin and Moschun after the Russian army's defeat
East of Eden was released nationally in the US 71 years ago today on April 10, 1955. In 2016, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
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The Star Trek Voyager episode "State of Flux" aired April 10, 1995.
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Officials exhume the bodies of civilians killed during a Russian occupation, from mass graves in the backyard of St. Andrea's Church in Bucha, Ukraine #OTD April 10, 2022
Iconic black-and-white photograph of labor leader Dolores Huerta during the 1960s Delano grape strike. She stands outdoors with both arms raised high, holding a large protest sign that reads “HUELGA” (Spanish for “strike”). She wears a light long-sleeve shirt and dark pants, her face determined as she calls for justice for farmworkers.
Close-up color portrait of Dolores Huerta as an older woman, smiling warmly at the camera. She wears a bright red blazer, gold hoop earrings, and a chunky necklace, her dark hair styled with soft waves. The image captures her enduring strength and spirit as the legendary co-founder of the United Farm Workers and lifelong champion for social justice.
Dolores Huerta is a legendary American labor leader & #civilrights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers with César Chávez in 1962.
She was born #OTD in 1930 & at 96 years old, she remains a powerhouse for #socialjustice, continuing her work through the Dolores Huerta Foundation. #HistSky
A map of James Fort. While the fort and town were established in 1607, this is a much later map.
#OTD 10 April 1606 James I&VI granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London “to make Habitacion, Plantation, and to deduce a colony of sundry of our People into that part of America commonly called Virginia… between four and thirty degrees of Northerly Latitude… and five and forty Degrees…”
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Buildings ruined by Russian shelling in a residential district #OTD April 10, 2022 in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Chernihiv was surrounded by Russian troops for almost a month. The Russians bombarded it, shelled it, deprived it of communications and tried to cut it off from Kyiv, but Chernihiv resisted
The Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Distant Voices" aired April 10, 1995.
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The animated Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay came to DVD and Blu-ray in 2018!
#MovieReview #OTD #animation #MovieSky #FilmSky #CinemaSky #AnimationSky
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A cross is placed at the grave of Vira Romashko who was killed and was buried in her backyard by her neighbors #OTD April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine.
The Russian retreat from Ukrainian towns and cities has revealed scores of civilian deaths & the full extent of devastation
#OTD in 2017, Jason Leblebijian went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs to lead the Herd to a 9-4 win over Rochester. #Bisons
Top 20 Reggae 7" singles chart as published in Black Echoes on 10th April 1976. The singles in this chart are reggae tunes released on UK labels rather than Jamaican imports. You can find this chart and more on the great website www.ukreggaehistory.com
#OTD 50 years ago.
The Reggae 7" singles chart as published in Black Echoes.
Matumbi are at No.1 for the 2nd week running with their sweet Lovers Rock classic After Tonight, while the highest new entry is the mighty Junior Byles & Rupert Reid...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
Apr. 10th, 2009 offered a little bit of everything, spring at the bottom of the trail, blustery winds and blowing snow at he Boulder and brilliant weather at the top!
#Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD
#onthisday #onthisdate #otd April 10, 1999 #actress #jeanvanderpyl died at the age of 79. On this special #podcast listen to a #goldenage of #radio #oldtimeradio #otr #audio episode of #fatherknowsbest starring Jean Vander Pyl as Margaret Anderson. rileyandkimmyshow.blogspot.com/2019/04/podc...
