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  1. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia, Feast of Amelia Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman on the Episcopal Church calendar, …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  2. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia, Feast of Amelia Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman on the Episcopal Church calendar, …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  3. Our skipper ❤️

    Grace Fisk joined the Reds #OnThisDay three years ago ✍️

  4. Our skipper ❤️

    Grace Fisk joined the Reds #OnThisDay three years ago ✍️

  5. On this day in 1807, the Niépce brothers are awarded a patent for the Pyréolophore, the world’s first internal combustion engine.

    On this day in 1906, a new electoral law makes women in Finland the first in continental Europe to receive the right to vote.

    On this day in 1917, Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Corfu Declaration to form Yugoslavia.

    On this day in 1939, an Italian ETR 212 sets a new rail world speed record of 203 km/h.

    #OnThisDay #Europe #History #OTD #OnThisDayInEurope

  6. A night we'll never forget ❤️🏡

    🗓 #OnThisDay in 2023, 75,784 fans packed into Stadium Australia to watch us play our opening game of the #FIFAWWC on home soil, kicking off our best-ever finish at the tournament with a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland! 👏

    #Matildas

  7. A night we'll never forget ❤️🏡

    🗓 #OnThisDay in 2023, 75,784 fans packed into Stadium Australia to watch us play our opening game of the #FIFAWWC on home soil, kicking off our best-ever finish at the tournament with a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland! 👏

    #Matildas

  8. July 20
    --
      `_July 20th._--Sir Moses went to Woolwich to pay his respects to the Viceroy.`
    --
    “Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2)” by Sir Moses Montefiore
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/52779

    #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  9. July 20
    --
      `_July 20th._--Sir Moses went to Woolwich to pay his respects to the Viceroy.`
    --
    “Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2)” by Sir Moses Montefiore
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/52779

    #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  10. July 20
    --
      `_July 20th._--Sir Moses went to Woolwich to pay his respects to the Viceroy.`
    --
    “Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2)” by Sir Moses Montefiore
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/52779

    #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  11. 19 juillet 1814 : Naissance de l’inventeur et industriel américain Samuel Colt.
    Il est notamment connu pour l'invention et la diffusion du revolver.
    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_C

    #CeJourLà #OnThisDay

  12. 19 juillet 1814 : Naissance de l’inventeur et industriel américain Samuel Colt.
    Il est notamment connu pour l'invention et la diffusion du revolver.
    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_C

    #CeJourLà #OnThisDay

  13. Recorded #OnThisDay 38 years ago:

    Mega City Four - Peel Session 1988

    The complete session recorded by Mega City Four on 19 July 1988 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 2 August 1988.

    Tracklist:

    1. Severe Attack of the Truth (0:07)
    2. Clear Blue Sky (2:51)
    3. January (5:55)
    4. Distant Relatives (9:30)
    5. Alternative Arrangements (12:52)

    youtube.com/watch?v=0TINTFrkBZY

    #MegaCityFour #PeelSessions #OTD

  14. Recorded #OnThisDay 38 years ago:

    Mega City Four - Peel Session 1988

    The complete session recorded by Mega City Four on 19 July 1988 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 2 August 1988.

    Tracklist:

    1. Severe Attack of the Truth (0:07)
    2. Clear Blue Sky (2:51)
    3. January (5:55)
    4. Distant Relatives (9:30)
    5. Alternative Arrangements (12:52)

    youtube.com/watch?v=0TINTFrkBZY

    #MegaCityFour #PeelSessions #OTD

  15. Recorded #OnThisDay 38 years ago:

    Mega City Four - Peel Session 1988

    The complete session recorded by Mega City Four on 19 July 1988 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 2 August 1988.

    Tracklist:

    1. Severe Attack of the Truth (0:07)
    2. Clear Blue Sky (2:51)
    3. January (5:55)
    4. Distant Relatives (9:30)
    5. Alternative Arrangements (12:52)

    youtube.com/watch?v=0TINTFrkBZY

    #MegaCityFour #PeelSessions #OTD

  16. Recorded #OnThisDay 38 years ago:

    Mega City Four - Peel Session 1988

    The complete session recorded by Mega City Four on 19 July 1988 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 2 August 1988.

    Tracklist:

    1. Severe Attack of the Truth (0:07)
    2. Clear Blue Sky (2:51)
    3. January (5:55)
    4. Distant Relatives (9:30)
    5. Alternative Arrangements (12:52)

    youtube.com/watch?v=0TINTFrkBZY

    #MegaCityFour #PeelSessions #OTD

  17. Recorded #OnThisDay 38 years ago:

    Mega City Four - Peel Session 1988

    The complete session recorded by Mega City Four on 19 July 1988 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 2 August 1988.

    Tracklist:

    1. Severe Attack of the Truth (0:07)
    2. Clear Blue Sky (2:51)
    3. January (5:55)
    4. Distant Relatives (9:30)
    5. Alternative Arrangements (12:52)

    youtube.com/watch?v=0TINTFrkBZY

    #MegaCityFour #PeelSessions #OTD

  18. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Lady Jane Grey, having been proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland, is deposed after only nine days (and will eventually be executed), …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  19. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Lady Jane Grey, having been proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland, is deposed after only nine days (and will eventually be executed), …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  20. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Lady Jane Grey, having been proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland, is deposed after only nine days (and will eventually be executed), …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  21. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Lady Jane Grey, having been proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland, is deposed after only nine days (and will eventually be executed), …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  22. I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Lady Jane Grey, having been proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland, is deposed after only nine days (and will eventually be executed), …

    hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/jul

    #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

  23. #OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

    JULY 19, 1958: DOCKUM DRUG STORE SIT-IN

    Ron Walters, Carol Parks-Haun, and other leaders in the NAACP Youth Council organized a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina.

    zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/do

  24. #OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

    JULY 19, 1958: DOCKUM DRUG STORE SIT-IN

    Ron Walters, Carol Parks-Haun, and other leaders in the NAACP Youth Council organized a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina.

    zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/do

  25. #OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

    JULY 19, 1919: WHITE MOBS IN UNIFORM ATTACK AFRICAN AMERICANS — WHO FIGHT BACK — IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

    White mobs, ** incited by the media, ** attacked the African American community in Washington, D.C., and African American soldiers returning from WWI. This was one of the many violent events that summer and it was distinguished by strong and organized Black resistance to the white violence.

    zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re

  26. #OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

    JULY 19, 1919: WHITE MOBS IN UNIFORM ATTACK AFRICAN AMERICANS — WHO FIGHT BACK — IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

    White mobs, ** incited by the media, ** attacked the African American community in Washington, D.C., and African American soldiers returning from WWI. This was one of the many violent events that summer and it was distinguished by strong and organized Black resistance to the white violence.

    zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re

  27. #OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

    JULY 19, 1881: ATLANTA WASHERWOMEN’S STRIKE

    Black women in Atlanta who washed clothes for a living organized an effective Reconstruction era strike — with clear demands, strategic timing, and door-to-door canvassing.

    zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/at

  28. #OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory

    JULY 19, 1881: ATLANTA WASHERWOMEN’S STRIKE

    Black women in Atlanta who washed clothes for a living organized an effective Reconstruction era strike — with clear demands, strategic timing, and door-to-door canvassing.

    zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/at

  29. 19 juillet 1900 : La première ligne de métro parisien, entre Porte de Vincennes et Porte Maillot, est ouverte au public.
    L’objectif est de desservir les épreuves des Jeux olympiques d’été de 1900 qui ont lieu au bois de Vincennes.
    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #CeJourLà #OnThisDay

  30. 19 juillet 1900 : La première ligne de métro parisien, entre Porte de Vincennes et Porte Maillot, est ouverte au public.
    L’objectif est de desservir les épreuves des Jeux olympiques d’été de 1900 qui ont lieu au bois de Vincennes.
    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #CeJourLà #OnThisDay

  31. The Moscow #Olympics opened #OnThisDay in 1980.

    The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the US to boycott the games. It was one of many diplomatic disputes that dogged the Olympics throughout the Cold War.

    🔓 This article is free for 7 days

    buff.ly/2UPHkyi

  32. The Moscow #Olympics opened #OnThisDay in 1980.

    The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the US to boycott the games. It was one of many diplomatic disputes that dogged the Olympics throughout the Cold War.

    🔓 This article is free for 7 days

    buff.ly/2UPHkyi

  33. Belshazzar's Feast (1820) — a subversive take on the coronation of George IV.

    Discover the apocalyptic compositions of John Martin — born #onthisday in 1789 — and how in his epic landscapes one can see reflected his revolutionary leanings: publicdomainreview.org/essay/j #otd