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#OTD 31 December 1869 Henri Matisse was born. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century.
#OTD 26 December 1790 Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.
Footix, the official mascot of the 1998 World Cup held in France, which it won.
New episode! Robert Guiscard leads the Normans to conquer Southern Italy while his brother Roger Bosso conquers Sicily. The Normans contend with emperors, popes & qadis in their quest for glory. Thanks to @USHistpodcast for reading the opening quotes. https://t.co/2Xh7gx5w9p
#OTD 8 December 1881 Albert Gleizes was born. he became an artist, theoretician, philosopher & a self-proclaimed founder of Cubism.