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15 Aug 1552: John Bale ex-Carmelite #writer & polemical reformer meets Edward VI at #Southampton #otd & is promised the diocese of #Ossory in #Ireland (Bm/eebo)
#OTD in 1951
‘The Styleline De Luxe 4-Door Sedan’
‘*Left* foot loose and fancy free’ Illustrator unknown
#illustration #illustrationart #automotivedesign #carstyling
One of the most popular and influential writers of his generation, Sir Walter Scott was born #OTD in 1771. His historical novels and poetry fired the imagination of British and international audiences and encouraged a widespread revival of interest in the medieval past.
the second autistic character otd is Natsuki from Doki Doki Literature Club! (hc)
Todays picrew otd is 🌱 Make a Troll 🌱
Creator: @Menthealoh @moomin_daily
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Today's brown skin character OTD is: Yozakura Kenshirou from Nanbaka! The supervisor of building 4
#OTD 14 August 1714 Claude-Joseph Vernet was born. He became a painter known for his landscapes.
#OTD 14 August 1598, Hugh O'Neill won a decisive victory against the English at the Battle of Yellow Ford (Gaelic: Cath Bhéal-an-Átha-Buí) two miles outside Armagh, near the river Callan on the route to the river Blackwater. #IrelandsStory
August 14, 1856, died #OTD Victorian theologian & geologist William Buckland. He described the 1st #dinosaur as Megalosaurus in 1824 based on a fragmentary preserved jaw 🦖
Artwork by https://t.co/IzyG1tqYvP
#OTD in 1926
KEEP OFF?
Cover of The New Yorker, August 14, 1926
Ilonka Karasz
#BatteryPark with the #Aquarium (previously Fort Clinton, Castle Garden [theatre], and #CastleGardens [immigration processing center]) and, beyond, #EllisIsland.
#TheNewYorker #IlonkaKarasz #Manhattan
#Otd 1778: Papists Act. 1st Act for Catholic Relief. Granted rights of leasing & inheritance to those who'd taken oath allegiance. Penalty of perpetual imprisonment for keeping a school, repealed! When Britain at war in America; keep RCs on side! Same 1793 https://t.co/2mekELNlN7
The first cool neoprn user OTD is Sebastian Debeste from Ace Attorney! Bun uses he/she/it/bun and any music related prns (hc) and is nonbinary, gay (hc) and heavily implied autistic
Today's brown skin character OTD is: Elena from Street Fighter III! A light-hearted, nature-loving capoeira fighter.
13 Aug 1648: Oliver Cromwell joins forces with John Lambert at Knaresborough #otd They then proceed to defeat the #Scots at Preston 17-19 Aug
(@MuseumCromwell/NPG)