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#OnThisDay 1842 James Nasmyth patented his steam hammer🔨
It was built at his Patricroft foundry next to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Bridgewater Canal.
This painting in the collections, by Nasmyth himself, shows one at work: https://t.co/vaUTbn4Uql
🥳 Happy birthday to us!
Today, we're 289 years old 🎂
(The first theatre on our Covent Garden site opened #onthisday in 1732, built by the actor John Rich)
Released #OnThisDay in 1991,
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country #90sMovies
“That’s why we become witches: to show our scorn of pretending life’s a safe business, to satisfy our passion for adventure.”
Sylvia Townsend Warner was born #OnThisDay in 1893 #ReadMoreWomen
On this day in 1962 Bob Dylan recorded 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' and versions of 'Hero Blues', 'Whatcha Gonna Do', 'Oxford Town', and 'I Shall Be Free', at Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios in New York City.
#bobdylan #singersongwriter #onthisday #sixties
#OnThisDay 1921 Michael Collins & the Irish delegates sign the Anglo-Irish Treaty ending the War of Independence. Many saw it as a stepping stone to complete independence, others as a stab in the back. Collins stated,
"I have signed my own death warrant".
#Ireland #History
05.12.1924 #OnThisDay #happybirthday #Cuba heavyweight #boxer Nino Valdes #rip
This original #art featured on the cover of @ringmagazine in April 1954.
#wegerichcollection
#boxing #fineart #contemporaryart #artmiami #ArtBasel #Habana #boxeo
“Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.” ~ Walt Disney, #BornOnThisDay in 1901 #Art 🎨
Happy 7th Anniversary of Penn Zero Part-Time Hero 🎉 the series premiered on @DisneyXD in December 5, 2014 ❤️💙 I remember this show my favorite episode is North Pole Down where Penn and hIs friends is saving Christmas 🎅🎊🎄#PennZeroPartTimeHero #OnThisDay https://t.co/hS4UYi6Xdr
"Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals." ~ Walt Disney, #BornOnThisDay December 5, 1901 🎨♥️🐿️🦢🦌🐇🦝
Pensa, credi, sogna e osa.”
#WaltDisney
#5dicembre 1901
#OnThisDay
Walt Disney,
Animatore.
Born #OnThisDay in 1857: Polish-British writer #JosephConrad (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad #Korzeniowski)
Portrait by #WalterTittle (1883-1966), 1923-4
#Conrad #EnglishLiterature
Born #OnThisDay in 1857: Polish-British writer #JosephConrad (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad #Korzeniowski)
Portrait by #PercyAnderson (1851-1928), 1918
#Conrad #EnglishLiterature
#OnThisDay 3 December 1642 The Earl of Newcastle entered #York, securing it for King Charles I. It would remain a Royalist stronghold for the next two years. #17thCentury #EnglishCivilWar #OTD
#OnThisDay 1688 James II's 3 nominated commissioners set out to negotiate with William of Orange.
A trumpeter was sent on ahead to secure passports for their safe conduct through William's forces.
#twitterstorians #HistParl
Happy 8th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode "Bubble Buddies" 💎💖🎉 It aired on @cartoonnetwork in December 2, 2013 🎉🌟💕 I love this episode where Steven and Connie first met each other but they're trapped in a bubble. 🌸🌹⭐️ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay
Died #OnThisDay in 1820: French painter #MarieVictoireLemoine (1754-1820)
Portrait of the Artist's Sister #MarieDeniseVillers (1774-1821), ca. 1798-9
#Lemoine #FrenchArt #WomenArtists
Died #OnThisDay in 1820: French painter #MarieVictoireLemoine (1754-1820)
Portrait of a boy feeding two birds, before 1820
#Lemoine #FrenchArt #WomenArtists #ChildrenInArt
#OnThisDay 1979: #DoctorWho: Nightmare Of Eden, part two.
#DrWho #scifi #sciencefiction #ClassicTV #1970s