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📆 #OnThisDay in 1994 @Manics released Revol, the second single from The Holy Bible
Chart Position: 22
#OnThisDay 31 July 1645 Bath in Somerset was captured in a surprise attack by Parliamentarian forces led by Colonel John Okey. Okey was a commissioner at Charles I's trial in 1649, and executed as a Regicide in 1662. Image in our collection. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay in 1866 former Confederates in New Orleans assaulted participants who gathered for a constitutional convention at the city’s Mechanics’ Institute - a majority of them African American freedmen and US Army veterans. By the end of the day, dozens lay dead and wounded.
Born #OnThisDay in 1818: English writer #EmilyBrontë (1818-48)
Portrait with her sisters #AnneBrontë & #CharlotteBrontë by their brother #BranwellBrontë (1817-48), ca. 1833
#Brontë #EllisBell #Englishliterature #WomenWriters
English novelist & poet Emily Jane Brontë was #BornOnThisDay, July 30, 1818. Best remembered for her only novel, Wuthering Heights (1847), now considered a classic of English literature. Passed in 1848 (age 30) from #tuberculosis #RIP #GoneTooSoon #GoneButNotForgotten
29 July 1913: At the Conference of London and shortly after the end of the First Balkan War, it was announced that #Albania would become an independent sovereign state. #history #OnThisDay #ad https://t.co/lzC166Gd6u
Happy 5th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode "Greg the Babysitter" 💖💎🎉 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in July 29, 2016 🌟💕🎊👶 I love how Steven learns the tale of how Greg came to work at the car wash. 🌸🌹⭐ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay https://t.co/pedjV065Nn
Vincent van Gogh died #OnThisDay in 1890. Today, he is one of the most popular Post-Impressionist painters, although he was not widely appreciated during his lifetime. He is now famed for the great vitality of his works, characterised by his emotive use of brilliant colour.
#TodayInHistory 1540
Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's closest adviser, is beheaded without trial in #London. His #political rivals seized upon the King's dissatifaction with plain Anne of Cleves, an unconsummated #marriage Cromwell had engineered.
#history #onthisday #otd #England
#quoteoftheday
"A strongly marked #personality can influence descendants for #generations."
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) #bornonthisday in #London
#quote #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesaboutlife #quotestoliveby #quotesdaily #quotestoday #lifequotes #famousquotes #botd
#artoftheday
"Thank goodness I was never sent to #school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality."
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) #bornonthisday in London
#art #artist #artists #arthistory #englishart #britishart #childrensbook #childrensbooks #painter #painting #paintings
#artoftheday
"Thank goodness I was never sent to #school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality."
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) #bornonthisday in #London
#art #artist #artists #englishart #illustrator #illustration #illustrations #illustrationart #illustrationartists
Happy 4th Anniversary of The Loud House episode “Lynner Takes All” ❤️🏠🎉 it aired on @Nickelodeon in July 28, 2017 🏡💕🎊 I love how Lynn Jr’s Siblings decide to team up to take her down. #TheLoudHouse #OnThisDay #Happy4thAnniversary #LynnLoud
"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter."
Writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist, Beatrix Potter was born #OnThisDay in 1866 #ReadMoreWomen
🐰🐇 Who’s your favourite Beatrix Potter character?
Beatrix Potter was born #OnThisDay in 1866. She drew these charming illustrations for her 1909 book ‘The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies’.
Read more about her life and view an online gallery here: https://t.co/C7o5AGR2GN
Happy 5th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode “Monster Reunion” 🎉💖💎 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in July 27, 2016 💕🌟💚 I Love this episode where Steven reunites with an old friend. 🌸🌹⭐️ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay #Happy5thAnniversary
Hello Tuesday 😊 #OnThisDay in 1940 #BugsBunny, Warner Bros. #cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Bob Givens (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Wild Hare" Elmer Fudd:
Say, you wouldn't be that scwewy wabbit, would you?
Bugs Bunny:
Ehh... could be!
#OnThisDay 1794, Robespierre is arrested along with his brother, Saint-Just, Lebas and Couthon, all members of the Committee of Public Safety. The day before, he had made a speech at the Convention, heavy with threats, denouncing a "league of rascals" but without giving names.
Born #OnThisDay in 1796: American painter #GeorgeCatlin (1796-1872)
Portrait of Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction, 1838
#Catlin #AmericanArt #NativeAmericansInArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1796: American painter #GeorgeCatlin (1796-1872)
Portrait of Eeh-nís-kim, Crystal Stone, Wife of the Chief, 1832
#Catlin #AmericanArt #NativeAmericansInArt