少し夜更かしの夜。気がつけば0時をこえて10月9日...

12月8日のあの出来事がなければ、今日、80歳をむかえていたかも。それはそれで想像できないな。でもジョンの歌は世界の"優しい"人たちの中では生きている。

John Lennon (1940.10.9-)

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The painting ‘Madonna and Child’ by Venetian Renaissance artist was confiscated by the Nazi looting organisation (the ERR) from the Wacker-Bondy warehouse at 236 Blvd. Raspail, Paris, France, in 1940. Today, its whereabouts are still unknown.

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'Withdrawal from Dunkirk, June 1940', Richard Ernst Eurich, oil on canvas, 1940.

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15 September 1940. During the largest and most concentrated attack against London, Raymond Towers "Ray" Holmes of 504 Squadron RAF rammed his Hawker Hurricane into a Dornier 17Z he believed was going to bomb Buckingham Palace.

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14 September 1940. 23 year old Sergeant John Brimble, 73 Squadron, was posted missing. His Hurricane was shot down over Maidstone, Kent at 16:05hrs.

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One of my most interesting LIVE cut 16" acetates I own. Victor Damon - Radio Announcer's Bob Caldwell & Gene Crumb - KC Union Station Live 1940 / Listen closely to current war ideas & details in 1940. This B/W photo is from the day of this recording https://t.co/mtq25wEXzz

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How are you planning to enjoy the last few weeks of summer? If a trip to the Museum isn't on your list it should be!

Norman Rockwell, Joys of Summer, Saturday Evening Post cover, Jul 13, 1940.

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Shuvinai Ashoona wasn’t born when sank in 1947. The Royal Mail Ship served as a supplier to

Oviloo‘s of Ikayukta Tunnillie - who gave birth to daughter, Kakulu Saggiaktok aboard the ship in 1940.

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Batman & Catwoman. First meetings.
Batman 1940. Year One, 1987.

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20th-century-man:

Sally Rand / burlesque star, c. 1940. https://t.co/DNCp7H61bT

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HOJE É O DIA DELE!

Pernalonga completa 80 anos hoje! O coelho favorito do mundo dono do bordão "O que que há, velhinho?" e atualmente dono do meme "comunista" nasceu em 27 de julho de 1940.

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Bugs Bunny turns 80 today!

The world’s favorite rabbit was born July 27, 1940.

He first debuted in the cartoon short “Wild Hare,” directed by Tex Avery.

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يصادف اليوم مرور 80 عامًا على إطلاق الشخصية الكرتونية "باغز باني" حيث كان أول ظهور رسمي له في 27 يوليو 1940.

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Giorgio de Chirico, Still life above the sea, 1940.

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was the first notable feline character in the superhero genre. Miss Fury, created by June Tarpé Mills, a cat lover who may have been inspired by Catwoman in 1940. And then Bruce Timm's Catwoman redesign, which may have been a nod to the Miss Fury costume. Who knows.😂

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Histórico de conflitos entre Índia e China (1/7):
Os atritos entre os países são da época da descolonização, nos anos 1940. O império britânico foi inventar de desenhar as fronteiras da Índia e do Paquistão com os vizinhos Tibet e Butão, daquele jeito maroto: a moda caralha

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Arshile Gorky 'Garden in Sochi' 1940. This lovely, delicate little (12.9 x 18.6 cm) watercolour and gouache on balsa wood is for sale, at $900,000.

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War art: "Barrage Balloons at Sea" 1940...Watercolour by

Official WWII..Disappeared while on duty over Iceland, sadly presumed dead..

Ravilious was a productive member of the group of

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Karl Salhof was one of those killed in the fighting in Flanders in May 1940. I rescued his papers and letters from a junk shop many years ago. He'd previously fought in Poland and was awarded a EK2.

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Nancy P. Morris (later Tupholme) signed on as a Clerk at the in 1940. She played a vital role in protecting the Library and Archives during WWII. When the building was bombed in 1941, she even had to toss glass out the building and chase after papers down the street!

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