Birds of the park, and elsewhere: Recueil de divers oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, by GL Huth et al, 1768-1776, from BHL.......https://t.co/pKC8j5rKuS

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Natural history in the park, and elsewhere: Nouvelles illustrations de zoologie : contenant cinquante planches enlumineés d'oiseaux curieux, et qui non etés jamais descrits. by Peter Brown, 1776, BHL/Smithsonian.......https://t.co/UhsStBYAg9

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On this day in 1776, the first of Thomas Paine’s AMERICAN CRISIS essays was published, helping to stoke enthusiasm for a seemingly unwinnable war for independence from Britain and inspiring its oft-defeated soldiers to victory at Trenton. (thread) 1/

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May 1, 1776, Adam Weishaupt founds the secret society of 👁#geology textbooks are full of secret illuminati symbols ⚒ ;)

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Noon: Prison hulks in Portsmouth Harbour
Oil on canvas
Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783-1857)

From Rountree Tryon Galleries https://t.co/7QbmXnYICT

First introduced as a temporary measure in 1776, prison hulks were used throughout the British Empire until 1857!

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On this night in 1776, George Washington famously leads 2,400 soldiers across the Delaware River to mount a surprise attack on the Hessians wintering in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Juan De Arellano (1701-1776, Spain)'s artwork 'Concert of Birds' on https://t.co/IvOvQpDmqK

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Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples, 1776, Joseph Wright of Derby.

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To commemorate Constable's birth 1776, browse all articles about his art in our archive: http://t.co/hONqX3YThh

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Feast your eyes on my latest painting, "1776," featuring of III!

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Finally, here's my painting of Connor Kenway. I call it "1776," and I'll be releasing a video soon...

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