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230th Anniversary 🎶#OTD in #Music #History 12 December 1792, in Vienna, Ludwig van #Beethoven, then aged 22, received his first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph #Haydn.
The legendary Morris “Morrie” Turner was born OTD in 1923. Best known for WEE PALS—the first integrated comic strip—Morrie left behind a body of work which celebrated inclusivity, acceptance, and love. We clearly still have much to learn from him.
#OTD #Yacht 1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean between 3 of richest & most influential at the time: Pierre Lorillard (Vesta), George Osgood (Fleetwing), John Gordon Bennett Jr. (Henrietta). Fleetwing was favourite, followed by Vesta & Henrietta https://t.co/58exexe10E
#OTD in 1954
‘New Phillip Morris “Snap-Open” Pack. “ZIP the tape… SNAP it’s open… PRESTO it closes”’
#Illustration by Edwin Georgi (1896-1964)
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #EdwinGeorgi #cigarettes #PhilllipMorris #packaging
The Saturday Evening Post, Dec. 11, 1954
11 Dec 1550: George Day Bishop of #Chichester committed to The Fleet Prison #otd for refusing to replace altars with tables. He was deprived in Oct 1551.
(British Museum)
December 11, 2002, the #UN celebrating the International Year of #Mountains declares #OTD the International #MountainDay - 1911 cross-sections of the #Alps showing fold and thrust belt to explain #mountain building ➡⛰️⬅
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bandori rarepair otd is airi x aya, ayri!! this ship consists of airi from MMJ(pjsk) and aya from pasupare!! cutesy idols, they met through an idol agency and was originaly planning on being in the same group but stuff changed, they still hang out tho!!
#OTD in 1938
Christmas tree supply chain
Cover of The New Yorker, December 10, 1938
Ilonka Karasz
#TheNewYorkerCover #IlonkaKarasz #christmastrees #Christmas #Natale #holidays #railroads
The disabled character OTD is...
Jessica Cruz, better known as Green Lantern!
After a hunting trip that ended with her friends being murdered by mobsters, Jessica developed agoraphobia didn't leave her apartment for 3 years. She also has PTSD from the incident and anxiety.
#OTD in 1934
Cover of The New Yorker, December 8, 1934
Richard Decker
#TheNewYorkerCover #RichardDecker #ChristmasShopping #plumpudding #Christmas #Natale #holidays #Christmasgifts #Christmaspresents #departmentstore
Bisexual character otd is Anne Savisa Boonchuy from Amphibia!
[headcanon; requested] 💖💜💙
Edith Durham born #OTD in 1863, anthropologist, artist, traveller. She illustrated 'Amphibia and reptiles' by Hans Gadow, 1901; wrote & illustrated 'Notes on the Mode of Feeding of the Egg‐eating Snake...' a paper in ZSL's Proceedings (@JZoology): https://t.co/8is7JDl5Ke #HERpers
🎶#OTD in #Music #History 8 December 1813, Ludwig van #Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A premiered in Vienna with Beethoven conducting.
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I'll Give You My Rest https://t.co/ynTSKOKiGU
'O come unto me and labour no more,
Enter the sheepfold, I am the door...'
#poem (Anthem with unwritten score) #lectionary #otd
#art Daniel Gerhartz
The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre #otd on 7 December 1889
December 6, 2017, #OTD #GoogleDoodle celebrates the inclusion of the Neapolitan pizza into the UNESCO World Heritage🍕
Maybe the original Margherita pizza was inspired by the minerals found on Mount Vesuvius? Like green Vesuvianite & white Sodalite💎
Today's dark skin character OTD is: Millennium Tree Cookie from Cookie Run: Ovenbreak! The great guardian of The City Of The Millennial Tree!
#OTD in 1930
Yuletide at the speakeasy
Cover of The New Yorker, December 6, 1930
Rea Irvin
#TheNewYorkerCover #ReaIrvin #Christmas #Natale #holidays #Prohibition #Speakeasy
Our 6th transfem otd is Arashi Narukami from ensemble stars! She is also bisexual (Canon)