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10Nov1793 the was celebrated in France and was based on the state-sponsored religion, The Cult of Reason. However, it didn’t last long as it was it was replaced by Robespierre’s Cult of the Supreme Being. https://t.co/aotAToIqDA

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"Paleontology can satisfy the most enthusiastic lover of the marvelous." -Gideon Mantell. I couldn't agree more. Remembering the Iguanodon-describer

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English Victorian artist and writer, Kate Greenaway died in 1901

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in 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays and altered the course of medical history. Pictured: images from one of the 1st series of x-rays ever produced (just 2 weeks after Roentgen published his discovery). More here: https://t.co/JyGw73fcB1

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Born Charles Demuth American watercolorist turned to oils later in career developing Precisionism style with Georgia O'Keeffe &Charles Sheeler Sensuous watercolors of flowers fruit & vegetables combined magical botanical precision with a relaxed Cubist abstraction

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Today in Emperor Constans II is born. (630 CE)

Read more: https://t.co/HjprZRQV4v

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2019-11-07

Remember legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace co-discovered evolution through natural selection during an 8-year journey through Southeast Asia, a trek that spanned over 14,000 miles and resulted in the collection of over 125,000 specimens.

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Born Jan Matulka Czech-American Matulka's style swam from through to seemingly in same day 1st modern artists to depict Hopi snake rain dance & 1 of few abstract painters in Public Works Art Project & Federal Art Project

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1922, Bernat Klein was born.
With his colourful mohairs & tweeds, this visionary textile designer put Scottish fashion on the map in the 1960s.
Discover more about him & how he was inspired by the Scottish landscape in our new Explore story: https://t.co/yNGF5W8njF

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2019-11-06

in 1994: AAA: When Worlds Collide PPV: Art Barr hits this perfect Frog Splash.

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1688 the people of Brixham were greeted by the arrival of an invasion fleet: William of Orange making landfall on the fortuitous anniversary of the discovery of the
Now he had to wait to see who would rally to him.

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1962 responsibility for Northern Ireland sub-command passed from Flag Officer Plymouth to Flag Officer Scotland who became Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland. The first being Rear Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet and the current being Rear Admiral John Weale

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Born Christoph Agricola German primarily in oils & gouache & produced several etchings painted idealistic landscapes & nature scenes mainly cabinet pictures with remarkably skilful representation of weather like thunderstorms & nocturnal scenes

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in 1948, T. S. Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry."

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in 1677, Mary II marries William of Orange in St James Palace. Later, both will reign as co-monarchs from 1689 until to her death in 1694. Both are depicted in the centre of the ceiling

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4 November 1643 Sir William Waller was appointed as Parliamentary major-general of the revived Southern Association army (Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire). Image in our collection.

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Harriet Taylor Mill, philosopher and advocate for women’s rights, died in 1858.

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Born Robert Maplethorpe American known for confronting treatment of controversial topics in black & white inc. celebrity portraits male & female nudes self-portraits flowers & controversial 1960s & 1970s images of New York BDSM subculture

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Remembering one of the great Hollywood action stars, Charles Bronson (1921-2003).

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