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Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall was born in 1829. Painter, poet, muse & model, Siddal(l) has such a special & significant place and presence in the art, literature and history of the Pre-Raphaelites

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in 1909 Blériot completed the first flight across the English Channel. Ordinarily we'd not fancy a ride in this plane, but today we'd take any opportunity for a breeze https://t.co/tk2PVCo1Mf

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Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in 1897. https://t.co/8bFQVH7XBJ

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in 1897, author & American pioneer was born! If you want to celebrate & find out more about her achievements & disappearance, pick up by the magnificent ! ✈️#nonfiction

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"Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail " (1561–96) — from the remarkable Model Book of Calligraphy, the result of a collaboration across many decades between a master scribe Georg Bocskay and artist Joris Hoefnagel, who died in 1601: https://t.co/mHEGK9rp4X

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in 1897, one of the greatest pioneers in American aviation was born. ✈️ https://t.co/QuT34dpiHU

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24 July 1603: Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son, who accedes to the throne as King James VI of Scots.
Patrick Lindsay told his queen, if she didn't sign "she would compel them to cut her throat, however unwilling they might be".

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Botanist is purported to have been born in 1822. His experiments with pea plants laid the groundwork for the field of

📷: Pea plants 2 centuries earlier by artist Giovanna Garzoni. Learn: https://t.co/Eot2xQCyBJ.

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1908
Claire Falkenstein was in
"The admonition to look within has always kept me going. It's when people are always copying each other that they don't establish their own as an

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On this day in 2003, we released our self-titled album. Thanks for all the support!! What’s your favorite song from the record?

Listen here: https://t.co/fPW2dbdMR4

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21 July 1798 Battle of the Pyramids where Napoleonic forces defeat the Ottomans and Mamluks near Cairo in what was a decisive victory with minimal losses for Napoleon. (Painting by François-Watteau)

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in 1984: Houston Wrestling: introduces The Midnight Express, and Bobby Eaton returns the favour by introducing Jim Cornette.

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1588 the Spanish Armada was spotted off The English Fleet under Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake, sailed from Plymouth and engaged the Armada the next day starting an epic chase/battle that led to a decisive victory for the English Navy.

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in 1783, Master Coachbuilder James Ewer Cutten was born. The Cutten's had a coachbuilding business in St Pancras.
Here are a lovely selection of coachbuilders designs by the Cutten's

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in 1994 Stereolab released Ping Pong, the video for which was filmed by Nick Abraham’s on very own Arri ST camera 🎥 🏓 https://t.co/L2nxiO7qBP

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1801 Cdr Matthew Flinders sailed from in HMS INVESTIGATOR charged with the task of circumnavigating Terra Australis. Which he did, naming many inlets, ports and features. He also pushed for the name to be used to define the land.

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Happy birthday to the self-portrait master Rembrandt van Rijn, the iconic Dutch painter who was born in 1606!
Artwork by Jenna Yao (Ryman '19)
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https://t.co/kPcFyvKbRz

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"I think I'm of so little interest to the English public that it doesn't matter at all if an English magazine publishes me or not" - Anton who died 115 years ago. Time proved that the great writer was wrong.

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in 1973, Queen released their self titled debut album featuring their 1st single Keep Yourself Alive. The album laid the foundation for a band that would become one of the biggest rock groups of all time!

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler was born in 1834. To mark the occasion we have two drypoint images from our collection - The Forge, 1861 and The Limeburner, 1859.
For prints see https://t.co/Gub3FRfFgk

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