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James Abbott McNeil Whistler in 1834 in Lowell Massachusetts, painter of wonderful scenes of Wapping and the Thames in 1861
"I know so little – things do not go quickly!” he wrote at the time

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2019-07-11

Evening of 9th July 1553. A 'great banquet' was held in honour of the new Queen Jane.

Jane was also probably briefed and prepared for the following days events.

Painting by: John Singleton Copley 1807

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2019-07-10

The Polish painter & illustrator Julian Fałat passed away 90 years ago. He was a leading representative of landscape & genre painting in the Young Poland (Młoda Polska) period 🖼️

👉 https://t.co/UVDdbSJSnq

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2019-07-09

1867
Käthe Kollwitz was in what is now
"I want to have an effect on my time, in which humans are so confused and in need of help."

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2019-07-09

in 1977, Styx released their 7th album "The Grand Illusion" featuring the hit singles Come Sail Away and Fooling Yourself. The album was the bands commercial breakthrough, peaking at on the Billboard charts and selling over 3 million copies in the US.

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2019-07-07

was born in 1907.

Art by Rita Dmitrijenko

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2019-07-07

Died 300 years ago Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd duke of Schomberg. His father had been granted an English peerage by William III as a reward for his services in the Glorious Revolution. The 3rd duke failed to attend the Lords after 1715, unable to bear the fatigue

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2019-07-05

1881
Natalia Goncharova was in Russia.
"We have learned much from Western artists, but where do they draw their inspiration if not from the East?"

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2019-07-03

2 July 1779 in was the Battle of Pound Ridge. His 1st command, BANASTRE TARLETON led Loyalist forces on raid. BENJAMIN TALLMADGE led Sheldon's 2nd Light Horse in opposition. British captured Tallmadge letters re Culper Spy Ring.

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2019-07-02

in 1916 the Battle of the Somme begins. Visit our free exhibition, World War Ireland, in No.2-3 Kildare Street to learn more about the Irish involvement in Zoom in here:https://t.co/KHGC8hmnAZ

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2019-07-01

The Globe burned down in 1613 when theatrical cannon fire ignited its thatched roof during a performance of "Henry VIII." Read a contemporary account: https://t.co/gUPbStKnrv.

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2019-06-29

in 1613, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, England, burns down during a performance of "Henry VIII." The fire was apparently started by a misdirected canon shot that set its thatched roof ablaze. (Images: Getty)

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2019-06-29

Exactly 50 years ago the riots began. We've released four first-hand accounts that bring to life some of the history people will be celebrating this weekend.

LISTEN: https://t.co/balpQm7MgR

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2019-06-28

Becontree station opened in 1926. It is said that the station's haunted by the ghost of a blonde woman dressed in white. Artist Mobb depicted her in this winning piece 'The faceless woman' See it in our exhibition until 14 July. https://t.co/qjR44BJBf2

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2019-06-28

The Neandertal skull Amud-1 was found in 1961, highly compressed and fragmented. Dated 50-70 ka. Cranial capacity 1736 cc!! (largest among Neandertals)

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2019-06-28

Frontispiece to Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904), a book of traditional Japanese ghost stories compiled by the great scholar and translator Lafcadio Hearn, who was born in 1850. Read the book here: https://t.co/DrgAdVo3Vc

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2019-06-27

Mathematician Augustus de Morgan was born in 1806
Catch the Sublime Symmetry tour at the Museum in Bournemouth and see how mathematics inspired the ceramic designs of Augustus's son William https://t.co/gI6spnv12b

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2019-06-27

In honor of anniversary, here are collages of all the original storyboards I own from the kennel scene. Some are design images, as he & tried to figure out how the transformation would work.

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2019-06-26

Fought in 1757, Battle of was the most decisive of the Seven Years War (1756-63) between various rulers, aided by &
Painted by Francis Hayman. 1762, Lord Clive & the defector Mir Jafer meeting after the battle

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2019-06-23

in 1757, the Battle of Plassey began in resulting in a victory of troops over the then Nawab, Siraj-ud-Daulah. The used much of the state’s trade revenue to strengthen their military power before gradually colonising the subcontinent.

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2019-06-23