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Today's tan character OTD is: Makoto Kyogoku from Detective Conan! A master martial artist and has had a 400 win streak from matches all around the world! He's japanese!
Marie Braquemond was born #OTD in 1840. She contributed Woman in White to the 5th #Impressionist Exhibition, the year that Berthe Morisot showed Woman at her Toilette and Mary Cassatt showed On the Balcony. Women artists represented that year!
On the Terrace at Sèvres, 1880, by #MarieBracquemond (née Quivoron; French, 1840-1916), who was born #otd (Dec 1). Held by @PetitPalais_; source, https://t.co/eAOMC1kiUe #artherstory #womenartists
“Fairyland is the loveliest word because it means everything the human heart desires.”
- LM Montgomery, who was born #OTD in 1874
(art by Ida Rental Outhwaite)
OTD in 1808, the charge of the Polish Cheval Legers took place in the Somosierra Gorge and opened the road to Madrid for Napoleon. Many myths still circulate around the charge, so the following description will be based on the latest research (Laske&Małowiecki, 2013). 1/
The disabled character OTD is...
Tony Masters, better known as the Taskmaster!
After injecting himself with a knock-off Super-Soldier Serum during his time with S.H.I.E.L.D., Taskmaster's hippocampus, a part of the brain linked with memory and learning, was severely damaged.
Our 2nd transfem otd is Shigeo Kageyama from Mob psycho 100! She uses she/any pronouns and is also autistic (Autistic heavily implied rest headcanon)
OTD (11/29/1979): Episode 55 of Galaxy Express 999, "The Tale of the Endless Summer - Part Two", airs on Fuji TV at 7 PM. #galaxyexpress999 #leijimatsumoto #銀河鉄道999
#RIP #OTD in 1643, composer (opera L'Orfeo), string player and choirmaster Claudio Monteverdi died in Venice at the age of 76. Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice https://t.co/Lz9JTmsxc5
#OTD -11/28/1520- Portuguese navigator #Magellan achieved the 1st #circumnavigation of the #globe by reaching the #Pacific #Ocean after passing thru the #SouthAmerican strait that now bears his name.
#OnThisDay #TIH
🖼️Discovery of the Strait of Magellan, Álvaro Casanova Zenteno
Born this day - William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Nebuchadnezzar
Newton
The Ghost of a Flea
(Tate collection)
#art #artist #WilliamBlake #OTD #BOTD
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
William Blake was born #OTD in 1757.
Books by William Blake at PG:
https://t.co/FOiBbrHz3N
OTD (11/27/1980): Episode 97 of Galaxy Express 999, "Flying Kuro - Part Two", airs on Fuji TV at 7 PM. #galaxyexpress999 #leijimatsumoto #銀河鉄道999
The disabled character OTD is...
Clint Barton, better known as Hawkeye!
He has been deaf on and off throughout his lifespan. He is arguably the most visibly deaf hero within Marvel comics, having multiple instances of him using American Sign Language and wearing hearing aids.
Lathyrus Latifolius / Everlasting Pea, by #MaryEmilyEaton (English, 1873-1961), who was born #otd (Nov 27). Plate 210 of Addisonia, Vol 6 (1921). @NYBG, via @BioDivLibrary, https://t.co/Kkv9mICDZz #hernaturalhistory #MaryEaton #artherstory #womenartists
#Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt named NL MVP otd in ‘80. Here’s my painting of the notorious Cub-killer. #baseball #philadelphia