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Happy birthday to N. C. Wyeth, in 1882. The first in the famous Wyeth family to achieve acclaim, N. C. is the patriarch to one of the greatest artistic legacies in American history. https://t.co/uc7Xl9ZLaq

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2018-10-23

Happy birthday, Edmund Dulac (France/UK, 1882-1953). Artist & illustrator. His first big commission was illustrating the novels of the Brontë Sisters. Also designed banknotes & postage stamps.

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2018-10-22

Paul Cézanne died in 1906. He associated with the Impressionists, but always had other aims. Cézanne said that his ambition was to 'make of Impressionism something solid and durable like the art of museums': https://t.co/7oHKVoWbiC

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2018-10-22

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in 1929. Described by  as ‘one of the literary greats’, she stands as a colossus in speculative fiction. The Folio editions of A Wizard of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness are now 15% off as a set. https://t.co/9U3qajT9yd

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2018-10-21

1805 was successful in defeating the Franco-Spanish Fleet at the Battle of which confirmed British superiority of the seas but was not decisive in the Napoleonic wars. Admiral Nelson was fatally wounded at 1330 and died by 1630.

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2018-10-21

Happy birthday and deathday to 17th-century polymath and all round hero Sir Thomas Browne! We are big fans of Browne's here at the PDR and as such have a variety of things on the site for you to get stuck into. (1/4)

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2018-10-19

Principal Sam's Calendar:

OCTOBER 18

Today is Conflict Resolution Day.

It is good to talk and work together to solve differences.




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2018-10-18

Born in 1827—Arnold Böcklin's “In the Sea,” part of a series of mythological subjects, displays an unsettling, earthy realism.

Explore this imaginative, bizarre painting and eerie artworks—now on view at the Art Institute.

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2018-10-17

Born on this day in 1901, the painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Read about him here: https://t.co/bZ3vhu4Kvq

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2018-10-10

Two days after its author's death, last "Annabel Lee" first appeared in print at the end of Poe's obituary, published in 1849. https://t.co/QggKYhXN0F

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2018-10-10

1799 Frigate HMS LUTINE wrecked off Holland. Originally a French ship she was won by British after Siege of Toulon under Adm Hood. Her bell was recovered in 19th Century and hangs as the famous LUTINE Bell, tolled for lost and found ships

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2018-10-09

1871
Millions of acres are razed by firestorms in & lakeside towns, including Peshtigo, where over a thousand died. These tragedies have been eclipsed by Great Fire that began the same day.

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2018-10-08

in 1789, the women of Paris marched on Versailles to confront Louis XVI. It was a turning point in the French Revolution.

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In un giorno come oggi del 1712 nacque il pittore veneziano Francesco Guardi. Celebriamo il compleanno di con questa veduta del sottoportico di


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2018-10-05

1927
Kenojuak Ashevak was in what is now
"There is no word for [in Inuktitut]. We say it is to transfer something from the real to the unreal."

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2018-10-04

1815 Keats registers as a trainee surgeon-apothecary at Guy's Hospital. What effect did Keats' time at Guy's have on his life and work? blogs for us /2 https://t.co/ZqwCWcCIeQ

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2018-10-01

1969 Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time

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2018-10-01

Principal Sam's Calendar:

September 29

Today is World Heart Day. What a great day!

Take a moment to tell someone that you love them.






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2018-09-29