in 1928, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen disappeared with 5 crew while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic. Their bodies were never found. 17 yrs earlier he became the 1st to reach the S. Pole. See photos from that expedition here: https://t.co/NeIvHPOlvz

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Singaporean actor, director, producer and playwright William Tan Wee Liam (1928-2009) in costume. A pioneer, he was known for being a female impersonator and his roles in wayang Peranakan theatre and specialising in the Malay musical and poetic art of dondang sayang

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FAIRY TALE BAT Image from 'National Fairy Tales and Legends' by V. B. Trebizskeho (1870). Showing ferocious bat-winged serpent or dragon by Viktor Oliva (1861 – 1928), a Czech painter and illustrator.

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麻婆祝い1928日目

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Nils Bergslien (Norway, 1853–1928)
According to Norwegian folklore, mermaids appeared to sailors before storms at sea. Legend has it that sailors who were so captivated by the mermaid's beauty that they forgot to prepare for the storm, would drown when the bad weather hit.

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Revolutionary hero Che Guevara was born on this day in 1928

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Underwater. Illustration for the epic "Volga", 1928 https://t.co/soNekAU9SY

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赤いかさ 初山滋 1928年頃

初山滋の貼り込み帳にあって感動した作品。
赤いおもり傘をさしながら、女の子がお人形をおんぶしている。
その仕草やお人形もいい感じです。初山は、またサインも自由に楽しんで変えていたが、今回の釣りをしているサインにもしびれてしまいます。

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"Please don't go! We'll eat you up, We love you so!
© Maurice Sendak (1928 - 2012)
🔺 Where the Wild Things Are 🔻

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Intriguing to compare these depictions of clouds, a century & three cultures apart ~ by birthday boy John Constable (England, 1822) ■ Charles Curran (US, Fox at Sunset 1930) ■ Hiroshi Yoshida (Japan, View from Mt Komagatake 1928). So, how’s the sky at your place?

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