//=time() ?>
Alfred Tennyson — born #onthisday in 1809 — enjoying a swing while his "poetic fancy" sparkles in the night sky. From a 19th-century book of celebrity cartoons: https://t.co/5h182DQ5td
Born #OnThisDay in 1844: Russian-Ukrainian Painter #IlyaRepin (1844-1930)
Portrait of Dmitry Scherbinovskiy as Dante, 1897
#Repin #ИльяРепин #ІлляРєпін
Kostroma Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve
Although now widely recognized for being the only woman in legendary photo of Abstract Expressionist group, Hedda Sterne, born #OnThisDay in 1910, was an accomplished artist who produced a wide-ranging body of work over a career that spanned decades. She died in 2011, age 100
Born #onthisday1853 John Henry Twachtman American #painter Renowned #Impressionist #landscapes Style varied widely during his career but remained hinstinctively personal & experimental Member of The Ten group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations
#OnThisDay in 1908, a pickaxe struck the side of a remarkable skull. It was the discovery of the Neanderthal known as the Old Man from La Chapelle, one of the most important specimens in the history of paleoanthropology. #fossils
Happy Birthday to Legend James Baldwin - born #OnThisDay in 1924.
Limited and Open Edition Prints:
https://t.co/mcZuj8jHCJ
Free for Educators and Publishers with attribution.
"Hearns watched for a moment and then struck home another right and Pipino hit the canvas face first." It was #OnThisDay, the Motor City has a new world champ. Not to mention, a future #legend. Check it out: https://t.co/HiDWcvyxAa #Boxing #History #Detroit #knockout
FRIGHT NIGHT was first released #onthisday in 1985!
Drop some 🦇🦇🦇 if it’s one of your faves!
𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆!
WEIRD SCIENCE was first released #onthisday in 1985! Drop some 𝑺𝑪𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬! 🔭🧪🧫🔬⚗️if you’re a fan!!
Released 🎬 #OnThisDay in 1985,
Fright Night #80sMovies #HorrorMovies
Thomas #Gainsborough died #OnThisDay in 1788. He moved to Bath in the 1750s and quickly achieved prominence amongst all the portrait painters around the city. Find out more about him and his painting 'Thomas Rumbold and Son' in this video https://t.co/AXnjH4kBkg
Happy 5th Anniversary of OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes ❤️🎉✊ the series premiered on @cartoonnetwork in August 1, 2017 ✊🎊❤️ it’s created by @IanJQ. ❤️🎉 the series ran for 3 seasons in total of 112 episodes. ✊❤️
we still remember this show. 😢
#OKKOLetsBeHeroes #OKKO #OnThisDay
The battle of the #Nile started #onthisday 1798. Called the Battle of Aboukir by the French, this is one of Admiral #Nelson's great victories. Painting by Thomas Whitcombe, 1799.
#OnThisDay 1861 HMS Warrior was commissioned - 161 years ago. She was one of the world’s most heavily armoured and largest warships ever constructed. Her innovative design sparked a naval arms race which saw her become outdated and decommissioned in 1883.
#NMRN #NavigateTheNavy
On This Day 2 years ago, 🌟💕✨🎵🎊 Steven Universe Original Television Score vol. 3 was out & streaming in July 31, 2020. 💎🎉💖
Music by @aiviwave and @surasshu 🌠🎶 Album art by Efrain Farias and Jasmin Lai via @ChromosphereLA. 🌸🌹⭐ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay
American painter Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), born #OnThisDay 198 years ago. Hiawatha, 1857, pastel on paper. A Ride for Liberty, The Fugitive Slaves, 1862
oil on paperboard. The Letter Home (aka The Field Hospital), 1867. charcoal/graphite. The Girl I Left Behind Me, ca. 1872
Russian painter Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900), born #OnThisDay 205 years ago. Darial Gorge, 1862. oil on canvas. Winter in Ukraine, 1874, pencil and chalk on tinted paper. Abandoning Ship, 1882, oil on canvas. Harbor Scene, pencil and gouache on tinted paper
#OnThisDay in 1969, local photographer #FredWMcDarrah took the iconic "Gay Power” photo, which symbolized the burgeoning #GayLiberationMovement which emerged in our neighborhood after the #StonewallRiots. Join us for a look back: https://t.co/93JG8OvipW