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Franz von Lenbach, born 1836, built at the height of his fame. Today it is an art gallery https://t.co/lVBWcWGyUk

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2016-12-13

1866, 1:45pm- Engineer, Parkin Jeffcock, received a telegram stating “The Oaks pit is on fire. Come directly.”

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2016-12-12

Was our greatest naval hero? Sam Hood born - Nelson called him "greatest Sea-Officer I ever knew" https://t.co/OabCM6AnTz

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2016-12-12

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine was born in 1712.

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2016-12-12

Happy birthday Lucian Freud! Born in 1922. https://t.co/fXwBIlSlwr

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2016-12-08

A woman appeared on an English public stage for the first time in 1660, as in https://t.co/z01eHkwz7i

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2016-12-08

"For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence."
in 1870, Alexandre Dumas ('The Count of Monte Cristo') dies at 68.

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2016-12-06

in 1492 Christopher Columbus became the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (Haiti & the Dominican Republic)

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2016-12-05

"Just one more lamprey... Aarrgh!" 1135 King Henry I died after ignoring doctor's orders: https://t.co/U100Xwc06U

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2016-12-01

in 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in parliament. Here she is in 1920 photographed by

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2016-12-01

"A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use." -Washington Irving, an American writer, died in 1859

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2016-11-28

Dante's Hell XII by William Blake who was born in 1757!

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2016-11-28

Wiliam Blake, now considered a seminal figure in & of the Age, was born in 1757

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2016-11-28

1703, Eddystone Lighthouse was washed away, taking crew and engineer! https://t.co/XxmYgMEo4l

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2016-11-27

Laurence Sterne, a personal favourite and author of the fabulous Tristram Shandy, was born in 1713.

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2016-11-24

Here's to you, Jack London (who died 100 years ago) - blaming you for spoiling childhood me w/ unquenchable thirst for adventure.

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2016-11-22

Happy 153rd birthday to Jean Mannheim, born in 1863! While working in Pasadena he became well-known for his figures & landscapes.

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2016-11-19

The animated series made its debut on television November 17 in 2001.

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2016-11-17