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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, one of the leading Impressionists known for his vibrant, feathery works, was born in 1841

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George Washington was born in 1732. Here is an image of him crossing the Delaware from our collections.

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1789 an argument in a pub had tragic consequences (Sykes Local Records)

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feat. the opening of the Armory Show which occurred in 1913. To discover more see: https://t.co/JUGZDIZLPq

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Study of Dawn: Purple Clouds. Art critic, social commentator, draughtsman & watercolourist John Ruskin was born in 1819

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Franz Marc was born in 1880. of important member of the German

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in 1970 Humanist philosopher Bertrand Russell died. His grandfather Earl Russell was PM in 1865.
Cartoon by Ronald Searle, 1957.

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Attractive programme for a Church bazaar, which opened 1909 in

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The Bell Rock lighthouse was first lit 1811, engineers Robert Stevenson and John Rennie

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Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins in 1606.

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*The Cow Pock* Gillray's infamous cartoon satirising *Edward Jenner* (died 1823) & vaccination. https://t.co/DVqgYGturQ

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in 1915, Alexander Graham Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in San Francisco (First transcontinental telephone call).

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featuring French artist Édouard who was born on this day in 1832. To discover more see: https://t.co/unELGpBEEJ

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Detail from an unfinished watercolour 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe' by Édouard Manet, born in 1832

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Born the master of the macabre has captivated the generations of readers with his spine-chilling novels: https://t.co/IBgmQjHunL

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