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#OTD in1951, Rosalind Franklin gave a lecture at Kings College London showing her ground-breaking X-rays of DNA. James Watson, who was present, won a Nobel Prize in 1962 with Francis Crick for solving DNA's structure. Franklin had died in 1958, and could not share in the prize.
From our #archives, George V & the Abbas II Helmy Bey, Khedive of Egypt pictured on board the HMS Medina at Port Said #otd 1911. The royal couple were visiting Egypt on their return from the Royal Durbar in India. Grenville Collins Postcard Collection @Mary_Evans #Royalty
A brilliant video made by @ChrisQF explaining the run-up to, the course and the consequences of the Battle of Quiberon Bay, which occurred #OTD in 1759:
https://t.co/oHtIg3yv42
#OTD in 1759 24 British ships of the line defeated the French (21 of which 6 destroyed and 1 captured) in the Battle of Quiberon Bay. It signalled the rise of the Royal Navy in becoming the world's foremost naval power, and was part of the British Annus Mirabilis of 1759.
Illustration from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf, who was born #OnThisDay in 1858 and in 1909 became the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize. Read Jenny Watson on the complex depths beneath her seemingly simple tales: https://t.co/QSVOZsRbmk #OTD
Suddenly #OTD 1887 #TitusSalt Jnr, supporter of cremation, found in the billiard room at #MilnerField. Heart failure aged 44. Laid to rest in #Saltaire #UnitedReformedChurch
Stephen King's IT premiered on ABC #OTD in 1990. The miniseries aired November 18th and 20th attracting 30 million viewers.
OTD in 1916, Private Robert Haywood Jones from Armley was killed at The Somme. His body was never found but he is remembered at Bramley War Memorial. A century later, millions of people worldwide mourned the death of his grandson, David Robert Jones, better known as David Bowie
17 Nov 1680: In the Lords, the Earl of Shaftesbury introduces a bill for the divorce of Charles II & Catherine of Braganza #otd - against the king’s wishes (GAC/NPG)
Rachel McAdams, Irene Adler in the Robert Downey, Jr., films, born #OTD. https://t.co/Rr8kTcShSf
W H Preece, the telegraph, telephone and wireless radio pioneer, a great Welsh scientist, was appointed GPO Engineer-in-Chief and Electrician #OTD 1892. He was an early mentor of Marconi https://t.co/EPMgWM9q9j #HistSTM #telecoms #Archivescience
Sofonisba Anguissola died #OTD in 1625. To find out about her long life of art and adventure, we can soon read Lady in Ermine: The Story of the Woman Who Painted the Renaissance by @DMDiGiuseppe.
No getting away from it now. Christmas is coming & that shopping won't do itself. Front cover of The Sketch Christmas Shopping Number, published #OTD in 1955
Henry III died #OTD in 1272 at Westminster. On the throne for 56 years here he is with a representation of the west front of Westminster and two church bells. And below a genealogical tree of his children. Image – Royal MS 20 A II https://t.co/HkccQQLnK7
#OTD 11/15/1918 - Submarine USS H-4 in Drydock 1 at Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF). 3 weeks after commissioning. One of a handful of subs built here in #WWI era
#OTD 11/15/1918 - Submarine USS H-4 in Drydock 1 at Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF). 2 weeks after commissioning. One of a handful of subs built here in #WWI era.
#OTD in 1948, William Lyon Mackenzie King retired as prime minister of Canada after more than two decades of service—a British Commonwealth record. https://t.co/Kk8qNLOTU3 #history #banknotes #notaphily #money #numismatics #Cdnpoli
#otd 1688 William of Orange invades with his army, landing in Devon. His secretary Huygens wrote: ‘We landed at a village called Braxton [Brixham]. It is very simple. Its few decayed houses are built of stone ... We dined this evening on very tough fricassé of lamb.’