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in 1683—Marmaduke Cradock of Babcary began his apprenticeship to Fairfax Burden, Haberdasher of London. Once the term was completed, Cradock made his career as a painter of This canvas is one of only three works signed by him that remain. https://t.co/MqsyR7LFs7

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2018-03-10

Born in 1879, Otto Hahn, winner of the prize in chemistry in 1944! Known for his work in radioactivity and radiochemistry. See our photos of him: https://t.co/BSkOoQjLML

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2018-03-08

Mendeleev presented the first periodic table of chemical elements to the Russian Physicochemical Society in 1869. To celebrate, we’re sharing alternative layouts of the table from the Edward G. Mazurs Collection of Periodic Systems Images in our

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2018-03-06

Jaroslav Panuška was born 1872. Though many consider his masterpieces to be landscapes, my favorites are his dark & fantastical work—much of it influenced by Czech fairy tales.

Baba Yaga
Witch
Vengeance on the Dead
Vampire

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2018-03-03

Eton College school boys visiting Windsor Telephone Exchange 1935

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2018-02-28

Seven years ago today... 2/26/11 The Hut, Tuc­son, AZ show poster by Chris https://t.co/YrX16mghmn M340 🌿🔥

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2018-02-27

William Buchan author of ‘Domestic Medicine’ died in 1805. His book was a guide for the lay public to treat themselves at home. Although it did include the tip to avoid bathing, because human perspiration inhibited germs and gave you a ‘healthy glow’ https://t.co/6EXaJz1vDO

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2018-02-25

Charles V was born in 1500 and in 1530 he was the last one crowned as Emperor by a Pope (Clemente VII). It happened in in His kingdom was so wide that people said the sun never set on it. 👑 https://t.co/ar68SDxcXy

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2018-02-24

Born in Halle, 1685, German composer and adopted Londoner, George Frederic

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2018-02-23

was born in 1732. Check out our life mask (and even rotate it!) here: https://t.co/p8Go2zFWIK

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2018-02-23

On this day in 1943, German student Sophie Scholl, with her brother Hans, was executed by the Nazis for distributing anti-Nazi resistance leaflets. "...what does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?” https://t.co/uRw6QZs2mo

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2018-02-22

On this day in 1935, Danish-Norwegian explorer Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica, on an island. Norwegian Ingrid Christensen is the first woman to set foot on the Antarctic mainland, a year later. https://t.co/ugg1hFcZn4

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2018-02-20

1906 Will Keith Kellogg and Charles D. Bolin found the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, now the multinational food manufacturer Kellogg's. Vintage adverts for Kellogg's from the Saturday Evening Post of 1917 from our archives

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2018-02-19

Happy Birthday to Galileo Galilei, born 15 February 1564; brief video of Galileo's portraits https://t.co/vPX0aeVX9K

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2018-02-16

“I would be free down to my very rhymes,” from the Preface to Hunt’s Rimini (pub 1816). But you’ll not find the quote in print. Clarice Short examines Hunt’s manuscripts, revisions, & creative process in (1972/73) https://t.co/5cgPr8htuu

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2018-02-16

| Il 1539 moriva a Isabella d'Este. Figlia di Ercole I e di Eleonora d'Aragona, sposò Francesco Gonzaga divenendo di Mantova. Tra le più importanti del fu ritratta tra gli altri da e da

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2018-02-13

1945, Allied planes bombed Dresden in 3 waves over a 14-hour period, devastating one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Over 3 days, the bombs reduced much of the city to rubble and killed between 35,000 and 135,000 civilians, causing an public outcry in Britain

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2018-02-13

b. Anna Pavlova (Russia, 1881-1931). Celebrated ballerina & the first to tour ballet around the world.

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2018-02-13

Artist & designer Margaret De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar born 1878. Like fellow she used her art to support the movement

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2018-02-13