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#OTD in 1902 The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition sails from Troon under the command of William Speirs Bruce.
Pre-Raphaelite muse Jane Burden was born #OTD in 1839. This Rossetti portrait will be part of the #BurtonLoveArt exhibition, opening 25 Oct
'Damn the House of Commons, let it blaze away - but save, O save, the Hall!' cried the Chancellor of the Exchequer #OTD 1834, 9pm
"The Blanched Soldier" 1st printed in Liberty Magazine #OTD 1926. https://t.co/G99YwpdvcV
Oscar Wilde was born #OTD in 1854. 'De Profundis', his letter to Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas) from Reading Gaol https://t.co/YejM3o9nSH
Arnold Böcklin was born #OTD 1827. He was influenced by #Romanticism and had a fascination with death #Art #ArtHistory #Gothic @RealGDT
"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame."
Oscar Wilde, born on Oct 16, 1854 in Dublin #OTD
Edith Cavell was a nurse in WWI who treated soldiers from both sides. She was executed #OTD in 1915.
She is memorialised @AllSaintsCam
BT launched Hub 5 #OTD 2013, then most powerful hub router. BT's latest award winning Smart Hub is even better https://t.co/mQmnuMUu9a
Composer Guiseppe Verdi born #OTD 10th October 1813 #opera #theforceofdestiny #traviata #rigoletto #aida #italiancomposer #born1813
#OTD in 2011, the @NHLJets returned to Winnipeg following a 15-year absence in the Manitoba capital https://t.co/nK3iYugz7I #hockey #history
Gerald Heard, author of A Taste for Honey (w/ Mr. Mycroft, a beekeeper), born #OTD 1889. https://t.co/HDUztAARi6
#OTD 1960 Enfield Telephone Exchange goes automatic, last manual switch of its type in London . https://t.co/lZdECJreWQ #sminfoage #archives
OTD 1795 some merriment at #Brighton as the Prince of Wales & Lady Jersey watch Sir John Lade win a wager to carry overweight butt-naked Lord Cholmondeley twice around the Steine