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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) former slave, abolitionist, journalist, & speaker who fought for the freedom & equality of African Americans. He escaped slavery in 1838, he fought against slavery through his writings & speeches. https://t.co/KxpzrFp7i3

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2023-02-04

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2022-12-07

1815 Grace Darling born Bamburgh, England. The daughter of a lighthouse keeper she became famous for her participation in the rescue of shipwreck survivors, most noticeably from the steamship Forfarshire in September 1838, 9 survivors. https://t.co/SKt0zHflyL via

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2022-11-25

It was on this day, in a letter addressed from (soon to be Sir) Richard Owen to (soon to be Sir) Thomas Mitchell in 1838, that the name 'Diprotodon' was first proposed for the BIGGEST marsupial ever DISCOVERED on the PLANET!

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2022-05-08

Still Life with Azaleas & Apples (1937), Divers (1838, design for subway station), Runner (1936) & Nikitka- the First Russian Pilot (1940) show the diversity of Deyneka’s subjects & his facility with creating iconic images.

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2022-02-22

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Pictured: The Birds of America, Plate “Great Cinereous Owl”, 1827–1838, John James Audubon

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2022-02-14

2010 A 1st edition of "The Birds of America" illustrations by naturalist & painter John James Audubon auctioned Sotheby's, London, sells for record £7,321,250. Was 1st published as sections between 1827 & 1838, in Edinburgh and London https://t.co/yjvJ4On0Bo

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2021-12-07

We're all rather fond of birds here at the National Library of Ireland... 🐦

One of our treasured items, 'The birds of by John James Audubon, was printed between 1827 and 1838, and contains 435 life-size of North American

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2021-09-24

Johann Friedrich Leybold (18 June 1755, Stuttgart - 13 November 1838, Vienna) was a German painter and engraver.Leybold Messias

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2021-06-19

Still Life with Azaleas & Apples (1937), Divers (1838, design for subway station), Runner (1936) & Nikitka- the First Russian Pilot (1940) show the diversity of Deyneka’s subjects & his facility with creating iconic images.

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2021-05-21

On the anniversary of her death in 1838, here is one my favourite Maria Cosway paintings: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire as Cynthia from Spenser's 'Faerie Queene' (c1782)

... which you can obviously buy in velvet cushion form 💫https://t.co/d7x2mClamx

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2021-01-05

Le 26 décembre 1838, Stendhal termine "La Chartreuse de Parme".

Dans son roman (élaboré en un peu de plus de 7 semaines), l'auteur donne une vision idéalisée de l'Italie, représenté comme un pays de bonheur et de passion. Publié en mars 1839, il aura peu de succès à sa sortie.

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2020-12-27

On this day in 1838, the United States Exploring Expedition, commanded by Charles Wilkes, departed from Virginia on a 4-year exploration and surveying mission of the Pacific. The expedition was important to the growth of science in the United States. https://t.co/NMQaBPM4Es

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2020-08-18

in 1838, the U. S. Exploring Expedition set sail in the Pacific. Voyage documented species of the area - many specimens found their way to . More about its scientific legacy: https://t.co/qC4XF1MyJS

📚 from the voyage in : https://t.co/HQMNuSzEe2

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2020-08-18

1838, 6 ships and 400 men of the United States Exploring Expedition leave Norfolk Virginia under the command of Charles Wilkes. They will chart 1500 miles of Antarctic coastline. “Wilkes Land” Antarctica, is the largest continuous territory on Earth named for a single individual.

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2020-08-18

Autumn Moon on the Tama River, Hiroshige, 1838, [3858 x 2525]

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2020-06-10

Grace’s father, William, was keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse on one of the islands. On the evening of 7 September 1838, while looking out of the window of the lighthouse during a raging storm, Grace spotted the wreck and survivors of the Forfarshire.

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2020-05-11

Grace Darling assured her status as a real life & folk heroine in 1838, when she rowed out to rescue survivors from a shipwreck off the Northumberland coast. She inspired countless street ballads, fiction, even figurines, and many requests for locks of her hair

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2020-04-30