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14 years ago today, 'Vampire Knight' aired its first episode in Japan.

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2022-04-08

While his name is not widely recognized, someone who had huge impact on modern visual culture was born Alois Senefelder, who invented lithography at end of 18th century. Without him we wouldn't have iconic images by Toulouse-Lautrec, Daumier, Diego Rivera, & others

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2021-11-06

18th June 1815, Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo resulted in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

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2021-06-18

Qingming, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, falls on April 4 this year. This solar term indicates the right time for cultivation and spring outing. Alike to the Day of the Dead, Qingming is also an occasion for the Chinese to pay respect to the deceased.

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2021-04-06

Born Honoré Daumier! Known for satirizing contemporary life thru his art, he painted this work in his 60s and his eyesight had greatly deteriorated; it wasn’t until the end of his life that his work received wide recognition. The Barnes is home to 5 works by Daumier.

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2021-02-26

In 550CE, the Ostrogoths, led by King Totila, conquer Rome after a year long siege. Starving and unpaid by the emperor Justinian, the Isaurian garrison betray their comrades by opening the city gates under promise of payment from Totila.

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2021-01-17

In 1934 French film "Zouzou" premieres in Paris, starring Josephine Baker; 1st black woman to star in a major motion picture.

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2020-12-21

In 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first Peanuts.

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2020-12-09

In 1927 "Wings", one of only two silent films - the other being The Artist in 2011 - to win an Oscar for best picture, opens starring Clara Bow (Outstanding Picture 1929).

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2020-08-12

at the age of 13, Francesca Woodman took her first self-portrait. From then, until her untimely death in 1981, aged just 22, she produced some 800 photographs. From the beginning, her body was both the subject and object in her work: https://t.co/1HsMim1CfY

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2019-04-04

Happy Birthday to born in 1932. View Uglow's in the group-exhibition 'All Too Human' until 27 August.

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2018-03-10

Happy Birthday to one of the world's great explorers, Captain James Cook, b.1728 in Marton, Yorkshire https://t.co/p1Ez9tErJ3

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2016-11-07

1909 novel published.
We can't wait for the arrival of ' retelling.

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2016-09-23

115th marriage of Paula Becker and Otto Modersohn.

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2016-05-25

Vincent van Gogh was born. Happy 163rd birthday to a man who could paint a bit: https://t.co/qhsdipoNm5

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2016-03-30

fr. painter Alexandre-Gabriel - a student of
Pic: "Gundogs"

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2016-03-02