Latest posts tagged with #OnThisDay on Bluesky
Jack Fairman, born #OnThisDay in 1913, was better in sports cars than in #F1, but at Aintree in ’61 he raced the Ferguson P99 (pic by Brian Tregilgas), thereby becoming the last man to start an F1 GP in a front-engined car & the first man to start an F1 GP in a 4-wheel-drive car. #AnorakFact
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#OnThisDay in 1961, South Africa announced its Commonwealth withdrawal. This original SAA Airways ad captures a nation mid-transformation—still promoting travel to the world.
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Toni braxton in hi-res stock photography and images - Page 9
On the 15th of March 1994: 8th Soul Train Music Awards: #ToniBraxton, #WhitneyHouston win.
Newspaper clipping from 1976 with the headline 'The hero' showing Julius Stephen and his wife on their wedding day
#OnThisDay 50 years ago Tube driver 'Julius' Joseph Stephen was shot dead at West Ham by an IRA terrorist whose bomb prematurely detonated on his train. A plaque was unveiled in 2022 in the presence of his widow and son after a campaign by TfL colleagues buff.ly/C3vpfzC
📅 On this day in 856:
Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos) with support of the Byzantine nobility.
#March15 #OnThisDay
The Beatles Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Program Paul McCartney
On 15 Mar 1999: 14th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: #BillyJoel; #CurtisMayfield; #PaulMcCartney; Del Shannon; Dusty Springfield; #BruceSpringsteen; The Staple Singers; Charles Brown; Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys; and #GeorgeMartin.
St. Nicholas (270), Shunzhi emperor of Qing China (1638), #CesareBeccaria (1738), Andrew Jackson (1767), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Rezā Shāh Pahlavi of Iran (1878), Colin McPhee (1900), Richard Ellmann (1918), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933) & Kate Bornstein (1948) were born #OnThisDay
#OnThisDay a bit of Anti-War History on this day in 1970!
I had never heard of this act!
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#OnThisDay in 1877, The first ever Test match was played between Australia and England in Melbourne 🥇🌟
#cricket #AUSvsENG #testcricket
I’m way behind with my #OnThisDay! So, a quick recap of February 11-14: in ‘87 Duke & Anna deal with Camelia’s lies, in ‘88 Anna heals after being kidnapped, ‘89 Duke prepares to testify, 2014- 2016 Duke works for Sonny, Sloane is 🤢 , who is Griffin? #GH youtube.com/playlist?lis...
"The First Cotton Gin," an engraving from Harper's Magazine, 1869. This carving depicts a roller gin being used by African slaves, which preceded Eli Whitney's invention
A machine designed to solve a problem in agriculture helped drive economic growth, expand cotton cultivation, and deepen one of the most troubling institutions in American history.
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#OnThisDay #EliWhitney #CottonGin #USHistory #EconomicHistory #Slavery
I’m way behind with my #OnThisDay! So, a quick recap of February 11-14: RnH investigate the Susan Moore murder in 1983, mourn Lesley in 1984, bust Ginny in 1985, and in 1992, Holly tells Sean she’ll always love Robert #GH
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Mike Pence won't endorse Donald Trump in 2024: 'It should come as
On March 15, 2024: Former US VP #MikePence says "he cannot in good conscience” endorse #DonaldTrump for President in an interview on Fox News.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2004
On Mar 15, 2004: 19th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: #JacksonBrowne; The Dells; #GeorgeHarrison; Prince; Bob Seger; Traffic; ZZ Top; and Jann Wenner.
ROCK HALL 2010 - INDUCTION PROGRAM – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
On March 15, 2010: 25th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: #ABBA; #Genesis; Jimmy Cliff; The Hollies; #TheStooges; #DavidGeffen; Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil; Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry; Jesse Stone; Mort Shuman; and Otis Blackwell.
On This Day In DEF LEPPARD History - 14th March 2026 🇬🇧
Concerts, Releases and Events:
#dltourhistory #onthisday #defleppard
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On this day in 1986, Gung Ho premiered in theaters! It was directed by Ron Howard debuting top of the box office with $7.1 million earned on opening weekend. It stars Michael Keaton and now celebrates 40 years so do you remember this movie?
#OnThisDay #gungho #80s
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Fannie Lou Hamer's America | Full Film | America ReFramed
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📅 On this day in 493:
Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together.
#March15 #OnThisDay
#tweetfromalternatehistory #WhatIf USSR seized the brief revolutionary opening in 1979 and steered Iran toward a secular communist republic? 1979 #OnThisDay in #alternatehistory Iran Declares Socialist Republic as Revolutionary Council Takes Power
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#StephenHawking died #OnThisDay in 2018; not only one of the most brilliant scientists of our age, he supported #BDS to #FreePalestine from #ApartheidIsrael's illegal & genocidal occupation (cartoon by Carlos Latuff @LatuffCartoons) ᖴᖇOᗰ Tᕼᗴ ᖇIᐯᗴᖇ TO Tᕼᗴ 𝓢ᗴᗩ, ᑭᗩᒪᗴ𝓢TIᑎᗴ ᗯIᒪᒪ ᗷᗴ ᖴᖇᗴᗴ 🍉
Les Brown Jr. Dead: Musician, Actor and Producer was 82
On the 14th of March 1912: #LesBrown, American big band bandleader (His Band of Renown - "Sentimental Journey"), born in Reinerton, Pennsylvania (d. 2001).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💐
Angela Merkel starts fourth term as German Chancellor
On the 14th of March 2018: #AngelaMerkel sworn in for fourth term as German Chancellor, head of a coalition government, 171 days after the general election.
A young woman in a pale yellow-green dress carries a basket of daffodils and a spray of blossom as she walks don a road between houses.
4-paned stained glass window with angels holding a text above a rising sun, with figures either side below, rejoicing or sad.
Walter Crane's waterolour "A Herald of #Spring" is perfect for the season but rather sad today because he died #OnThisDay 1915, after creating so much inspired work in so many media. The #stainedglass of "The Rising Sun of Righteousness" was also designed by him. victorianweb.org/art/stainedg...
Snakes head fritillary flower. A nodding, bell-shaped bloom with a checkerboard pattern in shades of purple and pink. The evening sun is shining through the petals and the thin leaves are curly.
#OnThisDay today! No photos from 14th March to share other than the electricity meter (I seem to have read the meter every day over the years. Is it some kind of obsession?) and some screenshots of my driving licence. So here is a snakes head fritillary blooming in my new wildflower area.
Happy birthday to Billy Crystal, born in New York City on this day in 1948.
#billycrystal #famousbirthdays #onthisday #oscars #hollywood
Josephine of Leuchtenberg, daughter of Napoleon's stepson, was born #OnThisDay in 1807. She later became Queen of Sweden. Meet her & the others who have married Swedish kings since Napoleon put his friend Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Sweden's throne. hrhprincesspalace.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-...
