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15th March 1526
Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester died.
He was the son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and his mistress Joan Hill.
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#CharlesSomerset #1stEarlofWorcester #HouseofBeaufort #Tudors #History
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15th March 1493
Explorer Christopher Columbus arrived in Palos, Spain after his voyage to the New World In 1492.
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Posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus by Sebastiano del Piombo.
#ChristopherColumbus #Explorer #MaritimeExplorer #Palos #Spain #History
#OTD in 1944. General Leese, CO 8 Army with his corps commanders watching an Allied bombing raid on Monte Cassino. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1944. A New Zealand 6-pounder anti-tank gun in action against enemy positions at Monte Cassino. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1942, Mill Hill, London. Changing the engine of a Churchill tank using an "Atherton Jack". #WW2 #HISTORY
Around this day in 1944, Middle East. "Close-up of a Sherman tank, with Bombay Grenadiers clinging on, dashing across the desert". #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1945. The under-exposed war in Burma. Members from 116 Regiment Royal Armoured Corps. #WW2 #HISTORY
Children wearing bronze 'warrior' belts discovered in 2,500-year-old cemetery in #Italy 🇮🇹. Via @live_science #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology
der Maler sitzt im Profil am entferntesten Teil dieses Biergartens liest deine Zeitung und hat vor sich einen Bierkrug stehen, er trägt einen leichten Strohsommerhut und einem grauen Gehrock im Hintergrund ist ein weiß-getünchtes wirtshaus mit grünen fensterläden zu sehen rechts und Banken zwei große Bäume die Szene
Guten Morgen!
Georg Jauss, * 15.3.1867 in Hattenhofen, Württemberg; † 6.3.1922 in München, war ein deutscher Maler 🎨 🇩🇪
Selbstporträt im Dachauer Biergarten 🖼️
#OTD #ArtHistory #BskyArt #History #Selfportrait #genre
#OTD in 1942, Alexandria, Egypt. A Wren (Women's Royal Naval Service), eating oranges - a rare treat - after arriving. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1943, Liverpool. A Wren (Women's Royal Naval Service) calibrating a pair of Navy binoculars. #WW2 #HISTORY
Felbrigg Hall, north Norfolk #countryhouses #norfolk #history #heritage #architecture #walking #nationaltrust #photography #landscape
A photo of a statue from the linked Wikipedia article, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.
Christ the King statue, in Cali, Colombia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo_Rey_(Colombi...
#statue #history #map
Happy Birthday, #Maine.
#History #Slavery #Statehood #Politics
The Star Trek Voyager episode "Good Shepherd" aired March 15, 2000.
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New episode!
Part Five of my Gaza & the West Bank historical series covers the 1980s–1990s, including the First Intifada and the road to the Oslo Accords.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpQV...
Also featuring a guest appearance by Molly the Cat.
#MiddleEastHistory #IsraelPalestine #History
[8/8] Aujourd’hui encore, la stratégie iranienne de guerre asymétrique menace la navigation. Drones, mines et interceptions visent les pétroliers. Seuls 77 navires ont franchi le détroit récemment contre 1229 sur la même période en 2025. #geography #history #Hormuz
[1/8] L'article retrace l’histoire du détroit d’Ormuz, passage stratégique reliant golfe Persique et golfe d’Oman. Près de 20% du pétrole mondial y transitent. Ce chokepoint énergétique est aujourd’hui au cœur de la guerre régionale et des tensions géopolitiques. #geography #history #Hormuz
49 years ago today
The Adverts and The Jam at the Roxy Club, Covent Garden, London, March 15, 1977.
Photos by Gus Stewart
#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #theadverts #thejam #history #punkrockhistory #otd
