#OnThisDay

Royal College of Music Museum

What's the longest name in music?We think this chap, born #OnThisDay in 1812, might be the winner.He was a well-known figure in London musical life in the mid 19th-century.His full

National Railway Museum

On this day in 1830 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened. It was the first inter-city railway in the world, but beyond the headlines are difficult stories that we should

Arsen Ostrovsky

#OnThisDay (1938), we mark 82 years since #Kristallnacht, when Nazis (and their enablers) across Germany & Austria razed synagogues, smashed windows and murdered almost 100 Jews in a violent pogrom

Ashmolean Museum

AshmoleanMuseum

Feminist and social reformer Josephine Butler was born #onthisday in 1828. Considered one of the first feminist activists in British history, she was born into a wealthy, Christian family with

BWC Implementation Support Unit

#OnThisDay in 1972 the #BiologicalWeaponsConvention was opened for signature at ceremonies in London, Moscow and Washington DC #OTD #1972BWC The Convention had been negotiated in Geneva, Switzerland, within the Eighteen

#OnThisDay in 1940, the German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.Photo: English children huddle in a trench during a German air

#OnThisDay in 1922, The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City as people protest the right to wear straw hats beyond the accepted end date of September 15.

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#OnThisDay 1917 Freedom fighter, activist and founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Fannie Lou Hamer was born. She is one of the greatest freedom fighter in our nation's history.

#OnThisDay: 1780 Maharaja Ranjit Singh- The Lion of Punjab was born#ThreadPopularly known as Sher-e Panjab for his bravery & respected as one of the most revered heroes in the Indian

Star Wars: AnuHope

In case my handle didn't give it away, I ADORE Star Wars. A New Hope first hit cinemas #onThisDay in 1977.A thread on some fun #ANewHope facts, Bowie, et al.It

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#OnThisDay 1950 Civil right freedom fighter, Vice Dean of the Howard University Law School and first NAACP Legal Counsel Charles Hamilton Houston died.Who was Charles Hamilton Houston? Glad you asked.

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#OnThisDay When Rohit Sharma captained MI for the first time - A Thread 𝓢𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓐𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓵 21, 2013.MI took on DD, Sachin's 54 and Rohit's 73 helped MI to post a

1/9 #OnThisDay in 1987 Rhyd y car terrace officially opened @StFagans_museum *Thread* 2/9 The Rhyd y car houses were built to house ironworkers. Iron ore, timber, and water are required

Ethics in Bricks

The philosopher king and stoic Marcus Aurelius was born 1900 years ago on April 26, 121 AD.A thread to celebrate. "You can also commit injustice by doing nothing."- Marcus

#JourneyoftheChampions#Onthisday in 2012, #KKR defeated #RCB by 42 runs to get their first win of the reason after back to back losses. L.Balaji with the support of overseas stars Brett

Peter Witt, the Traction Commissioner of Cleveland, Ohio, USA passed away #OnThisDay in 1948. You might believe that this holds no significance to local history & that I may be