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#OTD on Jan 1, 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus was published by the small London publishing house Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones. This iconic Gothic novel tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and his ambitious experiment.
#books #frankenstein #maryshelley
#books #frankenstein #maryshelley
January 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
#OTD on Jan 1, 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus was published by the small London publishing house Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones. This iconic Gothic novel tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and his ambitious experiment.
#books #frankenstein #maryshelley
#books #frankenstein #maryshelley
#OTD First discovered on Jan 1, 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi, 1 Ceres was long seen as a planet but is now a dwarf planet. Asteroids are rocky, airless remnants orbiting the Sun, lacking the size and characteristics to be classified as major planets.
#science #astronomy #space
#science #astronomy #space
January 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
#OTD First discovered on Jan 1, 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi, 1 Ceres was long seen as a planet but is now a dwarf planet. Asteroids are rocky, airless remnants orbiting the Sun, lacking the size and characteristics to be classified as major planets.
#science #astronomy #space
#science #astronomy #space
François-André Vincent (1746–1816), Apollo and Vesta
#neoclassicism #art #apolloandvesta #artist #painting #francoisandrevincent
#neoclassicism #art #apolloandvesta #artist #painting #francoisandrevincent
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
François-André Vincent (1746–1816), Apollo and Vesta
#neoclassicism #art #apolloandvesta #artist #painting #francoisandrevincent
#neoclassicism #art #apolloandvesta #artist #painting #francoisandrevincent
#OTD On Dec 30, 1968, Frank Sinatra recorded 'My Way,' featuring lyrics adapted by Paul Anka from the French song 'Comme d’habitude'
#franksinatra #paulanka #music
#franksinatra #paulanka #music
December 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#OTD On Dec 30, 1968, Frank Sinatra recorded 'My Way,' featuring lyrics adapted by Paul Anka from the French song 'Comme d’habitude'
#franksinatra #paulanka #music
#franksinatra #paulanka #music
#OTD Brian May, guitarist of Queen, was knighted by King Charles III on December 30, 2022, becoming Sir Brian Harold May. Also an astrophysicist, he became one of the first people to receive a knighthood from Charles for his services to music and charity.
#Queen #brianmay #rocklegend #music
#Queen #brianmay #rocklegend #music
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#OTD Brian May, guitarist of Queen, was knighted by King Charles III on December 30, 2022, becoming Sir Brian Harold May. Also an astrophysicist, he became one of the first people to receive a knighthood from Charles for his services to music and charity.
#Queen #brianmay #rocklegend #music
#Queen #brianmay #rocklegend #music
#OTD Dec 29, 1862 : According to multiple sources, today marks the anniversary of the day the modern bowling ball was invented. It is stated that the original version was wooden, while today bowling balls are made from plastic or polyester compounds.
#history #bowling #todayinhistory
#history #bowling #todayinhistory
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#OTD Dec 29, 1862 : According to multiple sources, today marks the anniversary of the day the modern bowling ball was invented. It is stated that the original version was wooden, while today bowling balls are made from plastic or polyester compounds.
#history #bowling #todayinhistory
#history #bowling #todayinhistory
#OTD Published on december 28, 1973, The Gulag Archipelago is a non-fiction work by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Based on survivor accounts, it exposes the Soviet forced labor camp system. This work led to the author's expulsion from the USSR in 1974.
#books #thegulagarchipelago #history
#books #thegulagarchipelago #history
December 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#OTD Published on december 28, 1973, The Gulag Archipelago is a non-fiction work by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Based on survivor accounts, it exposes the Soviet forced labor camp system. This work led to the author's expulsion from the USSR in 1974.
#books #thegulagarchipelago #history
#books #thegulagarchipelago #history
#OTD Consecrated on Dec 28, 1065, Westminster Abbey was built by Edward the Confessor. It has served as the nation's coronation church for centuries and was later rebuilt in the gothic style in the 1200s. Today, it is included in a UNESCO World Heritage site.
#medievalhistory #westminsterabbey
#medievalhistory #westminsterabbey
December 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#OTD Consecrated on Dec 28, 1065, Westminster Abbey was built by Edward the Confessor. It has served as the nation's coronation church for centuries and was later rebuilt in the gothic style in the 1200s. Today, it is included in a UNESCO World Heritage site.
#medievalhistory #westminsterabbey
#medievalhistory #westminsterabbey
December 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#OTD On Dec 27, 1831, Charles Darwin left Plymouth on the HMS Beagle. For over five years, he studied fossils and wildlife in South America and the Galapagos. These findings led to the creation of his 1859 work, On the Origin of Species.
#history #charlesdarwin #science
#history #charlesdarwin #science
December 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#OTD On Dec 27, 1831, Charles Darwin left Plymouth on the HMS Beagle. For over five years, he studied fossils and wildlife in South America and the Galapagos. These findings led to the creation of his 1859 work, On the Origin of Species.
#history #charlesdarwin #science
#history #charlesdarwin #science
#OTD On Dec 27, 1845, Dr. Crawford Long became the first to use ether as an anesthetic during childbirth for his wife, Mary Caroline. Following his 1842 surgical success, this event showed that anesthesia could safely eliminate labor pain.
#history #anesthesia
#history #anesthesia
December 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#OTD On Dec 27, 1845, Dr. Crawford Long became the first to use ether as an anesthetic during childbirth for his wife, Mary Caroline. Following his 1842 surgical success, this event showed that anesthesia could safely eliminate labor pain.
#history #anesthesia
#history #anesthesia
#OTD J.S. Bach’s cantata “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested” (BWV 40) was first performed in Leipzig on 26 December 1723.
#bach #music #classicalmusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLgl...
#bach #music #classicalmusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLgl...
✥ BACH - Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 ✥
YouTube video by Retour du Christ
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December 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#OTD J.S. Bach’s cantata “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested” (BWV 40) was first performed in Leipzig on 26 December 1723.
#bach #music #classicalmusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLgl...
#bach #music #classicalmusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLgl...
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Julius Sergius von Klever (1850–1924), Walk on the Baltic Sea Beach
#art #painting #painter #artist #juliusklever
#art #painting #painter #artist #juliusklever
December 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Julius Sergius von Klever (1850–1924), Walk on the Baltic Sea Beach
#art #painting #painter #artist #juliusklever
#art #painting #painter #artist #juliusklever
#OTD On Dec 24, 1818: Franz Xaver Gruber composes 'Silent Night' (Stille Nacht). The carol is performed for the very first time that same night during Midnight Mass
#history #silentnight #christmaseve #music #christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5P...
#history #silentnight #christmaseve #music #christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5P...
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, Virginia Bocelli - Silent Night (from Monte Bianco)
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December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#OTD On Dec 24, 1818: Franz Xaver Gruber composes 'Silent Night' (Stille Nacht). The carol is performed for the very first time that same night during Midnight Mass
#history #silentnight #christmaseve #music #christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5P...
#history #silentnight #christmaseve #music #christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5P...
#OTD President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act on Dec 23, 1913, establishing a public-private hybrid. To prevent power concentration, it acts as a lender of last resort by providing liquidity and shielding the economy from systemic financial instability.
#history #economy #fed #finance
#history #economy #fed #finance
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#OTD On 22 December 1989, much of the Romanian army broke with the regime and sided with protesters, accelerating the collapse of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s rule. He fled but was later captured and executed on 25 December, ending 42 years of communism and opening Romania’s democratic transition.
#history
#history
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#OTD in 2010, President Obama enacted the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' a policy active since 1993. This law ended the 17-year ban and legalized service for LGBTQ+ individuals in the U.S. military.
#militaryhistory #history #barackobama
#militaryhistory #history #barackobama
December 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#OTD in 2010, President Obama enacted the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' a policy active since 1993. This law ended the 17-year ban and legalized service for LGBTQ+ individuals in the U.S. military.
#militaryhistory #history #barackobama
#militaryhistory #history #barackobama
#OTD On December 22, 1849, while awaiting his execution in St. Petersburg for his ties to the Petrashevsky Circle, Fyodor Dostoevsky received a last-minute imperial reprieve that commuted his death sentence to exile in Siberia.
#history #fyodordostoevsky #dostoevsky
#history #fyodordostoevsky #dostoevsky
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#OTD On December 22, 1849, while awaiting his execution in St. Petersburg for his ties to the Petrashevsky Circle, Fyodor Dostoevsky received a last-minute imperial reprieve that commuted his death sentence to exile in Siberia.
#history #fyodordostoevsky #dostoevsky
#history #fyodordostoevsky #dostoevsky
#OTD - Arthur Wynne created the first modern crossword as part of a “mental exercises” page for the New York World Sunday Supplement. It was published on december 21, 1913 under the title “Word-Cross Puzzle” and quickly attracted reader interest.
#puzzle #wordgames #crosswordpuzzle #arthurwynne
#puzzle #wordgames #crosswordpuzzle #arthurwynne
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#OTD - Arthur Wynne created the first modern crossword as part of a “mental exercises” page for the New York World Sunday Supplement. It was published on december 21, 1913 under the title “Word-Cross Puzzle” and quickly attracted reader interest.
#puzzle #wordgames #crosswordpuzzle #arthurwynne
#puzzle #wordgames #crosswordpuzzle #arthurwynne
#OTD in 1812, the #GrimmBrothers published their first collection of Children's and Household Tales. It featured 86 stories, including Hansel and Gretel. Originally written to preserve German folklore, these once dark stories evolved into the world-famous fairy tales we know today.
#books #folklore
#books #folklore
December 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#OTD in 1812, the #GrimmBrothers published their first collection of Children's and Household Tales. It featured 86 stories, including Hansel and Gretel. Originally written to preserve German folklore, these once dark stories evolved into the world-famous fairy tales we know today.
#books #folklore
#books #folklore
#OTD - Adolf Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released.
#history #todayinhistory #adolfhitler #meinkampf
#history #todayinhistory #adolfhitler #meinkampf
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#OTD - Adolf Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released.
#history #todayinhistory #adolfhitler #meinkampf
#history #todayinhistory #adolfhitler #meinkampf
Philipp Röth – Fischer an der Amper bei Fürstenfeldbruck (1884)
#art #philippröth #painting #nature #landscape
#art #philippröth #painting #nature #landscape
December 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Philipp Röth – Fischer an der Amper bei Fürstenfeldbruck (1884)
#art #philippröth #painting #nature #landscape
#art #philippröth #painting #nature #landscape
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM