David Grayless
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#OnThisDay in 2021, LA judge rules to end #BritneySpears' conservatorship, which had controlled almost all aspects of her life for 14 years.
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#OnThisDay in 2021, LA judge rules to end #BritneySpears' conservatorship, which had controlled almost all aspects of her life for 14 years.
#IshwarChandraVidyasagar (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), popularly known as Ishwar Chandra 'Vidyasagar' (lit. 'Vidya-Sagar, the Ocean of Knowledge'), was an Indian educator and #socialReformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise #Bengali prose were significant.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#IshwarChandraVidyasagar (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), popularly known as Ishwar Chandra 'Vidyasagar' (lit. 'Vidya-Sagar, the Ocean of Knowledge'), was an Indian educator and #socialReformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise #Bengali prose were significant.
#OnThisDay in 2021, #TaylorSwift releases her directorial debut the short film "All Too Well" alongside her re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)".
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#OnThisDay in 2021, #TaylorSwift releases her directorial debut the short film "All Too Well" alongside her re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)".
#OnThisDay in 2022, Amazon founder #JeffBezos announces his 3rd 'Courage and Civility Award' of $100M to country singer-songwriter #DollyParton to distribute to charities of her choice.
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#OnThisDay in 2022, Amazon founder #JeffBezos announces his 3rd 'Courage and Civility Award' of $100M to country singer-songwriter #DollyParton to distribute to charities of her choice.
The 1981–82 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 69th in #theClubs history. The club finished 2nd in Division Four, being promoted to Division Three, reached the 1st round of the #FACup, and the 3rd round of the #LeagueCup. The club was promoted to Division Three at the end of the season.
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The 1981–82 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 69th in #theClubs history. The club finished 2nd in Division Four, being promoted to Division Three, reached the 1st round of the #FACup, and the 3rd round of the #LeagueCup. The club was promoted to Division Three at the end of the season.
#OnThisDay in 2024, Actor and director #JohnKrasinski is named People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2024.
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
#OnThisDay in 2024, Actor and director #JohnKrasinski is named People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2024.
#OnThisDay in 2024, President-elect #DonaldTrump selects entrepreneur #ElonMusk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, to head a newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#OnThisDay in 2024, President-elect #DonaldTrump selects entrepreneur #ElonMusk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, to head a newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Crouzeix's conjecture is an unsolved problem in #matrixAnalysis. It was proposed by Michel Crouzeix in 2004, and it can be stated as follows:
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Crouzeix's conjecture is an unsolved problem in #matrixAnalysis. It was proposed by Michel Crouzeix in 2004, and it can be stated as follows:
#OnThisDay in 2021, #FWdeKlerk, #SouthAfricanPresident (1989-94) and winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, died of #cancer at 85.
#RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️
#RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#OnThisDay in 2021, #FWdeKlerk, #SouthAfricanPresident (1989-94) and winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, died of #cancer at 85.
#RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️
#RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️
#OnThisDay in 2022, Advertisement poster for ill-fated "Winter Dance Party" concert featuring #BuddyHolly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959 - the day they died in a plane crash - sells at auction for $447K.
#RIP 🥀
#RIP 🥀
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#OnThisDay in 2022, Advertisement poster for ill-fated "Winter Dance Party" concert featuring #BuddyHolly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959 - the day they died in a plane crash - sells at auction for $447K.
#RIP 🥀
#RIP 🥀
State Route 403 (SR 403, now known as the #Altoona–#PillarRock Road) was a state highway in #WahkiakumCounty, in the U.S. state of #Washington. It extended 10.4 miles (16.7 km) from Pillar Rock northwest to SR 4 in #Rosburg. The route served as a connector to Pillar Rock.
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
State Route 403 (SR 403, now known as the #Altoona–#PillarRock Road) was a state highway in #WahkiakumCounty, in the U.S. state of #Washington. It extended 10.4 miles (16.7 km) from Pillar Rock northwest to SR 4 in #Rosburg. The route served as a connector to Pillar Rock.
Gordon Freeman is said to have burnt and destroyed what food in the break room microwave?
🥖 Sub Sandwich
🥘 Chicken Soup
🍲 Casserole
🌮 Pepperoni Pizza
🥖 Sub Sandwich
🥘 Chicken Soup
🍲 Casserole
🌮 Pepperoni Pizza
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Gordon Freeman is said to have burnt and destroyed what food in the break room microwave?
🥖 Sub Sandwich
🥘 Chicken Soup
🍲 Casserole
🌮 Pepperoni Pizza
🥖 Sub Sandwich
🥘 Chicken Soup
🍲 Casserole
🌮 Pepperoni Pizza
#OnThisDay in 2022, Columbia Records releases #BruceSpringsteen's 21st studio album "Only The Strong Survive", his covers of American 60s and 70s R&B and soul songs.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#OnThisDay in 2022, Columbia Records releases #BruceSpringsteen's 21st studio album "Only The Strong Survive", his covers of American 60s and 70s R&B and soul songs.
#OnThisDay in 2023, Over 300,000 attend pro-Palestinian march in London, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, with Mayor #SadiqKhan accusing Home Secretary Sue Braverman of stirring up violence by right-wing protesters.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
#OnThisDay in 2023, Over 300,000 attend pro-Palestinian march in London, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, with Mayor #SadiqKhan accusing Home Secretary Sue Braverman of stirring up violence by right-wing protesters.
Ellettsville is a town in #RichlandTownshipMonroeCountyIndiana, United States. The population was 6,655 at the #2020Census. It is part of the #BloomingtonIndiana #MetropolitanStatisticalArea.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Ellettsville is a town in #RichlandTownshipMonroeCountyIndiana, United States. The population was 6,655 at the #2020Census. It is part of the #BloomingtonIndiana #MetropolitanStatisticalArea.
#OnThisDay in 2019, Bolivian President #EvoMorales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated.
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#OnThisDay in 2019, Bolivian President #EvoMorales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated.
#OnThisDay in 2019, Iranian President #HassanRouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#OnThisDay in 2019, Iranian President #HassanRouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province.
The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) was founded in 1948 as the Society of Magazine Writers, and is the #professionalAssociation of independent #nonfiction writers in the United States.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) was founded in 1948 as the Society of Magazine Writers, and is the #professionalAssociation of independent #nonfiction writers in the United States.
#OnThisDay in 2021, New Zealand filmmaker #PeterJackson sells Weta Digital's technology division to video games company Unity for US$1.6 billion.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
#OnThisDay in 2021, New Zealand filmmaker #PeterJackson sells Weta Digital's technology division to video games company Unity for US$1.6 billion.