Pauline Park
@paulinepark.bsky.social
LGBT & Palestine solidarity activist & writer
Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great (912), Alfonso the Wise, king of Castile & Leon (1221), Franklin Pierce (1804), Manuel de Falla (1876), Erté [Romain de Tirtoff] (1892), Chuck Schumer (1950), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), #RobinRoberts (1960) & Nicolás Maduro (1962) were born #OnThisDay...
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great (912), Alfonso the Wise, king of Castile & Leon (1221), Franklin Pierce (1804), Manuel de Falla (1876), Erté [Romain de Tirtoff] (1892), Chuck Schumer (1950), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), #RobinRoberts (1960) & Nicolás Maduro (1962) were born #OnThisDay...
I've never dreamt a full sentence in Korean, but nine years ago today, I awoke from a dream in which I spent a considerable time repeating 일 이 삼 사 — the Sino-Korean words for 1,2,3,4 — and the only Sino-Korean numbers I could seem to remember (11.22.16)
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I've never dreamt a full sentence in Korean, but nine years ago today, I awoke from a dream in which I spent a considerable time repeating 일 이 삼 사 — the Sino-Korean words for 1,2,3,4 — and the only Sino-Korean numbers I could seem to remember (11.22.16)
#CharlesDeGaulle was born #OnThisDay in 1890, to become the leader of the Free French in World War II but his greatest moment was his peaceful resolution of the #Algeria crisis in 1958; he may have been the only one in France who could have done so...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#CharlesDeGaulle was born #OnThisDay in 1890, to become the leader of the Free French in World War II but his greatest moment was his peaceful resolution of the #Algeria crisis in 1958; he may have been the only one in France who could have done so...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
#AndréGide was born #OnThisDay in 1869; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 & was described by the New York Times as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters... judged the greatest French writer of this century by the literary cognoscenti":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3...
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
#AndréGide was born #OnThisDay in 1869; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 & was described by the New York Times as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters... judged the greatest French writer of this century by the literary cognoscenti":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3...
Brilliant Maps: "Where Americans Move: The Source Of The Most Residents Born Out-of-State"
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Brilliant Maps: "Where Americans Move: The Source Of The Most Residents Born Out-of-State"
Hoagland Howard Carmichael was born in Indiana #OnThisDay in 1899, becoming one of the great songwriters of the golden age & contributing two masterpieces to the 'American Songbook': "Heart & Soul" and "Stardust, here sung by #HoagyCarmichael himself:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhq...
www.hoagy.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhq...
www.hoagy.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Hoagland Howard Carmichael was born in Indiana #OnThisDay in 1899, becoming one of the great songwriters of the golden age & contributing two masterpieces to the 'American Songbook': "Heart & Soul" and "Stardust, here sung by #HoagyCarmichael himself:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhq...
www.hoagy.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhq...
www.hoagy.com
RuralHistoria: "A superb example of an Anglo-Saxon burh. In early medieval England, a 'borough' was a fortified town or settlement built mainly between the 9th & 11th centuries.
These strongholds served as defence against Viking raids & as centres of trade, governance & local administration..."
These strongholds served as defence against Viking raids & as centres of trade, governance & local administration..."
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
RuralHistoria: "A superb example of an Anglo-Saxon burh. In early medieval England, a 'borough' was a fortified town or settlement built mainly between the 9th & 11th centuries.
These strongholds served as defence against Viking raids & as centres of trade, governance & local administration..."
These strongholds served as defence against Viking raids & as centres of trade, governance & local administration..."
#Boléro is a ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska & premiered at the Opéra de Paris #OnThisDay in 1928 with #music by #MauriceRavel; here's the Wiener Philharmoniker led by Gustavo Dudamel at the 2010 Lucern Festival:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9b...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9b...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%...
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#Boléro is a ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska & premiered at the Opéra de Paris #OnThisDay in 1928 with #music by #MauriceRavel; here's the Wiener Philharmoniker led by Gustavo Dudamel at the 2010 Lucern Festival:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9b...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9b...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%...
#ZohranMamdani handled #DonaldTrump adeptly without being too unctuous & the orange fascist has good reason to try to plug into the mayor-elect's popularity given the president's sliding poll numbers — directly the result of his failure to bring down prices...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#ZohranMamdani handled #DonaldTrump adeptly without being too unctuous & the orange fascist has good reason to try to plug into the mayor-elect's popularity given the president's sliding poll numbers — directly the result of his failure to bring down prices...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Istanbul's Daily Sabah has a photo of children trying to survive #ApartheidIsrael's ongoing #GazaGenocide which the World Health Organization says has produced ongoing trauma for Gaza's children as the US continues to fund it with $3.8 billion a year in US taxes 🍉
www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-ea...
www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-ea...
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Istanbul's Daily Sabah has a photo of children trying to survive #ApartheidIsrael's ongoing #GazaGenocide which the World Health Organization says has produced ongoing trauma for Gaza's children as the US continues to fund it with $3.8 billion a year in US taxes 🍉
www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-ea...
www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-ea...
René-Robert Cavalier was born in Rouen #OnThisDay in 1643; granted a seigneurie on the island of Montreal, the Sieur de La Salle engaged in the fur trade & began extensive exploration of North America, establishing alliances between France & Native American tribes:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%...
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
René-Robert Cavalier was born in Rouen #OnThisDay in 1643; granted a seigneurie on the island of Montreal, the Sieur de La Salle engaged in the fur trade & began extensive exploration of North America, establishing alliances between France & Native American tribes:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%...
Bucaramanga's Vanguardia has put a beautiful hummingbird on the front page of Saturday's paper (11.22.25); #hummingbirds are tiny little flying jewels & the only birds that can hover in mid-air like helicopters; vivi i #colibrì~! #kolibrì #벌새 #Colombia
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bucaramanga's Vanguardia has put a beautiful hummingbird on the front page of Saturday's paper (11.22.25); #hummingbirds are tiny little flying jewels & the only birds that can hover in mid-air like helicopters; vivi i #colibrì~! #kolibrì #벌새 #Colombia
Marie de Guise was born in Lorraine #OnThisDay in 1515; a formidable woman, she ruled Scotland ably as regent after the death of her husband James V, solidifying the #AuldAlliance with #France in the name of her daughter Mary Queen of Scots — whose overthrow ended it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of...
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Marie de Guise was born in Lorraine #OnThisDay in 1515; a formidable woman, she ruled Scotland ably as regent after the death of her husband James V, solidifying the #AuldAlliance with #France in the name of her daughter Mary Queen of Scots — whose overthrow ended it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of...
I'm breaking my fast with a mix of Greek yogurt & cashew & coconut yogurt, wild blueberries, walnuts & raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 16.5 hours 🫐 #IntermittentFasting #Blaubeeren #blåbær #blåbär #myrtilles #mirtilli
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm breaking my fast with a mix of Greek yogurt & cashew & coconut yogurt, wild blueberries, walnuts & raw cacao nibs, eating for the first time in 16.5 hours 🫐 #IntermittentFasting #Blaubeeren #blåbær #blåbär #myrtilles #mirtilli
#OnThisDay in 1990, #MargaretThatcher resigned after 11 years as prime minister, the first woman in #UK #history. Thatcher's election just proved that electing a woman head of government is not inherently #progressive or #feminist~!
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#OnThisDay in 1990, #MargaretThatcher resigned after 11 years as prime minister, the first woman in #UK #history. Thatcher's election just proved that electing a woman head of government is not inherently #progressive or #feminist~!
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#CecilSharp was born #OnThisDay in 1859, a Fabian socialist & a vegetarian who initiated the folk song revival in #England through his collection of #folkmusic. I have his collection of English #folksongs & I now sing some of them every day...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_S...
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#CecilSharp was born #OnThisDay in 1859, a Fabian socialist & a vegetarian who initiated the folk song revival in #England through his collection of #folkmusic. I have his collection of English #folksongs & I now sing some of them every day...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_S...
François-Marie Arouet was born #OnThisDay in 1694; the most famous of the French philosophes, Voltaire was the embodiment of the #Enlightenment in France & his writings helped inspire the American Revolution as well as the French Revolution... #history
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
François-Marie Arouet was born #OnThisDay in 1694; the most famous of the French philosophes, Voltaire was the embodiment of the #Enlightenment in France & his writings helped inspire the American Revolution as well as the French Revolution... #history
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
#RenéMagritte was born in Belgium #OnThisDay in 1898; his mother's suicide in 1912 may have influenced his Surrealist art & his #Surrealism in turn greatly influenced the development of modern art in the 20th c.; this is "Le Château des Pyrénées" (1959)
www.rene-magritte.com/castle-of-th...
www.rene-magritte.com/castle-of-th...
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
#RenéMagritte was born in Belgium #OnThisDay in 1898; his mother's suicide in 1912 may have influenced his Surrealist art & his #Surrealism in turn greatly influenced the development of modern art in the 20th c.; this is "Le Château des Pyrénées" (1959)
www.rene-magritte.com/castle-of-th...
www.rene-magritte.com/castle-of-th...
Korean adoptees in Europe made this video to thank ROK National Assembly member Kim Seong-ju #김성주 for his support of Korean adoptees as they seek legal reform of the #adoption process & info. about their own adoptions... #한국 #조선 #대한민국 #입양인
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZqN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZqN...
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (1428), Marie de Guise (1515), René-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Thomas Cook (1808), George Eliot (1819), Cecil Sharp (1859), #AndréGide (1869), Charles de Gaulle (1890), Hoagy Carmichael (1899) & Benjamin Britten (1913) were born #OnThisDay...
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (1428), Marie de Guise (1515), René-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Thomas Cook (1808), George Eliot (1819), Cecil Sharp (1859), #AndréGide (1869), Charles de Gaulle (1890), Hoagy Carmichael (1899) & Benjamin Britten (1913) were born #OnThisDay...
Grand Central Terminal & Park Avenue in Manhattan 10 years ago today (11.21.15)
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Grand Central Terminal & Park Avenue in Manhattan 10 years ago today (11.21.15)
75th St. selfie in a convex mirror in Jackson Heights three years ago today (11.21.22)
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
75th St. selfie in a convex mirror in Jackson Heights three years ago today (11.21.22)
"The Most Sacred Thing" is on PBS now: in the last installment of the Ken Burns documentary, "The American Revolution," Washington & Rochambeau trap Cornwallis in Yorktown, bringing about the effective end of the Revolutionary War 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"The Most Sacred Thing" is on PBS now: in the last installment of the Ken Burns documentary, "The American Revolution," Washington & Rochambeau trap Cornwallis in Yorktown, bringing about the effective end of the Revolutionary War 🇺🇸 🇬🇧