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Gina Wilhelm
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Actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist.
I try to post happy fun things, but don't be surprised if I post/repost a lot of political stuff these days
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Pope Francis releases a prog rock album featuring his words over guitar riffs and synths, in 2015. To think, you can find His Holiness in the record bin right next to Genesis!
The cover of Pope Francis' prog rock album, "Wake Up!" The pope is smiling and waving with his right hand. He is wearing his white vestments and skullcap, and the words "Pope Francis 'Wake Up!'" are printed above his outstretched arm.
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, the first instant Land camera, now known as Polaroid, goes on sale in 1948. I feel an Outkast song coming on....
A photo of a Polaroid Land camera. The lens sits in a metal plate, which is connected to a large rectangular brown body by a long bellows. The camera sits on a blue surface, and a green lawn and landscaping are out of focus in the far distance.
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens on London's West End in 1952. It's still running, making it the world's longest-running play. It just keeps going and going and going and going....
The front of a building with classical columns in between windows. In front of the columns is a neon sign reading "The Mousetrap." Above this is the words "Agatha Christie's," and below it is "70th Year." All words are in red neon except for "70th," which is in larger letters than the word "Year." All the neon words are surrounded by a red neon rectangle. Down the right-hand side of the building are the words "St. Martin's."
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Eisenhower's plane, Columbine III, is officially christened as Air Force One in 1954. But Gary Oldman was never thrown off it.
The Columbine III, a Lockheed VC-121E. It is a silver propeller plane shown in profile. There are two propellers on the visible wing. The nose of the plane is black. The plane is in front of a hangar with the Air Force insignia on the front of it.
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, John Herrington becomes the first Native American in space when he embarks on a mission to the International Space Station in 2002. He brings an eagle feather and traditional wooden flute with him. I'm not clear on if he played the flute in space or not. #ItsAboutDamnTime
A photo of John Herrington in his astronaut uniform. He is smiling at the camera and has close-cropped dark hair. His uniform is white and has an American flag patch on the left upper arm and a blue, white, and gold patch on the right upper arm. There is a big square component to the uniform behind his head. There is also a small white hose coming out of the open neck of the suit.
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, 20-year-old Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight boxing champion ever, in 1986. This was pre-tattoo, of course.
Mike Tyson punches Trevor Berbick's left cheek with his right hand. Both men are wearing red boxing gloves, and Berbick has black trunks. Berbick's right hand is up near his chin, and his left arm is extended to his side.
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, George Washington orders General Lee to New Jersey in 1776. Vroom!
A photo of the General Lee car jumping across the screen. The orange 1969 Dodge Charger is at an angle in the air with the sun behind it. It has the number "01" painted on the door. There is dirt streaming out behind the car where it jumped off a ramp. Tree branches are in the background behind the car.
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, "The Day After," a made-for-TV movie about a nuclear bomb being dropped on Kansas, airs on ABC in 1983. I think I made it about 10 minutes before getting too freaked out to finish.
The poster for "The Day After." A giant mushroom cloud looms over a road that stretches into the distance over some hills. A child is running down the road. The poster is in reds and yellows. It is, as Reagan put it, depressing.
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, CBS bans a Calvin Klein jeans ad featuring a 15-year-old Brooke Shields for being too suggestive in 1980. I feel like they might have had a point.
A photo of Brooke Shields She is wearing form-fitting blue jeans and stands with her right leg bent and her left leg straight. She is bent over at the waist and wears a brown blouse that she holds closed at the center, exposing her belly. She has long brown hair and looks into the camera. Across the bottom of the photo are the words "Calvin Klein Jeans" in white letters.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Abraham Lincoln travels to Gettysburg to give his famous address in 1863. Contrary to popular belief, he did not write the address on an envelope while on the train. Sorry.
A black-and-white photo. A steam train is on the left-hand side of the picture, with tracks coming towards the viewer. Two people stand on top of one of the train cars. There is a building in the background in the center of the picture, and people gathered around the front of the building and at the side of the train.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, the Elizabethan Age begins in 1558. "We're called Elizabethans, they're all a bunch of heathens!"
A crowd of people in Elizabethan dress. In the center of the page, some men are carrying a litter with Queen Elizabeth in it. It has a white lacy canopy. Most of the people in the picture are men, but there is one woman in a light-colored dress at the far right side of the picture. There are hills and buildings in the background
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, "The Sound of Music" premieres on Broadway in 1959. In real life, the oldest von Trapp was a boy, and you don't just walk to Switzerland, but it makes for a good story. BTW, my production of "The Sound of Music" opens November 28. @redcurtainwa.bsky.social
A publicity photo from the original production of "The Sound of Music." Mary Martin is smiling on the left side of the photo. She has short strawberry blonde hair and holds a sunburst guitar. She wears a light gray dress with dark embellishments down the front. Seven children of different ages are wearing sailor suits and smiling at her.
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, a grilled cheese sandwich with what appears to be an image of the Virgin Mary sells on eBay for $28,000 in 2004. It is said to be 10 years old (at the time) and had never sprouted mold. Incorruptible sandwich!
A triangle of grilled bread with a bite missing from the bottom. The dark parts of the bread are in a shape that resembles a feminine human face. It sort of looks like Madeline Kahn.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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#OnThisDayInHistory journalist Nellie Bly sets off on her journey to circle the globe faster than Phileas Fogg's in "Around the World in 80 Days" in 1889. She makes it in 72 days. #feminism
An illustration of Nellie Bly standing in front of a crowd of people in overcoats and hats. There is a ship with multiple smokestacks behind her. She has her right hand resting on the long handle of a suitcase. She wears a long skirt with a blouse, boots, gloves, and a hat. There is a handbag in her left hand.
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, the Holland Tunnel opens, connecting Manhattan and New Jersey, in 1927. I've heard you shouldn't take the tunnel.....
A photo from the opening of the Holland Tunnel. Model T-type cars (and at least one bus) snake from all directions to the tunnel at the left-hand side of the photo. A few pedestrians stand among the cars, and there are several on a walkway near the tunnel entrance.
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Ellis Island closes in 1954. Now it's a museum, so now it's open if the government is. Ahem.
A print of Ellis and Liberty Islands by Alexander Chen. Ellis Island is in the foreground and has a large building on it. Liberty Island is further back, and the Statue of Liberty is on the left-hand side of the island. Both islands have trees in fall colors surrounding the buildings. The water around the islands is dotted with boats, and the sun is setting in the far background.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, hisstory was made when a stuntperson jumped the "Dukes of Hazzard" General Lee 16 feet high and 82 feet long in 1978. The car was totaled, which they DIDN'T show in the program. Where's the realism, man?
A photo of the General Lee car jumping across the screen. The orange 1969 Dodge Charger is at an angle in the air with the sun behind it. It has the number "01" painted on the door. There is dirt streaming out behind the car where it jumped off a ramp. Tree branches are in the background behind the car.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, "Sesame Street" premieres in 1969. Back in the days when Oscar the Grouch was orange.
A photo from the first season of Sesame Street. David, Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper, and some other human adults and children are on a stoop with Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, who is orange.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, the Great Northeast Blackout occurs, blacking out all of New York State and parts of several surrounding states, and parts of Canada, in 1965. Spooky!
A photo of the city during the blackout. The black shadows of buildings are seen, with occasional light spots where lights are on. In the background is a skyscraper. The sky behind the city is navy blue. There is a street running through the bottom central part of the picture, illuminated by headlights
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, kicker Tom Dempsey, who was born without toes, sets an NFL record by kicking a 63-yard field goal, beating the old record by 7 yards, in 1970. He had custom shoes for the job.
A photo of Tom Dempsey right after kicking a football. He stands on his left leg, and his right leg is in the air. His foot is shortened due to a lack of toes and is in a black specially made shoe. He wears a New Orleans Saints uniform with gold pants with a black stripe and a smaller white stripe on top of it He has a white jersey with the number 19 on it, and a gold helmet with a black Fleur-de-lis on it. His arms are outstretched, and the helmet and back of the placeholder are visible next to him.
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Richard Nixon concedes defeat in the California governor's race, saying, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference," in 1962. If only that had been so.
A black-and-white photo of Richard Nixon. He is wearing a suit and dark-colored tie and his mouth is open, as if speaking. He is standing in front of a bank of microphones. There is flocked wallpaper on the wall behind him.
November 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, Abraham Lincoln is elected president in 1860. I think it was those stovepipe hats he got all his followers to wear that sealed it.
A drawing of Lincoln being sworn in. He wears a dark suit and bow tie and has his beard. His right hand rests on a Bible, and a heavyset bald man, presumably the chief justice of the Supreme Court, stands opposite him. He also has a bow tie. A balding man in dark suit and bow tie holds the Bible, and there are other figures standing behind them, looking on.
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, John Peter Zenger publishes the first issue of the "New York Weekly Journal" to air grievances with the Royal governor, in 1733. The governor didn't think this was funny, and Zenger was charged with libel. This eventually led to one of the first victories for the free press.
A drawing of a courtroom. The judge, jurors, and gallery are rendered in red. A lawyer in a powdered wig with his hand outstretched is rendered in black. The judge sits on the right-hand side of the picture. In the upper left-hand corner is a black box with the words "The Trial of John Peter Zenger" in white.
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, James Ritty receives a patent for his mechanical cash register, the "incorruptible cashier," in 1879. Somehow it's supposed to keep employees from skimming from the company. Employee theft solved forever!
A photograph of the cash register. It is a wooden box with a gold face like a clock's, with two black hands and one hand that appears to be gold. The gold hand points to the 9 o'clock position, the smaller black hand points to the 2 o'clock position, and the larger black hand is two minutes past that. The clock-like box sits on top of a rectangular box with a row of small levers. The row has a small gap a third of the way from the right-hand side.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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#OnThisDayInHistory, the first auto show in the US opens at Madison Square Garden in 1900. I guess this is the 1900 equivalent of a babe in a bikini draped over the hood.
A black-and-white photo of an auto show. A man, woman, and child sit in a car while another man looks down at the vehicle. All four are wearing hats. They are in a large arena with bunting on the walls.
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM