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#OTD 24 years ago. The engagement of Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones was announced on 6 January 1999. The couple had a photocall at the St. James's Palace following the engagement.
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#OTD 7 years ago. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released 2 photos to mark Prince George's first day at Westacre Montessori School nursery near Sandringham in Norfolk on January 6, 2016.
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1st Jan #TheDayInHistory #OTD in 1818, British, with just 834 infantrymen - about 500 of them from the Mahar community & 12 officers defeated the 28,000-strong army of Peshwa Bajirao. It was one of the last battles of the 3rd Anglo-Maratha War, which ended the Peshwa domination
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THREAD #OTD Mamie Till-Mobley joined the ancestors (Nov 23, 1921 - Jan 6, 2003). Educator, activist, mother of Emmett Till, who was murdered at age 14 by racist whites in Mississippi for allegedly interacting "inappropriatelyโ€ towards a white woman. #History
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Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died #otd 1986. โ€‹"When I'm in England, I say I'm from Ireland. When I'm in Ireland, I say I'm from Dublin. When I'm in Dublin, I say I'm from Crumlin. When I'm in Crumlin, I say I'm from Leighlin Road. When I'm in Leighlin Road, I say I'm a Lynott."
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This dashing, debonair chap is Leon Weintraub. He was born #otd in 1926, a Polish Jew from Lodz. In August 1944, Leon was deported to #Auschwitz. His mother and four sisters were murdered. Leon survived. Today he celebrates 97 glorious years. Happy birthday Leon.
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#OTD in 1892, author and scholar, J. R. R. Tolkien was born! 20 years later, he was fined ยฃ1 7s 6d for overdue library books in his 1st year at Oxford - that's approx. ยฃ110 in today's money. ๐Ÿ˜…
A fine list handwritten written in 1912. Half way down the page, J. R. R. Tolkien is included in the list of names.
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THREAD #OTD Sidney Poitier joined the ancestors (Feb 20, 1927 - Jan 6, 2022). Bahamian-American actor, film director, ambassador. In 1964, He won the Academy Award for Best Actor (on his 2nd nomination) becoming the 1st Black male & Afro-Bahamian actor to win that award. #History
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๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ!! ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐Ÿ˜ #OTD, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India beat ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand to earn their first-ever win on the continental stage in 5๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ years at #AsianCup2019
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"Decades ago we science fiction writers foresaw a great many things about space travel, but two things we did not foresee." Isaac Asimov, born #OTD in 1920, wrote this in a 1985 NASA book about science and society. Find out what was overlooked (p. 59): go.nasa.gov/3Wbx1KC
This view of pale blue-green Uranus was recorded by NASA's Voyager 2 on Jan 25, 1986, as the spacecraft sped by the planet. The thin crescent of Uranus is seen in the blackness of space. Photo ID: PIA00143 Credit: NASA/JPL
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