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Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot
· 9mo ago
“I have a harmonium and it’s going to explode in two minutes” Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career: 1/7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0381jzt #Scottish #literature #poetry #music #humour #surrealism #absurdist #IvorCutler
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Ivor Cutler at 90
BBC

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Ivor Cutler at 90

A celebration of the 90th anniversary of poet, humourist and absurdist Ivor Cutler.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev@mastodon.social
· 5mo ago
#OnThisDay in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was opened to the public in Paris. Not to be outdone, London decided to get a new tower of their own and held a competition to design it, with some interesting results! https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/catalogue-of-the-68-competitive-designs-for-the-great-tower-for-london-1890 #OTD
Catalogue of the 68 Competitive Designs for the Great Tower for London (1890)
The Public Domain Review

Catalogue of the 68 Competitive Designs for the Great Tower for London (1890)

A catalogue showing the entries for a competition to design a new tower for London. The year previous, 1889, saw the hugely successful Eiffel Tower go up in the centre of Paris, and the good people of London, not to be outdone, decided to get one of their own.

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Chris Bond @Vibracobra23@mastodon.social
· 2d ago

Recorded #OnThisDay 47 years ago:

The Comsat Angels - Peel Session 1979

The complete session recorded by The Comsat Angels on 10 October 1979 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 25th of that month.

Tracklist:

  1. Total War Girl (0:42)
  2. Independence Day (5:47)
  3. Ju-Ju Money (9:52)
  4. Baby (14:45)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJMN4qw-JU0

#TheComsatAngels #PeelSessions #PostPunk #OTD

The Comsat Angels - Peel Session 1979

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
#OtD 29 Sep 1944 communist nurse and partisan Virginia Tonelli was burned alive in the San Sabba concentration camp in Italy. The fascists had tortured her for days, but were unable to get her to speak. Exasperated, her torturers then burned her alive https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-80-italian-resistance/
E77-80: Italian resistance
Working Class History

E77-80: Italian resistance

A four-part podcast series on the Italian resistance to fascism, both during World War Two and immediately after, in conversation with anti-fascist partisans themselves.

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Rudy @rudy@mstdn.ca
· 12mo ago
#OTD Sept 28 1813, the "Burlington Races", in which a 10-ship American fleet engaged the 6-ship British squadron at York (Toronto)... they hammered each other with cannon all day in Lake Ontario, as they raced towards Burlington Bay... #WarOf1812 https://www.malcolmarmstrong.ca/image/slideshowlist/the_burlington_races
The Burlington Races, War of 1812 16in x 20in $2,000
The Marine Paintings of Malcolm Armstrong

The Burlington Races, War of 1812 16in x 20in $2,000

THE BURLINGTON RACES In September 1813 during the War of 1812 on Lake Ontario a British squadron of ships led by Commodore Yeo engaged US warships led by Commodore Chauncy. The first ships to exchange fire were Commodore Chauncy’s USS General Pike and Yeo’s HMS Wolfe. Pike lost her fore topmast but inflicted serious damage to the British ship including the shooting away of her main and mizzen topmasts and main yard. The next ship to arrive on the scene was the smaller HMS Royal George, Captain

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net
#OtD 28 Sep 1846 British troops opened fire on starving food rioters in Dungarvan, Ireland, killing one. The Great Famine lasted until the 1850s, killing around a million people and forced even more to emigrate, while food was exported for profit https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10057/food-riots-in-dungarvan,-ireland
stories.workingclasshistory.com

Working Class History

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan@stefanbohacek.online
· 2w ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
"First, it was just one missile, but then another, and another, until the system reported that a total of five Minuteman ICBMs had been launched." Happy Stanislav Petrov Day, fediverse! (From 2018) https://www.vox.com/2018/9/26/17905796/nuclear-war-1983-stanislav-petrov-soviet-union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov #OnThisDay #otd #history #StanislavPetrov #ColdWar
41 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war
Vox

41 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war

On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world.

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