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English aristocrat and society hostess Lady Ottoline Morrell died #OTD in 1938.
Her salons were frequented by key figures of the Bloomsbury Group, including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, & Lytton Strachey, as well as writers like Aldous Huxley, T.S. Eliot, & D.H. Lawrence. Artists such as Duncan Grant & Vanessa Bell were also regular visitors. During World War I, they invited conscientious objectors such as Duncan Grant, Clive Bell & Lytton Strachey to take refuge at Garsington.
English aristocrat and society hostess Lady Ottoline Morrell died #OTD in 1938.
Her salons were frequented by key figures of the Bloomsbury Group, including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, & Lytton Strachey, as well as writers like Aldous Huxley, T.S. Eliot, & D.H. Lawrence. Artists such as Duncan Grant & Vanessa Bell were also regular visitors. During World War I, they invited conscientious objectors such as Duncan Grant, Clive Bell & Lytton Strachey to take refuge at Garsington.
April 20th, 363 CE—Aurelius Dios petitions the strategos for his (ex-?)wife Hermione's arrest #OTD #OnThisDay, saying that when he was out of town she left him and took everything in the house with her, including important documents (such as the deed to the house!)
April 20th, 363 CE—Aurelius Dios petitions the strategos for his (ex-?)wife Hermione's arrest #OTD #OnThisDay, saying that when he was out of town she left him and took everything in the house with her, including important documents (such as the deed to the house!)
Irish author Bram Stoker died #OTD in 1912.
In his early years, Stoker worked as a theatre critic for an Irish newspaper, and wrote stories as well as commentaries. He also enjoyed travelling, particularly to Cruden Bay in Scotland where he set two of his novels. During another visit to the English coastal town of Whitby, Stoker drew inspiration for writing Dracula.
Books by Bram Stoker at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/190
#OnThisDay, 20 Apr 1902, Marie and Pierre Curie refine radium chlorine. The discovery leads to Marie being the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
The Academy originally planned to award only Pierre and Henri Becquerel. Pierre insisted that Marie should also be included.
British scientist Rosalind Franklin died #OTD in 1958.
Her most famous contribution to science came from her X-ray diffraction images of DNA, particularly Photo 51, which provided crucial evidence for the double helix structure of DNA. Her photo was shared without her knowledge with J. Watson & F. Crick, who used it as a basis for their model of DNA's structure. Their work overshadowed her contribution, & she was not fully recognized for her role until after her death.
British scientist Rosalind Franklin died #OTD in 1958.
Her most famous contribution to science came from her X-ray diffraction images of DNA, particularly Photo 51, which provided crucial evidence for the double helix structure of DNA. Her photo was shared without her knowledge with J. Watson & F. Crick, who used it as a basis for their model of DNA's structure. Their work overshadowed her contribution, & she was not fully recognized for her role until after her death.
#OTD in 1857. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is published by Michel Lévy frères.
On publication, the novel was attacked by the Paris prosecutor of the Second Empire for immorality and obscenity. Flaubert's trial, which began in January 1857, publicized the story in France. The first edition of 6,750 copies was an instant success, selling out in two months.
Madame Bovary at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14155
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2413
#OTD in 1857. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is published by Michel Lévy frères.
On publication, the novel was attacked by the Paris prosecutor of the Second Empire for immorality and obscenity. Flaubert's trial, which began in January 1857, publicized the story in France. The first edition of 6,750 copies was an instant success, selling out in two months.
Madame Bovary at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14155
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2413
Remembering Jeffrey Ross Hyman aka Joey Ramone, singer-songwriter of the punk rock band Ramones, who died far too young on this day in 2001 in the New York Presbyterian Hospital
#punk #punks #punkrock #joeyramone #ramones #history #punkrockhistory #otd
#OTD, 15th of April, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic sank.
The story of the sole black "passenger", Haitian engineer Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, and his family was recently brought to light in recent years.
He put his wife and daughters on boats before perishing.
His pregnant French wife Juliette Lafargue, a new widow, arrived alone in New York City with her two young daughters Simone and Louise by her side.
#OTD, 15th of April, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic sank.
The story of the sole black "passenger", Haitian engineer Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, and his family was recently brought to light in recent years.
He put his wife and daughters on boats before perishing.
His pregnant French wife Juliette Lafargue, a new widow, arrived alone in New York City with her two young daughters Simone and Louise by her side.
American marine biologist, conservationist, and writer Rachel Carson died #OTD in 1964.
She is best known for her groundbreaking book "Silent Spring," published in 1962, which brought attention to the environmental impact of pesticides, particularly DDT, and sparked a global environmental movement. The book is often credited with inspiring the modern environmental movement and the establishment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
English writer Evelyn Waugh died #OTD in 1966.
Waugh's early works, such as "Decline and Fall" (1928) and "Vile Bodies" (1930), satirize the societal decadence and moral decline of the interwar period. However, it was his novel "Brideshead Revisited" (1945) that brought him widespread acclaim. His other notable works include "A Handful of Dust" (1934), which critiques the emptiness of modern life, and "Scoop" (1938), a satire of sensationalist journalism.
English writer Evelyn Waugh died #OTD in 1966.
Waugh's early works, such as "Decline and Fall" (1928) and "Vile Bodies" (1930), satirize the societal decadence and moral decline of the interwar period. However, it was his novel "Brideshead Revisited" (1945) that brought him widespread acclaim. His other notable works include "A Handful of Dust" (1934), which critiques the emptiness of modern life, and "Scoop" (1938), a satire of sensationalist journalism.
#OtD 10 Apr 1919 Emiliano Zapata, peasant leader during the Mexican Revolution, was murdered by forces of the "revolutionary" Carranza government. He was lured to a meeting by a fake defector and assassinated. We have reproduced this iconic photo: https://t.co/LXZGrV3rCX https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/emiliano-zapata?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
English poet, illustrator, painter, translator and founder of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Dante Gabriel Rossetti died #OTD in 1882.
His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. Rossetti's personal life was closely linked to his work, especially his relationships with his models and muses Elizabeth Siddal (whom he married), Fanny Cornforth, and Jane Morris.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1268
English poet, illustrator, painter, translator and founder of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Dante Gabriel Rossetti died #OTD in 1882.
His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. Rossetti's personal life was closely linked to his work, especially his relationships with his models and muses Elizabeth Siddal (whom he married), Fanny Cornforth, and Jane Morris.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1268
#OtD 7 Apr 1919 workers' councils declared the Bavarian Council Republic in Germany. However troops sent by the Social Democratic government crushed the rebellion at the end of the month, killing hundreds. More info here: https://t.co/uBoCPC7zNo https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/all-power-to-the-councils-a-documentary-history-of-the-german-revolution-of-1918-1919-gabriel-kuhn-ed?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
#OtD 7 Apr 1919 workers' councils declared the Bavarian Council Republic in Germany. However troops sent by the Social Democratic government crushed the rebellion at the end of the month, killing hundreds. More info here: https://t.co/uBoCPC7zNo https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/all-power-to-the-councils-a-documentary-history-of-the-german-revolution-of-1918-1919-gabriel-kuhn-ed?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
