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#OnThisDay, 15 Nov 1982, at least 11 women* from the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the UK are sent to prison. They had refused to be bound over to keep the peace after occupying a sentry box on the US base.
*some sources say 23, others 11.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #ColdWarHistory #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 15 Nov 1982, at least 11 women* from the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the UK are sent to prison. They had refused to be bound over to keep the peace after occupying a sentry box on the US base.
*some sources say 23, others 11.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #ColdWarHistory #Histodons
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Today in 2001, 24 years ago: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.
Today in 2001, 24 years ago: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.
#OnThisDay, 14 Nov 1960, Ruby Bridges goes to school.
She is the first African-American child to attend the all-white William Frantz school in Louisiana, USA. It is a symbolic act, breaking the segregation of education in the state.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 14 Nov 1960, Ruby Bridges goes to school.
She is the first African-American child to attend the all-white William Frantz school in Louisiana, USA. It is a symbolic act, breaking the segregation of education in the state.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 13 Nov 1931, Democrat Hattie Wyatt Caraway is appointed as a US Senator for Arkansas.
The first woman to sit in the Senate for more than a day, she'd been selected by the party on the understanding that she would serve out her late husband's term and not stand for re-election in 1932.
Instead she stood again, and remained a Senator until 1945.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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This is why I still root for humanity!
Next year, 13 November 2026 NASA's Voyager 1 will be one light day (25.9 b km/16 b mi) from Earth.
Voyager carries greetings from all humanity. We're not only spacefaring - we're now starfaring.
#OnThisDay, 13 Nov 1931, Democrat Hattie Wyatt Caraway is appointed as a US Senator for Arkansas.
The first woman to sit in the Senate for more than a day, she'd been selected by the party on the understanding that she would serve out her late husband's term and not stand for re-election in 1932.
Instead she stood again, and remained a Senator until 1945.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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Recorded #OnThisDay 40 years ago:
The Chills - Peel Session 1985
The complete session recorded by The Chills on 12 November 1985 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 25th of that month.
Tracklist:
1. Rolling Moon (0:07)
2. Brave Words (3:37)
3. Wet Blanket (5:09)
4. Night Of Chill Blue (7:45)
https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-chills-peel-session-1985.html
This is why I still root for humanity!
Next year, 13 November 2026 NASA's Voyager 1 will be one light day (25.9 b km/16 b mi) from Earth.
Voyager carries greetings from all humanity. We're not only spacefaring - we're now starfaring.
Recorded #OnThisDay 40 years ago:
The Chills - Peel Session 1985
The complete session recorded by The Chills on 12 November 1985 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 25th of that month.
Tracklist:
1. Rolling Moon (0:07)
2. Brave Words (3:37)
3. Wet Blanket (5:09)
4. Night Of Chill Blue (7:45)
https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-chills-peel-session-1985.html
"On 12 November 1990 [Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau] published a formal proposal outlining principal concepts and defining important terms behind the web. The document described a "hypertext project" called "WorldWideWeb" in which a "web" of "hypertext documents" could be viewed by “browsers”."
https://home.cern/science/computing/where-web-was-born
https://www.w3.org/Proposal.html
#WorldWideWeb #HypertextProject #TheWeb #internet #TechHistory #technology #OnThisDay #OTD
"On 12 November 1990 [Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau] published a formal proposal outlining principal concepts and defining important terms behind the web. The document described a "hypertext project" called "WorldWideWeb" in which a "web" of "hypertext documents" could be viewed by “browsers”."
https://home.cern/science/computing/where-web-was-born
https://www.w3.org/Proposal.html
#WorldWideWeb #HypertextProject #TheWeb #internet #TechHistory #technology #OnThisDay #OTD
Today in 1992, 33 years ago: the Anglican Church allows the female priesthood.
#OnThisDay, 11 Nov 1906, British composer Ethel Smyth's opera 'The Wreckers' opens in Leipzig. Appalled by cuts made by the production, she removes all copies of the score from the orchestra pit to prevent further performances.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #BritishHistory #MusicHistory #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 11 Nov 1865, Dr Mary Edwards Walker receives the Medal of Honor from US President Andrew Johnson for her services as a field surgeon in the American Civil War.
A lifelong "dress reformer", she wore trousers under short dresses and eventually switched to trousers and jackets. She was frequently arrested for her choice. "I don't wear men's clothes, I wear my own clothes," she said.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInWar #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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Today in 1992, 33 years ago: the Anglican Church allows the female priesthood.
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