#FashionFriday Italian purse, c 1895-1900

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#FashionFriday House of Worth evening dress, c 1892

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Seated Chief (Mwanangana) Playing Sanza, 19th century (before 1869), Chokwe artist, Angola

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October 1848: The future Emperor Napoleon III announces he is running for the Presidency of France.

#history #19thcentury

20 Oct 1936: Death of Anne Sullivan Macy, teacher of Helen Keller

#onthisday #ushistory

The Archangel Gabriel, c. 1430, Masolino da Panicale

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20 Oct 1774: The Continental Congress agrees to the Articles of Association in response to the Intolerable Acts

#onthisday #18thcentury

The Archangel Gabriel, c. 1430, Masolino da Panicale

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20 Oct 1936: Death of Anne Sullivan Macy, teacher of Helen Keller

#onthisday #ushistory

October 1848: The future Emperor Napoleon III announces he is running for the Presidency of France.

#history #19thcentury

Seated Chief (Mwanangana) Playing Sanza, 19th century (before 1869), Chokwe artist, Angola

metmuseum.org/art/collection…

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October 1216: Death of King John of England, Henry II's last surviving ruling son, and he who signed the Magna Carta and loved dogs.

Learn more:
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#history #medievaltwitter

Captioned version:
youtube.com/watch?v=hZ4XxH…

The Choice of a Model, 1868-1874, Mariano Fortuny Marsal

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18 Oct 1931: Death of Thomas Edison- inventor, holder of over 1000 patents, and man who disagreed with Nikola Tesla

#onthisday #history

Ivanhoe and the modern Middle Ages: Footnoting History . I listened to the first Ivanhoe episode ages back, I think.

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