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<p>"Of the life of Benjamin Button between his twelfth and twenty-first year I intend to say little. Suffice to record that they were years of normal ungrowth."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1922.</p><p>F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is published in The Smart Set magazine. It was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's 1922 book Tales of the Jazz Age.</p><p>Tales of the Jazz Age at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/6695" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/6695</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in Collier's Magazine, May 27, 1922, New York. Vol. 69, No. 21. Illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg. Front cover illustration by James Montgomery Flagg.

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<p>American lexicographer, editor, and author Noah Webster died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1843.</p><p>His early contributions to education include a series of textbooks known collectively as the "Blue-Backed Speller." His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, was published in 1806. However, his most significant achievement came with the publication of An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/139" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/139"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/139</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/dictionaries/" rel="tag">#dictionaries</a> <a href="/tags/lexicography/" rel="tag">#lexicography</a></p>

Title page of "A Dictionary of the English Language," written by Noah Webster, L.L.D. Springfield, Mass. Published by G. & C. Merriam. State Street.

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<p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a>, 8 Oct 1952, USAF 2nd Lt Nurse Abbie Sweetwine uses military triage in a civilian disaster, the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash in London. She saves lives and paves the way for the UK’s use of paramedics. The British press dub her "the angel of platform 6".</p><p>Read more on our blog: <a href="https://carvehername.org.uk/abbie-sweetwine-and-the-harrow-and-wealdstone-crash/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="carvehername.org.uk/abbie-sweetwine-and-the-harrow-and-wealdstone-crash/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">carvehername.org.uk/abbie-swee</span><span class="invisible">twine-and-the-harrow-and-wealdstone-crash/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/womeninhistory/" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistory/" rel="tag">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="/tags/blackhistory/" rel="tag">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="/tags/britishhistory/" rel="tag">#BritishHistory</a> <a href="/tags/americanhistory/" rel="tag">#AmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/londonhistory/" rel="tag">#LondonHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a></p>

Abbie Sweetwine preparing a plasma infusion at the site of the crash. She is a black woman, surrounded by white men.

A photo of the Harrow and Wealdstone crash, showing three passenger trains that had run into each other. There is debris two storeys high, and people searching the wreckage.

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<p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a>, 19 Oct 1944, President Roosevelt announces Black women can join WAVES – the US Navy's women's service. </p><p>Lt Harriet Pickens and Ensign Frances Wills, pictured, become the first Black women officers a couple of months later.</p><p><a href="/tags/womeninhistory/" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistory/" rel="tag">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="/tags/worldwar2/" rel="tag">#WorldWar2</a> <a href="/tags/americanhistory/" rel="tag">#AmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a></p><p>1/3</p>

Lt Pickens receiving a salute from Ensign Wills. They are Black women in US Naval uniform, and are looking serious.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OtD</a> 22 May 1920 antisemitic hoax, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, was printed by Henry Ford in the Dearborn Independent and sold at all Ford outlets. He was later given Nazi Germany's highest award by Hitler <a href="https://t.co/3CG9cuMLkj" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>t.co/3CG9cuMLkj</a> <a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9506/ford-publishes-antisemitism?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9506/ford-publishes-antisemitism?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/9506/ford-publishes-antisemitism?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>

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<p>"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom — these are the pillars of society."<br>The Pillars of Society</p><p>Norwegian Dramatist & Poet Henrik Ibsen died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1906.</p><p>Ibsen is renowned for his pioneering work in realism, a movement in theater that sought to depict everyday life & societal issues with honesty and accuracy. He moved away from the romanticized and melodramatic styles that dominated the 19th century.</p><p>Books by Henrik Ibsen at PG<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/861" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/861"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/861</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Henrik Ibsen painted by Eilif Peterssen

An elderly man sits at a desk, engrossed in his work, surrounded by books and papers.

Title page of a 1936 edition of the play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

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<p>American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement Margaret Fuller was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1810.</p><p>She was the first American female war correspondent and full-time book reviewer in journalism. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States.</p><p>Books by Margaret Fuller at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2829" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2829"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2829</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Engraving of Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810-1850) a journalist, critic and women's rights activist.

A classic engraving capturing a woman deeply immersed in a book, reflecting a sense of tranquility and concentration.

Title page for Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845) by Margaret Fuller

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<p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a>, 23 May 1907, 19 women take their seats in the Finnish Parliament. They are the first women Parliamentarians in the world.</p><p><a href="/tags/womeninhistory/" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistory/" rel="tag">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="/tags/votesforwomen/" rel="tag">#VotesForWomen</a> <a href="/tags/europeanhistory/" rel="tag">#EuropeanHistory</a></p>

Thirteen of the nineteen women parliamentarians: six are seated and seven are standing behind them. They are all white women and most are wearing dark clothes.

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<p>Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1890.</p><p>One of his most famous novels is "Amor de Perdição", a tragic love story that is often compared to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Camilo Castelo Branco's life was marked by personal and professional challenges, including periods of financial difficulty, imprisonment, and ill health, yet he remained a central figure in Portuguese literary circles.</p><p>Books by Camilo Castelo Branco at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6699" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6699"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6699</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Retrato fotográfico de Camilo Castelo Branco em Bohemia do Espirito.

A monochrome image of a mustached man, captured in black and white.

Cover of O sangue by Camilo Castelo Branco.

"O Sangue" is a novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, one of the most prominent Portuguese writers of the 19th century. This novel, like many of his works, delves into themes of passion, family conflict, and social issues.

"O Sangue" is an important work in Camilo Castelo Branco's oeuvre, showcasing his ability to weave complex narratives that reflect the human condition. It is a testament to his literary skill and his understanding of the darker aspects of human nature.

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<p>English author, philosopher, literary and art critic G. K. Chesterton was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1874.</p><p>Chesterton created the character Father Brown, a Catholic priest and amateur detective. The first collection, "The Innocence of Father Brown," was published in 1911. His most famous novel is "The Man Who Was Thursday" (1908), a metaphysical thriller that explores themes of anarchy and order.</p><p>Books by G. K. Chesterton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/80" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/80"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/80</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Chesterton in 1909.

An elderly man with glasses and a mustache in a vintage photograph.

Cover of The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G. K. Chesterton

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1919.</p><p>Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.</p><p>The Eddington experiment was organised by the astronomers Frank Watson Dyson & Arthur Stanley Eddington in 1919. The observations were of the total solar eclipse of 29 May 1919 and were carried out by two expeditions which aim was to measure the gravitational deflection of starlight passing near the Sun.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddington_experiment" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddington_experiment"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddingto</span><span class="invisible">n_experiment</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/relativity/" rel="tag">#relativity</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

One of Eddington's photographs of the total solar eclipse of 29 May 1919, presented in his 1920 paper announcing its success, confirming Einstein's theory that light "bends".

Frank Watson Dyson / Arthur Eddington / Charles Rundle Davidson - F. W. Dyson, A. S. Eddington, and C. Davidson (1920). "A Determination of the Deflection of Light by the Sun's Gravitational Field, from Observations Made at the Total Eclipse of May 29, 1919". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: 332. ISSN 1364-503X.

From the report of Sir Arthur Eddington on the expedition to verify Albert Einstein's prediction of the bending of light around the sun. In Plate 1 is given a half-tone reproduction of one of the negatives taken with the 4-inch lens at Sobral. This shows the position of the stars, and, as far as possible in a reproduction of this kind, the character of the images, as there has been no retouching. A number of photographic prints have been made and applications for these from astronomers, who wish to assure themselves of the quality of the photographs, will be considered as as far as possible acceded to.

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<p>Smoky sky.<br>In autumn wind<br>I stroll by the quays<br>in the last light…</p><p>—Edwin Morgan, “Je ne regrette rien: in memory of Edith Piaf”<br>first published in THE SECOND LIFE (EUP, 1968); republished in COLLECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2012)</p><p>Edith Piaf died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 10 October, 1963</p><p><a href="https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857541885" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857541885"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ind</span><span class="invisible">exer?product=9781857541885</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/edithpiaf/" rel="tag">#EdithPiaf</a></p>

Edwin Morgan
Je ne regrette rien
in memory of Edith Piaf

Smoky sky.
In autumn wind
I stroll by the quays
in the last light,
my coat flaps, flaps,
wet chestnut leaves
spatter the Seine.
I glance in a window
and touch my hair, yes
I am tiny as they say,
tiny as a sparrow.
Now the lights come on.
I stand under the lamp,
turn up my collar
in a circle of rain
and wait for you.

It’s all beginning again.
Dead leaves or spring
it comes back, it begins.
How could I struggle?
When you held me, your shoulders
were a wall, I sheltered
in your shadow, it began.
They say I couldn’t count my men –
in thirty years I couldn’t count them!
But who counts years?
Count the years I was blind?
Dandled in a brothel? Taught by whores?
Count the prayers that gave me my sight at Lisieux?
Or the heartbeats of my daughter, in thousands,
when I bore her at fourteen
till she starved and died?
Count the crusts I’ve had, or those I’ve given?
The gutters I’ve sung in, or the great halls?
Count the glasses I’ve drunk? Count the beds
I’ve lain in, the lips I’ve kissed?
I can’t count the surgeons who’ve opened me –
do you think my lovers are in a book?
Do you want me to start counting tears?
Count what? The cost? What cost? I won!

No! let the men that had me go their ways.
I regret nothing, nothing. Some were kind.
But I don’t care if they were kind!
I don’t remember if it was bad.
I don’t keep the past in my pocket.

I’ve paid for it all, I’ve forgotten it all.
I’ve paid for it all, I’ve forgotten it all.
I strike a match to my memories,
they light a fire and disappear.

I warm my arms tonight
the fire begins
the stars come out
yes it begins
I am forty-five
it begins again
I hear his step
yes it begins
his broad shoulders
glisten through the rain
I can see
the dead cigarette
in his firm mouth
he throws it aside
it begins and
I regret nothing

We sway in the rain,
he crushes my mouth.
What could I regret
if a hundred times
of parting struck me
like lightning if this
lightning of love
can strike and
strike
again!

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<p>Fossil hunter, folklorist, evangelist, stonemason, editor, social justice campaigner, & geologist, Hugh Miller (1802–1856) – born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 10 Oct – should be remembered in the company of Carlyle, Ruskin, Matthew Arnold & JS Mill as one of the leading moral & social thinkers of the 19th century</p><p>A 🎂🧵</p><p>1/4</p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/victorian/" rel="tag">#Victorian</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#geology</a> <a href="/tags/fossil/" rel="tag">#fossil</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfriday/" rel="tag">#fossilfriday</a> <a href="/tags/folklore/" rel="tag">#folklore</a></p>

Faded 19th-century sepia photograph of Hugh Miller. He is standing, dressed in workman's overalls, his shirt-sleeves rolled up. He has bushy hair and large sideburns, and his left elbow is propped up on a carved gravestone. His right hand rests on a large stonemason's maul, and he holds a chisel in his left hand.

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<p>French mathematician Évariste Galois died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1832.</p><p>Galois developed a deep understanding of the relationship between polynomial equations and group theory. He showed how the solutions to polynomial equations are related to the structure of certain groups, now called Galois groups. This connection helps determine whether a polynomial can be solved by radicals (i.e., using a finite number of root extractions).</p><p>Galois at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40484" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40484"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/40484</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Portrait d'Évariste Galois effectué de mémoire seize ans après sa mort par son frère Alfred pour le Magasin pittoresque107,D 37.

Alfred Galois — Paul Dupuy (1896). "La vie d’Évariste Galois" (pdf). Annales scientifiques de l'École normale supérieure 13: 248. Paris: Gauthier-Villars. Retrieved on 2016-08-24.

Drawing of a man in a suit, depicted in grayscale.

This is the beginning part of paper to apply for a contest.
Évariste Galois — Dupuy, Paul

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<p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a>, 10 Oct 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and others form the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Manchester, UK. Eventually known as the suffragettes, they fought for women to have the vote.</p><p>[photo circa 1906]</p><p><a href="/tags/womeninhistory/" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistory/" rel="tag">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="/tags/votesforwomen/" rel="tag">#VotesForWomen</a> <a href="/tags/britishhistory/" rel="tag">#BritishHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a></p>

staged photo of the WSPU holding a meeting at a dining table. They are all white women.

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<p>British physicist Peter Higgs was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1929.</p><p>In 1964, Higgs proposed a theory explaining how particles acquire mass. This mechanism involves the interaction of particles with a field, now known as the Higgs field. The field has an associated particle (Higgs boson). The search for the Higgs boson became a major focus of particle physics experiments. In 2012, scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson. </p><p><a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Peter W. Higgs
© Nobel Media AB. Photo: A. Mahmoud

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1930.</p><p>Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).</p><p>She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and disappeared during a ferry flight. The cause of her death has been a subject of discussion over many years.</p><p><a href="/tags/aviator/" rel="tag">#aviator</a> <a href="/tags/womanengineer/" rel="tag">#womanengineer</a></p>

English Aviatrix Amy Johnson in her Black Hawk Moth leaving Australia for Newcastle, 14 June 1930

Woman in aviation gear with helmet and goggles.

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<p>Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit physicist, inventor and scientific instrument maker was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1686.</p><p>He created the temperature scale that bears his name in 1724. He set the zero point of his scale at the temperature of a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride, a freezing brine solution. He established 32°F as the freezing point of water and 212°F as the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure. He also invented the mercury-in-glass thermometer. </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/thermometry/" rel="tag">#thermometry</a></p>

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.

A man holding a thermometer and checking his temperature.

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<p>German poet Georg Herwegh was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1817.</p><p>Herwegh's poetry is characterized by its passionate advocacy for freedom and democracy. He became famous with his collection "Gedichte eines Lebendigen", published in 1841. This work was widely acclaimed for its revolutionary zeal and critique of the existing social and political order.</p><p>Books by Georg Herwegh at Projekt Gutenberg-DE:<br><a href="https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/autoren/namen/herwegh.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.projekt-gutenberg.org/autoren/namen/herwegh.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.projekt-gutenberg.org/auto</span><span class="invisible">ren/namen/herwegh.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Georg Herwegh, copperplate engraving after oil painting by w:de:Hans Conrad Hitz (1798-1866) by Carl Arnold Gonzenbach (1806-1885), Zurich 1843, in Herwegh's handwriting Raum ihr Herrn dem Flügelschlag einer freien Seele.

A portrait of a bearded and mustached man, exuding a dignified and sophisticated aura.

Title page of Einundzwanzig Bogen aus der Schweiz. Hrsg. von Georg Herwegh. Erster Theil
by Herwegh, Georg, 1817-1875; Hess, Moses, 1812-1875; Grün, Karl Theodor Ferdinand, 1817-1887; Bauer, Bruno, 1809-1882

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<p>Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1954.</p><p>Nexø is best known for his novel "Pelle Erobreren", which is a significant work in Danish literature and has been widely translated. It follows the life of Pelle, a boy from a poor family who grows up to become a labor leader. The novel is celebrated for its detailed portrayal of working-class life and its strong social and political themes.</p><p>Books by Martin Andersen Nexø at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2530" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2530"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2530</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

From the Hebrew edition of Ditte Human Child, Israel 1952.

A man with curly hair and a tie in a simple drawing.

Cover of Pelle the Conqueror — Complete by Martin Andersen Nexø

"Pelle the Conqueror" (Danish: "Pelle Erobreren") is a four-volume novel by Danish author Martin Andersen Nexø, published between 1906 and 1910. It is considered a landmark work in Danish literature and an important piece of socialist realist writing. The novel provides a detailed and empathetic portrayal of the working class's struggles and aspirations, reflecting Nexø's own socialist beliefs.

"Pelle the Conqueror" remains a significant work in the canon of Danish and socialist literature. Its detailed depiction of the labor movement and the plight of the working class continues to resonate with readers and scholars interested in social justice and historical labor struggles.

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<p>A gifted writer of gothic & horror fiction, Dorothy K. Haynes (1918–1987) was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 12 Oct. Haynes & her twin brother spent 4 years in Aberlour Orphanage, from 1929 to 1933: last year, we republished her long out-of-print childhood memoir, HASTE YE BACK</p><p>1/4</p><p><a href="https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/haste-ye-back/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/haste-ye-back/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">asls.org.uk/publications/books</span><span class="invisible">/volumes/haste-ye-back/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/memoir/" rel="tag">#memoir</a> <a href="/tags/gothic/" rel="tag">#gothic</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/weird/" rel="tag">#weird</a> <a href="/tags/weirdtales/" rel="tag">#weirdtales</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a></p>

Book cover: Haste Ye Back, by Dorothy K. Haynes
Edited by Craig Lamont

The cover image is "Blue Flax", an oil painting by Edward Atkinson Hornel (1927). The image shows three cheerful little girls in white smocks, lying on a grassy mound which is covered in small blue flowers. Behind them is a beach and a sunlit bay.

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<p>"L'écriture est la peinture de la voix."</p><p>French writer & philosopher François-Marie Arouet died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1778.</p><p>Voltaire left his mark on his era through his literary output and political commitments. His influence on the educated classes was considerable in the decades preceding the French Revolution & in the early 19th century, but diminished thereafter with the triumph of Rousseauist philosophy & the development of pre-Romanticism.</p><p>Voltaire at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/913" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/913"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/913</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Atelier de Nicolas de Largillière, portrait de Voltaire, détail (musée Carnavalet) -002

A portrait of a man with flowing hair and a vibrant red coat, captured in a beautiful painting.

This was a frontispiece of Voltaire's Candide, or Optimism. It reads, "Candide, or Optimism. Translated from the German of Dr. Ralph."

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OtD</a> 31 May 1921 the Tulsa racist massacre took place leaving 300 dead and 10k homeless after a false allegation of a Black boy attacking a white woman was used to stir up white supremacist vigilantism. Racists destroyed a whole area dubbed Black Wall St. <a href="https://t.co/DAQoZfi09I" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>t.co/DAQoZfi09I</a> <a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10389/tulsa-racist-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10389/tulsa-racist-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/10389/tulsa-racist-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>

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<p>Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer Gemma Frisius was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1555.</p><p>He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation. Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him. He observed the total lunar eclipse of 3 Mar 1569 and he also discovered the 1572 supernova in Cassiopeia on 9 Nov, which he observed two days before Tycho Brahe.</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

Gemma Frisius, (Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1540–1545).

An artwork depicting a man with a globe in his hand.

Images of the terrestrial globe of Gemma Frisius 1536 held by the Austrian National Library on behalf of the Rudolf Schmidt collection, Vienna.

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<p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a>, 11 Oct 1922, Alaska P Davidson becomes the first woman to be an FBI Special Agent. She was employed to focus on the trafficking of women across state lines.</p><p>J Edgar Hoover requests her resignation, along with her colleagues Jessie Duckstein and Lenore Houston, in 1924. The FBI does not appoint another woman as a Special Agent until 1972.</p><p><a href="/tags/womeninhistory/" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistory/" rel="tag">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="/tags/americanhistory/" rel="tag">#AmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a></p>

photo of Alaska P Davidson. She is a white woman with dark hair in a bun.

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