@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 12 October 1866 James Ramsay MacDonald was born as James McDonald Ramsay in Lossiemouth, Elginshire, Scotland. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1924, and from 1929 to 1935, as leader of first the Labour Party then the National Labour Party. #OTD #history #ukpol #wales
@pjrobichaud.bsky.socialEnglish occultist Aleister Crowley was born #OTD in 1875. In his ‘Hymn to Pan,’ he urges the god to ‘Do as thou wilt, as a great god can / O Pan! Io Pan!’
@madeckersdiaries.bsky.socialNice day. Bud and Dad to Comm at 8:30. Out last Sunday together! Cal and kids here to dinner. I gathered wood for her on the hillside. Frank Booth gave Bud a comb and brush case. He went to bed at 7. Thought Phine was lost. McMahon returned dish. #history #wwii #ww2 #otd #onthisday
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 12 October 1838 George Henry Thorn was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He served as the 6th Premier of Queensland from 1876 to 1877. #OTD #history #qldpol #qldpolitics #nsw #newsouthwales #politics
@fugazetteer.bsky.social27 years ago today, on Tuesday the 12th of October 1999, Fugazi played Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France with Gum.
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@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDAy 12 October 1834 Sir George Richard Dibbs was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He served as the 10th Premier of New South Wales in 1885 as an independent, and in 1889, and from 1891 to 1894, as leader of the Protectionist Party. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics
@wornonthisday.bsky.socialBrass helmets worn #onthisday in 1935 by firemen deal with a blazing car in Cardiff, Wales. First introduced in the 19th century, similar helmets were worn through World War II, when they were phased out due to the increased danger of electrocution. #OTD @gettyimages.com
@shakespearerc.bsky.socialOct 12, 1537: Edward VI, the only son of Henry VIII, is born at Hampton Court Palace. #OTD
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@heartlandforum.bsky.social#OTD in Sisters history:
11 years ago
Mon, 12th Oct 2015
Glasgow, Scotland, O2 ABC
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 12 October 1671 Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois was born in Orléans, France. He served as Governor General of New France from 1726 to 1746. #OTD #history #nf #newfrance #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #france #politics
@bulliessuck2024.bsky.socialOctober 12: #SinzaeReed, Murdered
Context: Reed was a 13-year-old Black American boy murdered by a 36-year-old white man named Krieg Butler in Columbus, Ohio.
Facts: A witness saw Butler get out of his truck, shoot Reed and then drive away.
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@bulliessuck2024.bsky.social#OTD in History 1838
Oct 12: Segregation Reference, #JimCrow, Appeared for First Time in Print
Summary: An American newspaper, the Salem Gazette, used the term “Jim Crow car” to describe a train car set apart from the Whites Only cars in a story about Eastern Railroad.
ugly #AmericanHistory
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@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 12 October 1537 Edward VI was born in Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, England. He reigned as King of England, Ireland and the English Empire from 1547 to 1553. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
@jmshistorycorner.bsky.social#OnThisDay 12 October 633 Saint Edwin was killed in battle at the age of about 47 in Hatfield Chase. He had reigned as King of Deira and Bernicia since 616. He was succeeded in Deira by his cousin Osric, and in Bernicia by his nephew Eanfrith. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #deira #bernicia
@chairboys.co.uk#OTD 12th October 1998
Sheer torture in the water [being Manager of Wycombe Wanderers]
Neil Smillie talking about following the likes of Martin O'Neill and John Gregory at Adams Park: "It is like strapping yourself into the electric chair for a while" ⚡️
@medicoscubanos.com
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