6 October 1683
Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October 1683
Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October 1620
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth suffers a defeat against the Ottoman Empire in the battle of Cecora after a heroic defence over several days and the death of their commander Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October 1600
Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October 618
Wang Shichong decisively defeats Li Mi at the Battle of Yanshi.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October AD 23
Rebels decapitate Wang Mang, only Emperor of the Xin Dynasty, after his capital was sacked during a peasant rebellion.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October 69 BC
Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdues Armenia.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social6 October 105 BC
Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.socialThe ‘Dorchester Prison Mosaic’ which was discovered under the Dorchester Prison cemetery in 1856.
Part of the collections at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery.
📸 Kevin Wilbraham
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.socialTilberht was consecrated as bishop of Hagustaldes ham (Hexham) by Eanbald II, archbishop of York, at a place called Wulfeswelle, ‘well of the wolf’, 780/81.
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.socialFaun Water Jug
19th-century bronze pitcher shaped like a bearded faun with three legs. Used in religious ceremonies for washing hands.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.socialHalloween candy holder made from papier-mâché, 1950s.
📸The Museum of Curiosities, Dublin
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1987
Belinda Carlisle released her album Heaven on Earth.
It features her signature No. 1 smash, Heaven Is a Place on Earth, plus the major hits I Get Weak and Circle in the Sand.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1979
10 starring Dudley Moore and Bo Derek opened.
The romantic comedy became one of the biggest box-office hits of 1979 and helped turn Bo Derek into an international star.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1990
Marked for Death starring Steven Seagal opened.
The action film was Seagal’s third starring feature and became one of his signature early-1990s action movies.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1984
Teachers starring Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio, Morgan Freeman and Laura Dern opened.
The dark comedy takes a satirical look at a chaotic high school where the teachers are often just as unpredictable as the students.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 2001
Training Day starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke opened.
Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Detective Alonzo Harris.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1981
Speak & Spell, the debut studio album by Depeche Mode, was released today.
It introduced the world to their early synth-pop sound and featured the iconic single Just Can't Get Enough.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1969
Monty Python’s Flying Circus premiered on BBC One.
The groundbreaking sketch comedy series introduced audiences to the surreal humour of the Monty Python troupe and went on to become a television classic.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1985
Mike + The Mechanics, the debut album by Mike + The Mechanics was released today.
The album featured the hit single "All I Need Is a Miracle".
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1973
Elton John released his seventh studio album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
The double album produced classics including “Bennie and the Jets,” “Candle in the Wind” and “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting.”
