Halloween candy holder made from papier-mâché, 1950s.
📸The Museum of Curiosities, Dublin
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@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.”
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October is International James Bond Day
Bond girl Ursula Andress emerges from the sea in Dr No, the first James Bond film (1962).
📷 Bunny Yeager.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1916 Private Charles Adamson (28035) 2 Bn South Lancashire Regiment died of wounds and was buried in St. Sever Cemetery.
Charles is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1916 Private Harold Bracegirdle (35600) 10 Bn Cheshire Regiment died from wounds and was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
Harold is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1918 2nd Lt Edward Ponting 21 Bn Manchester Regiment died and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Edward is also remembered on the Romiley War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.socialSent this by a Gen Z
They said I would have to be at least 70 to have done any of these, I am 57 and done all 20! 🙃
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social5 October 1974
Bombs planted by the P-IRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
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