#OTD in 2005 I was at the first of a two-nighter with SCI. Was friends with their sound guy JonO and got to hang out at the soundboard a bit. Sadly, these were his last two gigs with the band.

The String Cheese Incident
October 10, 2005
State Theatre
Ithaca, New York

#ticketstubs #concertposters

#OTD in 1959
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‘“Men into Space,” Lucky Strike’s authentic new series (Wednesday nights on CBS-TV), captures all the human drama, the excitement, the suspense of man’s struggle to conquer outer space. Never before has a film TV series attempted to tell the true and thrilling ➡️

#OTD in 1959
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‘“You’re covering up, both of you,” Mason said.’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham

#OTD in 1953
‘Show-House. make your home a Show-House, too!’
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‘This friendly split-level house simply sings with colorful ideas. In it you’ll see: Prefinished wall panels in solid colors, wood and marble patterns ... Pastel blue roof shingles ... Huge insulating windows (to➡️

Born on this day: Sam Chapman (2007 — 19 years ago) — 0 apps, 0 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Tony Adams (1966 — 60 years ago) — 669 apps, 48 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Paul Davies (1952 — 74 years ago) — 2 apps, 0 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Charlie George (1950 — 76 years ago) — 179 apps, 49 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Stan Morgan (1920 — 106 years ago) — 2 apps, 0 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Sid Pugh (1919 — 107 years ago) — 1 apps, 0 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Harold Walden (1887 — 139 years ago) — 2 apps, 1 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

Born on this day: Bert Freeman (1885 — 141 years ago) — 49 apps, 24 goals for Arsenal 🎂
#Arsenal #OTD

On this day in 1953, Len Wills played his first League match for Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. — Arsenal won 4-1 away
#Arsenal #OTD

🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – COPP 10’s Nick Carter (📸 from IWM Docs.7063) and another unknown rating help Partisans and artillery land on Mljet island (📸 Bosko Bunusevac/Adobe Stock) as German forces continue to be 'encouraged' to withdraw. Few details of this op are known. #NavalHistory

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On this day in 1931, Cliff Bastin scored a hat-trick vs Blackpool F.C. (League) — Arsenal won 5-1 away 🎩
#Arsenal #OTD

On this day in 1931, Arsenal won 5-1 away vs Blackpool F.C. (League) 🔴⚪
#Arsenal #OTD

#OTD in 1943
‘An Italian woman kisses the hand of a soldier of the U.S. Fifth Army after troops move into Naples in their invasion and advance northward in Italy, on October 10, 1943.’

#OTD in 1942
(war games)
Cover of The New Yorker, October 10, 1942
Perry Barlow
#TheNewYorkerCover #PerryBarlow #WW2

...Saturday 10 October 2026 continued

#OTD 60 years ago, The Beach Boys' song Good Vibrations was released. It was the most expensive single ever recorded at that time, costing around $75,000.

#OTD 60 years ago, The album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme by Simon and Garfunkel was released.

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Died #otd Priscilla Jana (1943-2020), South African human rights lawyer and activist, 6 years ago today #PriscillaJana life story...