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- #OtD 13 May 2021 local residents in Glasgow won the release of two people who had been detained by immigration officers by surrounding the vehicle and blockading it for several hours stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8509/glasgow-deportat...
- Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod and hero of Sergej Eisenstein‘s great propaganda movie „The Battle on the Ice“ was born #OTD in 1221. Was this really a decisive battle? Were the Teutonic Knights indeed brutal murderers and what did Nevsky achieve? ⬇️⬇️
- Teenage Kicks, from the re-release of the Undertones' original debut album which was released on this day in 1979 Undertones - Teenage Kicks - TOTP 1978 #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #theundertones #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- 42 years ago today Black Flag at Backstage in Tucson, May 13, 1983. Also on the bill ➡️ Meat Puppets, Conflict, Civil Death Photos by Ed Arnaud #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #blackflag #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- 46 years ago today 'The Undertones' is the eponymous debut album by the Irish punk rock band The Undertones, released on this day in 1979. The October 1979 re-released (Pic 2) included The Undertones' first two singles: "Teenage Kicks" and "Get Over You" #punk #punks #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- American Psycho is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Misfits, release on this day in 1997. This is the first release without the band's founder and former leader Glenn Danzig #punkrock #horrorpunk #misfits #americanpsycho #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- Groundbreaking director Lela Swift (1919–2015) won her first Emmy #OTD in 1977. She rose from the CBS secretarial pool to direct live dramas during TV’s Golden Age, then DARK SHADOWS and RYAN’S HOPE. 📸 w/ Jonathan Frid (Barnabas) and Grayson Hall (Julia) in the #DarkShadows rehearsal room. #TVSky
- #OTD in 1968: MLK launched the Poor People’s Campaign, knowing civil rights alone couldn’t end poverty. He demanded full employment, decent housing & guaranteed income. We carry that legacy forward today with a clear message: We’re coming to get our check!
- #OTD in 1995, CRIMSON TIDE was released. The Navy declined to assist in the production because of issues with the script, so the director got the shots he needed by hiring boats and helicopters to chase down USS Alabama (SSBN-731) when the sub was spotted leaving Pearl Harbor.
- #OTD 41 years ago, Kyle Reese arrived in downtown LA, naked & lightly toasted. He mugged a homeless man for a pair of trousers that must have smelled like a yak's urinal, assaulted a police officer, and proceeded to stalk a 19 year old girl. What a stand-up guy. #TheTerminator #NoFate #1984
- George Carlin was born #OTD 1937.
- Shortages of all sorts forced the Germans to simplify as much as possible. #OTD in 1944 a 2nd prototype Jagdpanzer 38 Starr was fitted with a rigidly mounted gun. This was the last vehicle of this type since firing the gun damaged the chassis. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
- Released 47 years ago today Black and White, the third studio album by English punk band The Stranglers, featuring the opening track Tank The Stranglers - Tank (Rockstage in Stereo) #punk #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #TheStranglers #blackandwhite #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- Happy Birthday to Brett Gurewitz, guitarist for the punk rock band Bad Religion, born on this day in 1962, Los Angeles Bad Religion - American Jesus #punk #punks #punkrock #badrelegion #brettgurewitz #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- In memory of Ian Robins Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s during the punk and new wave era of rock music, born on this day in 1942, Harrow, England Photo by Bob Gruen #punkrock #newwave #rocknroll #iandury #rocklegend #history #otd
- 47 years ago today Black and White is the third studio album by English punk band The Stranglers, released on this day in 1978 includes the singles "Nice 'n' Sleazy" and "Walk On By" #punk #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #TheStranglers #blackandwhite #history #punkrockhistory #otd
- Happy Birthday to Brett Gurewitz aka Mr. Brett, American guitarist for the punk rock band Bad Religion, founder and owner of the independent label Epitaph Records, born on this day in 1962, Los Angeles 📸 Noel Vasquez #punk #punks #punkrock #badrelegion #brettgurewitz #otd
- It is the birthday of the journalist who said, “If a woman wants to fly, first of all she must, of course, abandon skirts and don a knickerbocker uniform.” American writer Harriet Quimby was born on this day in 1875. #BookSky #Writers #Writing #Journalists #History #OTD #MovieSky
- Amal, a living artwork of a young Syrian refugee visits one of the container towns created to house refugees from the fighting in Ukraine #OTD May 11, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine 🇺🇦. Amal visited Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the UK to highlight the plight of child refugees.
- [May 11th, 1985] 3:40 PM BST: Television commentator John Helm notes a small fire in the main stand, describing it as a "glowing light" three rows from the back of block G. #history #OTD #1980s
- On this day in the year 868, the first book was published. It was titled "The Diamond Sutra" and it is a compendium of Mahayana Buddhist scripture. It is the oldest known object that has all the characteristics of a modern book. #BookSky #BookHistory #History #OTD
- 🎶 #NowPlaying… Ski Mask The Slump God - BEWARE THE BOOK OF ELI 📖⚠️🔥 Released #OnThisDay 7 years ago (May 11, 2018) 🎉 #SkiMaskTheSlumpGod #BEWARETHEBOOKOFELI #MusicCollection #Music #OTD 🎵🎧
- Born #otd 1895 — William Grant Still, the first Black composer to have a symphony performed by a professional US orchestra, the first Black conductor of a major symphony orchestra, the first opera scored by an African-American to be performed by a major opera company. www.loc.gov/item/ihas.20...
- 🎶 #NowPlaying… Attila - Rage 🔥🤘💥 Released #OnThisDay 15 years ago (May 11, 2010) 🎉 #Attila #Rage #MusicCollection #Music #OTD 🎵🎧
- #OTD #TDIH #May11, 2003: #DOTD: #RIP: #NoelRedding. #BassGuitarists #Singers #EnglishRock #TheJimiHendrixExperience #JimiHendrix #FatMattress #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=bigu...
- Point Robinson Lighthouse Vashon, Washington Taken: May 11, 2021 • #Lighthouse #OTD #Photography #PNW #Travel #Vashon #Washington
- #OTD #TDIH #May11: Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! #MigratoryBirdDay #MigratoryBirds #WorldDays #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-k...
- #OTD #TDIH #May11: Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! #MigratoryBirdDay #MigratoryBirds #WorldDays #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=u99i...
- [May 11th, 1985] 3:04 PM BST: The match between Bradford City and Lincoln City kicks off at Valley Parade stadium. #history #OTD #1980s
