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Bob the Traveler<p>Virgil Finlay, born OTD in 1914, was a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pulp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pulp</span></a> fantasy, science fiction, and horror illustrator, called "part of the pulp magazine <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>" <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/locations.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/p</span><span class="invisible">rovidence/locations.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The United States issued a declaration OTD in 1940 on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of Estonia, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> and Lithuania <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/latvia/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/latvi</span><span class="invisible">a/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is Revolution Day in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/luxor.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt</span><span class="invisible">/luxor.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Saint Pelagia of Tinos <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/ios.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/greec</span><span class="invisible">e/ios.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
RAWCHILI<p>Pittsburgh Ballpark Concept OVER THE RIVER <a href="https://channels.im/tags/mlb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mlb</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baseball</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://www.rawchili.com/4416984/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawchili.com/4416984/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baseball</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MLB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MLB</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SanFranciscoGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFranciscoGiants</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SanFranciscoGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFranciscoGiants</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/599235/and-this-is-coming-from-a-guy-who-knows-what-happened-in-bosnia-and-rwanda-btw/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/599235/and-this-is-</span><span class="invisible">coming-from-a-guy-who-knows-what-happened-in-bosnia-and-rwanda-btw/</span></a> And this is coming from a guy who knows what happened in Bosnia and Rwanda btw. <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HistoryMemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryMemes</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>What <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> Has to Say About the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mayor</span></a>’s Race</p><p><a href="https://www.californiadsa.org/news/mamdani-2025jul" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">californiadsa.org/news/mamdani</span><span class="invisible">-2025jul</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/599231/my-grandfather-was-an-agent-of-the-humane-society-of-westchester-county-ny-in-the-1930s/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/599231/my-grandfath</span><span class="invisible">er-was-an-agent-of-the-humane-society-of-westchester-county-ny-in-the-1930s/</span></a> My grandfather was an agent of the Humane Society of Westchester County, NY in the 1930’s <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheWayWeWere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheWayWeWere</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Henry Halleck took command of the Union Army OTD in 1862, to defend the United States against the violently pro-slavery Confederacy <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/w</span><span class="invisible">ashington-lee-mansion/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Louis de Brézé, who died OTD in 1531, was the grandson of King Charles VII of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> and his favorite mistress Agnès Sorel; see her home near the Seine in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normandy</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/jumieges-abbey/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc</span><span class="invisible">e/jumieges-abbey/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/599215/lwow-uprising-civilians-passing-destroyed-german-panther-on-the-street-lwow-occupied-poland-now-ukraine-late-july-1944-800x535/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/599215/lwow-uprisin</span><span class="invisible">g-civilians-passing-destroyed-german-panther-on-the-street-lwow-occupied-poland-now-ukraine-late-july-1944-800x535/</span></a> Lwów Uprising: civilians passing destroyed German Panther on the street, Lwów, Occupied Poland (now Ukraine), late July 1944. [800×535] <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HistoryPorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryPorn</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Virgil Finlay, born OTD in 1914, was a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pulp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pulp</span></a> fantasy, science fiction, and horror illustrator, called "part of the pulp magazine <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>" <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/lovecraft.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/p</span><span class="invisible">rovidence/lovecraft.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Louis I, Duke of Anjou, born OTD in 1339, was the first of the Angevin branch of the royal house of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/saint-denis/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc</span><span class="invisible">e/saint-denis/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob Jamieson<p>Photo of the Day</p><p>It's tough out there.</p><p>Do you think you’ve got troubles?</p><p>You’re not the only one.</p><p>Take a look:</p><p>So, it’s 1910 and we have two guys between the cars of a freight train trying to hit each other with tire irons.</p><p>We can assume they’re on the lam, but what are they fighting about?</p><p>Look at this guy with a cut on his face.</p><p>He’s a university student in Heidelberg, Germany, who lays wounded after a duel with swords.</p><p><a href="https://look.substack.com/p/photo-of-the-day-7b4?utm_source=substack&amp;publication_id=9967&amp;post_id=168963556" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">look.substack.com/p/photo-of-t</span><span class="invisible">he-day-7b4?utm_source=substack&amp;publication_id=9967&amp;post_id=168963556</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Atlas ObscuraAfter being told Black cowboys didn’t exist, Paul Stewart set out to prove they did—and found enough evidence to fill a museum.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museumsandcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museumsandcollections</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history&amp;culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history&amp;culture</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cowboys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cowboys</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilwar</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcastinternal</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section-Articles</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-black-american-west-museum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Black American West Museum Celebrates the Black Cowboy</a>
Bob the Traveler<p>Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde, who died OTD in 1764, was an active participant in the Chilean War of Independence, and served several times as a minister in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a>'s government <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/santiago/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile</span><span class="invisible">/santiago/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/599203/fighting-the-klan-with-the-power-of-friendship/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/599203/fighting-the</span><span class="invisible">-klan-with-the-power-of-friendship/</span></a> Fighting the Klan with the Power of Friendship <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HistoryMemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryMemes</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Sally Ride, who died OTD in 2012, was the first American woman in space (although 3rd woman overall), and the youngest American astronaut <a href="https://toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toilet-guru.com/blog/3.html?s=</span><span class="invisible">mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/spaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceflight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Sheila Scarborough<p>A tour of Paisley Park, the home and studios of famed musician Prince, is a well-orchestrated event for casual and rabid fans alike. Nothing compares 2 him. I wrote about my experience there, on the Perceptive Travel Blog: </p><p><a href="https://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/04/23/prince-paisley-park/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/23/prince-paisley-park/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/599199/2-girls-from-krakow-polonia-smile-for-the-camera-dressed-on-their-traditional-clothes-1983-kodachrome-shot/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/599199/2-girls-from</span><span class="invisible">-krakow-polonia-smile-for-the-camera-dressed-on-their-traditional-clothes-1983-kodachrome-shot/</span></a> 2 girls from Krakow, Polonia smile for the camera dressed on their traditional clothes, 1983. Kodachrome shot. <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheWayWeWere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheWayWeWere</span></a></p>