Notices by Bob the Traveler (bobthetraveler@mastodon.world)

OTD in 1972 US President Richard Nixon announced his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation https://toilet-guru.com/blog/27.html?s=mb #history

Jerry Siegel, who died OTD in 1996, created the character of #Superman; today Superman would have no place to change clothes https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-phone-booths/?s=mb #travel #NewYorkCity

Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh, born OTD in 1766, invented waterproof fabric; wear his invention when trekking across the moors https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/the-road-to-the-isles/?s=mb #travel #Scotland

Josef Stalin ordered the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class" OTD in 1929 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/russia/moscow.html?s=mb #travel #Fussia #history

Today is the feast day of Eanflæd, mid-7th century Deiran princess, queen of #Northumbria and later, the abbess of an influential Christian monastery in Whitby, #England https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/hadrians-wall/?s=mb #travel #history

OTD in 1986, National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary Fawn Hall started to shred documents implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair https://cromwell-intl.com/cybersecurity/availability/storage-longevity.html?s=mb #cybersecurity

French painter Jules Dupré, who died OTD in 1889, was one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters https://toilet-guru.com/claude-monet.html?s=mb #travel #France #art

The first episode of Star Trek, "The Man Trap", aired OTD in 1966 https://cromwell-intl.com/technical/how-to-copy-dvds.html?s=mb #StarTrek #history

OTD in 2022 #GOP politician Sarah Palin was defeated in a special election in #Alaska by Yup'ik Native Mary Peltola https://toilet-guru.com/blog/39.html?s=mb #science

OTD in 2022 #GOP politician Sarah Palin was defeated in a special election in #Alaska by Yup'ik Native Mary Peltola https://toilet-guru.com/blog/39.html?s=mb #science

Satoshi Hino, born OTD in 1978, has worked as a voice actor in several #anime, he is a first dan in kendo https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/tokyo-akihabara/?s=mb #travel #Japan

A supernova was seen OTD in 1054 by Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri; bright enough to be seen in the day for several months, its remnants form the Crab Nebula https://toilet-guru.com/blog/36.html?s=mb #astronomy history

OTD in 1865 at Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrendered the last significant Confederate army, almost 11 weeks after #ConfederateSurrenderDay https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #history #BlackLivesMatter

Bruiser Brody, who innovated the "brawling" style of professional #wrestling, was born OTD in 1946 https://cromwell-intl.com/oliver-cromwell/crom-fu-fighting.html?s=mb #history #kayfabe @PopeGrover

American painter and printmaker Mary Cassatt, who died OTD in 1926, spent much of her adult life in #France, where she exhibited among the Impressionists https://toilet-guru.com/claude-monet.html?s=mb #travel #art #history

Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, who died OTD in 986, published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work both in textual descriptions and pictures https://toilet-guru.com/blog/36.html?s=mb #astronomy #history

Today is #ConfederateSurrender Day! OTD in 1865 the failed #Confederate States of America surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/montgomery-alabama/?s=mb #travel #history #BlackLivesMatter

Today is Vincent #VanGogh's birthday! #Travel to the hospital in southern #France where he did some of his best work. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/barbegal-les-baux-st-remy/?s=mb

Today is Þorláksmessa or Thorlac's Mass, celebrating Þorlákur Þórhallsson, bishop of Skálholt, the patron saint of #Iceland. Let's drive the Ring Road. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/iceland/hofn-breidhdalsvik/?s=mb #travel #Þorláksmessa #Thorlac

John L Sullivan, born OTD in 1858, is recognized as the first lineal heavyweight champion of gloved #boxing https://cromwell-intl.com/oliver-cromwell/crom-fu-fighting.html?s=mb #history