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Characteristics of the Ferdinand tank destroyer provided by the Red Army were published in Tactical & Technical Trends #OTD in 1944. By this point the vehicle already transformed, gaining a commander's cupola and a hull machine gun. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1993, Mark Koenig passed away at the age of 88. Moreso known for his bat than his glove, the #2 hitter was a vital cog in the 1927 and 1928 World Series-winning Yankees. Here’s my painting of him with New York in 1926, based on the photography of Charles Conlon.

#OTD April 22, 1976 - 50 years ago: #ButchGoring of the #LosAngelesKings scores late in overtime to force a Game 7 in their #StanleyCup Quarter-Finals series vs the #BostonBruins. youtu.be/HhflXkYJAVk?si…

Boston #Comics Roundtable quote of the day: “Neal [Adams] taught me to color so I’d have something to tide me over if art jobs got scarce, and I liked it a lot so I continued to do it whenever I could, even after I started writing.” —Steve Englehart, born #OTD Apr 22, 1947

#OTD 1994 President Richard M. Nixon dies. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America and eventually ended America's huge military involvement in Vietnam.

#OTD Apr 22, 1529: The ‘Treaty of Zaragoza’ divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line (1,250 kilometres (780 mi)) east of the Maluku Islands. #History #Colonialism #Imperialism languagecollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/2019/06/07/139…

#OTD 1972 As the U.S. increases its bombing in #Vietnam, so anti-war protests occur in #NYC, #LosAngeles & #SanFrancisco.

#OTD 1971 John Kerry, of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the necessity of immediate and unilateral withdrawal based on Vietnam veterans' personal experiences. Kerry would later serve as US Secretary of State 2013–2017.

#OTD in 2015, Chris Colabello went 4-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBIs in the #Bisons 8-3 win at Pawtucket. #Buffalo

Newspapers like this issue of the New York Clipper, published #OTD in 1865, provide a window into the past, through which we can see the significance baseball held in American culture more than a century ago. ow.ly/1zjz50YNXZr

That remaster is unreal — the Descartes Highlands look razor‑sharp. Apollo 16 set the bar high, & if Artemis IV brings back anything close to this level of detail, we’re in for something special. I feel another book Andy! #Apollo16 #OTD #LunarSurface #Spaceboosters 🚀🚀🇬🇧

Estreia nos Playoffs jogando O JOGO TODO e anotando um TRIPLO-DUPLO? Nada mal para um tal de LEBRON JAMES! 👑 #OTD #NBAHistory

#OTD 1968 Defense Secretary Clifford states that South #Vietnam is “going to take over more & more of the fighting.” @VFWHQ @HistoryExtra @VietnamMag

#OTD Richie Havens joined the ancestors (Jan 21, 1941 - Apr 22, 2013). Singer/songwriter, guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul and R&B. He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings). He opened Woodstock in 1969 and also did voiceovers for TV

emphasizing duty and moral law. His work would later redefine metaphysics and epistemology, notably with his critique published in 1781. #OTD

#OTD 2006: Thierry Henry scores the equaliser as Arsenal draw 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur in the final North London Derby at Highbury. #Arsenal

#OTD Apr 22, 1970: A student strike at Yale University began that nearly led to the early ending of the school year. According to reports at the time, the kidnapping and murder trial of Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale was the main impetus. #History

#OTD Apr 22, 1972: The Black Panther Vol. 8, No. 5 Artwork by Emory Douglas #History

#OTD April 22, 1418: The Council of Constance concludes, officially ending the Great Western Schism, a nearly 40-year crisis during which three rival claimants vied for the papacy. The council deposed or accepted the resignation of all three and elected Martin V, restoring unity

Gustave Doré’s depiction of Don Quixote amid his fantasies of chivalric romance: frontispiece to a 1863 edition of the 17th-century masterpiece of Miguel de Cervantes, who died #onthisday in 1616. More on the imagery of Don Quixote here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/picturin… #otd

🚗 #OTD in 1970, mass production of the iconic VAZ-2101 aka #kopeyka began Initially built on @fiat 124 platform, it was for tougher roads and stood on its own, notorious for durability & easy maintenance. A total of 4.8 million units were produced, many exported 🌍

#OTD in 1783 Empress Catherine II signed Manifesto bringing Crimea, Taman & Kuban into Russian Empire, a key milestone of the Russia's southern regions development. 🇷🇺 Russia founded: • Zaporozhye — 1770 • Kherson — 1778 • Mariupol — 1778 • Nikolayev — 1789 • Odessa — 1794

#OTD in 1955, a two-stage Aerobee Hi sounding rocket for upper atmospheric research made its first successful flight. It could reach an altitude of about 168 miles. We have a model of the rocket in our collection, which is pictured here.

Just beginning his historic fourth term as President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died #OTD in 1945 of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. Leading the nation through the Great Depression & WWII, FDR was one of the most transformative presidents in our history. He is remembered at the

#OTD April 22, 1538: John Calvin and William Farel are expelled from Geneva by the town council after refusing to administer the Lord’s Supper the previous day. Their refusal stemmed from both the unrepentant sin in the city and their opposition to Bern’s influence in using

#OTD in 2008, I was one day removed from a ballistic re-entry that put us nearly 300 miles off target. Interestingly, the actual touchdown (bounce, roll in air, hit the ground a second time and roll on the ground) was less dramatic than expected.  Likely the result of the prior

#OTD April 14, 1945 - Pile of ashes and bones found by U.S. soldiers at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. This is what Genocide looks like.

#OTD April 15, 1892: Dutch devotional writer Corrie ten Boom, known for hiding Jewish refugees in her home during World War II (an act dramatized in the 1971 film The Hiding Place) is born. She also died on this date, age 91, in 1983.

#OTD April 16, 1521: German reformer Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms, expecting a chance to debate the concerns he raised in his 95 Theses, particularly the abuse of indulgences. To his surprise, it is not a debate but a judicial hearing demanding he recant his

⛴️🛢️ #OTD in 1974, the USSR launched its first supertanker, #Crimea. A technical marvel of its era – 296m-long, 45m-wide, nearly 25m-tall – it carried enough fuel to circle the globe 🌐 Crimea remains one of the largest vessels ever built in Russia & USSR.

⭐️ #OTD in 1921, Georgy #Beregovoy – twice Hero of the Soviet Union – was born. A proud son of Donbass, he bravely fought the Nazi invaders as a pilot during #WWII. 🚀 In 1968, he went to space on #Soyuz3 mission, becoming the oldest (47 yo!) cosmonaut

#OnThisDay in 1561, as the sun rose over Nuremberg, the residents described seeing an aerial battle take place in its glare — the erratic dance of orbs, crosses, cylinders and a crash-landing beyond the city. An early sighting of alien #UFO? publicdomainreview.org/collection/cel… #OTD

#OTD in 1942, just 4 months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Colonel James Doolittle led a daring bombing raid over Japan. 16 B-25 bombers took off from the deck of the USS Hornet, targeting 6 Japanese cities. Though the damage was minimal, it was an important morale

#OTD April 21, 1855: Sunday school teacher Edward Kimball visits the Holton Shoe Store in Boston, Massachusetts, where Dwight L. Moody works, finds him in a stockroom, and speaks to him of the love of Christ. Shortly thereafter, Moody is converted and devotes his life to serving

#OTD in 1972, NASA announced Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Air Force Base as launch and landing sites for future space shuttle missions. Ultimately, no shuttle missions launched or landed at Vandenberg.

Senator Alben W. Barkley, investigating Nazi atrocities, looks at a pile of bodies at Buchenwald concentration camp. The bodies had been left out in the sun and rain for almost two weeks after the liberation of Buchenwald #OTD April 11, 1945. (Joel Bellviure / mediadrumworld)

#OTD -April 12 in 1957, Jayne Mansfield, a genius at publicity stunts, attended a dinner at Romanoff's to officially welcome Sophia Loren to Hollywood. The famous side-eye photo became instant legend...

While B-25 bombers may have been the stars of the Doolittle Raid that occurred #OTD in 1942, a blimp played an important role in preparing the fleet for the mission. Read about the special delivery made for the Doolittle Raiders: s.si.edu/4t1MnB7