Why men in 19th century Wales dressed as women to protest taxation: South-west Wales was reeling in the wake of social unrest in November 1843. There had been a series of protests over several years by farmers furious at taxation levels, mainly attacking tollgates. Often, the men involved dressed as women and were therefore known …
The history of the Yellow Book – the 19th century journal that celebrated women writers: Decadent Young Woman After the Dance by Ramón Casas (1899). Musee de Montserrat In the middle of the final decade of the 19th century, Britain was the most powerful and richest nation on earth, with the largest empire ever known. …
The Wonder: Netflix’s story of 19th century ‘fasting girls’ reminds us starving bodies remain a public spectacle today: Florence Pugh stars in The Wonder. Christopher Barr/Netflix In October, US tabloid the New York Post reported somewhat gleefully that the early 2000s trend for “heroin chic” is back. After a brief period of limited body diversity, …
Today in History for 19th October 2022: Historical Events 1888 – Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs 1912 – Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control 1944 – Canadian troops liberate Aardensburg 1964 – American sprinter Edith McGuire runs an Olympic record 23.0 to win the women’s 200m gold medal in Tokyo; minor place …
Three Impressionist paintings that give an insight into the complicated history of breastfeeding in the 19th century: Wikimedia The history of breastfeeding reveals uncomfortable truths about women, work and money. An unlikely place where the history of nursing is clearly visible is in Impressionist paintings. Although the art of Manet and his followers is best …
Today in History for 19th September 2022: Historical Events 1888 – One of first known modern beauty contests held in Spa, Belgium 1939 – Wehrmacht (German regular army) murders 100 Jews in Lukov Poland 1940 – Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance …
Today in History for 19th August 2022: Historical Events 1591 – French King Henry IV occupies Rouen 1982 – Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec 1983 – Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1985 – Following the Rubicon speech four days earlier, Archbishop …
Today in History for 19th July 2022: Historical Events 1937 – Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich 1950 – French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh 1951 – “2 in the Aisle” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances 1971 – Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees 1977 – Floods in Johnstown, …
Today in History for 19th June 2022: Historical Events 1286 – Rabbenu Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in fortress of Ensisheim 1940 – German 7th Armoured division under command of Rommel occupies Cherbourg 1944 – French troops free Elba 1963 – Greek government of Pipinolis forms 1990 – Grupo Carso, S.A. de C.V., founded by Carlos …
Five lesbian expressions from the 19th century to remember when watching Gentleman Jack: BBC/Lookout Point/HBO/Jay Brooks Based on the writings of English diarist Anne Lister(1791-1840), Sally Wainwright’s immensely popular BBC television series Gentleman Jack has returned for a second season. In comparison to the first, the new episodes rely more heavily on the language of …
Today in History for 19th May 2022: Historical Events 715 – St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1973 – “Smith” opens at Eden Theater, NYC: runs for 17 performances 1976 – Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1990 – “Elvis” TV Drama about early life of Elvis Presley last airs on …
Today in History for 19th April 2022: Historical Events 1900 – Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10 1919 – Leslie Irvin of US makes first premeditated free-fall parachute jump 1936 – First day of the Great Uprising in Palestine, anti-Jewish riots break out 1963 – Johnny Cash releases single “Ring Of …
Today in History for 19th March 2022: Historical Events 1987 – Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company 2008 – GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed 2011 – Despite a final round 24-8 defeat to Ireland at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin, England …
Today in History for 19th February 2022: Historical Events 1928 – World champion French team Andrée Joly and Pierre Brunet win the Olympic pairs figure skating gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games; the couple marry in 1929 and take 2nd straight gold in 1932 1953 – Georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board …
Today in History for 19th January 2022: Historical Events 1910 – Germany and Bolivia end commerce and friendship treaty 1938 – General Motors begins mass production of diesel engines 1970 – Eight Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands say there should be room in the church for both married priests and celibate …
Today in History for 19th December 2021: Historical Events 1777 – Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for the winter 1842 – US recognizes independence of Hawaii 1862 – Skirmish at Jackson, Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties) 1931 – Joseph A Lyons (C) becomes premier of Australia 1948 – Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo …
Today in History for 19th November 2021: Historical Events 1621 – Rabbi Isaiah ben Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel 1903 – Temperance activist Carrie Nation attempts to address the US Senate 1939 – Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship 1955 – KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting …
Suez canal: what the ‘ditch’ meant to the British empire in the 19th century: The week-long blockage of the Suez canal by the Ever Given container ship has reminded us that the canal, though immensely important to the world’s commerce, is also very vulnerable. Since its completion in 1869, it has symbolised global interconnectedness. But …