#OnThisDay in 2020, Italian tenor #AndreaBocelli sings a special Easter concert in the deserted Milan cathedral, accompanied by an organist.

Full Moon in Libra, April 13, 2025, 00:21 UTC (☉ in ♈︎, ☾ in ♎︎) #calendar #astronomical #OTD #OnThisDay

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On This Day In History
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Today in 1955, 70 years ago: The #polio #vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

#OnThisDay in 2024, Music festival Coachella kicks off, headlined by Lana Del Ray, Tyler The Creator, #DojaCat and No Doubt.

#OnThisDay in 1919, #BillyVaughn, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("Sail Along Sil'vry Moon"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1991). ༉‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚.
#RIP

Today in 2022, 3 years ago: in a car on the New York subway, there is a shooting that leaves at least 16 injured.

History was not made in the passive voice, by unnamed forces or by the sky. People did those things. Attribute their work to them.

If you're saying "Stuff happened," it's not just that it happened, it's about the people who made it happen, how, when, why and where. Tell at least that much of a story. And if you can't do that, share a link.

Today in 1900, 125 years ago: One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.

Today in 1870, 155 years ago: in Spain a court-martial is held to try the Duke of Montpensier, who had killed his cousin, the Infante Don Enrique de Borbón, in a duel.

Today in 1999, 26 years ago: United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.

Today in 1820, 205 years ago: in Greece, Aléxandros Ipsilantis is declared leader of Filikí Etería, a secret organization with the aim of expelling the Ottoman invaders from that country.

Today in 1980, 45 years ago: in Liberia (Central-West Africa), the soldier Samuel Kanyon Doe (28) -by orders and with funding from the United States - perpetrated a coup d 'état and assassinated the constitutional president William Tolbert (66), ending 130 years of democracy and establishing a bloody pro-American dictatorship.

#OnThisDay in 1932, #TinyTim, American #singer and ukulele player ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1996).
#RIP

Today in 1934, 91 years ago: at the top of Mount Washington (in the state of New Hampshire) the strongest surface wind gust in the world at that time is measured, at 372 km/h. Since then, that speed has been surpassed.

Today in 1934, 91 years ago: The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.

Today in 1937, 88 years ago: on the outskirts of Rugby (England), Sir Frank Whittle conducts ground tests of the first jet engine designed to propel an aircraft.

Today in 1814, 211 years ago: the Manifesto of the Persians is presented to King Ferdinand VII of Spain.

Today in 1970, 55 years ago: the Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.

Today in 1954, 71 years ago: on Decca Records, Bill Haley & His Comets record Rock Around the Clock, one of the most important songs in the history of rock and roll.

Today in 1980, 45 years ago: Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.