#thisweekinhistory

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Shari Lewis was an imaginative puppeteer who created the characters Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse.

In 1952, Lewis appeared on the television show Talent Scouts, winning first prize with her hand puppet Lamb Chop. Four years later, she appeared with the puppet on Captain Kangaroo. Her extensive work in television included her own shows, Shari-Land and The Shari Show, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. By 1959, she had won four Emmy Awards—two as "most outstanding female personality" and two for "television's most outstanding children's show." She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1998.

Jewish Women's Archive

[septembergold]

Ruby Myers, later known as Sulochana, was an Indian actress from the Baghdadi Jewish community. She was one of the highest-paid actresses... 

Ruby Myers, later known as Sulochana, was an Indian actress from the Baghdadi Jewish community. She was one of the highest-paid actresses of her time and even opened her own film production studio, Rubi Pics.

#ThisWeekInHistory in 1974, she won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award, for her impact on the history of Indian cinema.

📷 Ruby Myers, 1920s

[ofgraveconcern]

26th December 1606, King Lear by William Shakespeare is performed for the first known time at the court of King James I at Whitehall, London on St. Stephen’s Day, the saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Today St. Stephen’s day would be known in Britain as Boxing day. King Lear originates from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological Celtic king recorded by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century work, the ‘History of the Kings of Britain’. 26th December 1682, birth of the English pirate captain Jack (John) Rackhan, also known as Calico Jack, due to the calico clothing he wore. Calico Jack operated from the Bahamas from 1718-1720, in the last period of the Golden Age of piracy. After serving as a quartermaster on fellow pirate Charles Vane's sloop Ranger in 1718, Rackhman deposed Vane of his captaincy. While in Nassau in 1720 Rackham met and started an affair with Anne Bonny who joined his crew. Aboard Rackham’s ship ‘The Revenge’ also was Mark Read, who it was discovered was Mary Read. Read and Bonny are the only two women known to have been convicted of piracy during the early 18th century. 26th December 1716, birth of English pre Romantic poet Thomas Gray. Despite publishing only 13 poems, Gray was well known during his lifetime, mostly for his poem, ‘Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard’, published in 1751. The poems themes of the contemplation of death and afterlife, foreshadow the Gothic movement, beginning with the first Gothic novel “The Castle of Otranto” (1764), written by his childhood friend Horace Walpole. Gray was a popular influence to the Romantic poets of the succeeding generation, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. Continued #thisweekinhistory #todayinhistory #historypost #kinglear #williamshakespeare #boxingday #calicojack #pirates #piratehistory #piratesofthecaribbean #pirate #gothicpoetry #romanticism #pirateship #pirateships #gothicfiction #gothicromance #charlesbabbage #computerhistory #historytoday #thecastleofotranto #shakespeare #annebonny #goldenageofpiracy #historical #historicalfacts #onthisdayinhistory #historythisweek #gothicnovel #aviationhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CYJ6jbArlIT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[aparchives]

#ThisWeekInHistory: Howard Hughes piloted his huge wooden flying boat, the Hughes H-4 Hercules (derisively dubbed the “Spruce Goose” by detractors), on its only flight, which lasted about a minute over Long Beach Harbor in California (11/2/1947); Salvador Allende was inaugurated as president of Chile (11/3/1970).

[garyplayerarchives-blog]

This month in Gary Player history... Gary left South Africa in March to go play in the United States for several months before the British Open. Player regularly traveled to play in international tournaments and on tours around the world. c. 1957.

[intellectualviolence]

I support a woman's right to chose. Somethings are none of a man's business. Everyone has a right to their opinion and I respect everyone's. I'm not a politician so don't debate me on this. Keep it moving. I'm very disrespectful. Reposted from @anfemwaves via @jewishwomensarchive: ”#ThisWeekInHistory in 1972, the Jane Collective was raided by Chicago police. The Jane collective operated from 1969-1973, helping women in Chicago area with unwanted pregnancies access safe and more affordable abortion services. Most of the women they served were low-income and women of color-women who weren't able to travel to states in which abortion was legal.” — Very relevant right now. Abortions have been around as long as pregnancies. Anti-abortions laws do not stop abortions. They know this. They do not care. There will always be people/ collectives providing support/resources/access to abortions. Always has been and will he. Support your LOCAL abortion fund collective. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdGmTrAOTdw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[officialhistoryandshit]

#attica is known as the largest #prison strike in #ushistory Prisoners #revolted over prison labor and #inhumane prison conditions. #history #historygram #instahistory #historydaily #dailyhistory #historic #historical #historicaf #thisweekinhistory #prisons #historymatters #historyisimportant #historygeek #historynerd #historybuff #instatime #momentsinhistory #strike #revolt #uprising #historylovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CT48bjFl9I6/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gsmcpodcastnetwork]

GSMC Music Podcast Episode 188: New Releases and Band of the Week

[devin-it-y]

#thisweek #flowers #flowerstagram #thisweekinhistory #bouquetofflowers https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHk4eWJNi_/?igshid=1uyzhsfcg71x8

[brickmania-chicago]

2nd - 8th of August 1943 #thisweekinhistory PT-109 commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy was rammed and cut in half by the Imperial Japanese destroyer Amagiri. Following the collision and subsequent explosion of PT-109 Kennedy would rescue one badly burned survivor as well help the rest regroup around the still floating bow section of the boat and eventually help to lead them to a series of small islands for additional safety. It would take six days for the party to be to be rescued, but thanks to the actions of several brave individuals including two native coastwatchers Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, who would relay the message that would lead to the eventual rescue, Kennedy and the eleven other crew would survive the ordeal. #brickmania #brickmaniachicago #thisdayinhistory #wwiilego #legomilitary #legomodernmilitary #stayathomewithbrickmania #smallbusiness #bestjobever #schaumburgillinois (at Brickmania Chicago Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpcGELJYKE/?igshid=1i6q00qs5etrz

[redbessflint]

Did you miss yesterday's NEW PODCAST EPISODE??? Ep 06 – Space Crack Now available on iTunes and Google Play♥️♥️♥️ On this episode, Tika & Thego discuss Banksy going commercial, why some children are dirty, thieving liars, plus Tika gives us a history lesson on the first satellite launched into space, and so more... that’s right, go ahead and pump that fist into the air – we can see you! Go to tikanthego.libsyn.com for all the show links! @tikanthego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #banksy #stormzy #graffiti #artist #london #tikanthego #comedypodcast #podcast #tikamoon #thegolopez #drones #storyliarweave #natashabarnett #christinebarnett #thisweekinhistory #bonussprinkles #spacecrack #sonomacounty #perdue #purdue #spacerace #sputnik #harvard #russia #mountrushmoore https://www.instagram.com/p/B3chR8JlSQ1/?igshid=1vxvylsfkgglo

[ofgraveconcern]

June 13th 1752, birth of English novelist, diarist and playwright Fanny Burney. Burney’s novels satirising the social pretensions of English aristocrats and the politics of female identity in the late 18th century, greatly influenced the writings of Jane Austin. In 1789 during the early days of the French Revolution Burney supported the Revolution’s aims, and met and married the exiled French General Alexandre D'Arblay, who had been adjutant-general to the Marquis de Lafayette. From 1760 to 1774 she lived with her family at number 50 Poland Street, which during the 18th and 19th century also housed other notable literary residents such as William Blake who lived at 28 Poland Street from 1785 until 1791, and Percy Byshee Shelley who lived at 15 Poland Street briefly in 1811. William Blake, Percy Shelley, and the events of the French Revolution are all depicted in the historically and steampunk based Industrial Sublime Tarot, a unique tarot deck based upon the years 1760 - 1848. Prints of the cards are for sale on the website. See link in bio. #gothicliterature #gothicstyle #fannyburney #tarotillustration #tarotart #tarotartist #tarotdecks #steampunktarot #oddhistory #macabreart #macabreillustration #strangehistory #steampunkillustration #steampunkdecor #historicalillustration #tarothistory #thisweekinhistory #historymystery #darkillustration #illustrationartwork #18thcenturyart #williamblaketarot #williamblake #williamblakeart #williamblakepoetry #percyshelley #historicaltarot #londonhistory #polandstreet https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_HuXpH1ss/?utm_medium=tumblr

[aparchives]

#ThisWeekInHistory: the former British colony of Barbados became independent (11/30/1966); Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev met with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican (12/1/1989).

[garyplayerarchives-blog]

This week in Gary Player history: “Player Masters “Maestro” - 7 Stroke Victory

On Tuesday, March 3, 1959, Gary Player won the Natal Open, beating Bobby Locke by 7 strokes in a 36-hole replay at the Durban Country Club. 

Clipping from Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg, Tuesday, March 3, 1959; Scrapbook in the Black Knight Archives.

[rugnificentthegrand]

Good evening fellow weekenders. My account proudly presents a one-off segment I like to call: “This Week In History”. About 6 years ago, I attended a 9/11 memorial service during my first year at Mercer. While we were praying🙏🏼, a photographer for the Trenton Times noticed me doing the pose you see before you. He liked it and asked my permission to publish it in the paper. I humbly granted him said permission. This week is when the article was published. I made the headlines! Best part about this is: my picture was made onto mugs, t-shirts, and more. I couldn’t believe it either, but it happened. So here it is. That concludes “This Week In History”. Tootle-pip! #thisweekinhistory #weekender #911rembrance (at Mercer County Community College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dKTBUHWF1/?igshid=kw9vk38zre58

[petshopplus]

CREDIT: @history #ThisWeekinHistory 1942, the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army begins training dogs for the newly established War Dog Program, or “K-9 Corps.” Well over a million dogs had served on both sides during World War I, carrying messages along the complex network of trenches and providing some measure of psychological comfort to the soldiers. The most famous dog to emerge from the war was Rin Tin Tin, an abandoned puppy found in France in 1918 and taken to the U.S., where he made his film debut in the 1922 silent film The Man from Hell’s River. As the first bona fide animal movie star, Rin Tin Tin made the little-known German Shepherd breed famous across the country. In the U.S., the practice of training dogs for military purposes was largely abandoned after World War I, but when the country entered World War II, the American Kennel Association and a group called Dogs for Defense began a movement to recruit dogs. Training began in March 1942, and that fall the QMC was given the task of training dogs for the U.S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard as well. Members of the K-9 Corps were trained for a total of 8 to 12 weeks. After basic obedience training, they were sent through one of four specialized programs to prepare them for work as sentry dogs, scout or patrol dogs, messenger dogs or mine-detection dogs. In active combat duty, scout dogs proved especially essential by alerting patrols to the approach of the enemy and preventing surprise attacks. The top canine hero of World War II was Chips who served with the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. Trained as a sentry dog, Chips broke away from his handlers and attacked an enemy machine gun nest in Italy, forcing the entire crew to surrender. The wounded Chips was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star and the Purple Heart–all of which were later revoked due to an Army policy preventing official commendation of animals. #WWII #WWI #dogsofwar #theyregooddogsbrent#germanshepard #animalsatwar #history#k9veteransday #dogs #dog #PetShopPlus (at Lagos, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDyp1vlCRT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p2mjsjt8l5t7