Thomas Strange

Historian of race and religion in nineteenth century America. Teacher of History and Humanities at Felsted School. Views my own.

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Getting back from a very successful leaver's ball seems like a good time to post the final whiteboard drawing of the year. It's been a bit of a blur, but I'm pretty happy that there was only day this year without a drawing on the board. Something to try and improve on next year!

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After Michael J. Fox's performance at Glastonbury over the weekend, it seemed only appropriate to celebrate the release of Back to the Future on this day back in 1985

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Today in 2018 saw the passing of Steve Ditko, the artist best known for co-creating Marvel characters such as Spiderman and, well... me (or at least my alter ego!)

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Lady and the Tramp was released on this day in 1955

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Today in 1978 the first Garfield comic strip went into national syndication. And now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go and eat some lasagna

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Today in 1804 saw the official start of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Lasting until 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, helped by Sacagawea, a member of the Lemhi Shoshone tribe, explored the newly acquired Lousiana Purchase territory before reaching the Pacific Ocean.

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Today in 1844 saw the birth of Henri Rousseau. A post-impressionist in the naïve or primitive manner, his painting "Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!)" was the first of many jungle scenes he is perhaps best known for

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The final episode of the sitcom Cheers was broadcast today in 1993, bringing the show to an end after 11 seasons and 275 episodes

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Today's whiteboard celebrates World Hypertension Day, designed to increase awareness of the issues caused by high blood pressure

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Today's whiteboard commemorates the passing of Jim Henson in 1990. The creator of the Muppets, he was the voice and puppeteer of Kermit the Frog

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Today in 1618, Johannes Kepler confirmed his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion, which describes the orbits of planets around the Sun

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@hes28 Never fails!

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Comedian Eric Morecambe was born on this day in 1926. I'm not entirely sure I've made all the final touches to the drawing, but what do you think of it so far?

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The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner to the Royal Air Force, was established on this day in 1912

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J. M. Barrie, the Scottish novelist and playwright famous for creating the character of Peter Pan, was born on this day in 1860

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Today in 1994, Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream, was recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway three months earlier

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Today in 1707, the Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain took effect

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Today in 1897, J. J. Thomson announced his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle

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Today in 1667 saw the birth of John Arbuthnot, the Scottish physician, satirist and polymath who invented the character of John Bull

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Today in 1667, a blind and impoverished John Milton sold his manuscript of Paradise Lost for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register