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It's 1 August, which means it's #YorkshireDay! Here's wishing all #WhiteRose communities a happy and special day! I studied my BA at the University of York and had three lovely years in the great city of #York. 📸 by www.davezphotography.com

"Curtis, everyone has their preordained position, and everyone is in their place except you." 🚆 #OTD in #Film #History 1 August 2013, #BongJoonHo's post-apocalyptic #scifi "Snowpiercer," starring #ChrisEvans, #JamesBell, #SongKangHo, and #TildaSwinton, was released in 🇰🇷

45th Anniversary 🎶📺 #OTD in #Media #History 1 August 1981, #MTV premiered at 12:01 AM. The first song played was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles: ▶️ youtu.be/Fq4K9sKf62s

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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear." 🌑 #OTD in the #History of #Literature 1 August 1965, #FrankHerbert's epic #scifi novel DUNE was first published by Chilton Books in 🇺🇸

"...and while #Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace." 🇮🇪 #OTD in #History 1 August 1915, #PádraicPearse delivered his famous speech "Ireland unfree shall never be at peace" at the funeral of #JeremiahODonovanRossa in #Dublin. www.rte.ie/centuryirela...

🇬🇧⛓️ #OTD in #History 1 August 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect, abolishing slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans. The Act had received Royal Assent on 28 August 1833.

"Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!" [Augustus] ⚔️ #OTD in #History 1 August 30 BC, #Octavian (later Emperor #Augustus) marched his armies into #Egypt, establishing the rule of #Rome.

"Art shows us another world, wherein we are creative; art is the greatest conquest of nature" 🎨 #ConstantNieuwenhuys, Dutch painter and sculptor, #DOTD 1 August 2005. #Art #Painting #Sculpture

"The peculiarity of innovative fantasies in the form of works of #art is that they are fantasies kindled by material which is accessible to many people. In a word, they are de-privatised fantasies." ✒️ #NorbertElias, German sociologist, #DOTD 1 August 1990. #Sociology

"What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible." Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/theodo... ✒️ #TheodoreRoethke, American poet, #DOTD 1 August 1963. #Poetry #Literature

🎨 #EdmundCTarbell, American Impressionist painter and academic, #DOTD 1 August 1938. #Art #Painting

🎨 #EdwinAustinAbbey, American muralist, painter and illustrator, #DOTD 1 August 1911. #Art #Painting #Illustration

🎨 #WalterGeikie, Scottish painter, #DOTD 1 August 1837. #Art #Painting

🎨 Lady #DianaBeauclerk, English painter and illustrator, #DOTD 1 August 1808. #Art #Painting #Illustration

Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/richar... ✒️ #RichardSavage, English poet and playwright, #DOTD 1 August 1743. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre

The dying of such a man, must be shouted, screamed! It must echo back from the corners of the universe. "Antony is dead!" (Cleopatra (1963)) ⚔️ #MarkAntony, Roman politician and general, took his own life after defeat at the Battle of Actium #OTD 1 August 30 BC. #AncientRome

"I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps..." 🎤 #PublicEnemy co-founder and master #rap lyricist #ChuckD is 65 today. ▶️ youtu.be/9vQaVIoEjOM

"Good poetry is like effective prayer, it feeds the human spirit, it nourishes, it puts us in touch with forces far greater than ourselves." Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lorna-... ✒ #LornaGoodison, Jamaican poet and author, is 79 today. #Poetry #Literature

"The function of #sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden." "Every established order tends to produce the naturalization of its own arbitrariness." ✒️ #PierreBourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher, was #BOTD 1 August 1930.

“What a long strange trip it's been.” 🎤 Remembering #JerryGarcia, American rock and bluegrass guitarist, singer-songwriter ( #GratefulDead), and painter, #BOTD 1 August 1942.