A Man Who Fell From Space (1967)

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/astronaut-vladimir-komarov-man-fell-space-1967/

#VladimirKomarov #ВладимирКомаров #space #Soyuz #history #Russia #космос #Союз #история #Россия

CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

In recognition of #Juneteenth today, we’re sharing scans of General Order No. 3, the document that informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865, carrying out the Federal Government’s final execution of emancipation. 📜

Read the text in scans based on the original handwritten records preserved by the U.S. National Archives and saved to the Internet Archive ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/general-order-3-juneteenth-details

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Full text of General Orders No. 3, across two pages, dated June 19, 1865, from Headquarters District of Texas in Galveston, Texas, bearing a blue "War Records Copied 1861–1865" stamp. The handwritten document announces that all slaves are free in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, establishes absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and redefines their relationship as that between employer and hired labor. It advises freedmen to remain at their present homes and work for wages, noting they will not be allowed to collect at military posts or be supported in idleness. Signed by order of Major General Granger by R.W. Emery, Major A.A. General.

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Page 1 of a scanned handwritten ledger from Headquarters District of Texas, Galveston, Texas, bearing blue "War Records Copied 1861–1865" stamps. Contains General Orders Nos. 1, 2, and the beginning of No. 3, dated June 17–19, 1865, signed by Major General G. Granger.

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Page 2 of a scanned handwritten ledger from Headquarters District of Texas, Galveston, Texas. Contains the conclusion of General Orders No. 3 — the Juneteenth order freeing all slaves in Texas — and the full text of General Orders No. 4, dated June 19, 1865.

DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

If you recall your #history class, #Napoleon did not burn #Moscow. #Russia burned Moscow themselves to deny it to Napoleon

So anyway, here's #Zelensky when he was actor 15 years ago, playing Napoleon, since history does not repeat, but it does rhyme

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Zelensky dressed up as Napoleon

Events for the 19th of June from Wikipedia:

• 2018: Antwon Rose II was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Antwon_Rose_Jr.
• Birth (1932) of Marisa Pavan, Italian actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisa_Pavan
• Holiday: Feast of Forest (Palawan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Forest
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

🇱🇧 An abandoned 1920s theatre, Beirut (Lebanon).

The now crumbling interior design combines Art Deco and Moorish Revival styles. The building served as a field hospital during the 1975 to 1990 civil war. The conflict sadly caused heavy damage, and the theatre never reopened.

#Urbex #Lebanon #Architecture #History #Photography #ArtDeco #Moorish #Abandoned

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An abandoned 1920s Grand Theatre in Lebanon, featuring a stunning yet ruined stained-glass dome and decaying multi-level interior.

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A decaying abandoned 1920s theater features a domed ceiling. Peeling yellow, teal, and pink paint hints at its former grandeur.

🆕 blog! “Two Way TV - product photos of 1997's hottest gadget”

Back in the late 1990s, I did a brief stint of work experience at the BBC. One of the most memorable moments was sitting in on a meeting about early forms of Interactive TV.

I saw a demo of "Two Way TV". A flimsy grey box which (somehow) integrated with your OnDigital TV Box and…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/two-way-tv-product-photos-of-1997s-hottest-gadget/
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#BBC #history #internet #retrotech #tv

GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Events for the 18th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1954: Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castillo_Armas
• Birth (1815) of Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (d. 1881) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Freiherr_von_und_zu_der_Tann-Rathsamhausen
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GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

One of my favourite abandoned places in Italy, the beautiful Villa C. Which beautiful room is your favourite?

I have been lucky enough to visit several times over the years; unfortunately nowadays she is covered with graffiti. I always remember her as she was, beautiful and unmarked!

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/residential/villa-c-italy/

#Italy #Architecture #Photography #History #Abandoned #Explore #Urbex #UrbanExloration

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A grand, abandoned Italian villa with a central portico stands amidst an overgrown field under a blue sky.

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An abandoned Italian villa's colonnaded walkway with debris scattered across the floor, extending into arched chambers with green trees visible.

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Pink spiral staircase with ornate iron railing, shell motif ceiling, and wall niches in an abandoned Italian villa.

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A grand, abandoned Italian villa entrance hall with a vaulted, ornate ceiling and decorated walls showing signs of decay.

HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 17th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1596: The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Barentsz
• Birth (1682) of Charles XII, Swedish king (d. 1718) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XII_of_Sweden
• Death (1956) of Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Sweikert
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

A Woman’s Right to Vote Was Secured After Work That Was Inspired by Mothers and Driven by Maternal Instincts

In a poignant pattern, many of the most important contributions to suffrage were enacted—or inspired—by mothers

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/womans-right-vote-secured-work-inspired-mothers-driven-maternal-instincts-180988828/

Carrie Chapman Catt

#WomensRights #history #USHistory

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Photograph of Carrie Chapman Catt. Here she is older with glasses and light hair. She is squinting and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a heavy, dark fur coat and a large hat decorated with flowers or ruffles. In her right hand she holds the handle of a dark, stiff briefcase or small suitcase. In her left arm are a rectangular wrapped package, a tall box, and a bunch of flowers.

ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 16th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1836: The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Working_Men%27s_Association
• Birth (1987) of Christian Tshimanga Kabeya, Belgian footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Tshimanga_Kabeya
• Holiday: Youth Day (South Africa) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Day_(South_Africa)
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

"Smile!" Summer vacation used to mean film cameras, limited shots, and the long wait to see how the pix actually turned out. 📸☀️

#Kodak helped define photography, building systems that made memories printable, shareable, and permanent.

With digital photography, Kodak slipped from public prominence. But today, film cameras are making a quiet comeback. “Smile!” hits different when every shot counts.

Find snapshots of Kodak's web #history on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ https://web.archive.org/web/19960815000000*/kodak.com

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Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Now" then "KODAK.COM". Below are Wayback Machine captures of the Kodak website from November 8, 1996, and May 31, 2026.

Cross-writing was a writing technique commonly used during the 18th and 19th centuries to save paper and reduce postage costs.
It involved filling a page normally, then rotating the paper 90 degrees to write directly over the original text.
📹Verse & Sip @_fluxfeeds #globalmuseum #writing #history

MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

This is what a trendy architect's office looked like in around 1935. I saw it at the Sonneveld House on a recent trip to Rotterdam. I love Modernism, and this is Modernism at its very peak.

#Photography #Architecture #History #Modernism #Netherlands

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Modernist interior with tubular steel furniture and orange upholstery.

How Sir Isaac Newton Predicted The World Will Change In 2060

Sir Isaac Newton predicted that the world would end in 2060, but never published these studies during his lifetime.

by Mike Cohen

https://www.thecollector.com/how-isaac-newton-predicted-end-of-the-world/

Books by Newton at PG (including Newton's Principia):
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288

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ISAAC NEWTON From the picture by Kneller, 1689, now at Cambridge An oil portrait of Newton in his mid-forties with long, flowing silver-grey hair, wearing a dark brown robe over a white shirt. He is turned slightly, gazing directly at the viewer. One hand rests on a surface. The background is dark and muted, in the style of late 17th-century English portraiture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Isaac_Newton

An old ballroom, that suffered a fire a few years ago. Somewhere in East Germany 🇩🇪

#Germany #Photography #History #Abandoned #Urbex #LostPlace #EastGermany

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DUCE. Two-pence.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCE. Two-pence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 15th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1921: Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
• Birth (1964) of Courteney Cox, American actress and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courteney_Cox
• Death (2023) of Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (b. 1936) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_Jackson
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, the Slave Who Mailed Himself to Freedom

Conducting one of the most creative escapes from American slavery, Henry “Box” Brown made a unique mark on history.

https://www.thecollector.com/henry-boxbrown-slave/

"Narrative of Henry Box Brown" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64992

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This historical lithograph print is titled "The Resurrection of Henry 'Box' Brown at Philadelphia". It depicts the famous 1849 escape of Henry Box Brown, an enslaved Black man who successfully won his freedom by mailing himself inside a wooden shipping crate from Richmond, Virginia, to abolitionists in Philadelphia. Brown is shown in the center coming out of the crate. Behind him a white man is holding the lid of the crate. To the left a black man also has a hold of the crate lid with his left hand. There is a white man standing to the far left. On the far right is a white man with basket. All four men are looking at Brown coming out of the box.

Those currents look like a good explanation why the Spanish sailors in the 15th and 16th century went where they went, I guess.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-57.90,42.35,351

Also, why the Norse didn't get farther south? Look at that vortex off Canada.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_settlement_of_North_America

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HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 14th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty
• Birth (1929) of Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (d. 2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Coleman
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

This traditional-style Japanese elementary school lies abandoned, hidden in the mountains. It is hard to say when it closed, perhaps in the 1970s, but it may have been used more recently. A beautiful haikyo (ruin), left frozen in time.

#Haikyo #Abandoned #Japan #Photography #Travel #Explore #History

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Abandoned classroom, there is a globe on the teachers desk

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ROUND ROBIN. A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names are written in a circle, so that it cannot be discovered who first signed it, or was, in other words, the ringleader.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUND ROBIN. A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names are written in a circle, so that it cannot be discovered who first signed it, or was, in other words, the ringleader. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

After the Concept of Peaceful Disobedience Was Established in America, It Traveled Around the World Before Taking Hold

“Force may subdue, but love gains”: The Quaker practice of conscientious objection evolved through Thoreau, Tolstoy and Gandhi before becoming the hallmark of the Civil Rights movement

by Jeff MacGregor

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/concept-peaceful-disobedience-established-america-traveled-world-taking-hold-180988847/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

Books by William Penn and Henry David Thoreau. at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8625
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54

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William Penn. A formal engraved oval portrait of William Penn — Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania, depicted in his characteristic broad-brimmed Quaker hat, curled wig, and plain dark coat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn#/media/File:William_Penn.png

DELLS. Young buxom wenches, ripe and prone to venery, but who have not lost their virginity, which the UPRIGHT MAN claims by virtue of his prerogative; after which they become free for any of the fraternity. Also a common strumpet. CANT.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DELLS. Young buxom wenches, ripe and prone to venery, but who have not lost their virginity, which the UPRIGHT MAN claims by virtue of his prerogative; after which they become free for any of the fraternity. Also a common strumpet. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 13th of June from Wikipedia:

• 2023: Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nottingham_attacks
• Birth (1865) of Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer (d. 1932) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Blossfeldt
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

D-Day 82 years later – June 6th 2026

COMMENT

They are/were (not sure how many of them are left) the

Greatest Generation.

The term was applied not by them but by those who followed and recognized their accomplishments. They were the generation that put careers, politics, and eventually even prejudices aside to overcome a common foe.

Read the letter below that Gen. Eisenhower sent out to be read just before the troops departed for the D-Day invasion. Pay close attention to the last two paragraphs. Those are the words of a true leader, no politically correct crap here. Today is a day of reflection, a day of remembrance, a day we can honor the men and women who took part in the events of D-Day. Can you imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs saying or writing that last paragraph in 2026? Sadly, we are a nation that has

forgotten our heritage

and is paying the price.

We shall NEVER FORGET.

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In remembrance of D-Day, watch a video of Julius recounting his experience aboard a ship landing on the beaches of Normandy.

D-Day, June 6, 1944 & Nazi aggression that led up to it; FDR “A Struggle to Preserve our Republic, our Religion & our Civilization” – American Minute with Bill Federer

Events for the 12th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1979: Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man-powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Allen_(cyclist)
• Birth (1937) of Chips Moman, American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter (d. 2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chips_Moman
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

Events for the 11th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1837: The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_Riot
• Birth (1978) of Daryl Tuffey, New Zealand cricketer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Tuffey
• Holiday: Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davis_Miners%27_Memorial_Day
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How Did Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Arrive at Salisbury Plain?

PERTH, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by Curtin University, the central Altar Stone at Stonehenge was likely transported more than 430 miles from northeastern Scotland to the Salisbury Plain in carefully planned stages. It had been suggested that the more than 13,000 pounds of sandstone could have been moved by glacial activity.

https://archaeology.org/news/2026/06/04/how-did-stonehenges-altar-stone-arrive-at-salisbury-plain/

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Painting "Stonehenge with a carriage and travellers on horseback". Stonehenge is in the distance. Some of the stones have fallen and are leaning against others. You can see the grassy area around the stones. Closer to the viewer (but still small in size) are people on horseback. To the left closer to Stonehenge is a black carriage.

NUMMS. A sham collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt.

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Events for the 10th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1829: The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_Race
• Birth (1886) of Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor and producer (d. 1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessue_Hayakawa
• Holiday: Christian feast of Maurinus of Cologne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurinus_of_Cologne
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

OCTADE or OCTAD is a retro word that means either an octal digit of three bits, or an octal octet or an eight-bit byte. Thus an octade, depending on its historical use, is either 3 bits or 8 bits.

OCTADE was used to specify eight bits, as opposed to BYTE which is not necessarily eight bits as the word BYTE could signify any of several numbers of bits.

This yields the retro 1337 numbers of 38 and 83. The number 38 is one more than 37 so a bit more elite a bit cooler. Thus it owns cardinally shorter byterz.

83 mod 38 equals 7, the highest octal digit. 838 mod 383 equals 72 or 9 times 8 which is 8 squared plus 8.

8338 mod 3883 equals 572 which is 72 times 8 minus 4 or 71.5 times 8.

8383 mod 3838 equals 707 which is 88 times 8 plus 3.

I prefer the old word OCTADE to the word BYTE. OCTADE sports a Euro-peon dignity and gravitas like an Internet serf ready to surf the worknet like pwnd peons. This is very true when pronouncing OCTADE with a thick Pennsyltucky Dutch or Yinzer accent. The Bostonian pronunciation sounds like bad beginner German or muffled mumbling of 'lactate.'

OCTADE or OCTAD was also used to describe a poem of eight stanzas.

OCTADE was also used to describe a period of eight years, or two leap years.

OCTADECANAL is a pheromone found in butterflies. It is butterfly perfume. I would not wear butterfly cologne. But I would sell it. Who would buy and wear my snobby smell? With wordplay we can call it OCTADE CHANNEL No. 8 . All rights reserved, ye French odor snooties.

Historical references for use of 'octade' or 'octad':

Burroughs B5500 Information Processing Systems REFERENCE MANUAL
https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/burroughs/LargeSystems/B5000_5500_5700/1021326_B5500_RefMan_196705.pdf

Philips Data Systems Product Range - April 1971
https://www.vintage-calculators.nl/Philips%20productoverzicht%201971.pdf

Is there another name for octet that means 8 bits?
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-another-name-for-octet-that-means-8-bits

#octade #octad #binary #byte #jargon #etymology #bytemology #wordplay #wordgames #wordcrimes #history #retro #retronym #retronymous #yinzer #pennsyltucky #humor

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OCTADE | news://alt.flashback | https://soc.octade.net

Cryptography as a tool of power
https://negativepid.blog/cryptography-as-a-tool-of-power/

#cryptography #history #IT #tech #privacy #Internet #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #AI #quantumComputing #quantumPhysics #inventions #innovation #negativepid

In the linked paper, Carl D. Franklin digs deep into the history of the tetragrammaton and debunks some of the myths commonly accepted as fact. The paper is part of a series and well worth the read for anyone interested in textual criticism or translation.

PDF: https://www.cbcg.org/franklin/debunking2.pdf

"Is it true that the name Jehovah borrowed its vowels from Adonai?"

A lot of religious and textual myths have resulting in mass misconceptions about biblical textual history and meaning. Some of the myths misrepresent the tetragrammaton, or the name of God. This eventually led to the creation of the artificial name, Yahweh, which is not a Hebrew word, and is in fact a cleverly disguised classical Latin name for Jove. The author defrocks the Galatinus origin myth, proving the name JEHOVAH was in use long before Galatinus.

The sacred name mythos is popular in some Christian and Jewish sects as well as among the Hebrew Roots movement. This paper exposes some of the false history and baseless assertions about the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton. As it turns out, the early Masoretes and the Reformers as well as some early Catholics had gotten it right - JEHOVAH is the correctly preserved pronunciation of the name of God. The name was never 'lost' and it has been known all through recorded history, if even only by a few.

#Bible #MasoreticText #Translation #Theology #History #Philology #Myths #SacredNames #NominaSacra #Judaism #Christianity #Hebrew #TiberianHebrew

The Wind and the Lion | Full Movie with Sean Connery
https://youtu.be/D-In3mEfBxg

This movie was filmed before the normalization of brainless Hollywood portrayals of all foreigners as mindless drones. It showed an era of mutual respect and honor codes between adversaries instead of jingoistic 'light of the world' self-worship.

No spoilers. It is too good for that.

#WorthIt #SeanConnery #ClassicFilm #FullMovie #Movies #Film #Cinema #History #TeddyRoosevelt #Berbers

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Alt...

Bearded Berber Sultan with black and red head dress, portrayed by Sean Conner in the movie, The Wind and the Lion.

#theViewFromMudsockHeights: “Do all families have a deep corporate interest in #genealogy? I hope so, because it is fascinating and satisfying. The subject swoops in unannounced and occupies my days every few years.“ #bible #history https://ofb.biz/sa1288

(The FBI and media covered up corruption of JFK.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nMMJXmZN4U

"Few presidents have been as lionized and are as iconoclastic as John Fitzgerald Kennedy. But let’s examine the details of JFK’s presidential life, his controversies and the deals that were made to keep his most egregious personal actions secret and out of the public view which could have led to his impeachment. Written and hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production."

@histodons@a.gup.pe

#history #president #JFK #scandal #revelations #corruption #mafia #assassinations

ARTICLE: https://x.com/TovRose/article/1844473294503989605

SYNOPSIS

There is no historical or textual evidence that the tetragrammaton was pointed as a 'qere' in the ancient biblical manuscripts. The claim that JHWH is a qere for Adonai is ahistorical and there are only conjectures and not proofs for the qere claim.

Moreover, the structure of the Hebrew grammar proves the tetragrammaton cannot be two syllables, as in the modern neologism, 'yahweh'. The tetragrammaton has to be three syllables, JE-HO-VAH and its shortened form is two syllables: JEHO. Its poetic form is one syllable: YAH and JAH. And there is no support for YAHWEH.

Today we are told that the tetragrammaton or 'sacred name of God' was not pronounced out of 'reverence' for the divine name. This is a Hellenist myth and wasn't even started by Hebrew-speaking people. The tetragrammaton was spoken often inside and outside of the temple, with certain rules about when and where and why it was to be spoken. But there was no actual rule or custom against speaking it--Just rules about making sure to not speak it amiss.

NOTES

Upon reading this article some things stand out to me.

Many claim that the divine name was not spoken and was substituted with 'qere' to avoid speaking it out of reverence for the name. And this is a lie.

Anyone who reveres a name actually wants to speak it and does so with respect and pride, rather than substituting a nickname. It is when we hate someone that we refuse to speak their name or prohibit others from speaking it. For example, most of the world hates the mustache man, and invoking his name is discouraged in polite conversation.

The Hebrew bible text itself repeatedly commands Israel to proclaim the divine name, not to hide it behind nicknames. Any reverence for God and his commandments would prohibit the use of 'qere' substitutions. Thus those who invented these customs were not revering God--they were dishonoring him deceitfully.

So the claim that the name was not to be spoken is nonsensical religious dogma of certain mystical sects, and not historical practice of either the temple priests or the Christians who inherited the Levitical tradition after the destruction of the temple. We must remember true history: When the temple was destroyed, the surviving Jews in Jerusalem were carried off into captivity into other parts of the world by Rome. The Jews who had converted to following Jesus before the destruction of the temple had already escaped Jerusalem before the Roman siege, and carried the traditions with them, and preserved them in early Christianity. These first Christians, most of whom were Jews, had no such custom or injunction against saying the divine name, and it shows in their writings, and in their predecessors copious transliteration of the name. Their tradition was the foundation of European Christianity, which joined forces with the Sephardim to preserve the Old Testament and Hebrew language for over a millennium of years. The Masoretes properly pointed all the words, including the divine name, to preserve their pronunciations.

The entire purpose of the Masoretic vowel pointings was specifically to preserve the correct pronunciation of every Hebrew word in the text, not to hide the pronunciation. There would have been a worldwide uproar in the scholarly community over such a practice as wrongly writing the divine name or mispronouncing it. The historical record is silent on such a thing ever occurring.

The name Jehovah with the 'J' sound is correct ancient Hebrew pronunciation of the divine name. Just as the Sephardim scribes have preserved it all these centuries, the Christian scribes took over their tradition and continued to preserve it from the time of the reformation onward. When Tyndale rendered the name as IEHOUA, he was using the pronunciation taught by the Masoretic scribes and their Christian cohorts. It was not an 'invention' but rather a transliteration into English characters of the day.

We are now at a new crossroads in history where many occultists, kabbalists, pagans, and sectarians are once again attacking the divine name and trying to cloud it with confusion and false myths. This is what liars have always done--invent stories to support their delusions. Perhaps in the coming centuries we should expect another vanguard to come and take of the tradition of preserving the name against this army of confusion.

#Bible #MasoreticText #Translation #Theology #History #Philology #Myths #SacredNames #NominaSacra #Judaism #Christianity #Hebrew #TiberianHebrew

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In the linked paper, Carl D. Franklin digs deep into the history of the tetragrammaton and debunks some of the myths commonly accepted as fact. The paper is part of a series and well worth the read for anyone interested in textual criticism or translation.

PDF: https://www.cbcg.org/franklin/debunking2.pdf

SYNOPSIS

"Is it true that the name Jehovah borrowed its vowels from Adonai?"

Spoiler: No, it is not true. It is a fabrication of a false history. The pronunciation, JEHOVAH was used centuries before Galatinus, so it is impossible for him to have invented it. Moreover, there is a lack of historical evidence that medieval scholars before Galatinus accepted any pronunciation other than JEHOVAH. They all appear to have unanimously supported this one widely known pronunciation of the tetragrammaton.

A lot of religious and textual myths have resulting in mass misconceptions about biblical textual history and meaning. Some of the myths misrepresent the tetragrammaton, or the name of God. This eventually led to the creation of the artificial name, Yahweh, which is not a Hebrew word, and is in fact a cleverly disguised classical Latin name for Jove. The author defrocks the Galatinus origin myth, proving the name JEHOVAH was in use long before Galatinus.

The sacred name mythos is popular in some Christian and Jewish sects as well as among the Hebrew Roots movement. This paper exposes some of the false history and baseless assertions about the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton. As it turns out, the early Masoretes and some early Catholics and the later Reformers had gotten it right - JEHOVAH is the correctly preserved pronunciation of the name of God. The name was never 'lost' and it has been known all through recorded history, if even only by a few.

#Bible #MasoreticText #Translation #Theology #History #Philology #Myths #SacredNames #NominaSacra #Judaism #Christianity #Hebrew #TiberianHebrew #Language #Linguistics

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How is this possible?

The origin of the name of the U.S. state of #Oregon is unknown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_Oregon

#language #history #meaning #etymology