#OTD

#OTD sixteen years ago, 19 December 2001, a film made in New Zealand was released in cinemas worldwide. Nobody knew if it would be a hit or a flop. "The Fellowship of the Ring" went on to reach millions of fans and remains one of the most beloved pictures of the 21st century. pic.twitter.com/N17d0vUjqO

An annual tradition. #OTD: Dan Connolly's 71-yard kick return. pic.twitter.com/U5hbM9sgJE

#OTD 1813 Byron writes "I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone" pic.twitter.com/iWWJLhv2T6

#OTD 100 years ago today #WW1 ace Captain Richard Maybery was KIA – being buried in @CWGC Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery. Three months prior Maybery had taken part in what has been described as ‘the greatest dogfight of WW1’ against German ace Werner Voss. Here is his story.pic.twitter.com/SwPWBCARTO

#OTD in 1998, House of Representatives impeached #Clinton: —Charges— •Lying under oath: 228-206 •Obstruction of Justice: 221-212 •1 other charge of lying under oath, 1 charge of abuse of power failed —Clinton was first president to be impeached since Andrew Johnson in 1868pic.twitter.com/4EbZc1GqBO

#OTD 17DEC1961 @thebeatles new manager #BrianEpstein hired local Liverpool photographer Albert Marrion to take a few photographs of the band.pic.twitter.com/ULxUjvNsZx

A view of Saturn’s moon Mimas, the rings, and Dione taken #OTD in 2005. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2ySKYS2 pic.twitter.com/uRplnlMpC2

#OTD, 1776: The first installment of Thomas Paine's "The Crisis" was published in Philadelphia. Read more: http://bit.ly/2lW52BT pic.twitter.com/fPoVgjQfaK

#OTD in 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the U.S. government’s internment of 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II. We cannot repeat the moral failings of our past. #NoBanNoWallpic.twitter.com/6yAMcwJAg0

#OTD 1977: Engineers were challenged to come up with a working model steam train in time for Christmas 1978. Michael Rodd went to Margate to let off some steam pic.twitter.com/YtSIS32m3x

#OTD 1918. General Election. For the first time SOME women are able to vote. It was restricted to the over 30s. 21 year old Constance Markievicz becomes the first female MP. pic.twitter.com/9hREb8NWMt

Émilie du Châtelet, writer, physicist & mathematician was born #OTD 1706. Her translation of Newton's Principia into French (with her own additional notes & commentary) remains the standard version today https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_du_Ch%C3%A2telet … ( portrait by Latour)pic.twitter.com/uOTwEhN8P4

Thirty-five years ago today, this future Hall of Famer signed with the Mariners. #OTD #EdgarHOFpic.twitter.com/P7Msi3G8zx

'A Clockwork Orange' was released #OTD in 1971. pic.twitter.com/wGmgATUi41

From our collections, a snapshot of history: the first powered, controlled, sustained flight by the Wright Brothers, Kitty Hawk, N.C., 114 years ago today #otd #tih https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppprs.00626/?loclr=twloc … Wilbur & Orville Wright Papers at the Library: https://www.loc.gov/collections/wilbur-and-orville-wright-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/eT17uHzVhN

#OTD in 2012, Ben went all Houdini on the Cowboys. #SteelersHistorypic.twitter.com/b3OZayWtoB

Today is the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 17 lunar sample return! When I return a sample from #asteroid Bennu in 2023, it will be preserved for study at @NASA_Johnson in the same @Astromaterials facility as the lunar samples . #OTD More on Apollo 17: https://go.nasa.gov/2Bzl6xD pic.twitter.com/7FoOUrPgJL

Physicist Albert Michelson, known for his research in measuring the speed of light, of Michelson-Morley experiment fame and the 1st American to win a Nobel Prize in physics was born #OTD 1852 https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/ve-collections/michelson/index.php … (: @UChicagoSCRC)pic.twitter.com/srfWy6IZuw

Today in History: 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution -- the Bill of Rights -- ratified, 1791 #otd #tih https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-15/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/pfeAlXYFdA