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On This Day | 3 November

On this day, in 1978, Dominica gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

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The Little Street by Johannes Vermeer (Original Title: Het Straatje).

Year: c. 1657-1658
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Baroque (Dutch Golden Age)
Dimensions: 54.3 cm × 44 cm
Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Croatia 🇭🇷

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On This Day | 2 November

On this day, in 1965, Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, set himself on fire at the Pentagon’s river entrance to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.

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The Painting of the Day | 169

A Shy Peasant by Ilya Repin (Original Title: Мужичок из робких)

Year: 1877
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Realism
Dimensions: 65 cm × 54 cm
Location: Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Fine Arts , Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Poland 🇵🇱

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On This Day | 1 November

On this day, in 1897, Sport-Club Juventus was founded by a group of students from Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio.

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The Painting of the Day | 168

Saying Grace by Norman Rockwell.

Year: 1951
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: American Realism
Dimensions: 109.2 cm × 104.1 cm
Location: Private Collection

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On This Day | 31 October

On this day, in 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh security guards.

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The Painting of the Day | 167

The Morteratsch Glacier, Upper Engadine Valley, Pontresina by Albert Bierstadt.

Year: 1895
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Luminisim
Dimensions: 182.9 cm × 304.8 cm
Location: Brooklyn Museum, New York City, NY, US.

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On This Day | 30 October

On this day, in 1817, Simón Bolívar became President of the Third Republic of Venezuela.

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The Instruments of Power by Thomas Hart Benton.

Year: 1930-1931
Medium: Egg tempera and oil on canvas
Movement: Regionalism
Dimensions: 233.7 cm × 406.4 cm
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US

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Poland 🇵🇱

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The Painting of the Day | 165

Orphan Girl at the Cementry by Eugene Delacroix.

Year: 1823-1824
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Romanticism
Dimensions: 66 cm × 54 cm
Location: Louvre, Paris, France

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Women in the Garden by Claude Monet.

Year: 1866-1867
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Impressionism
Dimensions: 205 cm × 255 cm
Location: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France

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Turkey 🇹🇷

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The Painting of the Day | 163

Portrait of Elizabeth Gonzaga by Raphael.

Year: c. 1504
Medium: Oil on panel
Movement: High Renaissance
Dimensions: 52.5 cm × 37.3 cm
Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

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Slovenia 🇸🇮

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On This Day | 26 October

On this day, in 1967, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowned himself Emperor of Iran.

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Palo Alto Circle by Richard Diebenkorn.

Year: 1943
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: New Realism
Dimensions: 51.1 cm × 41 cm
Location: Santa Cruz Island Foundation, Ventura, CA, US

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Japan 🇯🇵

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On This Day | 25 October

On this day, in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American general in the United States Army.

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Fisher Boy by Frans Hals.

Year: 1630-1632
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Baroque
Dimensions: 72 cm × 36 cm
Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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Montenegro 🇲🇪

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On This Day | 24 October

On this day, in 1926, Harry Houdini’s last performance took place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.

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