Archive for December 23rd, 2024

THE VAN GOGH EAR CUTTING ON THIS DAY

On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering
from severe depression,
cut off the lower part of his left ear with a
razor while staying in Arles, France.

Van Gogh suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions. He
worried about his mental stability, and often neglected his
physical health, did not eat properly and drank heavily. He
spent time in psychiatric hospitals.

He later documented the event in a painting titled Self-Portrait
with Bandaged Ear
. Today, Van Gogh is regarded as an artistic
genius
and his masterpieces sell for record-breaking prices.

His depression persisted, and on 29 July 1890 Van Gogh died
from his injuries after shooting himself in the chest with a
revolver
.

       


Vincent Van Gogh vintage Photo Autoportrait Old Photo 1888 | Etsy
Vincent Van Gogh
        
         
         
       

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CONSTRUCTION OF SETTLEMENT BEGINS

Colonists building their homes at Plymouth, 1620s (Photos Framed, Prints,...) #5877900


One week after the Mayflower was anchored at Plymouth harbor
in present-day
Massachusetts, construction of the first permanent European settlement in New England began.

The Pilgrims commence with building shelter at Plymouth Colony after their arrival in America ...

Plimoth Plantation - Living History Museum in Plymouth, MA

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GLOBAL FLIGHT COMPLETED ON THIS DAY

1986: Voyager | | timegoggles.com

After nine days and four minutes in the sky, the experimental
aircraft Voyager
landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing the first nonstop flight around the globe on one load
of fuel.

Piloted by Americans Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Voyager was
made mostly of plastic and stiffened paper and carried more than
three times its weight in fuel when it took off from Edwards Air
Force Base on December 14. By the time it returned, after flying
25,012 miles around the planet, it had just five gallons of fuel left
in its remaining operational fuel tank.

On This Date, December 23rd
The crew: Dick Rutan and friend Jeanna Yeager.
(no relation to aviator
Chuck Yeager)

From the Archives: Nonstop flight set around world record 35 years ago - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Rutan Voyager View22 | From The Smithsonian National Air and… | Flickr
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in
Washington DC.

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RELEASE OF THE PUEBLO CREW ON THIS DAY

U.S. Disavows Apology, Then Signs It” The Pueblo Incident of 1968 - The  Gale Review

The crew and captain of the U.S. intelligence gathering ship
Pueblo were
released after 11 months imprisonment by the
government of
North Korea. The ship, and its 83-man crew,
was seized by North Korean warships on January 23 and
charged with intruding into North Korean waters.

North Korea releases crew of USS Pueblo ...

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Navy intelligence ship Pueblo.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Ill-fated Pueblo spy mission still haunts crew 34 years  later | Stars and Stripes

Lloyd Mark "Pete" Bucher
(1 September 1927 – 28 January 2004)

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CHRISTMAS POEM FIRST PUBLISHED

Category: A Visit From St. Nicholas

On December 23, 1823,A Visit From St. Nicholas,” perhaps
the most famous and influential Christmas poem ever was
published in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in New York by
an anonymous author.

Called "arguably the best-known verses ever written,” it
would shape the modern image of Santa Claus as "a right
jolly old elf" who travels through the air in a reindeer-
powered sleigh on Christmas eve, bounding down
chimneys after children are asleep to leave them gifts.

Christmas Week - December 21-26, 2009
Clement Clarke Moore
(July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863)
   

     
        
 'Twas the Night before Christmas - Originally Known As "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement ...    
        
       
Tygarts Valley High School Class of 1964: DAY 183 - COUNTING DOWN TO THE 50TH

Personalized Children's Book: Perfect Christmas Gift

Original Text of 'A Visit From St. Nicholas' in the Troy Sentinel, 1823

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