175 years ago today, Frances Hodgson Burnett was born & is best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905), & The Secret Garden (1911). #childrensliterature #childrensbooks #LiteraryHistory #thesecretgarden #manchesteruk #Cheetham #novelists #Writers

165 years ago today, Cass Gilbert, American architect, was born. His works include the Woolworth Building, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, Detroit Public Library, St. Louis Public Library, & Saint Louis Art Museum. #beauxarts #beauxartsarchitecture #Architecture

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave; it is merely a loose misapplication of the word." On this day in 1835, Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was born. #marktwain #courage

As someone who loves #historichotels, Saving Places & has been to the HOTEL DU PONT & Omni William Penn! Congratulations to you both and the other 23 Historic Hotels for being listed this year! #savingplaces #historicpreservation #History #livinghistory #Delaware #afternoontea

#OnThisDay in 1863, Annie Jump Cannon, #astronomer, was born in Dover, Delaware. Known as the “census taker of the sky”, she developed the Harvard Classification System that classifies stars to this day. #WomenInSTEM #womeninscience #sciencehistory Photo: Library of Congress

#OnThisDay in 1983 & #NBAhistory, the highest scoring game was recorded as the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Denver Nuggets in 3OT, 186 - 184. Still the record & the only instance of four 40-point scorers in a single NBA game, & only two 3-pointers were made! Defense, anyone? 😉#NBA

#OnThisDay in 1901, French tennis player Henri Cochet was born. French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32 US Open Tennis 1928 Wimbledon 1927, 29. Member of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s & early 30s. Ranked #1 from 1928 - 1931 #tennis #sportshistory

#onthisday 200 years ago, Calvert Vaux is born. Architect & landscape designer, Vaux would partner with Frederick Law Olmsted to work on what would become Central Park. Photo Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, NPS #landscapearchitecture #architecture #parks

#OnThisDay in 1914, the 1st feature-length silent film comedy "Tillie's Punctured Romance" is released by the Keystone Film Company starring Mabel Normand, Marie Dressler, & Charlie Chaplin. #silentmovies #filmhistory #mabelnormand #cinemahistory #cinema #silentfilmcomedy

#HappyNewYear2025 #gratitude #museums #lighthouses #PeaceandJoy

#OnThisDay in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born. "The way for a young man to rise, is to improve himself every way he can, never suspecting that any body wishes to hinder him." "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."

#OnThisDay The opening reception of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is held at 681 Fifth Ave. This event was held for subscribers only to attend, with the public opening occurring later in the Spring. #museum #museums #artcollection #arthistory #nychistory #artmuseum #artmuseums #artists

#OnThisDay George William Curtis was born in Providence, R.I. Journalist, Editor, Lecturer, Author, Abolitionist, Co-founder of the Republican Party & Chairman of the Civil Service Reform Commission. #rhodeislandhistory #literature #nychistory #olmsted #ushistory #lectures

#OnThisDay in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, considered the "Godmother of Rock & Roll", was born. Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame of Fame in 2018. #womenchangemakers #GuitarLegend #electricblues #WomensHistoryMonth #GospelMusic #womenshistory

#OnThisDay Nellie Bly was born. In 1887 she went undercover for the NY World at an asylum for women on Blackwell's Island. She would later write "Ten Days in a Mad-House" that exposed the horrible conditions, paving the way for women & investigative reporting. #womenshistory

#OnThisDay Augustin-Jean Fresnel was born. I've been honored to portray the inventor of the Fresnel lens for lighthouse & maritime orgs & I'm certainly looking forward to performing for many more in the future. #lighthouses #lighthouselovers #lighthousehistory #maritimehistory

#OnThisDay, Ralph Waldo Emerson was born. "Self-trust is the first secret of success." "All great successes are the triumph of persistence." "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."

#OnThisDay in 1772, civil engineer Robert Stevenson was born. He would build & design such lighthouses as Bell Rock & SumburghHead. Northern Lighthouse Board Engineer from 1808 - 1842. To Scotland's lighthouses: Keep Shining Your Lights!!! #lighthouses #lighthouselovers #lighthousehistory

#OnThisDay Henry David Thoreau was born. "I am not alone if I stand by myself." A Week on the Concord & Merrimack Rivers "I have a room all to myself; it is Nature." "I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society." Walden #solitude

#OnThisDay 7/14/1827, Augustin Fresnel left this world & left his legacy: #fresnellens, safeguarding countless lives navigating on the waters of the home we call Earth. It's been an honor to portray you since 2016. I intend to continue as long as I can. #lighthouses #museums