Travis Simpkins: Harry Houdini. Magician, Escape Artist and Freemas... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/harry-…

July 17, 2006: "Mistborn: The Final Empire" (Book One of the original Mistborn trilogy), by Brandon Sanderson, was published. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #brandonsanderson #Mistborn #mistborntrilogy #cosmere #fantasy #fantasybooks #allomancy #books #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait

Happy Birthday to Charles Erwin Wilson, former US Secretary of Defense and CEO of General Motors, born on this day in 1890. (July 18, 1890 - September 26, 1961) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #CharlesErwinWilson #CEWilson #GeneralMotors #Freemasons #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait

Happy Birthday to Astronaut and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, 33°. Born on this day in 1921. (July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #JohnGlenn #Astronaut #NASA #Senator #ScottishRite #33rdDegree #Freemasons #Masonic #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch

Travis Simpkins: M.W. Daniel Bartlett. Past Grand Master. Grand Lod... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/mw-dan…

Happy Birthday to Samuel Colt, born on this day in 1814. (July 19, 1814 - January 10, 1862) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #SamuelColt #ColtFirearms #Peacemaker #CivilWar #Freemasons #AmericanHistory #OldWest #Freemasonry #Masonic #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch

Travis Simpkins: R.Wy.Bro. Scott J. Dunn. Provincial Grand Supreme ... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/rwybro…

July 21, 1798: Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops challenged and defeated the army of Mamluks at the Battle of the Pyramids near Cairo, Egypt. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #Napoleon #napoleonbonaparte #Emperor #soldier #worldhistory #France #frenchhistory #TravisSimpkins #art

July 21, 1873: The James Gang staged what was arguably the first train robbery west of the Mississippi River, derailing a Rock Island Line locomotive near Adair, Iowa. They stole approximately $3,000 (about $68,000 today). Portrait by Travis Simpkins #JesseJames #JamesGang

Happy Birthday to William Gillette, actor best known for playing Sherlock Holmes, born on this day in 1853. (July 24, 1853 - April 29, 1937) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #WilliamGillette #GilletteCastle #SherlockHolmes #Sherlock #Sherlockian #actor #221B #TravisSimpkins #theater

Travis Simpkins: M.W. James A. Hensley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lo... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/mw-jam…

Travis Simpkins: The Name of the Wind. The Kingkiller Chronicle. Pa... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/the-na…

Travis Simpkins: Herbert Atkinson, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish R... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/herber…

Travis Simpkins: Isaiah Thomas, 1859. B.H. Kinney. American Antiqua... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/isaiah…

Travis Simpkins: Andrew Johnson. 17th President of the United State... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/andrew…

Travis Simpkins: Mel Blanc. The Man of a Thousand Voices. Looney Tu... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/mel-bl…

Happy Birthday to E.A. Wallis Budge, former Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, born on this day in 1857. (July 27, 1857 - November 23, 1934) Portrait by Travis Simpkins #EAWallaceBudge #BritishMuseum #Egypt #Egyptian #Ancient #AncientEgypt #TheBookOfTheDead

Travis Simpkins: Brigham Young. Mormon Leader. The Church of Jesus ... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/brigha…

Travis Simpkins: Salem Towne, Sr. Businessman. Freemason. Fayette L... tsimpkins.com/2025/07/salem-…

July 29, 1954: "The Fellowship of the Ring," the first volume of "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien, was published. Portrait by Travis Simpkins #fellowshipofthering #lordoftherings #jrrtolkien #tolkien #sauron #frodobaggins #gollum #fantasy #books #TravisSimpkins #art