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Ԏєηυкι, 手抜き🚀🐧♏ 🔭 ⚫⚪<p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> brings today 1971 <a href="https://norden.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> an early design project of ERNO’s Bumerang (LB) into my ESA European <a href="https://norden.social/tags/spaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceflight</span></a> 2011 calendar table. Though I am member of the RHA ( <a href="https://norden.social/tags/raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raumfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> Archive - society - Verein) I have to ask even older members today. The first reentry design of a 1-man flyer based on Saenger and realized as fact of matter in 2000ies named Hopper Phoenix 🐦‍🔥 </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopper_(spacecraft)" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopper_(</span><span class="invisible">spacecraft)</span></a></p><p>ERNO LB 21 Bumerang | Page 2 | Secret Projects Forum <a href="https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/erno-lb-21-bumerang.2890/page-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">secretprojects.co.uk/threads/e</span><span class="invisible">rno-lb-21-bumerang.2890/page-2</span></a></p>
Working Class History<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OtD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtD</span></a> 12 Aug 1969 three days of serious rioting began in the Bogside, Northern Ireland. This began the turbulent period of conflict between the British colonial state and Unionists on one side, and Irish Republicans on the other, known as the Troubles <a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8375/battle-of-the-bogside" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/8375/battle-of-the-bogside</span></a></p>
Working Class History<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OtD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtD</span></a> 12 Aug 1936 after the French government shut the border with revolutionary Spain, the first international volunteers who were going to join the fight against the fascists began crossing the Pyrenees mountains on foot <a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/spanish-civil-war" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.workingclasshistory.com/c</span><span class="invisible">ollections/spanish-civil-war</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>Released 48 years ago today,<br>Gary Gilmore's Eyes by the punk rock band The Adverts, featuring the fantastic B-side "Bored Teenagers."</p><p>The Adverts – Bored Teenagers (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1978)</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punks</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/boredteenagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boredteenagers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/theadverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theadverts</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrockhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punkrockhistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Punkrock History<p>48 years ago today<br>On this day in 1977, the single "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" by the punk rock band The Adverts was released.</p><p>The song revolves around the eyes of executed double murderer Gary Gilmore.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/garygilmoreseyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garygilmoreseyes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/theadverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theadverts</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrockhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punkrockhistory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@annafromukraine.bsky.social </p><p>Ep 8/11/2025<br>💪🏽🇺🇦📰</p><p>ALASKA UPDATE PUTIN TRUMP: MAIN RUSSIAN PROPAGANDIST Vlog 1133: War in Ukraine<br><a href="https://youtu.be/zpGc5-woWso" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zpGc5-woWso</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Central & Western Archive/GLAM<p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> 12 August, 1931 our locally bred and owned 'Snowfall' won not just a district race, but a national one! 🐴<br>It was a day the locals of our district would remember forever. Bred by James Hamilton Smith, or 'Jim' to his friends, at Ōrawia, later 'Snowfall' was purchased by Malcolm Mouat jnr. There were a number of local names involved in 'Snowfall's' life and wins. If you would like to see more on this, his life and these wins, click the link below to view these:<br><a href="https://ehive.com/collections/202139/objects/1739033" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ehive.com/collections/202139/o</span><span class="invisible">bjects/1739033</span></a></p>
Working Class History<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OtD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtD</span></a> 11 Aug 1965 after an altercation between a Black family and Los Angeles police officers, the Watts neighbourhood exploded into six days of rioting with mass looting and anti-police violence in a turning point in the civil rights movement <a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8274/1965-watts-riots" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/8274/1965-watts-riots</span></a></p>
fugazetteer<p>34 years ago today, on Sunday the 11th of August 1991, Fugazi played Wherehouse, Green Bay, WI, USA with Nation of Ulysses. </p><p><a href="https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/green-bay-wi-usa-81191" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dischord.com/fugazi_live_serie</span><span class="invisible">s/green-bay-wi-usa-81191</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fugazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fugazi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fugaziband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fugaziband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fugaziliveseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fugaziliveseries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>11 Aug 1594: William Russell sworn in as Lord Deputy of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>11 Aug 1544: Sir Anthony St Leger arrives in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (Rs-Nourse) to begin his second stint as Lord Deputy of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>11 Aug 1637: Hugh Cressy, client of Archbishop William Laud (future convert &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Benedictine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benedictine</span></a> &amp; biographer/editor of Augustine Baker) installed as Church of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> dean of Leighlin <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>11 Aug 1534: The Observant <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Franciscan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Franciscan</span></a> friars of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Greenwich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwich</span></a> expelled from their house <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (BM) Henry VIII turned on them for defending Catherine of Aragon - previously they had been very high in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tudor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tudor</span></a> favour</p>
jdmccafferty<p>A broadside on the Battle of Seneff, fought between the French under command of Prince of Condé &amp; the Dutch and allied armies under command of William of Orange on 11 Aug 1674 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (British Museum)</p>
Ceryl<p>Evelyna Bloem Souto - 1957 only woman in 1st class of civil engineering course @ Uni of São Paulo <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a>. Once drew on a beard to be allowed onto a work site in France. Overcame prejudice to build long academic career. d. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> 11 Aug 2017 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WomenInSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenInSTEM</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyna_Bloem_Souto" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyna_</span><span class="invisible">Bloem_Souto</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@CarveHerName" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CarveHerName</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
Chris Bond<p>Recorded <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> 43 years ago:</p><p>Christians in Search of Filth - Peel Session 1982</p><p>The complete session recorded by Christians in Search of Filth on 11 August 1982 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 31st of that month.</p><p>Tracklist:</p><p>1. Fast Food (0:07)<br>2. Super Rich (3:13)<br>3. Work (8:09)<br>4. Gorilla (11:20)</p><p><a href="https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2012/07/christians-in-search-of-filth-peel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2012</span><span class="invisible">/07/christians-in-search-of-filth-peel.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristiansInSearchOfFilth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristiansInSearchOfFilth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeelSessions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeelSessions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a></p>
Working Class History<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OtD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtD</span></a> 11 Aug 1964 18-year-old Scottish anarchist Stuart Christie was arrested in Madrid, Spain with explosives to assassinate dictator Franco. He was wearing a kilt, which confused the Argentinian press, who described him as "a Scottish transvestite" <a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8273/stuart-christie-arrested" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span class="invisible">m/article/8273/stuart-christie-arrested</span></a></p>
Mob History<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> (Aug 11) in 2008, Domenico Cefalù, alleged acting underboss of the <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Gambino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gambino</span></a> Crime Family, is sentenced to two years in prison for extorting money from a cement company.</p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaHistory</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mafiahistory</span></a></span></p>
jdmccafferty<p>11 Aug: feast of Clare of Assisi d. 1253 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> founder of the Poor Clares (Ms image from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@ucdarchives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ucdarchives</span></a></span> UCD_OFM B44/ BM )</p>
jdmccafferty<p>11 Aug 1690: Sir Lawrence Parsons survives a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Jacobite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jacobite</span></a> ambush outside <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Birr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (Tpower) Co. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Offaly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Offaly</span></a></p>