#OTD in 1889, giving feedback on his brother's play #Chekhov coined the famous saying "Brevity is the sister of talent".
💬 Don't round things out, don't polish—but be awkward & impudent... Write. Flies purify the air, plays—the morals.
✍️ Here's his advice for budding writers
April 23rd: #OTD in the #Falklands war "Argentine Annie" begins broadcasting to the task force: "Why don't you give up and go home, British soldiers? You stand no chance of winning. Your families are missing you..." She soon becomes satirised as "Korn Beef Kate".
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@DrBuzz_Forensic Shirley Temple was more than a #1 box office draw. Unarguably the greatest childstar in history, her motion pictures saved 20th Century Fox from going under during the Great Depression. Think of all the great films we wouldn’t have without her! #BOTD#OTD#BornOnThisDay
Happy birthday, Max Planck! 🎂🎉🙃The accomplished pianist, revolutionary physicist, #NobelPrize winner & brilliant thinker, whose pioneering work in #quantumtheory reshaped the landscape of physics, was born #OTD.
“That time will come and take my love away
This thought is as a death, which cannot choose
But weep to have that which it fears to lose.”
Here he is, The Bard, in Trinity Stratford upon Avon (died #otd 1616) keeping an eye on his grave, making sure no one will break his curse 🙏
#Antisemitismus u staatliche Bereicherung: #OTD 1942 bestätigt das Oberfinanzpräsidium #Magdeburg den Eingang aller Begleitakten zu den am 14. April deportierten Jüdinnen u Juden. Die Akten sollen die Konfiszierung ihres verbliebenen Vermögens vorbereiten. #WeRemember#OnThisDay
#Antisemitismus u staatliche Bereicherung: #OTD 1942 bestätigt das Oberfinanzpräsidium #Magdeburg den Eingang aller Begleitakten zu den am 14. April deportierten Jüdinnen u Juden. Die Akten sollen die Konfiszierung ihres verbliebenen Vermögens vorbereiten. #WeRemember#OnThisDay
#OTD in 1945, American troops arrived at Flossenbürg concentration camp in Germany, liberating some 1,500 remaining prisoners. Most prisoners had been evacuated on a death march just days prior. 📸 NARA
Director Alan J. Pakula’s ‘See You In The Morning’ starring Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett, Drew Barrymore, Lukas Haas, and Macaulay Culkin opened in theaters this week 35 years ago. 🎭🪦💕 #OTD
whilom, as olde stories tellen us, this is (approx?) the day in 1979 that I snapped various ankle bones. I limped each spring for about a decade. #OTD#StGeorgesDay
#OtD 23 Apr 1938 in Jamaica, poor people sent a petition to the governor demanding a minimum wage for agricultural workers and peasants. Rent strikes and land occupations began, until suppressed by British troops in June stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9533/r…
🇧🇪 #DOTD#OTD#23Apr#Belgium#Death
Sunday 23 April 2022, Arnold Hintjens died (72) in Brussels, Capital of Belgium.
Better known as Belgian rock singer Arno.
Born as Arnold Charles Ernest Hintjens on Saturday 21 May 1949 in the coastal city of Ostend, Province of West…
#OTD 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ - Motherwell 1 v 3 @RangersFC at Fir Park in the League, crowd was 8,036, scorer(s) L Kelly og 14, Balogun off 28, Tierney 35, Wright 47, Tavernier pen 72
Gil Hodges clubbed 310 home runs from 1950 to 1959, trailing only @Dodgers teammate Duke Snider over the decade. #OTD in 1958, Hodges became the seventh player in NL history to reach the 300-HR mark. ow.ly/S98H50Rm4AI
#OTD 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ - Rangers 1 v 1 Alloa Athletic at Ibrox Stadium in the League, crowd was 50,349, scorer(s) Duffy 8, Halliday pen miss 42,Tavernier 45
49K Followers 70 Followingdaily cool, cute, and obscure animals from around the world! ✧ submissions are open ✧ i do not own any of the images posted on this account ✧
45K Followers 165 FollowingDaily High IQ Tomboy Conversations!! Submissions and DMS are open! | Current pfp: Makoto Kino | She/Her🏳️⚧️| DNI for Promos, I'm not interested stinky!!
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DM for Requests!
We operate off of a queue. Please be patient with us!
4K Followers 142 FollowingWelcome to Girlboss and Malewife OTD! • Platonic and romantic pairs • Submit through DMs • Mod is autistic, has OCD and is a non-binary bi! 🇨🇴🇬🇧 SUBS CLOSED
11K Followers 6K Following#OnThisDay in Barça history. Some (re)tweets on CAT/ESP sports, history, and culture too. En español (archivo) @barcaotd_esp. Suggestions/corrections welcome!
3K Followers 57 FollowingOTD account for Henson Creatures ONLY, ‼️no Muppets ‼️|| DM to submit a Creature || posts daily at 3pm EST || main acc: @urdrupe
35K Followers 2K FollowingAuthor of "IDN 1851 - The Santa Maria Air Disaster" as seen on NG Mayday - ACI; Tweets #OTD Safety Occurrences (Crashes/Incidents) and other aero miscellanea
7K Followers 106 FollowingA daily recap of the War of the Rebellion. When you see the little spool of thread emoji 🧵it means you shouldn’t just read the first tweet.
2K Followers 54 FollowingLive-tweeting the reign of Louis XIV #otd. Chronologie de la vie de Louis XIV en anglais. Current year/Année actuelle: 1666 Run by @partylike1660.
20K Followers 1K Following🇧🇷 O portal olímpico e paralímpico do Brasil! 🥇 Pra gente sempre é Olimpíada e Paralimpíada 🏟 A trajetória dos atletas brasileiros rumo a Paris
21K Followers 732 FollowingA page to appreciate great Mecha girls!
*dms are closed rn
*will post more than just one a day
*on Sat & Sun, we post the boys!
*please beware of spoilers!
4K Followers 97 FollowingPosting interesting insects every day! I'm Moss, the sole mod. I am also a minor (over 13), so NSFW/18+ accounts DNI! Submissions are always open.
4K Followers 123 FollowingThe objectively best character trope, pathetic gay loser characters daily! (lie) 💯 taking submissions cant promise they’ll be posted also im not fact checking.
5K Followers 117 Following🐕 Golden Ratio On This Day 🐕
Throwback content from @TheGoldenRatio4
Not great at using apostrophes
Fan account, I am not @TheGoldenRatio4
623 Followers 19 FollowingThis is OTD account of the day! Get meta baby! | HIATUS | Run by @tinygodling | Mod also runs @VirgoOtd and @God_OTD | Jonah/Temple
5K Followers 263 Followingshowcasing characters with trans color schemes every day!! i also run @CatboysDaily & @idolOTD !! 🏳️⚧️ REQUESTS: OPEN 🏳️⚧️ CC linked but DMs preferred!!
1K Followers 229 Followingposting floppa-archetype characters every day. read pinned before following or submitting! 🐱 lifelong rival of @Bingus_OTD 👎👎SUBMISSIONS: CLOSED!!
449 Followers 51 Following* No longer active because OTD Twitter has become a cesspool.
* Did you know I do art? I do art. Follow me at @olives360.
* Seeya!
9K Followers 1K FollowingHello! I post magical girls from all media! Submissions are currently closed. Main is at @dodieistrash.
27⚠️He/They⚠️Black and queer - for basic info
563 Followers 123 FollowingPlant-themed characters daily! // Submissions open // oh, and i try to fb other otd accs! // cc: https://t.co/w3pJDO7kBu // Run by @bbelle_flower
529 Followers 135 Followingdaily trans bisexuals for all ur uhhh daily trans bisexual needs (previously just a bisexual otd acc) - read pinned tweet !! completely discourse free acc
3K Followers 204 FollowingPosting 1 real or fictional black cat daily (2 on days when I celebrate gaining 50 more followers) 🐈⬛ Normalize being nice and having fun on the Internet
14K Followers 3K Following💚 Ciarán Ó hAgáin anseo
⭕️Botúin? na cinn beaga fiú
...abair liom le do thoil ! DM ar oscailt
Is fearr r-phost ciaran ag kohagan com
Aiseolas ag teastáil uaim!
2K Followers 177 FollowingSUBMISSIONS: OPEN! Your daily sports anime character! DM or curiouscat for submissions! Mod is 25+, they/them, submissions: https://t.co/7wqhzsEVn2
1K Followers 213 Following💧Posts water-themed character every day💧Proshippers, do not follow💧Submissions open, submit through DMs💧 Website lists charac. posted💧 mod: @cleoinspace
2K Followers 248 FollowingOne character who belongs to (or coded/inspired by) the Arab world everyday! Representation appreciation 🌙 DMs Open ✌🏽Algerian mod ❌ Shota/loli/proship DNI
737 Followers 162 Followingchubby charachter otd!! submissions through dms pls I only accept chubby/overweight charachters :) please add the source nsfw + proship dni
2K Followers 112 Followinglil' twitter account made to share stim videos i find! posts every day. rentry for more! message me for content removal. run by an adult, she/they.
360 Followers 90 FollowingMEGANE「眼鏡」Japanese term for glasses or beautiful glasses characters | 22, he/they | REQUESTS CURRENTLY CLOSED | other accs: @suspectotd & @otd_pi
1K Followers 133 FollowingPosting a fiery character from media every day! 🔥 Run by @falsegrailwar! 🔥 Check carrd for submission guidelines! 🔥 Also runs @HomunculusOTD