Will McKinley<p>Producer Ivan Tors (1916-1983) was born on this date in Budapest.</p><p>He became a family TV mogul in the 1950s and '60s w/ shows like SEA HUNT, FLIPPER, DAKTARI and GENTLE BEN.</p><p>Tors was a genius, launching his shows w/ movies that became matinee favorites and heavily merchandising them. A true American success story!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IvanTors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IvanTors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a></p>
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zbMATH Open<p>Willebrord Snellius <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/snellius.w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/authors/snellius.w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, known for his work in astronomy, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 445 years ago. Rienk Vermij's 'Mathematics at Leiden: Stevin, Snellius, Scaliger' was reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/0986.01011" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/0986.01011</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
Journeys In Film<p>Journeys in Film offers free Holocaust Education resources to support educators who are teaching "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl". Get our step-by-step teaching guide free at Share My Lesson 2/2</p><p><a href="https://sharemylesson.com/blog/teaching-holocaust-education-film" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sharemylesson.com/blog/teachin</span><span class="invisible">g-holocaust-education-film</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/AnneFrank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneFrank</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DiaryOfAnneFrank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiaryOfAnneFrank</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Homeschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homeschooling</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/education" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>education</span></a></span></p>
Journeys In Film<p>On this day in 1942, Anne Frank received her first diary for her 13th birthday. On the cover page, she wrote: 'I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support. When she went into hiding during the Holocaust, her diary was one of the first items she packed. 1/2</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/AnneFrank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneFrank</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DiaryOfAnneFrank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiaryOfAnneFrank</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/education" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>education</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
zbMATH Open<p>Nicholas Metropolis <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/metropolis.nicholas-c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zbmath.org/authors/metropolis.</span><span class="invisible">nicholas-c</span></a>, known for his work in computational physics, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 110 years ago. His seminal article 'The Monte Carlo method' (with S. Ulam) was reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/0033.28807" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/0033.28807</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
zbMATH Open<p>Lu Jiaxi <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/lu.jiaxi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/authors/lu.jiaxi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, known for his work in combinatorics, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 90 years ago. HIs famous series of articles 'On large sets of disjoint Steiner triple systems. I-IV' was reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/0514.05018" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/0514.05018</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and <a href="https://zbmath.org/0545.05014" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/0545.05014</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
zbMATH Open<p>John Edensor Littlewood <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/littlewood.john-edensor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zbmath.org/authors/littlewood.</span><span class="invisible">john-edensor</span></a>, famous for his work in analysis and number theory, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 140 years ago. His book "Some problems in real and complex analysis" was reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/0185.11502" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/0185.11502</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
Will McKinley<p>Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN (1962) is on Tubi If you'd like to celebrate Robert Preston's birthday right here in River City.</p><p>Preston reprised his Tony-winning role in Morton DaCosta's film adaptation of Broadway's Best Musical of 1957 (which DaCosta also directed).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FilmMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilmMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tonys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tonys</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheMusicMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMusicMan</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Dean Martin <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> doing the "distracted boyfriend" meme in 1959. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeanMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeanMartin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a></p>
Tod dem Faschismus<p>heute vor 150 Jahren wurde Thomas Mann geboren – gozeidank!</p><p><3</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ThomasMann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasMann</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Remembering Dr. Ruth Westheimer (1928-2024) who demystified sex for generations on-air, in print, and more recently on YouTube.</p><p>Her groundbreaking 1980s radio show “Sexually Speaking” on WYNY in New York was appointment listening for the kids at my Catholic school. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RuthWestheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuthWestheimer</span></a></p>
zbMATH Open<p>Tibor Radó <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/rado.tibor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/authors/rado.tibor</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, known for his work on differential geometry, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 130 years ago. "On Plateaus problem", which gave a solution of this problem independent of Douglas, was reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/56.0437.02" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/56.0437.02</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
Joël BXL 🇧🇪 🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Long_live_rock_n_roll</span></a></span> </p><p>Happy 68th birthday to Susan Janet Ballion, better known by her stage name Siouxsie Sioux,leader and main lyricist of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, born today 25th May 1957 </p><p> Siouxsie And The Banshees • Christine • Live 1981 [HD remaster] </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5Xb5kq_84" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=pv5Xb5kq_84</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Edit; Siouxsie Sioux was born on the 27th May</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/siouxsiesioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siouxsiesioux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/siouxsieandthebanshees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siouxsieandthebanshees</span></a></p>
Joël BXL 🇧🇪 🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Long_live_rock_n_roll" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Long_live_rock_n_roll</span></a></span> </p><p>Happy Birthday, Paul (poke <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sobusydear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sobusydear@mastodon.online</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.top/@SoBusyDear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SoBusyDear@mastodon.top</span></a></span> qui n'en saura sans doute rien 😢 )</p><p>Jam Live - Going Underground</p><p><a href="https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=kpAEonVeaAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=kpAEonV</span><span class="invisible">eaAE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/paulweller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paulweller</span></a></p>
David Paul Nixon<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of 22 novels and 204 short stories, and creator of the most famous detective in the world. He was an advocate of justice reform and a major proponent of the spiritualist movement. Supernatural works include The Ring of Thoth & Horror the Heights <a href="https://c.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghosts</span></a></p>
Long Live Rock N Roll<p>Remembering Joe Cocker who would have celebrated his 81st birthday today 20th May </p><p>"I have one message for young musicians around the world. Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard."</p><p>© Bill Green</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/joecocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joecocker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Long Live Rock N Roll<p>Remembering Larry Wallis on today's <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/motorheadMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motorheadMonday</span></a> <br>He was <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> 19th May 1949 , today would have been his 76th birthday Mainly of Pink Fairies and Motörhead ♠️</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mot%C3%B6rhead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motörhead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
zbMATH Open<p>Oliver Heaviside <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/heaviside.oliver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zbmath.org/authors/heaviside.o</span><span class="invisible">liver</span></a>, famous for his work on electromagnetism, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 175 years ago. His "electrical papers" were reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/24.1043.02" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/24.1043.02</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
zbMATH Open<p>Ludwig Stickelberger <a href="https://zbmath.org/authors/stickelberger.ludwig" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zbmath.org/authors/stickelberg</span><span class="invisible">er.ludwig</span></a>, famous for his work in algebra, was <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 175 years ago. "Ueber eine Verallgemeinerung der Kreistheilung", introducing what would become known as Stickelberger elements, was reviewed in <a href="https://zbmath.org/22.0100.01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zbmath.org/22.0100.01</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p>
Markus Hesselmann<p>Glückauf und Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Jiří Němec, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botd</span></a> 1966. Hier eins seiner wenigen Interviews. Konnte ihn vor 20 Jahren in Prag zum Gespräch treffen. Das wäre nicht möglich gewesen ohne die Hilfe von František Steiner (R.I.P.). <a href="https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/jiri-nemec-uber-das-em-finale-1996-tschechien-deutschland-ich-habe-gedacht-wir-spielen-noch-weiter-11929553.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tagesspiegel.de/sport/jiri-nem</span><span class="invisible">ec-uber-das-em-finale-1996-tschechien-deutschland-ich-habe-gedacht-wir-spielen-noch-weiter-11929553.html</span></a></p>
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