Thousands of Hamas-led terrorists launched a devastating assault on October 7, in which they rampaged through southern communities, killing over 1,200 people, mostly civilians butchered in their homes and at the music festival, and abducting some 240 people of all ages in total.
The face of the Statue of Liberty. Isabella Boyer’s life is like an exciting novel. She was born in Paris, the daughter of an African pastry chef and an English mother. Isabella had a special beauty and, at age 20, she married Isaac Singer, the sewing machine maker, who was 50 years old. After Singer’s death, Isabella became the richest woman in the country. It is not surprising that she was chosen as the model for the Statue of Liberty, as she embodied the American dream. Widowed, Isabella traveled the world and married the Dutch violinist Victor Robstett, becoming a countess. He became a prominent figure in America and Europe, and met the French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi at a world event. Bartholdi, impressed by her beauty and history, used her face as a model for the Statue of Liberty. Isabella married a third time and died in Paris in 1904 at age 62, but her face lives on in the iconic statue in New York, symbolizing freedom and American pride.
[Found here, h/t Eaglesoars]
UPDATE: The top image appears to be the work of Bas Uterwijk and is an A.I. generated image of Aphrodite, not Isabella Eugénie Boyer (who may or may not have been the model for the Statue of Liberty).
[Archive of 9-11 posts here.]
Good, Good Lovin’, The Blossoms (1966)
The Blossoms were probably the most successful unknown group of the ’60s, and the most well-known lineup was Darlene Love, Fanita James and Jean King. Their biggest hit was not even credited to them: producer Phil Spector was in a rush to get He’s A Rebel to the market, and since his top group was on tour at the time, he named The Crystals instead.
Careful with that dog, Eugene.
Walrus whistle [via Mme. Jujujive].
Bridging the gap [via Bunkerville].
The OSU Marching Band TubaCam.
The 1964 Zambian space program.
Pearl Jam sings names of LinkedIn.
1971 Emoryville scrap yard [via Memo Of The Air].
Some disturbing thoughts about lab-grown sentience.
[Top image: WWII era German built steam locomotive, PKP National Railway Museum, Warsaw, Poland. Image source unknown.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
[1970s fashion magazines predating Iran’s Islamic Revolution found here. There’s a huge collection of magazines and models (with their names) from the same era here.]
The Daily Mail posted an interactive timeline of the D-Day, the Invasion of Normandy, 80 years ago today.
Andersonville becomes an object lesson in patriotism. To this retired and beautiful spot will thousands resort in the long years to come, to learn again and again lessons of heroic sacrifice made by those who so quietly sleep in these long rows of graves. ~ Robert H. Kellogg, Andersonville Survivor
[Shade painter gif is comprised of ten photos titled Self-Erasure through Painting by German conceptual artist Timm Ulrichs ca. 1976.
Window openers found here.
Third gif was morphed from WWII and present day photos of 2 Rte de Saint-Lô, Tessy sur Vire, Normandy, France, found here.
[See Part 1 & Part 2 for more. Source: Allen & Ginter Cigarette Cards 1888-1889.]
Tacky Raccoons 