April 29, 1429~ Joan of Arc arrives with troops to relieve the besieged city of Orléans

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Jeanne d’Arc te Paard (Joan of Arc on Horse)
by Arnoud Schaepkens, after Theodoor Schaepkens

1831-1904 / Etching on paper / 5 2/5”x4 3/10” / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans~ https://www.thoughtco.com/hundred-years-war-siege-of-orleans-2360758
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Joan_of_Arc

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April 29, 1945: U.S. Seventh Army’s 45th Infantry Division liberates Dachau

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April 28, 1253~ Invocation of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo established by Buddhist priest Nichiren

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Nichiren in the Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

c.1830–36 / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 9 5/8”x14 9/16”
Various collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Nelle Harper Lee: April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016

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April 23, 1985~ Coca-Cola’s disastrous introduction of “New Coke”

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Untitled (Coca-Cola and Grid) by Jasper Johns

1971 / 7-color lithograph with varnish on Arches paper / 38 7/8”x29 3/16”
Edition  of 66 + 12 Artist’s Proofs / Various collections, including National Gallery of Art, D.C.

 => 5 Things You Might Not Know About “New Coke”  <=

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Lee Miller: Born April 23, 1907

Myron Waldman: Born on April 23, 1908

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April 22, 1970~ First annual Earth Day

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Earth Day 1970 by Robert Rauschenberg

1970 / Lithograph and collage / 52 1/2”x37 1/2”
Edition of 50, based on his original design of an offset-printed poster

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John Waters: Born April 22, 1946 (1)

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April 21, 1964~ The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens

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The Unisphere by Gilmore Clarke

1964 / Stainless steel / 140’ tall; 120’ diameter / World’s Fair Grounds, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NYC

The Rocket Thrower by Donald De Lue

1964 / Bronze / 43’ tall / World’s Fair Grounds, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NYC

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Queen Elizabeth II: Born April 21, 1926

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April 20, 1535~ Two-hour atmospheric optical phenomenon observed over Stockholm

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Vädersolstavlan (“The Sun Dog Painting”) by Jacob Elbfas,
based on original by Urban målare (Urban [the] painter)

1535, 1636 / Oil on panel / 64”x43 1/3” / Storkyrkan (The Great Church), Stockholm, Sweden

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Take Me Out To The Ballgame

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