Today is National Wine Day Pour a glass of your favorite wine on May 25 to participate in National Wine Day. Celebrated each year, it has a sister holiday in February, National Drink Wine Day #Wine #NationalWineDay #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage…
Today in History: Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born today in 1874 Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany, and immigrated with his family to Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 8. Showing an early interest in painting, he got his first…
Today in History: Rialto Bridge completed in 1591 426 years ago today, construction of the famous bridge across Venice’s Grand Canal was completed. At the time, its engineering was considered so bold that few believed the stone bridge to last…
Today in History: World Premiere of #Swan Lake in 1877 "Swan Lake" was Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s (1840-1893) first ballet composition. Apart from "Sleeping Beauty" (1890) and "The Nutcracker" (1892), it is considered today as perhaps the most important classical ballet.…
Today in History: Basketball was invented in 1891 125 years ago today, the game of basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith wrote the sport’s original 13 rules to create a game that could be played…
Happy Birthday, Donald Brun! The Swiss graphic designer would have turned 107 today. Brun was born in Basel in 1909. During his apprenticeship as a graphic illustrator in the late 1920s, Brun celebrated his first successes as a poster artist…
October 24 is United Nations Day The United Nations was formed in 1945 in an effort to promote international peace and security. The founding 51 member countries established the UN following World War II with the idea to prevent another such…
Today in History: Andy Warhol is born (1928-1987) 88 years ago today, one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola), pioneer of the Pop…
Today in History: Live Aid 40 years ago today, the global rock concert Live Aid opened. The event was held simultaneously at London’s Wembley Stadium as well as Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium. It was organized by musicians Bob Geldorf…