#OTD July 17 in 1918, the Romanov family was executed, ending the over 1000 year old reign of monarchy in Russia.

Can you locate on a #map where the final exile and execution of the Romanov family took place?

Click the link to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=117&type=q

On July 3rd, 1973, David Bowie performed a concert at the Hammersmith in London, where he shocked the crowd by announcing the end of the band. While he was referring to the Spiders from Mars and associated persona, it still whipped the crowd into a frenzy of disbelief and shock.

It's easy to find the concert online today and remains a shocking testament to David Bowie's creative vision and ability to electrify a crowd with a combination of costuming, dance, mime, and absolute raw vocal power.

I celebrate every July 3rd as David Bowie Day.

#OTD June 30, 1908, 80 million trees and 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) of forest were leveled by a probable meteoric air burst, known as the Tunguska event.

Can you locate on a #map where the event took place?
Click the link to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=75&type=q

#OTD June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated, adding to the tensions that would lead to World War 1.

Can you locate on a #map where the assassination took place?
Click the link to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=145&type=q

#TodayInHistory: June 18, 1908 - The University of the Philippines was established in the City of Manila. Happy 117th Foundation Day, UP! https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/up-naming-mahal-the-genesis-of-9-up-campuses/

#TodayInHistory 1955 - Namco Limited, Japanese video game and entertainment company, is founded.

Namco was one of the most influential companies in the arcade game industry, producing game franchises such as #PacMan, Galaxian, #TEKKEN, and Ridge Racer.

Namco entered the home market in 1984 with conversions of its arcade games for the #MSX and the #Nintendo Famicom / NES.

In 2006, Namco merged with Bandai to form what is now named Bandai Namco Holdings.

Today in 1703, Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of St Petersburg in #Russia.

I'll have to write up a coin which was minted there, but in the meantime, here is a Russian coin minutes less than 50 years after the founding of St Petersburg, the 1749 Denga: https://coinofnote.com/russia-1-denga-1749/

#numismatics #coins #CoinCollecting #TodayInHistory #history #histodons @numismatics @histodons

#OTD May 26, 1940, 338,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated during WW2 in an operation known as 'Operation Dynamo'. It's most famously known by another name based on the location.

Can you locate on a #map where this took place?
Click the link to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=201&type=q

#TodayInHistory 2005 - #Microsoft unveils the Xbox360 on MTV.

The 2nd console in the #Xbox series, part of the 7th generation. Although not the best-selling, it's deemed the most influential through its emphasis on digital media distribution and multiplayer gaming on Xbox Live.

#TodayInHistory 2005 - #Microsoft Game Studios releases #Forza Motorsport for the #Xbox the first installment in the series. It featured over 200 cars and multiple real world and fictional race courses. #retrogames

#OnThisDay, April 28, 1992, Jim Gallien gave Christopher McCandless a ride to the head of the Stampede Trail in the Denali Borough in Alaska, the last time McCandless was seen alive (depicted in Into the Wild, 2007)

#OnThisDay, April 27, 1994, revolutionary leader & former political prisoner Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa’s first black President in the country's first post-apartheid elections (depicted in Invictus, 2009)

#OnThisDay, April 25, 2009, the Baltimore Ravens drafted Michael Oher, Ole Miss offensive tackle (depicted in The Blind Side, 2009)

#OnThisDay, April 24, 1184 BC, the Greek army breached the walls of Troy. They pretended to sail away and hid inside a large wooden horse which the Trojans brought into their city as a victory trophy (depicted in Troy, 2004) #Movies #Film #Cinemastodon #Letterboxd #TodayInHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. Public reaction was negative and the original formula was back on the market within three months (depicted in Stranger Things, s03e07 “The Bite”, 2016)

#OnThisDay, April 22, 1964, the 1964 World’s Fair opened at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Its theme was "Peace Through Understanding” (depicted in Tomorrowland, 2015)

#OnThisDay, April 21, 1770, Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria boarded a luxurious carriage that had been built specially for her two-and-a-half-week journey from Austria to France (depicted in Marie Antoinette, 2006)

#TodayInHistory 2005 - #Nintendo releases the Nintendogs video game for the Nintendo DS.

It received positive reviews from critics and won many awards. All versions have sold a combined 23.96 million copies, making it the second highest-selling game on the DS.

#OnThisDay, April 20, 1902, Marie and Pierre Curie successfully isolated radioactive radium salts from the mineral pitchblende in their laboratory in Paris (depicted in Radioactive, 2019)

#OnThisDay, April 19, 1963, Johnny Cash released his single “Ring of Fire”, written by his future wife June Carter and Merle Kilgore (Walk the Line, 2005)