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Oliver O'Hanlon @OOH99

PhD, interested in history, editorial cartoons, newspaper history, foreign languages and likes to cycle (when it's safe to do so...)

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Oliver O'Hanlon@OOH99
25 Jan 2020
List of Oliver's writings - book chapters, book reviews, newspaper and magazine articles oliverohanlon.weebly.com/wri…
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Probably the last #Bloomsday post of the day - a portrait of James Joyce in the @NGIreland by the French portrait painter Jacques-Émile Blanche #Bloomsday2026
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January 1934 - verdict in the case United States v. One Book Called Ulysses Judge John M. Woolsey said that it was not obscene and could be admitted into the US From 'The Indianapolis Times' 26 Jan 1934 loc.gov/resource/sn82015313/… #ChronAm #Bloomsday2026
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HistoryExtra@HistoryExtra
Jun 15
#OnThisDay in 1919, British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown landed their Vickers Vimy twin engine plane in a bog. After a 16-hour flight from Newfoundland, they touched down near Clifden, Ireland, becoming the first men to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. 📸 Getty
A biplane lies crashed in a field with two individuals standing nearby observing the wreckage. The aircraft's wings and tail show significant damage. Another biplane is visible in the distance on the grassy landscape.

ALT A biplane lies crashed in a field with two individuals standing nearby observing the wreckage. The aircraft's wings and tail show significant damage. Another biplane is visible in the distance on the grassy landscape.
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Happy #Bloomsday - I wrote this for @RTEBrainstorm about the link between the ancient Hungarian city of Szombathely and James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0615/…

What is James Joyce's connection to Szombathely in Hungary?

Marked as the birthplace of Leopold Bloom's father, the city can stake a claim to be associated with Joyce and his infamous book

rte.ie
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Le lynchage d'un nègre par des Américains
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National Air and Space Museum
@airandspace
Jun 14
John “Jack” Alcock and Arthur Brown departed on the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic #OTD in 1919. They flew in a Vickers Vimy biplane from Canada to Ireland.
A vintage biplane is flying low over an open field, silhouetted against a bright sky.

ALT A vintage biplane is flying low over an open field, silhouetted against a bright sky.

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Well that's a surprise! Apparently my blog was popular today with 6662 views or hits or whatever they're called Who knew... oliverohanlon.blogspot.com/
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Almost 8,000 views yesterday! You'd wonder what they're looking at... oliverohanlon.blogspot.com/
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☂️Some things never change - woman asks maid if she has any sensational news to report... Maid replies - it's not raining this morning Cartoon from French newspaper #OTD 1926 gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Séquestrée depuis huit ans !
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Gardien de Phare 🌊@Gardien2Phare
Jun 6
[💡82 ans du #DDay] 👉 1er hommage à Maureen & Ted Sweeney, gardiens du phare irlandais de Blacksod qui le 4 juin 1944, ont adressé un bulletin météo qui a contribué à fixer la date au 6 juin en indiquant: “Heavy rain & drizzle cleared, visibility on land & sea very clear.” 1/2
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Midwest Modern
@JoshLipnik
Jun 4
A small Art Deco bank in Indianapolis
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So pleased to have received a PDF copy of this book 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict' Grateful to the other editors, contributors and the publisher Peter Lang Details here: peterlang.com/document/16232…
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Library of Congress
@librarycongress
Jun 3
For World Bicycle Day: Bicycle advertisements were prolific in the 19th and early 20th century, just as automobile ads are today. Here are a few beautiful ones from the Library of Congress collection.
Poster advertisement for Deesse Bicycles shows an illustration of a semi-nude goddess in flight holding bicycle above crowd of bicyclists from all over the world. Art by Jean de Paleologue.

ALT Poster advertisement for Deesse Bicycles shows an illustration of a semi-nude goddess in flight holding bicycle above crowd of bicyclists from all over the world. Art by Jean de Paleologue.

Ad features an illustration of a woman on a bicycle. It reads: "The Prudent buyer selects the Shirk, the latest, neatest, and lightest bicycle in the world / Ottman, Chic."

ALT Ad features an illustration of a woman on a bicycle. It reads: "The Prudent buyer selects the Shirk, the latest, neatest, and lightest bicycle in the world / Ottman, Chic."

Poster ad for L'Etendard Français shows an illustration of a woman riding a bicycle, carrying a tri-color pennant. Art by Jules Chéret.

ALT Poster ad for L'Etendard Français shows an illustration of a woman riding a bicycle, carrying a tri-color pennant. Art by Jules Chéret.

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Irish Times Opinion@IrishTimesOpEd
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Secret garden: the first Catholic cemetery built in Ireland since the Reformation irishtimes.com/opinion/an-ir…

Secret garden: the first Catholic cemetery built in Ireland since the Reformation

Body snatching was a constant fear, as newly interred remains would be dug up and sold to medical students for study purposes

irishtimes.com
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A Secret garden and special place - read my Irish Diary in today's Irish Times newspaper about the historic Goldenbridge Cemetery in Dublin's Inchicore irishtimes.com/opinion/an-ir…

Secret garden: the first Catholic cemetery built in Ireland since the Reformation

Body snatching was a constant fear, as newly interred remains would be dug up and sold to medical students for study purposes

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Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro
May 30
Day 106, orbit 1644 — This timelapse shows the approach and docking of the @SpaceX CRS‑34 🛰 resupply mission on 17 May. Isn’t it amazing to think that this docking manoeuvre takes place while flying at 28,000 km/h around the Earth? The blurred dot in the middle of the picture is actually a micrometeoroid impact on the Cupola window… No worries, it’s been there for a long time ! 🎥 @esa / @NASA #εpsilon • @esaspaceflight •  @Space_Station • @NASAJohnson
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100 YEARS AGO... Vogue gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF
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HistoryExtra@HistoryExtra
May 31
#OnThisDay in 1911, RMS Titanic was launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. The completed hull was released down a slipway into the River Lagan in front of around 100,000 spectators. 📸 Getty
A large ship, the RMS Titanic, is seen partially constructed in a shipyard. The ship is in the water with scaffolding above, surrounded by a few small boats. The background shows other ships and industrial structures under a cloudy sky.

ALT A large ship, the RMS Titanic, is seen partially constructed in a shipyard. The ship is in the water with scaffolding above, surrounded by a few small boats. The background shows other ships and industrial structures under a cloudy sky.
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal ilustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Épisode de la grève générale en Angleterre
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