#OnThisDay is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 460 people shared 6,732 posts with it — around 224 a day. Activity is down 2% versus the previous week, peaking on Oct 16 with 272 posts.

Posts with #OnThisDay

Vince Mpls

@vincempls.bsky.social

2 days ago

#OnThisDay April 21 1933: Rudolf Hess is appointed Deputy Führer. As such he supervised the Party Central Committee, managed key administrative departments, organized rallies, and drafted major legislation including the Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935.

Hitler salutes from his car, with Hess standing on the street next to it. Top Nazi officials are in the background, including Goebbels.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

Trump: "I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, & one of my most trusted advisors, will become Chief of Staff starting Monday. Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation."

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Nobel Prize

@nobelprize.org

1 day ago

We remember the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first individual to be awarded two Nobel Prizes and still today the only individual with two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories: Marie Skłodowska Curie. Curie was born #OnThisDay in 1867.

Cartoon illustration of Marie Skłodowska Curie. She is wearing a black dress and holding a laboratory glassware.

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The Public Domain Review

@publicdomainrev.bsky.social

about 16 hours ago

#OnThisDay in 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays and altered the course of medical history. Pictured: images from one of the 1st series of x-rays ever produced (just 2 weeks after Roentgen published his discovery). More here: publicdomainreview.org/co…. #WorldRadiographyDay

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Victoria Haddock

@vickyhaddock.bsky.social

about 16 hours ago

Diwali, the festival of light, is celebrated #OnThisDay in 2026. This length of sheer black silk with a brocaded pattern of small rosettes in metal-wrapped silk thread was made at Benares in c. 1880. Black fabrics patterned with gold are often worn at Diwali. V&A collection. #Diwali #fashionhistory

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Nobel Prize

@nobelprize.org

2 days ago

The Raman effect is the change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. It was named after Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who was born #OnThisDay, 7 November 1888. The Raman effect is used to analyse different types of material.

Black and white portrait of physics laureate Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He is wearing a suit and tie.

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We Geek Girls

@wegeekgirls.bsky.social

about 15 hours ago

Disney's ‘Robin Hood’ was released on this day 53 years ago! (November 8, 1973) 🦊🐻🦁🐍🐓 Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Voice cast: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Peter Ustinov, Andy Devine, Pat Buttram, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Terry-Thomas, Roger Miller, Dan Bluth, and more. #OTD #OnThisDay

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁

@thebishf1.bsky.social

2 days ago

#OnThisDay in ’93, in Adelaide, the great Ayrton Senna won an #F1 GP for the 41st & last time. 😥

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We Geek Girls

@wegeekgirls.bsky.social

1 day ago

Lynda Carter made her debut as Wonder Woman in the 90-minute pilot movie, 'The New Original Wonder Woman,' on this day 51 years ago! (November 7, 1975) Developed by Stanley Ralph Ross. Directed by Leonard Horn. #OnThisDay

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Victoria Haddock

@vickyhaddock.bsky.social

2 days ago

English model and actress Jean Shrimpton was born #OnThisDay in 1942. She was photographed by Brian Duffy wearing this S/S 1965 John Bates/Jean Varon designed ‘Casbah’ dress with a mesh midriff. The dress was chosen as the Bath Fashion Museum’s 1965 Dress of the Year. #fashionhistory

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The Public Domain Review

@publicdomainrev.bsky.social

3 days ago

156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/es….

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Victoria Haddock

@vickyhaddock.bsky.social

about 23 hours ago

Diana, Princess of Wales, attended the opening of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre #OnThisDay in 1989. She wore the iconic Catherine Walker designed 'Elvis Dress', consisting of a white silk strapless dress and matching bolero embellished with pearls and sequins. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

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Metallica

@metallica.com

about 16 hours ago

#OnThisDay in 1999, our video for "No Leaf Clover," directed by Wayne Isham, premiered...

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Metallica: No Leaf Clover (Official Music Video)

Metallica's official music video for “No Leaf Clover,” from the album “S&M.” Subscribe for more videos: https://metallica.lnk.to/subscribe Listen to Metallica:…

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