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dailykafka · 11 months

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— May 13, 1922 / Franz Kafka diaries

#this was whole entry so #a bit too big but it its what it iss #May 13 #may #1922 #franz kafka #daily kafka #franz kafka diaries #quotes #alt text

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hey-color-palettes · 5 months

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Hi, I am fairly new. Can you please make a pastel neutral colors I been struggling to make one 😫

★ #c1cdce ★ #eae7dc ★ #dbcbba ★ #baaba6 ★ #9e9089 ★

#pastel neutral colors palette #color palette #blue #white #brown #gray #request #may 13

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cypherdecypher · 11 months

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Animal of the Day!

Argali (Ovis ammon)

(Photo by Rigzen Dorjay)

Conservation Status- Near Threatened

Habitat- China

Size (Weight/Length)- 180 kg; 2 m

Diet- Grasses; Shrubs

Cool Facts- The magnificent argali are truly adapted for sheer cliffs and vertical drop offs. While the smaller females and their kids prefer staying at lower elevations, larger males reach elevations of 5,800 meters with ease. Females gather in massive herds of up to 150 individuals while males stick it out in bachelor pads of 30. Herds mingle in the fall and winter in preparation for the mating season where males duke it out. Slamming into each other head first, a clash between fully grown males involves two sets of 20 kilogram horns hitting each other loud enough to be heard 800 meters away. Sadly, argali populations are dropping steadily from livestock ranching and trophy hunting for their massive horns.

Rating- 13/10 (Killed for being beautiful.)

#Animal of the day #Animals #Mammals #Sheep #Saturday #May 13 #Argali #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

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todaysdocument · 11 months

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‘ . . .. you said we must have patience. On hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, "Oh no! Not again." I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most patient of all people.’ Jackie Robinson to Pres. Eisenhower, 5/13/1958.

Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration)

Series: Official Files

File Unit: Negro Matters - Colored Question (6)

Transcription:

Telephone

MUrray Hill 2-0500

[letterhead]

CHOCK FULL O' NUTS

425 Lexington Avenue

New York 17, N.Y.

May 13, 1958

[stamped top right]

THE WHITE HOUSE

May 14 11 36 AM '58

RECEIVED

The President

The White House

Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. President:

I was sitting in the audience at the Summit Meeting of Negro

Leaders yesterday when you said we must have patience. On

hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, "Oh

no! Not again."

I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most

patient of all people. When you said we must have self-

respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and re-

main patient considering the treatment accorded us through

the years.

17 million Negroes cannot do as you suggest and wait for the

hearts of men to change. We want to enjoy now the rights

that we feel we are entitled to as Americans. this we can-

not do unless we pursue aggressively goals which all other

Americans achieved over 150 years ago.

As the chief executive of our nation, I respectfully suggest

the you unwittingly crush the spirit of freedom in Negroes

by constantly urging forbearance and give hope to those pro-

segregation leaders like Governor Faubus who would take

from us even those freedoms we now enjoy. Your own ex-

perience with Governor Faubus is proof enough that for-

bearance and not eventual integration is the goal the pro-

segregation leaders seek.

In my view, an unequivocal statement backed up by action

such as you demonstrated you could take last fall in deal-

MAY 26 1958 [stamped at bottom of page one]

[page 2]

The President

Page 2 May 13, 1958 [page two heading]

ing with Governor Faubus if it became necessary, would let

it be known that America is determined to provide -- in the

near future -- for Negroes -- the freedoms we are en-

titled to under the constitution.

Respectfully yours,

Jackie Robinson [handwritten signature]

Jackie Robinson

JR:cc

#archivesgov #May 13 #1958 #1950s #Jackie Robinson #Eisenhower administration #civil rights #Black history #African American history

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happybirthday-unusannus · 11 months

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Happy 3rd Birthday to

“Mark Teaches Ethan Korean”

#unus annus #markiplier #crankgameplays #may 13

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chic-a-gigot · 11 months

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La Mode illustrée, no. 19, 13 mai 1900, Paris. Robe de casino, concerts, etc. Modèle de Mlle Louise Piret, rue Richer, 43. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Robe en voile blanc, posée librement sur un transparent en taffetas rose. Les plis accordéon de la jupe sont disposés de façon à disparaître sur les hanches; le contour inférieur de la jupe est bordé par une dentelle crème; un volant de dentelle froncée descend devant sur 80 centimètres de longueur environ, entoure la jupe jusqu'au milieu, par derrière et remonte jusqu'à la ceinture faite en ruban rose.

Le corsage décolleté en voile plissé est garni d'un fichu en mousseline de soie drapée, bordé de dentelle disposée devant en jabot et fermé sous une boucle artistique.

Les manches demi-longues, légèrement froncées, sont bordées de dentelle.

La ceinture ferme devant sous un nœud.

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Dress in white voile, placed freely on a transparent pink taffeta. The accordion pleats of the skirt are arranged so as to disappear over the hips; the lower contour of the skirt is bordered by cream lace; a flounce of gathered lace descends in front for about 80 centimeters in length, surrounds the skirt to the middle, from behind and goes up to the waistband made of pink ribbon.

The low-cut bodice in pleated voile is trimmed with a draped silk chiffon fichu, edged with lace arranged in front in a jabot and closed under an artistic buckle.

The half-long, slightly gathered sleeves are edged with lace.

The belt closes in front under a bow.

#La Mode illustrée #20th century #1900s #1900 #on this day #May 13 #periodical #fashion #fashion plate #description #Forney #dress #Modèles de chez #Mademoiselle Louise Piret

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newyorkthegoldenage · 11 months

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Around 8:30 a.m. on May 13, 1949, a drum of carbon disulfide fell off a trailer truck when it was about one-third of the way through the Holland Tunnel. The highly flammable chemical leaked out onto the hot surface of the truck. The flames spewing out from the truck caused a chain reaction. Four nearby trucks caught fire almost instantly, and as the fire grew, five more trucks burst into flames.

Minutes after the fire began, Port Authority Police officers began helping drivers out of the tunnel. They called in the New York Fire Department, which entered from the Manhattan side, and the Jersey City Fire Department, from the Jersey side. The firefighters had to work their way through heavy fumes and more than a hundred vehicles. It was estimated that the temperature from the flames was about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. By 10:15, all the vehicles not on fire had been removed from the Jersey entrance, which simplified the firefighting efforts. By 1:00 pm, the blaze was largely extinguished, but at 4:20 it re-flashed. Burning liquid flowed through the tunnel's gutters, causing explosions.

The fire destroyed 600 feet of ceiling and inner walls, as well as 10 large trucks. It took a crew 16 hours to remove their remains, as well as that of 13 other trucks that were partially damaged. More than 650 tons of debris were removed from the tunnel by a crew working around the clock. Total damage was estimated at $1 million, or $7.5 million in today's dollars. There were no fatalities, but 67 people were injured.

The fire also disrupted phone, telegraph, radio, and TV connections between New York and points south and west of the Hudson.

The fire should never have happened. Trucks were required to display decals indicating that they were carrying hazardous goods, but the truck that caused the fire had no such decals. If it had, police wouldn't have allowed it into the tunnel but redirected it to one of the bridges. Nevertheless, the driver received only a $50 fine and five days in jail. But the event did lead to the creation of new rules and harsher penalties for those who violated them.

The tunnel was back in operation in two days.

For more on the fire, see here.

Photos: top, Leon Hoffman via Corbis/Port Authority of NY & NJ; second & third, Port Authority of NY & NJ; bottom, Hoboken Historical Museum via FDNY

#vintage New York #1940s #Leon Hoffman #disaster #Holland Tunnel #fire #May 13 #13 May #firefighting #firefighters

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gracie-bird · 26 days

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