Today in News History
On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1894, Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (died 1956) was born. In 1924, Frank Bolle, American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator (died 2020) was born. In 1926, Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, English microbiologist and parasitologist (died 2017) was born. In 1926, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor was born. In 1943, Ellyn Kaschak, American psychologist and academic was born. In 1988, Chet Faker, Australian singer-songwriter was born. In 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis platform, beginning the popular video game franchise. In 1995, Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (born 1914) passed away. In 1997, Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (born 1936) passed away. In 2013, Darryl Read, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Piglet, it’s a purple, psychedelic shapeshifter! The wild new creature prowling Winnie-the-Pooh’s wood
Is it an alien? A dinosaur? Is it going to kill us all? Our writer hits Ashdown Forest for the Big One Hundred celebrations – and finds its magic enchanting new generationsThe rolling idyll of heath and forest, spinney and stream that gave us the Heffalump, the Woozle and, most famously of all, Winnie-the-Pooh, has a new fantastical resident. Creeping through the bracken, making strange cooing and purring noises, is a shapeshifting creature with a huge tubular nose and eyes inspired by adders. It shimmies with iridescent patches and the psychedelic purple of flowering heather in high summer.Poppet, a puppet made by costume designer Jack Irving and brought to life by a team of 10 award-winning puppeteers, is performing for schoolchildren in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. The primary school class squeal with delighted fear as the purple apparition transforms itself from caterpillar to bird to munching monster in sinuous moves. Continue reading...
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