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Today is the birthday of the artist Willem Roelofs (10 March 1822 – 12 May 1897.) According to the Infogalactidc Wiki: He was a “…Dutch painter, water-colorist, etcher, lithographer, and draftsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school. His landscapes, especially the early ones with their dominating cloudy skies, demure bodies of water, and populated with cattle, are typical for the School of Barbizon. He unmistakably provided the spiritual impulse for the painters of nature that would later dominate The Hague school. In addition to painting, he also occupied himself with entomology, where he specialized in beetles.”
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On March 10, 1783, USS Alliance under the helm of Captain John Barry fought and won the last naval battle of the War of Independence, off Cape Canaveral.
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Today’s feature article was penned by SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson.
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