Linux / networking / cybersecurity consultant, traveler. "OTD" = "On this day".
Open remote profile ↗OTD in 1973, US President Nixon rejected an Appeals Court decision that he had to turn over the Watergate tapes https://toilet-guru.com/air-force-1.html?s=mb #history
Toilets of the WorldAir Force One Toilet Used by Presidents Kennedy through ClintonAir Force 1 transports the U.S. President, and the series of elite aircraft have included on-board toilets for many years. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.
OTD in 2020, #GOP leader Donald #Trump was deposed in a case over his sexual assault and defamation, which he eventually lost https://toilet-guru.com/blog/63.html?s=mb #rapist
Toilets of the WorldTrump's Toilet of TreasonSensitive Government Documents are Piled in a Tacky Golf Resort Bathroom — A blog about toilets
Rakuto Tochihara, born OTD in 1989, had his debut role in Boogiepop Phantom where he voiced the character Poom Poom https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/tokyo-ameya-yokocho/?s=mb #travel #Japan #Tokyo
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreMarkets and Meals in Ameya-YokochōAmeya-Yokochō in the Ueno district in Tōkyō is home to busy markets and great places to eat. It's along a nice walk from Ueno Station or Ueno Park to Akihabara.
Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, was isolated OTD in 1943 by researchers at Rutgers University https://toilet-guru.com/blog/49.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth
Toilets of the WorldSARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Italian Sewers Tracks COVID-19 SpreadSewage Surveillance Spots COVID-19 Spread — A blog about toilets
Today is the feast day of Desiderius of Auxerre https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/boat-trip-canal-lateral-a-la-loire/briare-to-beaulieu-sur-loire.html?s=mb #travel #France #history
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreBriare to Beaulieu-sur-Loire — Burgundy by Boat — Canal Latéral à la LoireTraveling by boat on the Canal Latéral à la Loire from Briare to Beaulieu-sur-Loire in the Burgundy region of France.
John, King of #England, and villain of "Robin Hood", died OTD in 1167 after losing Normandy and much of English-held lands in #France https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/seine-river-art-history-monet/chateau-gaillard.html?s=mb #travel #history
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreChâteau Gaillard — Along the Loops of the SeineRichard the Lionhearted built Château Gaillard on a chalk bluff overlooking the Seine River during the Hundred Years' War.
Prince Hisaaki, 8th shōgun of the Kamakura shōgunate of #Japan, was born OTD in 1264. The Daibutsu is the Great Buddha statue at Kōtoku-in. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kamakura/daibutsu.html?s=mb #travel #Japan
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreDaibutsu — Kamakura — JapanDaibutsu, the huge bronze Buddha at the Kōtoku-in temple outside Kamakura, is a symbol of Japan.
Composer and pianist Yoko Shimomura, born OTD in 1967, is primarily known for her work in #videogames, composing the scores for 16 games, including Final Fight and Street Fighter II https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/tokyo-akihabara/?s=mb #travel #Japan
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreAkihabara — Tokyo's Electronics, Anime, Cosplay, and Gaming CenterAkihabara is the place to find electronics, gaming, cosplay, and maid cafés in Tōkyō. It's an amazing area, close to Ueno, Asakusa, Tōkyō Station, and the Imperial Palace.
The Spanish ship San Felipe ran aground on the coast of #Japan OTD in 1596, and its cargo was confiscated by local authorities https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/nagasaki/?s=mb #travel #history
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreOn the Limited Express to NagasakiTraveling to Nagasaki by Express Train and finding where I'll stay.
Napoleon Bonaparte started a long retreat from #Moscow OTD in 1812 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/russia/moscow.html?s=mb #history #Russia
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreTraveling and Working in Russia — Visiting MoscowRed Square, Kremlin, ironic post-Communist open-air museums, beautiful churches in the snow, and a downright strange hotel run by a government agency
The Soviet Union and Japan signed a Joint Declaration OTD in 1956, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/wwii-cryptanalysis/?s=mb #history
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and MoreCryptanalysis and the Nuclear BombsThe nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki makes more sense once Japan's internal communications were revealed after 50 years of official Allied secrecy.