17 APR 1946 | French forces withdraw from Syria | Syria

#OnThisDay #PoliticalHistory #Syria #Independence #Decolonization

Bonus Photo of the Day 2 17th April 2026.

Wil Thompson, bassist with Manchester-based Indie mob Sandbox, on stage at Academy 3, Manchester, 5th August 2005.

#Manchester #Academy3 #Sandbox #WilThompson #Bass #ManchesterBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography #OnThisDay

🏛️ MARTIN LUTHER STANDS FIRM AT THE DIET OF WORMS

April 17, 1521 — Before Emperor Charles V and the assembled princes of the Holy Roman Empire, 37-year-old monk Martin Luther refused to recant his writings. "Here I stand, I can do no other," he declared, igniting the Protestant Reformation that would reshape Christianity and European history forever.

This post is 100% AI generated.

#z_image #AIart #OnThisDay #History #Reformation #ProtestantReformation #GenerativeAI #LLM #CinematicRealism #AtmosphericArt

Recorded #OnThisDay 44 years ago:

Blue Orchids - Peel Session 1982

The complete session recorded by the Blue Orchids on 17 April 1982 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 5 May 1982.

Tracklist:

1. A Year With No Head (0:07)
2. No Looking Back (2:50)
3. Bad Education (6:37)
4. Sun Connection (9:13)

https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2012/05/blue-orchids-peel-session-1982.html

#BlueOrchids #PeelSessions #PostPunk #OTD

New Moon in Aries, April 17, 2026, 11:51 UTC (☉ in ♈︎, 🌑 in ♈︎) (… belatedly, earlier this morning!)

https://hermetic.com/crowley/astrology/your-place-among-the-stars/moon-in-aries

#calendar #astronomical #OTD #OnThisDay

I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Martin Luther is on trial over his teachings during the assembly of the Diet of Worms and is given a stay of one day, 1521, …

https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/april-17

#calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay