# on this day (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover on this day. Page: Feed: --- ## [Noah’s Ark, a Christian disco in Long Beach, California, 1977.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825687874615771136) _2026-08-22 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Noah's Ark, a Christian disco in Long Beach, California, 1977. ## [Training reactor at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1971.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825662001003020288) _2026-08-22 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Training reactor at Budapest University of Technology and Economics , 1971. ## [30 Memories of The Undertaker | Part 2 (20 – 11)](https://prowrestlingpost.com/30-memories-of-the-undertaker-part-2-20-11/) _2026-08-22 · Pro Wrestling Post Staff · ProWrestlingPost.com_ The 30th anniversary weekend of The Undertaker’s debut taking place at Survivor Series in 2020, staff shared their memories of his time. Over the next few days, we here at ProWrestlingPost.com came together to share their thoughts on The Undertaker. We present to you 30 Memories of The Undertaker. Today Clint Dye and Ian Abugov \[...\] ## [Concept layout for TRON, 1982.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825571391081480192) _2026-08-21 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Concept layout for TRON , 1982. ## [30 Memories Of The Undertaker | Part 1 – (30 – 21)](https://prowrestlingpost.com/30-memories-of-the-undertaker-part-1-30-21/) _2026-08-21 · Pro Wrestling Post Staff · ProWrestlingPost.com_ The 30th anniversary weekend of The Undertaker’s debut at Survivor Series took place in 2020, staff shared their memories of his time. Over the next few days, the staff here at ProWrestlingPost.com will come together to share their thoughts on The Undertaker. We present to you 30 Memories of The Undertaker. Today Mike Bryan and \[...\] ## [The Sphinx and the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, circa 1867–1899, photo by Studio Bonfils….](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825480802131476480) _2026-08-20 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ The Sphinx and the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, circa 1867–1899, photo by Studio Bonfils. ( Library of Congress ) ## [2020 Must See Matches of 2020 (January-March 2020)](https://prowrestlingpost.com/2020-must-see-matches-jan-mar/) _2026-08-20 · Mark Blake · ProWrestlingPost.com_ The wrestling world and the world in general, has crawled to a halt for the 2020 must see matches. What better time to look back and see what wondrous gems and masterpieces have taken place this year. And with that, I give to you my 2020 Must-See Matches So Far! In these strange and worrying \[...\] ## [Storm Coming?](http://www.pikeblog.com/2026/08/stalker.html) _2026-08-20 · Brian · Pike Blog_ Looks like rain on the horizon. Finally. Hopefully back on the rivers soon. In the meantime - still enjoying the carp fishing - mirror carp stalked out of The Farm Pond & The Puddle in a couple of quick trips. ## [On the set of Star Trek, August 19, 1968.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825427567326707712) _2026-08-20 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ On the set of Star Trek , August 19, 1968. ## [Fritz the Nite Owl, host of Nite Owl Theater, 1983.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825390203687567360) _2026-08-19 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Fritz the Nite Owl, host of Nite Owl Theater, 1983. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yayW0ea62AJu) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Thekla – The Merciless Reign of The Toxic Spider](https://prowrestlingpost.com/thekla/) _2026-08-19 · Marc Madison (Editor in Chief) · ProWrestlingPost.com_ In today’s fast-paced professional wrestling industry, authenticity isn’t uncommon. Many athletes adopt personas crafted by marketing teams. Thekla—the “Toxic Spider”—arrived in All Elite Wrestling with her own ink, her own scars, and a defiant, punk-rock ethos that couldn’t be manufactured. Her journey from the underground cellars of Vienna to the pinnacle of American wrestling shows \[...\] ## [On the set of Star Trek, August 18, 1968.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825322628123328512) _2026-08-18 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ On the set of Star Trek , August 18, 1968. ## [Good advice.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825313347746627585) _2026-08-18 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Good advice . ## [Weather balloon launched from Caltech’s roof in Pasadena, 1936](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825299602708250624) _2026-08-18 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Weather balloon launched from Caltech's roof in Pasadena , 1936 ## [James ‘Kamala’ Harris | Missing My Friend](https://prowrestlingpost.com/james-kamala-harris/) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Mike Lano · ProWrestlingPost.com_ During the week of August 17th to 21st, 2020, after his valiant battle with health and financial issues, the wrestling world lost James ‘Kamala’ Harris. The Cauliflower Alley Club and, more recently, the kind people at GoFundMe-type accounts set up for his family, who donated badly-needed financial aid, including fellow wrestlers, promoters, fans, and more \[...\] ## [High-voltage laboratory in Ludvika, Sweden, 1963.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825209001055764480) _2026-08-17 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ High-voltage laboratory in Ludvika, Sweden, 1963. ## [A Brief History of Pro Wrestlers at The Olympics (part 2)](https://prowrestlingpost.com/pro-wrestlers-at-the-olympics-2/) _2026-08-17 · Pete Moon (Assistant Editor) · ProWrestlingPost.com_ The ongoing history of pro wrestlers at the Olympics is rich and plentiful. The names involved over the past century cross borders, countries and generations. The history continues in the city of angels. A Brief History of Pro Wrestlers at the Olympics (part 2) Los Angeles, 1984 – Hiroshi Hase & Tamon Honda 1984 marked \[...\] ## [The 3M Airhat displayed at the All-Ohio Safety Congress and Exhibit in Columbus, April 29, 1981.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825152593616584704) _2026-08-17 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ The 3M Airhat displayed at the All-Ohio Safety Congress and Exhibit in Columbus, April 29, 1981. ## [ECW Return Of The Funker 1995 | ECW Sunday Night RetroView](https://prowrestlingpost.com/ecw-return-of-the-funker-1995/) _2026-08-16 · Mark Blake · ProWrestlingPost.com_ Howdy peeps! Welcome back to my fortnightly trip back to ECW yesteryear. My first ECW RetroView – Double Tables 1995 – was really well received. So I’d like to begin by thanking you all for the kind words. It means so much to receive great feedback. Makes it all the more worthwhile in my eyes. \[...\] ## [Carl Sagan In Boston, March 1972](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825134285613875200) _2026-08-16 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Carl Sagan In Boston, March 1972 ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zNKvmiCnkWP8) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [Dave Lawhead working as a “calibrator” for Ohio Semitronics, 1988.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825118466753380352) _2026-08-16 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Dave Lawhead working as a “calibrator” for Ohio Semitronics , 1988. ## [Predictions](http://www.pikeblog.com/2026/08/predictions.html) _2026-08-16 · Brian · Pike Blog_ On August 7th Adam C (of the excellent blog Fishin' Impossible ) commented "Four to go? You will be done by August 16th is my guess." Regarding cracking 20 double carp this season - well, it was tight - but double #20 above at 10lb 11oz ! Then this happened... Double #21 - 13lb 5oz Double #22 - 15lb 1oz Double #23 - 15lb 4oz - best of the season (so far). Plus carp of 9lb 5oz & about 6lb - lovely… ## [“STARTS AUGUST 16 AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU!”](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825078892792610816) _2026-08-16 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ “STARTS AUGUST 16 AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU!” ## [The Captain Coconut mobile disco show with Gary Hand, somewhere in Massachusetts, February 1976.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825045980769599488) _2026-08-15 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ The Captain Coconut mobile disco show with Gary Hand, somewhere in Massachusetts, February 1976. ## [“Mr. Lopez, weight lifter, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.” (USC)](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825027817606610944) _2026-08-15 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ “Mr. Lopez, weight lifter, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.” ( USC ) ## [Qapla!!](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/825025246785634304) _2026-08-15 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ memories-of-ancients : People be shitting on Christopher Nolans Odyssey but just my opinion, you have not truly experienced The Iliad and The Odyssey unless you have read them in their original Klingon. Qapla!! ## [El Phantasmo: From The Great White North Indys to Great Far East Main Event Scene](https://prowrestlingpost.com/el-phantasmo/) _2026-08-15 · Marc Madison (Editor in Chief) · ProWrestlingPost.com_ Some wrestlers rise quickly to the top, but El Phantasmo took a longer path. He spent fourteen years on the Canadian and British independent circuits. But he reinvented himself in Bullet Club, had a public split with the group, faced a cancer diagnosis that nearly ended his career, and made a comeback to become a \[...\] ## [2001: A Space Odyssey poster from Hungary, 1979.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824937230268252160) _2026-08-14 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ 2001: A Space Odyssey poster from Hungary, 1979. ## [A Brief History of Pro Wrestlers at The Olympics – Part 1](https://prowrestlingpost.com/pro-wrestlers-at-the-olympics/) _2026-08-14 · Pete Moon (Assistant Editor) · ProWrestlingPost.com_ Arguably, pro wrestlers have been part of the Olympics since wrestling was introduced to the games in 708 BC. These men (and we’re positive they were always men) displayed such talent in wrestling that they were able to make a living by competing. They were wrestlers, as a profession. That’s why they’re called professional wrestlers, \[...\] ## [The Puddle VII](http://www.pikeblog.com/2026/08/nineteen-one.html) _2026-08-14 · Brian · Pike Blog_ The nights are drawing in but pike-time seems a long way off - still in drought and yet another heatwave. Couple of hours before it got dark on The Puddle and double #19 on crust - an almost black common at 11lb 4oz (my 10th Puddle carp) - just need one more - and some rain... ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VAZXbRK3KHY8) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [On the set of Blade Runner.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824862046699028480) _2026-08-13 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ On the set of Blade Runner . ## [Watching a solar eclipse from a rooftop in Rotterdam, April 17, 1912.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824843582741577728) _2026-08-13 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Watching a solar eclipse from a rooftop in Rotterdam, April 17, 1912. ## [Abdullah the Butcher | Where Are They Now?](https://prowrestlingpost.com/abdullah-the-butcher/) _2026-08-13 · Dr. Mike Lano · ProWrestlingPost.com_ People from all over the globe still miss his famous ATB House of Chinese Food and Ribs restaurant in the Atlanta area, not far from his longtime home. Born Larry Shreve in Ontario, he transformed and crafted his wrestling character into a sort of barbaric Frankenstein monster come to life. The magazine company I’ve written \[...\] ## [Watching a solar eclipse in Paris, 1921.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824777967024717824) _2026-08-12 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Watching a solar eclipse in Paris, 1921. ## [Ell Student Center at Northeastern University, 1965.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824756026094108672) _2026-08-12 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Ell Student Center at Northeastern University , 1965. ## [Will Ospreay and Vader – When a Twitter/X feud Led To A Once In a Lifetime Match](https://prowrestlingpost.com/will-ospreay-and-vader/) _2026-08-12 · Marc Madison (Editor in Chief) · ProWrestlingPost.com_ Some of wrestling’s stranger matches start with a genuine disagreement rather than a scripted angle, including the match between Will Ospreay and Vader. That’s exactly what happened in the summer of 2016, when a decades-long WCW and WWF legend picked a public fight with a 23-year-old British high-flyer over what a wrestling match is even \[...\] ## [Bit Repetitive](http://www.pikeblog.com/2026/08/bit-repetitive.html) _2026-08-12 · Brian · Pike Blog_ Another trip to the Farm Pond and the second part of my Carp Challenge - 50 carp - cracked (excluding commerical pond carp). But as the blog is getting a bit repetitive here's a photo of my cat instead. He has 9 teeth, 6 brain cells & is the happiest cat out there! Nope. Can't do it. Four carp added, number 50 above (for the records). Still wouldn't mind a couple more doubles before pike-time… ## [General Strike San Diego Joins the Financial Solidarity Project](https://www.radical-guide.com/general-strike-san-diego-joins-the-financial-solidarity-project/) _2026-08-11 · Jason Bayless · A Radical Guide - A Radical Guide_ General Strike San Diego is the newest project in A Radical Guide's Financial Solidarity Project. The post General Strike San Diego Joins the Financial Solidarity Project appeared first on A Radical Guide . by Jason Bayless ## [Frederick Peerenboom, aka Fritz the Nite Owl, 1978.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824665544698527744) _2026-08-11 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Frederick Peerenboom, aka Fritz the Nite Owl , 1978. ## [Ricky Steamboat and Don Muraco: How Their Rivalry Built A New Star and Cemented Another](https://prowrestlingpost.com/ricky-steamboat-and-don-muraco/) _2026-08-11 · Marc Madison (Editor in Chief) · ProWrestlingPost.com_ In the fall of 1985, the WWF was Hulk Hogan’s company. Andre the Giant was a legend, and the roster underneath them was stacked with big personalities but not always big wrestling. Into that mix came Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, a decade-long NWA veteran fresh off a career-defining run with Ric Flair in the Mid-Atlantic \[...\] ## [Control Data Corporation office in Rockville, Maryland, 1975.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824568397968900096) _2026-08-10 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Control Data Corporation office in Rockville, Maryland, 1975 . ## [Mirror Common](http://www.pikeblog.com/2026/08/eighteen-two.html) _2026-08-10 · Brian · Pike Blog_ Cracking on with the Double Challenge , three carp landed from 12-18 inches of water (boilies & crust) - including double #18 at 10lb 5oz . Is it a common carp? The scales look too big & fewer of them - somewhere between a common and a fully scaled mirror?! Lovely looking fish. ## [From the film strip Drug Abuse: Glue-Sniffing and Pills, 1968.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824520840823570432) _2026-08-10 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ thedurvin : humanoidhistory : From the film strip Drug Abuse: Glue-Sniffing and Pills , 1968. ( Pop Culture Precursors ) Man I’d never thought about film strip preservation, I’m glad somebody’s doing it ## [University of North Texas Coliseum, aka “The Super Pit,” 1973.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824506494924046336) _2026-08-09 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ University of North Texas Coliseum, aka “The Super Pit,” 1973. ( University of North Texas ) ## [Steineck ABC wrist camera, made by Steineck Kamerawerk in Tutzing, Bavaria, around 1949. Took 8…](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824492156174712832) _2026-08-09 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Steineck ABC wrist camera, made by Steineck Kamerawerk in Tutzing, Bavaria, around 1949. Took 8 circular exposures (5mm) on 24mm sheet film. No clock inside. ## [Spider-Man (1977)](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824477809015734272) _2026-08-09 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Spider-Man (1977) ## [Turkish hepcats will never forget Istanbul’s anti-jazz ordinance of 1984.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824407609288359936) _2026-08-08 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Turkish hepcats will never forget Istanbul’s anti-jazz ordinance of 1984. ( Fortepan ) ## [The Colossi of Memnon at the Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824391853282590720) _2026-08-08 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ The Colossi of Memnon at the Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt. ( Library of Congress ) ## [The Puddle VI](http://www.pikeblog.com/2026/08/the-puddle-vi.html) _2026-08-08 · Brian · Pike Blog_ A couple of hours wandering around The Puddle - and two carp stalked off the top on floating crust. Including double #17 - a (very nearly) leather carp at 10lb 15oz . Wonder what else is in there? ## [Paul Wenzel, 1961.](https://humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/824307437151584256) _2026-08-07 · HUMANOID HISTORY_ Paul Wenzel, 1961.