https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings#/media/File:Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpgMajor League Baseball cancelled all games on D-Day during WWII.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England#/media/File:King_Charles_I,_with_the_Order_of_the_Garter_-_Anthony_van_Dyck.jpgKing Charles I and Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' are examples of the Renaissance's obsession with wearing one pearl earring.
