#1890s

sai priya

priya_27_

Abrus precatorius(rosary pea/Indian licorice/Crab’s eye; Gunja in Hindi, guruvinda in Telugu) are plants indigenous to Asia and Africa, traditionally used to make jewelry and to weigh gold/precious stones due to

Forrest Maready

forrestmaready

1. The polio story as you learned it is wrong. It’s one of the most often misunderstood sequence of events in the last two hundred years. I wanted to explain

Paul Putz

p_emory

This weekend @HuskerFBNation announced that they would wear helmet stickers to honor George Flippin, the team’s first Black player (1891-94, pic below is the ‘91 team)It’s good to honor Flippin,

Lise

lisefrac

Okay, since apparently I've become the prominent Muppet fashion expert, I want to talk more about the beautifully period-accurate fashions in A Muppet Christmas Carol.With illustrations!(Thread) First, an assumption: "present

Seaside Hotel of the Week

SeasideHotelOTW

And...so....our new #SeasideHotelOfTheWeek is....#Norbreck #Castle #Hotel #Blackpool ! Its original incarnation was Norbreck Villa, a smaller building built in the mid-19th century, which stood in two and a half acres

princess layla de lima

staennis

Don’t know which is which but, the Cabinet of Aguinaldo in May 1899–President: PaternoForeign Affairs: BuencaminoInterior: Severino de las AlasWar/Navy: Mariano TriasTreasury: Hugo IlaganEducation: Aguedo VelardePublic Works: Maximo Mol

Essex Police Museum

epolicemuseum

The Moat Farm Murder: A #virtualmuseum thread. This week we'll look at a real murder & see how investigations have changed over the last century! We'll also be testing our

jas

sarahwclkers

I'm gonna make a thread of my favourite bollywood movies. - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)"After marrying a poor woman, Rahul is disowned by his father and moves to London

Kate Bradley

katebradleykent

It's a year since I got my author copies of Lawyers for the Poor: almost as big an event as Halloween in this household... In this thread, I will outline

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: April 28, 1971. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened its doors. Let's talk about the fight for workplace safety and how OSHA has been

Victorian Humour

VictorianHumour

I’m particularly fond of the sub-genre of Victorian jokes in which women rebuff the unwanted advances of amorous male suitors. They’re often rather savage! - Tit-Bits (31 Dec 1892) Here’s

Eztainutlacatl

cbkwgl

Why is the world interested in Armenia? Because of it’s newsworthiness. What interests me? Prince Vahan, who led the Byzantines at Yarmouk to their disastrous defeat, a footnote in Armenian

Global Urban History

urbanhist

Thanks to the fabulous #twitterstorians contributions in the last few days, we are starting a syllabus on global urban history and epidemics. We will be featuring one book/article every day

Taylor Seely

taylorseely95

This week I released a 60-minute episode of @valley101pod on how interstate highways affected segregation in Phoenix. I read a book about government policies that segregated American cities. Highways were

danny miranda (podcast 🚀 Sept. 23)

heydannymiranda

Read a book recently that flipped my world upside down.This Will Make You Smarter asks: “What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?”Here are 38 of the most thought-provoking insights

Katie

readingwithkt

A thread of all the books I've read in 2020 RATING SYSTEM5 stars - this book is excellent/an all-time favourite4 stars - a great book I'd highly recommend3 stars -