#Century

Arlen Parsa

arlenparsa

It’s suffragette white, not Hillary Clinton white. History did not start in 2016.https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1325248832637198336 Just thinking how prescient it was that Shirley Chisholm and Geraldine Ferraro wore “Hillary

MK

MKdawah

QURAN CHALLENGE!Is it from God?1. The Quran represents a literally and linguistic challenge for humanity2. The learned Arabs of the 7th century were best candidates to challenge the Quran3. Nevertheless

EdAsante

EdAsante77

Biden would do it all over again: Lockdowns punish the economy. Months into the Covid-19 pandemic, evidence points to ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus at much lower

Portharcourt 2nd Son

Polymat43955419

Theodore Roosevelt referred to the genocide as “the greatest crime of the war.”British Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), stated in a speech in 1895, during the Hamidian massacres,

Margot Cleveland

ProfMJCleveland

Hey @Acosta, here's a little timeline for you:Here’s a little timeline for 1/21: CDC “The current risk from this virus to the general public is low” and “for a family

LSBU Bangladeshi Society

BangladeshiLsbu

16th December, The Victory day (vijoy dibosh) of Bangladesh celebrated, on this day we achived our victory over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The Commanding

Science Museum

sciencemuseum

A mid-century icon, the Teasmade—an automatic tea-maker and alarm clock—now has enormous nostalgia value. But the story of this retro machine actually goes back over 100 years—and forward into our

Monsieur le Baron

Mssr_le_Baron

Let's talk nobility!Imagine! Grand palaces! Luxurious feasts! Dictating the course of world history with your whims! Conquering! Being a tiny king in your own right!Yeah, I'm not talking about those

Whyvert

whyvert

Despite full Maoist Communism in China, descendants of former landlords and rich peasants today earn 16% more than descendants of others.They couldn't inherit wealth from grandparents, parents were barred from

Election Maps Co.

ElectionMapsCo

THREAD: Tonight I will be doing an overview of (relatively) recent Democratic gerrymanders of the state of Texas. I picked these four maps which I think best show the evolution

Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster

agnesjuliet

My book, #TheCancerProblem: Malignancy in Nineteenth-Century Britain, is being published by @OUPHistory next week. Since we can't do in-person book launches, I thought I'd compile a thread to give you

Boyce Upholt

BoyceUpholt

kept the newsletter short this week, since the story on seasteading is long-ish, but i wanted to link to some books that i've found useful or interesting when it comes

Priestess Diamyñ

Magickcoochie

Quick thing,- The title bruja does not = WICCA.- Bruja should not be confused with being a Curandera either. - The Bruja title is not relating to any specific religion

Publicola

Publicola17

1/Thread.The US Census Bureau provided data on the median household income of 97 different American "ancestry groups" (Russian, Ghanaian, Pakistani, etc.).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_the_United_States_by

Brett Dworski

BrettDworski

I’ve decided to use my quarantine time to watch all the movies I never got around to seeing. Here’s what I’ve watched during the past week:Mystic RiverThe Talented Mr. RipleyGood

Jerry N. Smith

jnscurator

Oh yes, we certainly have works that are unusual wonders in our collection @DaytonArt #MuseumWonderlandConsider this late 16th century oil on panel painting by an anonymous Flemish artist. 1/6 https://twitter.com/DaytonArt/status/1247913464196104197