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Rebecca L. Spang

RebeccaSpang

People fantasizing about what they would do with a lot of money often say, “When I win the lottery…” #MoneyAtoZ is at its midpoint; today we hit the jackpot.L is

Andrzej Kozlowski

akoz33

Today is time for another long thread on Polish and Russian history. This is a story about the contrast between three cultures: Russian, Polish and also German. It is taken

History Under Your Feet

HistorifyToday

Today is the Jayanti of Ahilyabai Holkar, one of the greatest queens of Indian History, on par with other great queens like Catherine II of Russia, Elizabeth I of England

Presidential Wisdom

PrezWisdom

The people have spoken:In our "Obscure Presidents" poll you democratically elected James K. Polk as the President you wanted to know more about!Enjoy this Polk THREAD!#POTUS James Knox

Stephen Behan

behan_s

Challenged by @paulob16 to explore the history within my 2km radius. Over the last week I have tried to incorporate a few of the local Glasnevin/Drumcondra locations of note into

Benjamin Chadwick

bchadwickfrance

Here I am in front of the Hôtel de Ville, where somewhere north of 6000 Parisians, mostly women, gathered on the morning of 5 October 1789. There were a bunch

Clem Fandango

ScotiaIndyref2

- A Tale of a River - [ in many, many parts ] In 1500 AD, When Renfrew was a thriving town of some 4,000 souls Glasgow had hardly three

david taormina

DavidTaormia

Willard #Bascom; Pioneer Oceanographer, Explorer, Controversial Researcher. Member of the famous French #Basque family who were among the earliest European colonist in North America. And person of interest... Writer, painter,

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

My undergrad major was the history of science: we learned how politics impacts data collection; power structures can silence truth; & science denialism isn't new. Which is to say: This

Tom Fournier

tom4141tom

War of 1812. Retreat up the Thames River and the Battle of the Thames (Battle of Moraviantown). A Thread following the British army day by day.Utilizing primarily the Court Martial

Dr Duncan Forbes

UrbanMinistryUK

As its Black History Month, I'm gonna try to each week day post some Black British History, in the hope of spreading awareness of our British heritage... 1 Before the

François Malaussena

malopedia

Tout le monde a rappelé les mauvais côtés de Napoléon, qu'il a tué la 1ère République, instauré une dictature, mis l'Europe à feu et à sang et rétabli l'esclavage. Mais

🐂 Edward Nevraumont 🐂

Ednever

"Everything has to be invented" is something I learned from @jasoncrawford who writes (founded?) @rootsofprogress - maybe best to say his "mission" is to explore how the world gets betterHere

ac_eco

ac_eco

Today in Toronto Rentals This one has been vacant a while and still no bites after a 13% reduction in the 2018 leased price. Today in Toronto RentalsA whopping $500

Michael Elgort 🤍❤️🤍 ✡️

just_whatever

Lately everyone is talking about #JewishPrivilege and how “white Ashkenazi Jews” benefited from such privilege. I have decided to take a step back and to look closely at those “white

Yorick de Mombynes

ydemombynes

Here are my favorite quotes from this amazing book. #THREAD 1. "Bitcoin can be best understood as distributed software that allows for transfer of value using a currency protected from