#1851

Mark Thompson

EveryTeam_Mark

Been reading a bunch of gold rush history over the past week (California, Melbourne, British Columbia) and it's both fascinating to read about and generally, unsurprisingly, very awfulTW in this

Brian Mackenwells

mackenwells

WHO would like to see the box of assorted vintage pencils I got on ebay as a birthday present for myself? Doesn't matter, you're seeing it anyway First, the box,

Marcus Cribb ⚔️

mcribbHistory

A sombre #OnThisDay 14 September 1852, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington passed away at Walmer Castle, he was 83 years old. He had likely suffered a series of strokes overnight

Suzette Smith

suzettesmith

There’s a small, vigil in Director Park tonight—tea lights surround small placards that describe massacres of Indigenous people by white settlers in 1850s Oregon. This first placard reads "This display

YourWullie

YourWullie

Thomas Annan (born Dairsie, Fife 1829) was a Scottish photographer, notable for being the first to record the bad housing conditions of the poor. In 1866 he was commissioned to make photographic

Dr. Liz W Faber Is Online Only 🤖

LizWFab

So I teach a class called American Heroes in Image/Text, and the first thing I do is show students this painting, Emmanuel Leutz's "Washington Crossing the Delaware," to show students

ABOwarrior⭐️⭐️⭐️

ABOwarrior

Had the idea to search CURE on the Qmap...some interdesting findings, like this from 1/18/18. #556:The 'CURE' will spread WW.Have FAITH, Patriot.Q#QAnon #693Make sure the list of resignations remains updated.Important.When

dario wants auroras

isitromantic

folklore as paintings: a thread — the 1autumn regrets - john atkinson grimshaw (1882); — cardigancafé terrace at night - vincent van gogh (1888); — the last great american

akabanga ⁷ 🇷🇼

prettypabl0

A random thread of some of the most powerful ancient african WOMEN leaders, that history books probably never taught you about...[THREAD] QUEEN AMINATUQueen Aminatu,daughter of Bakwa Turunku, was a great

Yoruba History - by NNP

YorubaHistory

Madam Efunroye Tinubu (c.1810-1887)An Egba woman who acquired wealth & power through participation in the Atlantic slave trade and later the European palm produce trade, as well as from domestic

Darren Naish

TetZoo

If you’re interested in the history of #dinosaurs, you’ll know the #GideonMantell story, since it’s covered in every single book on dinosaurs. But some new data has just come to

Educate America Initiative 🇺🇸

RichJaeger

PELOSI'S HEROES ACT 2020 1800 Pages*IMPORTANT THREAD* 1/5Source:https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/research/pelosi-and-schumers-opening-covid-bid-is-actually-just-an-unserious-liberal-wish-listPELOSI'S POISON PILLS1. E

Dr Anton Howes

antonhowes

You see blue plaques dotted all over Britain, commemorating such-and-such a famous person who lived in a building. They seem, at first glance, just a nice reminder of history. But

Xavi Ruiz

xruiztru

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 of Africa maps and its evolution through history.1. The earliest obtainable map of the whole continent of Africa: Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1545) 2. "Africae Tabula Nova" by Abraham Ortelius

Shayne 🇦🇺

Stealth_Moth

Australia gave up its guns.Let's get this straight.Here be a thread..(1) Australia didn't exist before the American War of Independence.Australia was founded as a Penal Colony primarily when The First

Owen Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😷

OwsWills

In 1909, work commenced on a scheme to increase the capacity of Llyn Fawr, a large lake in the wild majesty of the Cynon Valley.Two years into the project, they