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Jake Query

jakequery

Nestled in section 36 of Crown Hill Cemetery lies the inconspicuous marker of John D. Aitken. While every marker of Crown Hill carries with it a story, Aitken’s is rooted

The Cat From Greece

acatfromgreece

For no particular reason, a thread about the Dover Patrol. The Dover Patrol was the collective name for the heterogeneous fleet of small craft, including trawlers, drifters, motor launches, destroyers

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

WORLD WAR I IN THE MAHJAR special feature: Military mobilization in the mahjar.During the First World War, some 10,000 Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian men from the Americas joined one of the

Gaga Kordić

DoktorGaga

Tvornice nastale prije J.B.Tita:Belišće, Belišće (1884.); Koestlin, Bjelovar (1905.); Čakovečki mlinovi, Čakovec (1893.); Čateks, Čakovec (1874.); Međimurska trikotaža (MTČ), Čakovec (1923.); Vajda, Čakovec (1911.); Belje, Darda (1911.); Daruvarska p

L'Encyclopédie

WorldKnownledge

La mort de Raspoutine est probablement l’un des événements, décrits comme réels, les plus troublants de l'Histoire. Trahi par son amour des femmes, notre homme va être piégé par le

Mametz1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

mametz28

Fantastic treat of a day out today - firstly we visited Llanfrothen. It is receiving some tlc, so we’ll have to visit again sometime... @friendschurches Then we went to Penmorfa

Kirsty Hartsiotis 🇪🇺

StroudStory

Today's #ArtsandCrafts #Cotswolds(very ish) #churches is Mells in Somerset, home of the Horners. Frances Horner had known Edward Burne-Jones since she was a child. First, then, is the memorial to

Warren Smith

wampasmudge

The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a volunteer Cavalry Regiment raised in 1794 to defend the United Kingdom against invasion by the French in the Napoleonic Wars. Two Squadrons of the Regiment

Asher Wolf

Asher_Wolf

Unemployed Workers Movement, Newtown, 1931, attempting to stop an eviction Issy Wyner (1916-2008), a member of the Unemployed Workers Movement https://oralhistories.moadoph.gov.au/issy-wyner-1916-2008 "The Brunswick branch of the UWM w

Dr Mary McAuliffe 😷

MaryMcAuliffe4

1/ Easter Monday morning, 1916, Margaret Skinnider account #doingmybit1916 ‘I was sent [from Liberty Hall]on my bicycle to scout the city & report if troops from any of the barracks

Natural Sciences NMS

NatSciNMS

Introducing William Eagle Clarke, a renowned #ornithologist and Keeper of Natural History here at @NtlMuseumsScot for 15 years. Clarke died #OTD in 1938. Grab a cup of tea and join

Alcool à Fiction

alcoolafiction

Il y a 2 semaines environ, une tante un peu chaudaille me disait à propos de sa propre mère:"En tout cas, tu pourras dire que tu as eu la MEILLEURE

Stories.Assam

AssamStories

The ‘#AssameseScript’ and its similarities with the Bengali counterpart has been a matter of serious debate. So, how did the Modern Assamese Script evolve? - A Thread.1/n The #Assamese script

Danno ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

SnarkishDanno

Washington.Right now, it’s on everyone’s mind because of feckless governor Inslee and daft mayor of Seattle, Burkel. But there is SO much more to the story. I mean mountains more.

Otto von Bismarck

Aamman7

Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772 – 1807) became the first Empress of Austria when her husband became the title of Emperor of Austria following the dissolution of the

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

For children, keeping K-12 schools closed is a cure that’s worse than the disease. Children rarely suffer any severe consequences of Covid-19, and they are at risk of suffering academically