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Ruth Marcus

RuthMarcus

Some facts on the timing of Supreme Court nominations/confirmations in presidential election years. Since 1900, the latest has been July (John Clarke to replace Charles Evans Hughes, who resigned to

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

Thomas Picton statue covered up, pending removal, after Cardiff City Council votes by 57 votes to 5, with 9 abstentions. Picton was convicted of the torture of a 14 year

Maazị Ogbonnaya

maazi_ogbonnaya

The Igbo word "Eze" doesn't mean king. Eze means a skillful one, a professional, the expert in his field. For instance: Ezeji— a man who has large farm of yam/yam

Jeff Noakes

jdn101

Since today’s the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, I thought I’d share the experiences of one #VimyRidge casualty that I came across during other research: 104632 Private

Une Plus Grande Guerre

UnePlusGrGuerre

Hello, @DrAlexJack1 again. Today for #FWWandPopCulture I'm going to look at the story of this photo of the Portsmouth Ladies FC, what it says about #womensfootball-then and now - and

Karena Avedissian

KarenaAv

Disappointing to see ppl I respect sharing this thread as if it's insightful or sincere. It is neither. It in fact muddies waters & simplifies what Genocide constituted, implies it

Sajjad Rizvi

mullasadra

René Guénon (1886-1951) was as I mentioned recently perhaps the most prominent #traditionalist of the 20thC - a thread on him 1/ Starting from his interests in #traditionalist Catholic circles,

jack

jackalexe

Joe Duffy on Enda Kenny's train programme: "there have been mixed reviews; good reviews and bad reviews. But even a bad review is good for getting coverage in the current

Vishii

Indianlyf

I am gonna tell my kids that this was the real Mr. Shaitan.Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, PVC(P) (1924-1962) I am going to tell my kids this was the guy who

Hrag

hragv

So, today is about survivors and not just the dead. So, here are 20 artists who survived the #ArmenianGenocide who went on to make great contributions . First, Arshile Gorky

cancel gandhi era (she/they)

pussyriottt

gandhi and his casteism : a thread although historians assume that gandhis views on caste changed/ evolved with time, they were never exclusively anti casteist in any sense, the whitewashed

Joseph Castle

joseph_castle

Yesterday marked 103 years since Augustus Lauterbach, age 20, took part in the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres. Today he is remembered on the Menin Gate. He

Bryn Hammond

Brynley_H

I have been privileged to see the new CBH Board #FWW GCSE Exam questions. Try them yourself:Q1) In 1917, was Robert Nivelle the man who turned Champagne into real pain?

Ayush Gulloo

AyushGulloo

How Ferrari became one of the most successful brands.a thread on Enzo Ferrari (car legend).... Let's dive in! P.S. : HE WANTED TO BECOME A CAR RACER!! Before get in

Emilie Takayama 髙山エミリー

eytakamou

I came across an industrialist named Tadasaburo Yamamoto (1860-1927), who is the man portrayed in this well-known caricature of the nouveau riche. He was also known as the Tiger Lord

The Daily Meal

thedailymeal

Your favorite food mascots definitely aren’t who you think they are.https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/iconic-food-mascots Can you imagine a world without Tony the Tiger? @frosted_flakes almost used a newt as its mascot.https://bit.ly/iconicfoodmascots