#1950

Emma

AgarthaEmma

Cops and donuts. It’s a stereotype that is burned into American culture. But is it true? And why did it start?The association between Cops and donuts began in the 1950’s.

mo torres the tenth

motorresx

While the rise of Du Bois within U.S. sociology is often framed as a necessary rewriting of the discipline's history, this piece by William Gorman, "W.E.B. Du Bois and His

Scott Gunn ➕

scottagunn

In our church, sometimes an opportunity for adaptive change comes along, and we almost always grab at a technical change instead. Then we pat ourselves on the back for having

Optimus Solo

OptimusSolo

Ok now that you've all been warmed up. Today is the ultimate test. This is going to take a group effort. I'm going to give you guys until midnight tonight.

Didier Garguilo

hey_did_g

Pendant que vous nous faites un drama parce qu'une nouvelle édition d'un roman d'Agatha Christie a osé s'aligner sur une correction de l'autrice datant d'il y a 80 ans, voici

kay

neoeno

here's something you don't see nowadays. and why not? why not organise your comfy chairs around a high table with some candles on it?? is it so wrong?? i was

Rabih Alameddine

rabihalameddine

Saul Leiter, Chinatown, ca 1950 Saul Leiter, NYC, 1950s Saul Leiter, NYC Saul Leiter. Tanager Steps, 1952 Saul Leiter, Package, 1960 Leiter Saul Leiter, Rawness, New York, 1959 Saul Leiter,

George Francis

GFrancis420

National IQ and the Wealth of Nations in chartNIQ and (log) GDP capita from the Maddison project shows a strong relationship over 200 years!Here are some of my comments on

Sean Durns

SeanDurns

One of the more interesting—& tragic—facts of history: In the years immediately preceding the Russian Revolution, Tsarist Russia was, in fact, improving—& on a grand scale. While Russia had lagged

Shark

156Sharknose

Hey!It's 70 years since the thing that was 70 years ago!The 1950 British Grand Prix.The 5th British Grand Prix, and the 3rd @F1 British GP @SilverstoneUK.(If you include the '48

XR Cambridge

xr_cambridge

In 1950 a period in planetary history unlike any other began.You know about CO2 increase. But CO2 was just one indicator among many others that things were - are -

Jennifer Gunter

DrJenGunter

I’ve read so many medical texts from 1600-1850 (research for my menopause book) that I feel I could write a book on all the crazy shit medicine used to tell

Kristoffer Pasion

indiohistorian

#TodayinHistory in 1950, 70 years ago, the 10th Battalion Combat Team (BCT), the 1st of the 5 #PH contingents that formed the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (#PEFTOK), landed in

Ravi Nair

t_d_h_nair

Since the run-up to the Lok Sabha election campaign in 2014, BJP keep trying to create a narrative that says 60 years of Congress rule ruined the India. After 2014,

Andolanjeevi Dr. Namrata Datta (PhD) 🇮🇳🇬🇧

candinam

I always used to criticize @narendramodi Ji, but today on his birthday I'll share some lesser known good things about him. Did you know: Modi took birth twice – first

Adam Rodman

AdamRodmanMD

If you ever doubt how much path-dependence there is in medicine, the appropriate doses for quinine were based on cinchona decoctions in the Schedula Romana published in *1651*, and weren't