#1960

Chuck Keeney

CBelmontKeeney

Wow, a history lesson about cultural identity in coal country. I love discussions about this. As a founding member of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, as an honorary member

André Brett

DrDreHistorian

Because I have nothing better to do on a Sunday (actually, I do), I decided to flick through some old timetables to see what sort of train service some towns

Minister

theprincelyx

I started writing about the lives of former Nigerian rulers from 1960— I started breaking down long periods from several books into 1500-3000 word essays. I had massive readership. ButI

Maitreya Bhakal

MaitreyaBhakal

The common-sense solution for the border dispute is simple: Convert status-quo borders into the international boundary.Each side keeps what it controls: India recognizes Chinese claims in the western sector (Aksai

Heather 🎥🐍

heathypower

I wanna do a Self Isolation Movies Thread but I’ve watched at least 40 since my social distancing started and I don’t really wanna spam the feed. Then again... Wimbledon

David “HINDSIGHT IS 2021” Walsh

DavidAstinWalsh

Have I ever told y’all about the time the University of Illinois fired a guy for saying premarital sex is okay and opted to retain a Bircher who claimed after

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

The final word on Pizzazzgate in 3, 2, 1 ... 1. Some of you know I used to teach a course at Yale on the history of presidential campaign reporting.

Esquire UK

EsquireUK

And no, 'Crash' isn't at number 92https://trib.al/IyfISwz Ahead of this weekend's #Oscars , we've ranked all of the best picture winners. Here are our top 10 working our way down

Statz Central

Statz_Central

Re-picking NBA Finals MVP's from 1957:*Based off of BEST PLAYER OVERALL win or lose*(THREAD)Likes and RT appreciated!! 1957: Bob Pettit - Hawks (Lost)1958: Bob Pettit - Hawks (Won) 2x1959: Tom

Andrew Wilkinson

awilkinson

There are three key ways to get rich:1. Start a Business2. Be Born Into a Wealthy Family3. Extreme PatienceEveryone likes the stories about #1 and #2.Nobody likes to hear about

Dr. Serge Zaka (Dr. Zarge)

SergeZaka

[Thread] 2021, la France vient de vivre sa + grosse catastrophe agricole due au gel depuis au moins 1947.Je viens de regarder tous les historiques de gel dommageables depuis plus

Bryce Adelstein Lelbach

blelbach

The latest revision of @INCITS/@isostandards COBOL comes out this yearThe goals of COBOL sound normal today:- Portable- Freely available- Designed by the communityIn 1959 it was radical & unprecedentedIt was

Philip Butler

Artdecomagpie

As it’s the first #worldartdecoday I thought I’d tweet a little tour of Worcester’s surviving inter-war buildings (Worcester England that is). A thread..@artdecosocuk #worcester We’ll start off just outside Shrub

Dylan Levi King

dylanleviking

A reference in a Zhang Chengzhi 张承志 essay made me look up Wang Luobin 王洛宾: "conveyor of songs" 传歌者, famous for adapting ethnic minority tunes for majority audiences. He spent

Michiyo93

BakaMichiyo

Pour cette rentrée, je vous propose un thread sur les autorails De Dietrich. Une société basé à Reichshoffen, donc en Alsace, mais donc lesautres spécialité non ferroviaire sont le chauffage

Rob Petrozzo

robpetrozzo

My 2 fav NY Times, almost *exactly* 50 yrs apart@OnRallyRd July '19 + the Moon Mission July '69 signed by the crew (IPO on Rally this Friday)Apollo 11 had:→politics→anxiety→community→24hr TV→hopeThe