Notices tagged with history

#OnThisDay, 2 Apr 1917, Jeanette Rankin is sworn in, becoming the first woman to sit in the US Congress.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#art #history: if most of the people born into privilege were like nancy cunard (born #otd in 1896), maybe we wouldn't have such an itchy collective guillotine finger. this fashionable fash-basher & anti-racism campaigner (& heir to the cunard shipping line) was a writer who became a muse to man ray, james joyce & langston hughes.
when she wasn't busy being effortlessly avant-garde, nancy worked as a translator for the french resistance.
#nancyCunard #antiFascist #antiRacist #poetry

“Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation."

#OnThisDay, 31 Mar 1776, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, who was drafting the Declaration of Independence. He declined her suggestions.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Once again our friend Matt got it right. What is left of Trump if you strip away all the scandals within scandals? Read his latest OSINT investigation today on NovaFuture and find out exactly who the real Trump is.

https://novafuture.org/blog/matt/investigation/osint-investigation-did-the-american-mob-put-trump-in-the-white-house/

#politics #history #trump #usa

There be dragons, dogs, and humans. Trust the dogs.

Sunday Morning Reading
With writing from @jperlow
@NatashaMH
@macsparky and more.
#SundayMorningReading #history #Tech #Culture #AI #Apple #NoKings #SciFi

https://warnercrocker.com/2026/03/29/sunday-morning-reading-148/

#history #research #credit #fuckArthurDeanInPerpetuity

#NoKings #Boston #History #Vote👇🏾

🇺🇸 A few photos from the No Kings Rally in Boston. Rejecting hate, misogyny, and authoritarianism is patriotism.

If you do one thing after today, register to vote.🗳️

#patriotism #equality #photography #peace #USA #Votingrights #racism #misogny

The official title of the Nazi party was deliberately worded for its propaganda value, appealing to "nationalists," "socialists," "workers," and all others who might be favorably influenced by these labels.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116306869835120447

This is gorgeous. I love the contrast between the beautiful mosaic and the modern city.

#London #UK #Archeology #AncientHistory #RomanEmpire #Mosaic #History #Histodons

https://www.ufofeed.com/228135/geological-shock-were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-before-the-pharaohs/ Geological Shock: Were the Egyptian pyramids Built Before the Pharaohs? #AlternativeHistory #History

#OnThisDay, 26 Mar 1974, Gaura Devi and 27 village women prevent the logging of trees in the village of Rini in the Himalayas. They confront armed men from the lumber company and hug the trees to stop them being felled.

https://carvehername.org.uk/women-fighting-deforestation-gaura-devi/

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory#Histodons

#OnThisDay, 25 Mar 1941, the first WRNS arrive at Bletchley Park in the UK. They operate the Bombe machines used for decoding German Enigma machine messages. Their work helps shorten World War 2.

At its peak, 75% of the workforce at Bletchley were women.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #History #BletchleyPark #Histodons

Milledgeville had served as Georgia’s capital since 1804.

The capital of #Georgia was relocated from #Milledgeville to #Atlanta primarily due to Atlanta’s emergence as a major railroad hub and commercial center following the Civil War.

During Reconstruction, under U.S. military oversight, General John Pope ordered a constitutional convention to Atlanta after Milledgeville innkeepers refused service to Black delegates.

#American #history

c1715 AD unpublished #IndianMiniaturePainting of the #Mughal ruler #Farrukhsiyar, (r.1713-19) by #Artist Kalyan Das (#Chitarman II ) is on Sotheby's sale today, March 24, 2026 (est. £8000-12,000).

This rare #Painting by Chitarman, mostly associated with Farrukhsiyar, represents an important bridge between classical 17th cent. Mughal painting traditions & evolving 18th cent. painting styles.

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons

Cahokia was the largest pre-Columbian urban area north of Mexico on the North American continent. At its peak, around 1000 years ago, it may have had a population of 40,000 people, possibly being larger than London or Paris at the time.

Can you find Cahokia on a #map?

Click to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=177&type=q

More info here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cahokia-142690669?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

#History #Geography #Archaeology #Indigenous #NativeNations

#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", was arrested at a German checkpoint in Haarlem.

She was later executed, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after the first attempt to shoot her missed.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WW2 #DutchHistory #Histodons

The once top-secret abandoned bomb facility hidden in an old slate mine. Llanberis Bomb Store, Wales.

In January 1942, the roof collapsed burying 14,000 tonnes of bombs (14% of Britain's stock). It took until the 1970s to fully clear the site of bombs and make it safe.

Today, the Bomb Store is little more than an overgrown concrete skeleton. Occasionally it is possible to venture inside!

#Llanberis #WorldWar2 #Engineering #Wales #Photography #History #Abandoned #UrbanExploration #Urbex

The biggest peach myth in America

This seems to be sponsored content, but the general story seems to hold up.

Something they don't mention about US peach production is the split between fresh eating peaches and peach cultivars that were bred for canning.

A lot of the peaches grown in the US are grown for canning, including in California. Del Monte declared bankruptcy, which hit peach growers hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUI67ioIR0 #Agriculture #FruitToot #History #Georgia

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A thread about my game dev years (late 1980s - late 1990s)…

Our small Dutch dev team's name was initially Soft Eyes. An Amiga shooter titled Venom Wing was our first internationally distributed game, published by the British Thalamus in 1990. I made part of the graphics.

Downloads and more: https://linksta.cc/@seven ➔ Team Hoi

#TeamHoi #PixelArt #GameDev #gaming #games #game #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #retro #history #commodore #amiga #IT #tech #technology #design #artwork #art #artist