Today in History
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Deciding whether your tweet is limitworthy.
Rate limits will make Twitter less enjoyable for most users, who will spend less time on the site and be reluctant to even look at (much less follow) new accounts. The Twitter experience has fundamentally changed. How this is going to bring advertisers back is a mystery to me.
Twitter began limiting how many posts users can read each day, an unusual move that came as Elon Musk says he is fighting companies trying to use the platform's data for developing AI programs on.wsj.com/3JD2yk8
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"Under the new limits, verified accounts will be limited to reading 6,000 posts per day while unverified accounts will have access to 600 tweets per day." washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
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Elon Musk sets new daily Twitter limits for users
Elon Musk said verified accounts would be limited to reading 6,000 posts per day while unverified users will be limited to 600.
#OTD in 1967, Robert H. Lawrence was chosen for the MOL program: the first African-American selected as an astronaut for a U.S. space program. Tragically, he was killed in an accident before going to space. More about Lawrence's legacy: go.nasa.gov/3NPi6nJ 📸 @usairforce
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. This finely decorated initial from the early 15th century Chicheley Breviary shows the saints with their traditional attributes - Peter holds a key and Paul a sword. [MS 69] #FeastDay
![lampallib's tweet image. Today is the Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. This finely decorated initial from the early 15th century Chicheley Breviary shows the saints with their traditional attributes - Peter holds a key and Paul a sword. [MS 69] #FeastDay](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzzTPmVXsAYkBxt.jpg)
Eighty years ago today, Third Infantry Division commander, Lucian Truscott, one of the finest US generals of WWII, makes final preparations for the invasion of Sicily. The liberation of Europe is about to begin. @WWIIMemorial #AgainstAllOdds
Said 60 years ago today on June 28, 1963 in front of the Oireachtas Éireann. President Kennedy was the 1st foreign leader to address the Irish Parliament. Listen: jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jf…
"It is that quality of the Irish- that remarkable combination of hope, confidence and imagination- that is needed more than ever today." #JFK60
#OnThisDay (06/28/1941): #LBJ, who was running against W. Lee O'Daniel for a #Senate position, speaks with voters on #ElectionDay in Johnson City, TX. LBJ ended up losing the election, but would go on to narrowly win the same Senate seat vacated by O'Daniel seven years later.
55 years ago today, #ArethaFranklin appeared on the cover of Time magazine. “She does not seem to be performing so much as bearing witness to a reality so simple and compelling that she could not possibly fake it.” - Time
#OTD in 2007, a triumphant moment for American wildlife as the #BaldEagle, our national symbol, soared off the Endangered Species list. This event was a testament to conservation efforts and the resilient spirit of these birds. 🦅 catalog.archives.gov/id/166701512
The 1st successful aerial refueling took place #OTD 1923 when a DH-4B carrying Lts. Virgil Hine & Frank W. Seifert passed gasoline through a hose to another DH-4B flying beneath it carrying Lts. Lowell H. Smith & John P. Richter. nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-E…
60 years ago: a homecoming. After delivering his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, JFK flew to Ireland for a 4 day visit. On June 27, 1963, he and his sisters Eunice and Jean visited the Kennedy Family Homestead, where their great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy was born. #JFK60
On June 26, 1974, the UPC barcode was scanned for the first time to sell a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum. wired.com/science/discov…
#OTD in 1942, the Grumman F6F Hellcat flew for the first time. The F6F would become the most successful Navy fighter of WWII, with Hellcat pilots claiming 5,163 victories and a 19:1 kill-to-loss ratio.
Happy Birthday to the Cyclone, which opened on this day in 1927! This wooden beauty was designated as New York City landmark in 1988 and continues to delight generations of New Yorkers. . [Cyclone], circa 1955, V1973.4.1456.11; Postcard collection, Center for Brooklyn HIstory
![brooklynhistory's tweet image. Happy Birthday to the Cyclone, which opened on this day in 1927! This wooden beauty was designated as New York City landmark in 1988 and continues to delight generations of New Yorkers.
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[Cyclone], circa 1955, V1973.4.1456.11; Postcard collection, Center for Brooklyn HIstory](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzjdHILWIAAKAXG.jpg)
The Korean War began #OTD in 1950 when the North Korean Army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea. U.S. and UN forces swept in to defend South Korea. The Korean War Veterans Memorial honors the brave people who fought for freedom.
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