TimeDecoded
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History, Science & Geopolitics in bite-sized timelines New thread daily 8 PM IST | 203K impressions this week 🔥
Did you know? Before the Panama Canal flipped the script in 1914, ships circled South America like it was a bad GPS route—adding 8,000+ miles to Asia trades! This vintage map plots the old vs. new paths that supercharged global commerce. Boom or bust for today's supply chains?…
In an era before the Eiffel Tower or wide boulevards, Paris was a medieval maze—crowded, chaotic, and utterly romantic. This 360°-esque vista (stitched from multiple plates?) freezes that vanishing world: Smoke curls from chimneys, boats dot the Seine, and the Île de la Cité's…
If you could wake up on any coastline in this photo tomorrow, where are you dropping the pin?
Showa-era secret: A 45° bow fixes everything—from apologies to awkward silences. Wisdom from 1941 we still need today. 🇯🇵
(Oct. 18, 2025) --- Tokyo, Japan, and its surrounding suburbs along Tokyo Bay light up the night, with stops along major rail lines glittering like pearls. The Greater Tokyo Area—the world’s most populated urban center with over 39 million people—is pictured at approximately 4…
The island nation of Japan contains more than 6,800 islands stretched between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. The volcanic origins of this archipelago give rise to the steep, rugged terrain common to most of the islands. While most of the volcanoes are considered…
1890: Meet Lenana, Maasai Chief Medicine-Man. Healer. Leader. Unbroken spirit. In a world of colonizers, he held the power. Still does. 🌍
“1928 — A snapshot of Puri’s main street, before the hustle of modern times. 🕰️ #Throwback #Odisha #india
Few dribbled like him. Garrincha in action at the ’62 World Cup — a reminder that flair beats force. 🇧🇷 #JogoBonito #GOAT
French Cavalry are welcomed by the Christian community when marching into Adana.
The British Army in North Africa 1942 A soldier watches an approaching sandstorm from beside his jeep, October 1942. #WW2 #ElAlamein #NorthAfrica #History
The Roman Empire in 117 AD at its greatest extent, at the time of Trajan's death. #RomanEmpire #Trajan #AncientRome #History
1492–1600: The original global superhighways. Portuguese hugging Africa → India → spices. Spanish racing west → silver fleets from the Americas. This 16th-century map shows how two tiny countries turned oceans into gold rivers and accidentally created the first world economy.…
September 15, 2003: Astronaut Ed Lu captures Hurricane Isabel's raging eye from the ISS—400 miles up! This Category 5 beast slammed the East Coast with 165 mph winds, flooding cities & knocking out power for millions. Nature's raw fury, seen from space. Earth's wildest storm…
Thunder Bay's hidden WW1 hero: Canadian Car & Foundry in Fort William churning out minesweepers for France. 1917 shipyard frenzy—wood, steel & sweat to sweep the seas safe. Over 100 vessels built here, turning a rail town into a war machine. Canada's unsung industrial might! What…
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope data accumulated over a period from September 3, 2003 through January 16, 2004. The patch of sky in which the galaxies reside was chosen because…
79 years ago today – 2 September 1945 Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the surrender aboard USS Missouri. At 9:04 a.m. the most destructive war in history officially ends. 14 years of global conflict. 70–85 million lives lost. One signature. Silence after the…
1940s: Lockheed Hudson bombers slice through the skies over enemy lines. Grainy RAF recon shot—four planes in tight formation, hunting U-boats and spies. These "flying sheds" weren't fighters; they were eyes in the sky that spotted 1/3 of all sunk Axis ships. #WWII…
during the Second World War Blenheims of No 139 Squadron, Royal Air Force, part of the Advanced Air Striking Force, in flight over France during an unescorted aerial photography mission. #WWII #AerialWarfare
1907: A cropped page from Medieval India—diving into Akbar's golden age. From Mohammedan conquests to the emperor who united Hindus & Muslims. This vintage scan captures the raw chaos of empire-building: Alliances, battles, and one man's vision that reshaped the subcontinent.…
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