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67 years old Happy Birthday Robert Smith, lead guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984 and continuous member of post-punk band The Cure since 1978, born on this day in 1959 in Black Pool, UK 📸 Tom Sheehan #robertsmith #postpunk #history #otd
Shell casings litter the deck of the Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Miami (CL-89) after it shelled the Palau Islands on September 7, 1944. #History #WWII
Infantrymen of the 255th Infantry Regiment move down a street in Waldenburg, Germany, on April 16, 1945. #History #WWII
Historical festivals are boring. Today in Poland at the Głogów Historical Festival, a WW2 tank race! T-34-85 vs Sherman M4A1 vs StuG III G. Next time there will be more WW2 tanks ^^ No matter who won, it's fun. A scene straight out of Girls und Panzer ^^ 1/2 #WW2 #Tanks #History
U.S. Marines operating a captured Japanese Type 92 machine gun on Iwo Jima in February, 1945. #History #WWII
XIX Katyn Shadow March in Warsaw Annual march commemorating the victims of the Katyn Massacre, family missing in Siberia, unknown graves and Gulag labor camps 1939-1956. Polish citizens and their families slave labor to death by the USSR and NKVD during WW2 1/2 #History #WW2
Kaiser Wilhelm II. auf seiner legendären Palästinareise 1898. 👑🕌🐪 Um die Verbundenheit zur muslimischen Welt zu zeigen, kombinierte er preußische Uniform mit orientalischer Abaya. Das brachte ihm den Spitznamen „Hadschi Wilhelm“ ein. #Geschichte #History
Over 1,000 years ago, the Ghana Empire controlled the gold trade across West Africa. 👑 One of the richest empires in history. #ghana #history #africa #empire #facts
On this day in #History, April 24, 1800 – The United States Library of #Congress was established when President John Adams signed legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". #didyouknow #OTD Historygonewilder.com
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division during a medal ceremony in the city of Carentan, France, in 1944. #History #WWII
🛩️ Silberbecher für jeden Abschuss & Kronleuchter aus Flugzeugmotoren: Der Trophäenraum des „Roten Barons“ Manfred von Richthofen war Kultstätte & Kuriositätenkabinett zugleich. 🏆Nach 60 Bechern stoppte er: Ersatzmetall kam ihm nicht ins Haus. #WWI #History #RoterBaron
Juli 1941. Der Bug River flimmert in der Hitze. ☀️ Hinter dem Visier der 2 cm Flak 30 zählt jede Sekunde. Während die Operation Barbarossa anrollt, ist diese Besatzung das einzige, was zwischen den vorrückenden Truppen und dem Tod aus der Luft steht.🛩️💥 #History
#OTD in #history 1775, the 1st shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington & Concord. When the sun fell, 49 Americans lay dead; 73 British soldiers never returned home. Many still hoped for reconciliation. But as John Adams knew: “the Die was cast, the Rubicon crossed”
Nice to have been asked to discuss the early history of soccer in Derry City and Celtic Park on BBC Radio Foyle ahead of the Shamrock Rovers match there this weekend #history #culture #sport bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
18 April 1906: At 5:12 am, an estimated 7.9 magnitude #earthquake destroyed 80% of San Francisco, California and killed some 2,500 people. #History #OTD #ad amzn.to/3ewRq7q
#OnThisDay in #History, 24 April 1066, an elderly monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury looked up at a blazing comet and wept. "You've come, have you? You've come, you source of tears to many mothers." He said England would soon be destroyed. Within months, England had changed
#Outdoor #walking #history #EastIndiaCompany #theatre #CityofLondon @sanjoy_kroy @DalrympleWill @NamitaGokhale_ Please get tickets asap . Afternoon shows are filling up but the morning and evening shows are beautiful ticketlab.app/events?search=…
24 April 1906 William Joyce “Lord Haw-Haw” was born in New York City, USA. He broadcast Nazi propaganda in radio broadcasts to UK in WW2 that began with the phrase: “Germany calling.” #History #HistoryMatters
Where Are All The Prehistoric Women? #history #archaeology youtube.com/shorts/gHJ6VMZ… via @YouTube
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24 April 1953 Prime Minister Winston Churchill was knighted by Elizabeth II. In 1955, he retired as PM, but remained in Parliament until 1964. #History #HistoryMatters
This day in Portuguese history: Which song was the first signal to launch the Carnation Revolution? Guess here - skool.com/gmp-vips-1236/… #portugal #portuguese #history #culture #carnationrevoluton #MFA
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Giles Corey's final words, 'More weight,' weren't a plea, but an act of defiance. His slow crushing was a brutal protest against a rigged system. A chilling testament to standing firm. #History #SalemWitchTrials #Defiance
🛩️ Silberbecher für jeden Abschuss & Kronleuchter aus Flugzeugmotoren: Der Trophäenraum des „Roten Barons“ Manfred von Richthofen war Kultstätte & Kuriositätenkabinett zugleich. 🏆Nach 60 Bechern stoppte er: Ersatzmetall kam ihm nicht ins Haus. #WWI #History #RoterBaron
24 April 1968 The Beatles company Apple Records rejected David Bowie’s attempt to gain a recording contract with the words: The reason is that we don’t feel he’s what we’re looking for at the moment. #History #HistoryMatters
24 Apr 1898: #Spain declares war on the United States following rising tensions over Cuba, formally beginning the Spanish-American War, which would quickly shift global power toward the United States after their swift victory. #History #OTD #ad amzn.to/4t2SeGl
On this day in #History, April 24, 1800 – The United States Library of #Congress was established when President John Adams signed legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". #didyouknow #OTD Historygonewilder.com
#history #science #mlai 暇人の暇人像 -- 古代ギリシャの「skholē（暇）」から出発。寄り道好きだがタイパを気にし、のんびり冬眠気味にSFネタを端折りつつ本筋に戻る、ゆるく矛盾を楽しむ現代の自称暇人。学問を好むとは限らない未来型。 --
24 April 2005 German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church adopting the title Pope Benedict XVI. #History #HistoryMatters
24 April 1916 The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by Patrick Pearse launched the Easter Rebellion against British rule in Dublin. Republicans occupied the British provincial government headquarters and the Irish capital’s General Post Office. #HistoryMatters #History
Jack Nicholson celebrating his 89th birthday. Some girl named Joni Mitchell in the background #History #HistoryMatters
Calling Norwich punks! I’ll be talking about the UK’s first ever punk record and the legendary Stiff Records as part of this year’s Norwich History Festival on 17 July. Book your tickets here ticketsource.com/norwichhisto... #norwich #punk #history
Over 1,000 years ago, the Ghana Empire controlled the gold trade across West Africa. 👑 One of the richest empires in history. #ghana #history #africa #empire #facts
Nice to have been asked to discuss the early history of soccer in Derry City and Celtic Park on BBC Radio Foyle ahead of the Shamrock Rovers match there this weekend #history #culture #sport bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
If you'd like to learn some history without the turgid grind, I can highly recommend @JasperBeech's entertaining, conversational & most interesting publications on #history across many eras & ages. I have read several of his books & dip into them regularly. #GreatRead #BuyIt
#OnThisDay 1014 Brian Boru, High-King of Ireland, was victorious at the Battle of Clontarf, however Boru was killed in his tent while praying by a Viking called Brodir. Brodir was captured & had his intestines cut out & wrapped around a tree while still alive. #Ireland #History
Shell casings litter the deck of the Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Miami (CL-89) after it shelled the Palau Islands on September 7, 1944. #History #WWII
#OTD in #history 1775, the 1st shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington & Concord. When the sun fell, 49 Americans lay dead; 73 British soldiers never returned home. Many still hoped for reconciliation. But as John Adams knew: “the Die was cast, the Rubicon crossed”
A Japanese freighter of about 4500 tons blows up during attacks by Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) planes on a convoy south of Camranh Bay, French Indochina, on January 12, 1945. #History #WWII
24 Apr 1967: Vladimir Komarov is killed when Soyuz 1 crashes during reentry, becoming the first human to die on a #space mission and exposing serious flaws in the #Soviet space program during the Cold War space race. #History #OTD #ad amzn.to/4vJQoN2
The first ever tank on tank battle took place #OTD in 1918. German A7V tanks armed with cannons showed that they could destroy British tanks armed only with machine guns with impunity. Even so, machine gun tanks remained popular for decades after. #tanks #history #WW1 #WWI
#OnThisDay 1916 Sir Roger Casement landed at Banna Strand, Kerry via the German submarine U-19. Suffering from an illness, Casement was too weak to travel & was arrested within a few hours at McKenna Fort. His plans to cancel or to arm the Rising had failed. #Ireland #History
22 April 1915: #Germany conducts the first major gas attack during World War I on the western front by firing more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against the allies during the Second Battle of #Ypres in Belgium. #History #WWI #OTD #ad amzn.to/2KjXXoa Please support
24 Apr 1898: #Spain declares war on the United States following rising tensions over Cuba, formally beginning the Spanish-American War, which would quickly shift global power toward the United States after their swift victory. #History #OTD #ad amzn.to/4t2SeGl
U.S. Pfc Frank Pomroy from H-2-1 1st Marine Division rests by himself after 36 hours of intense continuous combat against Japanese defenders on Peleliu in September, 1944. #History #WWII
67 years old Happy Birthday Robert Smith, lead guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984 and continuous member of post-punk band The Cure since 1978, born on this day in 1959 in Black Pool, UK 📸 Tom Sheehan #robertsmith #postpunk #history #otd
Two Soviet Army soldiers equipped with PPSh-41 submachine guns take cover in a trench during the Battle of Stalingrad, 1942. #History #WWII
Kaiser Wilhelm II. auf seiner legendären Palästinareise 1898. 👑🕌🐪 Um die Verbundenheit zur muslimischen Welt zu zeigen, kombinierte er preußische Uniform mit orientalischer Abaya. Das brachte ihm den Spitznamen „Hadschi Wilhelm“ ein. #Geschichte #History
German soldiers talk to French women outside of Moulin Rouge at the beginning of the German occupation of Paris in June, 1940. #History #WWII
Development of the successor to the Medium Tank M3 began #OTD in 1941, shortly after it entered into production. The resulting tank was called Medium Tank T6, which evolved into the Medium Tank M4, the legendary General Sherman. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Good evening. After 36 years out of the air. FUBAR Aviation LTD Polish Lim-5 (MiG-17) is back in the Polish air and will be seen at air shows in Europe and Poland ^^. Meanwhile FUBAR Aviation LTD is forward to its next projects... but it will be a surprise ^^. #PAF #History
Heckler & Koch surplus G3 parts kits for $159/ea currently here: mrgunsngear.org/3QbBGy2 #G3 #history #ColdWar
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division during a medal ceremony in the city of Carentan, France, in 1944. #History #WWII
Once the claw reaches for the Constitution, peace begins to bleed. #Japan #History #Militarism #SanaeTakaichi
Japan's repeated mistakes are not accidents. They are choices. #Japan #History #Militarism #SanaeTakaichi
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