Did you know that 3 years before World War 2, Nazi Germany hosted the Olympics?
It was the first year in the modern era that the torch was carried by a series of runners to the host city
Next time you see the Torch Relay, you can annoy everyone by saying the Nazis invented it https://t.co/84HPOFg6bg
It was the first year in the modern era that the torch was carried by a series of runners to the host city
Next time you see the Torch Relay, you can annoy everyone by saying the Nazis invented it https://t.co/84HPOFg6bg
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The Eyrarland Statue
The statue was found in Iceland and dates to around AD 1000, it depicts Thor holding his famous hammer Mjölnir, and may have been a game piece. https://t.co/94mywE5vbz
The statue was found in Iceland and dates to around AD 1000, it depicts Thor holding his famous hammer Mjölnir, and may have been a game piece. https://t.co/94mywE5vbz
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The British Antarctic Expedition at the South Pole https://t.co/SAY7AJ52jB
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American Exceptionalism 🇺🇸
In 1969, America became the first and only country to land humans on the moon.
No other empire or civilization in history has ever pulled of this stunning feat. https://t.co/HjjGtDJEEm
In 1969, America became the first and only country to land humans on the moon.
No other empire or civilization in history has ever pulled of this stunning feat. https://t.co/HjjGtDJEEm
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This month in our journey of month origins:
FEBRUARY
From the Latin Februarius, meaning “Month of Purification”
Ancient Rome celebrated a festival called Februa. It was a time of ritual cleansing and atonement that was held this month. https://t.co/c9JZ67L2yT
FEBRUARY
From the Latin Februarius, meaning “Month of Purification”
Ancient Rome celebrated a festival called Februa. It was a time of ritual cleansing and atonement that was held this month. https://t.co/c9JZ67L2yT
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In 1970, President Nixon had buses parked bumper-to-bumper to form a wall around the White House
He feared that protestors would attempt to storm the building https://t.co/uKiAhlyj3E
He feared that protestors would attempt to storm the building https://t.co/uKiAhlyj3E
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King George V visiting Scottish troops in France https://t.co/f5vdZdXDqV
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“Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.”
Cicero https://t.co/muX33HJEue
Cicero https://t.co/muX33HJEue
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World War One Gas Masks https://t.co/U66Hac5KSw
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‘The Frisian wolf I followed
With Sigvaldi, there where the spears whistled
When bloody swords we bore
There off the mouth of the Svold
In the south, in the battle^storm,
And met the hero of wars.’ https://t.co/fi1tSB8QPt
With Sigvaldi, there where the spears whistled
When bloody swords we bore
There off the mouth of the Svold
In the south, in the battle^storm,
And met the hero of wars.’ https://t.co/fi1tSB8QPt
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People should be free https://t.co/bg5lJr2Xn3
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1/2 The ancient Chinese were masters of metallurgy, as demonstrated by this curious lidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird, made 2,500 years ago. Let’s see its details in 8 📸. By me at the Smithsonian Asian Art Museum.
It was made of bronze with gold inlay https://t.co/URK3FbuXui
It was made of bronze with gold inlay https://t.co/URK3FbuXui
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A feast in an Anglo-Saxon Hall https://t.co/6WDY7AC2Go
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"Who for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Freeman stand or freeman fall,
Let him go on with me."
- Robert Burns on the Battle of Bannockburn https://t.co/ErojHhl9iU
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Freeman stand or freeman fall,
Let him go on with me."
- Robert Burns on the Battle of Bannockburn https://t.co/ErojHhl9iU
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King Æthelstan - Rex totius Britanniae
King Æthelstan was the Grandson of Alfred the Great. So it is safe to say he had some pretty big shoes to fill, but the young King wasted little time forging his own path and he was soon at the head of a mighty Kingdom, one even his https://t.co/Bri8upyftQ
King Æthelstan was the Grandson of Alfred the Great. So it is safe to say he had some pretty big shoes to fill, but the young King wasted little time forging his own path and he was soon at the head of a mighty Kingdom, one even his https://t.co/Bri8upyftQ
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The original Houston Texans https://t.co/BPOHYtdSD7
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Meeting of Edmund Ironside and Cnut https://t.co/WEAzvyq3vx
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If you could be a part of any of the four historical groups listed below, who would you choose and why?
1. Knight (You choose the Order or Crown)
2. Privateer/Pirate
3. Cowboy
4. Viking https://t.co/HGr2jB6qxn
1. Knight (You choose the Order or Crown)
2. Privateer/Pirate
3. Cowboy
4. Viking https://t.co/HGr2jB6qxn
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Death From Above https://t.co/UdTozY8OvX
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Shi Yang was a pirate active in the early 1800s. She had been a prostitute on a "flower-boat" (a floating brothel) before she married the pirate captain Zheng Yi. Together they would unite the pirates around China into a single confederacy that contained 70,000 pirates. https://t.co/WPethMXB5F
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All 📸 photos by me. | Telling history through art. Different angles of ancient & some medieval ruins & pieces. | Creator of The Cobra Effect Podcast.
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