#ESCAPED

Madison Heslop

mlheslop

Today I went through vol 1 of the "Rogues Gallery," a set of old Vancouver police ledgers. One of the highlights was this man, about whom I know nothing except

Marina Amaral

marinamaral2

Colorized by me: Dreamland Park, Coney Island, New York, 1905. Original: The sky wasn't replaced. It was recovered through exposure, brightness and contrast adjustments. Now, to my favorite part... close-up:

🏹 Aallontie

armas_aallontie

Thread on Elias Simojoki (1899-1940) and clerical Fascism in Finland. 0/28 Finnish Nationalism was linked to Christianity since its inception. The standardization of Finnish language began after the Reformation and

Mark Bourrie

MarkBourrie

On this day in 1945 (a Saturday), British and American bombers began the last, and biggest, blitz of Berlin. It lasted until April 20, Hitler's birthday. The German central bank,

Stacy Mitchell

stacyfmitchell

There’s a lot of gobsmacked reporting about how West Virginia is leading the nation on vaccination by relying on local pharmacies rather than CVS. Local drugstores! West Virginia! Who can

Ferris Jabr

ferrisjabr

2,000+ years ago, Persians enjoyed cool beverages, sorbets, and other chilled treats in the desert, even in the searing heat of summer.How?With this: an ancient refrigerator called a Yakhchāl ("ice

katemessner

KateMessner

In a recent review of The Next President, someone objected to the page that discusses America's first presidents because it includes the fact that most of them enslaved people. I'd

Sabahat Ali

SabahatAliR

THREAD: How #Canada Saved My Life: A #CanadaDay2020 StoryWhen a country gives you a chance at life, you become willing to give your life for it. Those of us whose

Matthew Constantine

constantwhine

@WromanticHistry @IPUPYORK @ihr_history At beginning of WW2 @leicestermuseum (now New Walk Museum) was emptied and the contents sent to store in county, with building considered for military use. This was

Onitsha Connect.

ConnectOnitsha

1/."HUASA ABATAGO ONICHA!!"it was early hrs in t morning, a deafening noise rent the air and shook the foundation of buildings, Biafra radio beaming alarm frenetically.That noise was the beginning

Black and Irish

Black_andirish

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonthUSA ..Frederick Douglass was an American abolitionist & author who escaped slavery & arrived in Ireland in 1845. He first took a boat that arrived at the port

Arlen Parsa

arlenparsa

This is one of the most famous paintings in American history: Declaration of Independence.I decided to put red dots on all the men who held slaves.Next time someone puts them

QC

QiaochuYuan

"Video game addiction isn't real" and "porn addiction isn't real" takes miss the point. There's a real phenomenon, and it has little to do with video games or porn in

Letty ✨

yngndrch

The visuals from Khundi Panda's GAROSAWK albumall tracks explained ~ a thread ~ Cover art (main illustration)"Burning man is escaping from burning car.He found a door and decide to go

Hassan Hassan

hxhassan

Big news -- almost certainly true, but somehow not yet announced by the United States:A prominent ISIS leader (so prominent he was strongly suspected be the yet unconfirmed new ISIS

We The Curious

wethecurious_

1/7 We got so, so close to reopening this week, but unfortunately a new national lockdown means that this isn’t possible right now. Follow this thread to find out

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