#HISTORY

Theresa May: "because of our history and geography, the EU never felt to us like an integral part of our national story" #geography 1/13 Theresa May: "because of our history
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It should come as no surprise I’m pondering the impact of “living history” museums. They are where I got my start, and for much of my early career, I was
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My daughter was telling me about John Bolton, a slave trader and once owner of Storrs Hall on Windermere. A building I passed ever day to and from work. Born
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Many historians who are far better scholars than I am are weighing in on the 1776 Report. For me, it’s reminiscent of Phil Conley and the American Constitutional Association (ACA)
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In case people are wondering why British Millennials didn’t know much about LGBT+ history and things until after coming out, it’s because up until November 2003 it was illegal.For anyone
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In 1939, a peculiar crowd of 10.000 gathered in Madison Square Garden. The meeting called itself "pro American", but the banners draping the stage sent a different message. Let's zoom
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It’s #BlackHistoryMonth This month is a time for highlighting and celebrating the many accomplishments and contributions made to the scientific, educational, and social justice fabric of this country by those
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I’ve been saying for 10 YEARS-this racist misogynist shouldn’t be on TV, let alone treated as our national historian.I’ve been warning about the DAMAGE he does to British history since
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Oh, this is a fabulous, thoughtful thread. He is right: The fight over the 1619 Project is not about history. It is about memory.https://twitter.com/sethcotlar/status/1287607485327523843 I’ve always said that the 1619
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It’s a great idea actually, so let me do a mini-version of what @aaolomi does & mention a few Twitter accounts which make it impossible for me to leave this
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This is long, but quite satisfying, and for the casual but informed reader of history who wondered how the #1619Project could possibly push back against the "factual" critiques of eminent
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Thread(1/4) In the 1940s only 10% of the German people were members of the Nazi party. And Germany went on to perpetuate one of the biggest human rights disasters in
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When a person couldn't get to the tiny post office, the 24-year-old postmaster would carry the letter to their home himself, sometimes putting it inside his hat to protect it
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The radical left talks about "democracy" in a way inherited from the communists, who insisted that true democracy isn't possible where oppression exists in any capacity except in service to
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THREAD:#OTD July 1, 1917 The East St. Louis massacre occurred. Over a 3 day period, labor and race-related violence by whites resulted in the deaths of over 300 blacks and
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THREAD#OTD June 25, 1910 Congress passes the Mann Act. AKA the White-Slave Traffic Act, made it a crime to take women across state lines for immoral purposes. This was used
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