#History

Stonewall Jackson

1776Stonewall

I have a treat for my fellow history buffs. Who's familiar with George Washingtons Culper Spy Ring? Who watched "Turn: Washington's Spies"? People like Benjamin Tallmadge, Abraham Woodhull, Anna Strong,

Brandon

blgtylr

I have some news for you about every period drama ever produced.https://twitter.com/Omahuson/status/1343042373937287169 I feel like this is what happens when history courses act as though slavery invented black people and

Danno

skinydan98

Been thinking a bit about @ZwhiteHistory 's series on Napoleon (not quite done with the whole thing yet) and figuring out what I think. I'm anti-Boney - he was a

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

Censorship never was a left-wing tactic. Opposing censorship was never the hallmark of right-wing values. And censorship is never aimed at one ideology or the other, but at *dissent* from

Karen, when she requested the manager

TheEmmelineMay

I'm going to regret asking this I'm sure but...what *are* "women's hard won sex based rights"? I ask this as someone with an MA in the history of gender and

Clio's Chronicles

CliosChronicles

Since I’ve started @CliosChronicles, many people ask me about the name and story behind it.So, today let me introduce you to Clio, the daughter of Zeus and prime mover of the

Gareth Harney

OptimoPrincipi

1/5) Pliny the Younger had little time for spectator sports or the fickle fans, obsessive in their support for their favoured colour chariot-racing team:"I am not in the least bit

Somalaram Venkatesh

serioustaurean

History repeats (thread)Remember these kittens? They were born on my terrace, played around the house many months ago.They grew up & strayed away, two of them only visiting the house

Omkar Mankame

Oam_16

Completed an online course today which included Mumbai's British history. Came across a very interesting nugget that could have changed Indian cricket history as we know it. In 1862, the

Kingsley Moghalu

MoghaluKingsley

Nigerian Igbo complain about political “marginalization”. While true because of the civil war, and while Nigeria needs “a new grand bargain” b/w it’s ethnic nationalities, the Igbo themselves have harmed

Bishop Talbert Swan

TalbertSwan

Cleopatra was BlackThe pharaohs were BlackNefertiti was BlackMoses was BlackSt Nicholas was BlackAbraham was BlackMoses was BlackMary was BlackJesus was BlackDeal with it. By the time Cleopatra came to power

M. Taylor Fravel

fravel

A short thread on China’s claims and maps in the Galwan Valley. Bottom-line up-front: China has claimed most of the valley for decades, since before the 1962 war with India.

Jo Luehmann

JoLuehmann

A gentle reminder that using Pharisee to mean hypocrite or “bad guy” is antisemitic.Believing Christians are the “new” chosen people and replaced Jewish people is supersessionism and its antisemitic.1/ Using

Rebecca Shapiro

ShapiroRebecca

Excited today to get started on the first of three awesome guest lectures for third year Mycology #MICR3090First up: Historian @stuartmccook from @UGuelphHist on the history and societal implications of

Dra. J.Mack

jrobinmack

In my undergrad #HistoryofMexico class @RutgersU this semester, I gave students the option to create digital timelines using @knightlab's TimelineJS. The results were innovative and inspiring! #twitterstorians #digitalhistory (1/ Studen

NWS Storm Prediction Center

NWSSPC

May 2020 saw a significant severe weather and tornado drought. While severe weather reports were closer to normal in June, the tornado drought continued for another record breaking month. The

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