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Okay. History time!
You've probably seen photos of Commonwealth war cemeteries, with rows of white graves. They're heartbreaking images.
What you DON'T see are the thousands of small, tragic stories on each gravestone.
So I'm going to share some with you here. /1 #history #WW1
You've probably seen photos of Commonwealth war cemeteries, with rows of white graves. They're heartbreaking images.
What you DON'T see are the thousands of small, tragic stories on each gravestone.
So I'm going to share some with you here. /1 #history #WW1
These stories exist because although every stone is similar, family members were able to pay to have a small, custom inscription made on each stone.
Which is why on Pvt J Low's grave you'll find this desperately sad inscription:
"Until we meet again. Mother." /2
Which is why on Pvt J Low's grave you'll find this desperately sad inscription:
"Until we meet again. Mother." /2
Of course, the ABSENCE of anything is even sadder. Too often you'll see the nine saddest words in the English language:
"A soldier of the Great War. Known only unto God"
Those words appear when we know a body is there but not who. It was Rudyard Kipling who came up with them /3
"A soldier of the Great War. Known only unto God"
Those words appear when we know a body is there but not who. It was Rudyard Kipling who came up with them /3
1/#WTOStc/@stuffofwar
The medieval formation & modern history of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania) is a very intricate, difficult topic.
Sadly, key artefacts were deliberately blown up (Boris Stones) stolen (Euphrasia’s Cross) or erased (by propaganda or genocide)
The medieval formation & modern history of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania) is a very intricate, difficult topic.
Sadly, key artefacts were deliberately blown up (Boris Stones) stolen (Euphrasia’s Cross) or erased (by propaganda or genocide)
2/#WTOStc
after the 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact such that the 1 artefact unifying the area in #medieval times - the COG ship used by Catholic Crusaders then adopted by Orthodox colonizers & Slavic tribes along the Neman, Daugava, Emmajõgi, Velikaya, & Volkhov Rivers - is terribly rare.
after the 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact such that the 1 artefact unifying the area in #medieval times - the COG ship used by Catholic Crusaders then adopted by Orthodox colonizers & Slavic tribes along the Neman, Daugava, Emmajõgi, Velikaya, & Volkhov Rivers - is terribly rare.
3/#WTOStc
Yet of the COG remains its MOSS - polytrichum commune - flourishing all over the region.
Since Soviet studies had to ignore dendochronology (tree-ring dating) & Chernobyl’s radiation (=false chemical dating) & skirt the limits of KGB monitoring,& since 1992 each free
Yet of the COG remains its MOSS - polytrichum commune - flourishing all over the region.
Since Soviet studies had to ignore dendochronology (tree-ring dating) & Chernobyl’s radiation (=false chemical dating) & skirt the limits of KGB monitoring,& since 1992 each free
There's been so much hype about #Zanzibar, but at the same time, a few people weren't particularly thrilled. Had to go find out for myself ,so some friends and I planned a trip. What I think? Top rating for beaches, good food, so much to see, history. Read this thread... #Travel
From #DaresSalaam, you have the options of flying or going by ferry to #Zanzibar. On the other hand, you could fly directly there. We spent a few days in Dar, then we went by ferry...it cost $35 per person for economy and $50 per person for VIP. We travelled in the VIP section.
Strap in for some crazy #Texas #history:
"The time they lynched Santa Claus for robbing a bank."
Let me set a scene:
1927: Texas Banker's Assn. responds to rash of bank robberies (3-4/day) by offering $5K reward for shooting a bank robber in the act.
"The time they lynched Santa Claus for robbing a bank."
Let me set a scene:
1927: Texas Banker's Assn. responds to rash of bank robberies (3-4/day) by offering $5K reward for shooting a bank robber in the act.
Group of 4 criminals plan December 1927 heist of Cisco, TX bank:
1. Robert Hill
2. Harry Helms
3. Marshall Ratliff
4. Louis Davis
Ratliff was veteran bank robber, Helms and Hill he knew from Huntsville prison.
Davis was a cousin of Helms brought in because safe cracker got flu.
1. Robert Hill
2. Harry Helms
3. Marshall Ratliff
4. Louis Davis
Ratliff was veteran bank robber, Helms and Hill he knew from Huntsville prison.
Davis was a cousin of Helms brought in because safe cracker got flu.
Ratliff borrows a Santa Claus suit from boarding house, dropped off blocks away, followed by children as decoy for entry of the 4 men through alley entrance of bank.
#History/#Art thread – From my recent trip to Madurai/Tirunelveli. On Jain sites (some with a rich history dating back to at least the 3rd cent. BCE), early Pandyan rock-cut cave temples (7th-8th cent. CE) & the amazing Vettuvan koil.
Pic: Mahavira (~8 cent CE), Kizhakuyilkudi
Pic: Mahavira (~8 cent CE), Kizhakuyilkudi
Before I start on the places, the history around all this is fascinating & splits opinion. Is it apt to call the script Tamili/Tamil Brahmi? Did it develop independently in the Tamil country/come with the Jain monks from the north? Were 8,000 Jains actually impaled in Madurai?>
>Were the Saivites overaggressive in promoting their faith? Shall only be happy to discuss on these separately (unless it gets too long/irrational). And I’m not posting every inscription from the places here, despite their importance. Again, shall be happy to discuss them.
Has anybody revisited the 1962 Sidney Poitier movie "Pressure Point" in light of the persistence of white supremacist politics in our time?
imdb.com/title/tt005637…
imdb.com/title/tt005637…
In one scene, the white supremacists are singing "The Star Spangled Banner," the anthem of the United States, at one of their meetings, with USA & 3rd Reich flags displayed
At dinner, I learned more about corruption + racism built into society by our masters. A book we discussed (Zinn) was used as part of this "Left" resource's bibliography. I had to share. [A thread]
@BlackSocialists - thoughts on this resource?
historyisaweapon.com/indextrue.html
@BlackSocialists - thoughts on this resource?
historyisaweapon.com/indextrue.html
It very simply lays out the case that we are all being controlled. It covers hidden history of the United States including their (and, due to the systems created by our masters, our) racism.
#racism #systemicracism #history
#racism #systemicracism #history
If you haven't been in school for a while (or are in a terrible school), some of the words might trip you up. Dictionary.com and Wikipedia.org are two good resources to help you.
#India #KakoriTrainRobbery #History has it that A staunch Sanatani Arya Samaji, Cow protector, young poet and writer who rose from extreme poverty, and was involved in Shuddhukaran or reconversion of People to #Hinduism, met a nationalist, progressive #Muslim (yes, they exist).
Learn something today about your government!
Article explains the difference of Democracy v. Republic but the picture is more succinct.
madisonproject.com/2013/09/we-the…
Hint: We are a Constitutional Republic much to the Democrats’ chagrin. #History #America #USA
Article explains the difference of Democracy v. Republic but the picture is more succinct.
madisonproject.com/2013/09/we-the…
Hint: We are a Constitutional Republic much to the Democrats’ chagrin. #History #America #USA
Often Democrats mislabel our governance and that’s not by accident. As you can see, Democracy in its purest form is not what most would want. Our constructional republic is a much better way to govern bc ppl have the power not government. The inalienable rights are irrevocable!
With all this talk these days about the First & Second Amendment, Democrats want you to forget those inalienable rights are irrevocable so they can impose requirements making it impossible to enjoy . This is a detriment to society. Ex. Chicago 2A & Social Media censorship 1A!
At the outskirts of Jericho stands Khirbat al-Mafjar or the Hisham's Palace, one of the most remarkable structures of Late Antiquity, dating from the Umayyad dynasty period (probably the first half of the 8th C). It tells so many stories! /1 #lateantique #history
It was discovered at the end of the 19th century but the main excavations were carried out by Dimitri Baramki between 1934 and 1948 (later joined by Robert Hamilton). You can read more about Baramki here: palestine-studies.org/sites/default/… /2
The palace was a lavish retreat connected with an agricultural complex with gardens, a mosque and a bath. It belongs to the group of "desert castles" that in their plan might be a creative development of a Roman fort or estate. /3
Plan and an article: bit.ly/2MiUW6V
Plan and an article: bit.ly/2MiUW6V
The #FBI is turning 110! Follow along as we remember 11 decades in 11 days. Today we will highlight some of our milestones and significant cases from the early 2000s. #FBI110
In 2000 the #FBI's first Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory opened in San Diego. Today RCFLs across the country provide law enforcement agencies with technical support and training in support of criminal investigations. #FBI110 rcfl.gov
In 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the #FBI dedicated 7,000 of its 11,000 Special Agents and thousands of support personnel to the PENTTBOM investigation. It remains the largest investigation in FBI #history. #FBI110 ow.ly/6tFt30l6Z8R
(1) List of SEVEN #HurricaneWatcher photo threads from the July 2018 #POTUSinEurope trip!
<<Links to my other photo threads are at the url in my Twitter bio.
#TeamTrump #PhotoThread #MAGA #PeaceThroughStrength #Diplomacy #History #Winning
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<<Links to my other photo threads are at the url in my Twitter bio.
#TeamTrump #PhotoThread #MAGA #PeaceThroughStrength #Diplomacy #History #Winning
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(2) Part I:
(3) Part II:
(1) Highlights thread of #POTUSinEurope.
#TeamTrump #PhotoThread: Visit to Europe July 2018 - Part VII.
There will be a link at the end to the series of threads.
#MAGA #PeaceThroughStrength #Diplomacy #History #Winning
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#TeamTrump #PhotoThread: Visit to Europe July 2018 - Part VII.
There will be a link at the end to the series of threads.
#MAGA #PeaceThroughStrength #Diplomacy #History #Winning
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(2) Departing the White House for the trip to Europe.
(3) Planning the day ahead in Brussels.
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga (1925-2018) discovered a copy of "Final Report" produced by the Civil Affairs Division of the Western Defense Command in April 1943. Every copy of the report, drafts and notes, was directed to be destroyed.
#JapaneseAmerican #AAPI #history #twitterstorians
#JapaneseAmerican #AAPI #history #twitterstorians
The Final Report stated it was "impossible to establish the identity of the loyal and the disloyal with any degree of safety." Meaning all Japanese Americans, the majority of whom were US citizens, were to be judged solely on their ethnicity/ancestry.
#history #twitterstorians
#history #twitterstorians
Final Report stated: It wasnt' that there was insufficient time in which to make such a determination; it was simply a matter of facing the realities that a positive determination could not be made, that an exact separation of the 'sheep from the goats' was unfeasible. #history
The #FBI Ten #MostWanted Fugitives Program launched in 1950 to bring national attention to dangerous criminals who have avoided capture. To date, 519 fugitives have appeared on the list. #FBI110 fbi.gov/wanted #FugitiveFriday
In 1950 British agents arrested Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs after FBI agents helped make counterintelligence use of telegrams decrypted & decoded by Army experts. The work, later code named Venona, was key to advancing #FBI #counterintelligence program. #FBI110 fbi.gov/history/histor…
In 1951, 4 subjects – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, David Greenglass and Morton Sobell – were each convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in what was dubbed at the time as the “Trial of the Century.” #FBI110 fbi.gov/history/famous…
1) 2016 #HISTORY from /pol PRE #Qanon
FBI ANON (ID: gj9PDD8W) 11/04/16(Fri)22:18:55 No.96157541
Emails are being Dumped in the morning by WikiLeaks be prepared for Chaos at all fronts.
FBI ANON (ID: gj9PDD8W) 11/04/16(Fri)22:18:55 No.96157541
Emails are being Dumped in the morning by WikiLeaks be prepared for Chaos at all fronts.
#19 Ewha Womans University / Universiti Wanita Ewha
This university is well-known for its beautiful building and scenery during Spring and Autumn. It is one of the must-go places in Seoul during that season.
#OnlineSupporters #KoreaOnlineSupporter #KoreanCulture #Korean #Korea
This university is well-known for its beautiful building and scenery during Spring and Autumn. It is one of the must-go places in Seoul during that season.
#OnlineSupporters #KoreaOnlineSupporter #KoreanCulture #Korean #Korea
71 years after the Gouzenko affair.
Igor Gouzenko flipped and told a Court of King's Bench jury in Montreal, Canada, that it was Russia's intent "to undermine democratic countries within and inside..."
#history
Igor Gouzenko flipped and told a Court of King's Bench jury in Montreal, Canada, that it was Russia's intent "to undermine democratic countries within and inside..."
#history
~The Ottawa Journal, March 18, 1947
"...Russian scornfully regards the United States and Great Britain..."
Why would there not be a long game if the end game is the world.
~The Deming Headlight, New Mexico, April 11, 1947
Why would there not be a long game if the end game is the world.
~The Deming Headlight, New Mexico, April 11, 1947
Yesterday I spoke with Lorna Cockayne, one of the last surviving people who ran the first computers in the world--the Colossus computers at Bletchley Park.
Lorna is in her 90s but still vividly recalls the (often tedious) work. Her job as a Colossus operator was to crack the encryption, which changed every day, for Lorenz--the code used for German high command to receive their marching orders. It was far harder to crack than Enigma.
Lorna's machine was Colossus II, which was brought into operation just before D-Day. The information unlocked by Lorna & the other women working in round-the-clock shifts on this machine was make-or-break for the success of the D-Day landings (as I talk about in @proginequality)
The quality of the original wasn't the best. But I hope you like it.
If you like it, please share!
Let's talk a little about #history, #language, and #languagechange. Many of the world's languages evolved from historical #protolanguages and have sister and cousin languages in their family, similar to how animals are classified.
For example, #English is a #WestGermanic language within the #IndoEuropean family.
Meanwhile, languages like #Basque are #isolates, meaning they have no known language relatives. There are some fringe theories about Basque, but none that are widely-accepted.
Meanwhile, languages like #Basque are #isolates, meaning they have no known language relatives. There are some fringe theories about Basque, but none that are widely-accepted.
Take a look at your #language or languages you like on ethnologue.com. Comment below on any surprising facts you find or any questions that come up!
Korea History
#1 How Did Korea got its name? / Asal-Usul Nama Negara Korea
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the name of Korea? It came from the word ‘Goryeo’ (고려). Does it sound familiar to you? The land was founded in year of 918.
#1 How Did Korea got its name? / Asal-Usul Nama Negara Korea
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the name of Korea? It came from the word ‘Goryeo’ (고려). Does it sound familiar to you? The land was founded in year of 918.
#2 The Longitude of Seoul / Longitud Seoul
Are you flying to Seoul soon? Here is a bit trivia for you! If you are a fan of @NCTsmtown_127 NCT127, you will know this fact! The exact longitude is 127°0′E. The coordinate for Seoul is 38°13′N 127°0′E.
#NCT127 #NCT
Are you flying to Seoul soon? Here is a bit trivia for you! If you are a fan of @NCTsmtown_127 NCT127, you will know this fact! The exact longitude is 127°0′E. The coordinate for Seoul is 38°13′N 127°0′E.
#NCT127 #NCT
#3 The flag of South Korea
If Malaysia has ‘Jalur Gemilang, The Republic of South Korea’s flag also has its special name. It is known as Taegeukgi (태극기) which literally means ‘Supreme Ultimate Flag’.
If Malaysia has ‘Jalur Gemilang, The Republic of South Korea’s flag also has its special name. It is known as Taegeukgi (태극기) which literally means ‘Supreme Ultimate Flag’.
"Based on the agenda of the City of Vancouver’s Urban Design Panel on Wednesday (June 27), the development will have 38 housing units as well as 12 micro dwelling units above commercial spaces on ground level." Those are the only details about the 'development'. #dtes #vanpoli
cw: the thread that will undoubtedly ensue may contain various not-exactly-on-topic freak-outs, references to harsh things, bitter yet nuanced literary allusions, & images i spend too much time making (gifs gifs gifs). Because this is worth it. #ThisIsWhy
This 'development', the article does not note, is beside this capital-generating structure, and an important public space. Good thing I checked, because if you read @tlupick's article, I am already pissed off about this! straight.com/news/1015846/r…
