Pope Vigilius died OTD in 555 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/avignon/corrupt-popes.html?s=mb #travel #history

@CarveHerName
In 1854, Eugénie de Montijo, empress of France, created and oversaw the building of a school for girls. The city of Paris gave her a huge sum of money to purchase jewelry. She instead spent that money on the school. She used her power to help the poor and advance education.

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New Podcast! "7 June 1948: Nauru miners strike" on @Spreaker #history #miners #nauru
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-june-1948-nauru-miners-strike--66332632

Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, was crowned King of Spain. OTD in 1808; this led in a roundabout way to the independence of #Chile https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/talca/?s=mb #travel #history

U.S. Navy dive bombers sank the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese aircraft carriers OTD in 1942 in the Battle of Midway; Allied victory was possible thanks to #cryptography https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/wwii-cryptanalysis/?s=mb #history

Soyuz 11, the only mission to dock and board Salyut 1, the first space station, launched OTD in 1971 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/44.html?s=mb #spaceflight #history

John A. Macdonald, who died OTD in 1891, served as the 1st Prime Minister of #Canada from 1867 to 1873 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/canada/ottawa/?s=mb #travel #history

47 years ago
The Runaways in New York City, June 1977

(from left): Jackie Fox, Lita Ford, Sandy West, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie.

Photo by Waring Abbott

On this day many years ago a huge band of warriors swarmed ashore to fight an evil regime. They brought their own port, as incredible as that sounds. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/normandy/arromanches.html?s=mc #history

48 years ago today

The Sex Pistols made a mockery of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee by playing punk rock from a boat on the Thames River, including their subversive hit, "Anarchy in the U.K."

Brian Cooke

Novarupta began erupting in #Alaska OTD in 1912, it was the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century https://toilet-guru.com/blog/39.html?s=mb #travel #history

47 years ago
The Ramones energetically performing onstage at The Roundhouse, London in June 1977.

Photo by Jill Furmanovsky

Japanese daimyō or warlord Nakagawa Kiyohide took part in many battles including thoe at Yamazaki and Shizugatake; he died in battle OTD in 1583 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/nikko/tosho-gu.html?s=mb #travel #history

I can't emphasize enough the excellence of the "Tides of History" podcast by Patrick Wyman. It's been running for 8 years now and never gets old. The series alternates between methodical, systematic surveys of broad historical themes and lively interviews with historians, anthropologists, archeologists, and paleontologists. In both forms, his enthusiasm, pacing, and knowledge reliably digs up interesting insights about the human past.
https://wondery.com/shows/tides-of-history/
#history #podcast #education

MEN OF KENT. Men born east of the Medway, said to have met the Conqueror in a body, each carrying a green bough in his hand, like a moving wood; and thereby obtaining a confirmation of their ancient privileges. Inhabitants of Kent are divided into Kentish men and men of Kent.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Kicking off some Friday funky blues, and grooves, deep in the vinyl with Taj Mahal

on the air right here, right now
https://MarkMetz.Mixlr.com

OTD in 2002 a near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter exploded over the Mediterranean Sea between #Greece and Libya with an estimated force of 26 kilotons https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/santorini.html?s=mb #travel #history

https://www.usluck.com/552204/just-stole-this-from-caesars-back/ Just stole this from Caesar’s back #History #HistoryMemes #Memes