#1940

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ProudSanatani2

Rani ki Vav The "Queen's Stepwell" situated in patan,gujarat.Made in 11th Century by Queen Udayamati on memories of his King Bhima-I(Chaulukya dynasty) it said that it taken 20Years to complete

Zaid Jilani

ZaidJilani

Social media is having a similar effect on elected Democrats that talk radio had on elected Republicans starting in the 1990's -- viral bits of information that are misleading or

James Brun

LeBrunJames81

Today in 1942, HMCS Assiniboine, a member of escort group C-1, protecting convoy SC-94, sunk the German submarine U-210. Pictured: U-210 seen from HMCS Assiniboine, 6 August 1942. Credit: G.E.

Roderic Day

RodericDay

the only people who misunderstand Orwell's 1984 are those that go around trying to imagine it has a "leftist" message yeah I'm sure every child in the english speaking world

Daniel Green

nu_phases

1/N In honor of the recent 80th anniversary of the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Nov 7, 1940), a thread on why it fellThe TNB was a giant wind

Eduard Habsburg

EduardHabsburg

THREAD: Ihave been spending some time in idyllic St. Marie's mead and surroundings. Will give my thoughts on the novels I read so far...Marple is brilliant but there is also

King Williams

IamKingWilliams

Keisha Lance Bottoms has a real problem. She’s the mayor of the most important Black city in America, #Atlanta. she knows that she may actually side w/ the protesters, but

CapHornier⚓️ 🌊🔱

CapHornier_

15 juin 1940, alors que l’armée allemande est entrée dans Paris la veille, des officiers allemands se présentent à la Banque de France (BdF) pour faire main basse sur la

Prof. Christina Pagel

chrischirp

THREAD: quick overview of where we are COVID wise in the UK from today's @IndependentSage briefing (you can watch me give it here too if you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjSG8Js-KI) 1/9 While

Ruth Marcus

RuthMarcus

Some facts on the timing of Supreme Court nominations/confirmations in presidential election years. Since 1900, the latest has been July (John Clarke to replace Charles Evans Hughes, who resigned to

louie greek help

louiegreekhelp

As today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, here are some facts about the Jewish community in Greece. In Roman times, the number of Jewish people rose due to immigration, and constituted

Mary Beth "wear a damn mask" Williams

wampumpeag

I'm seeing some serious misrepresentations in my feed, so let's clear things up. Jamaica, under England rule after 1655, engaged in chattel slavery, first w/ indigenous Taino, and then captured

teller?

heelslime

ok. im gonna start listening to the magnus archives now. this is a thread for that jon sims is an asshole jon sims is an asshole with a lovely voice

EJ Feddes

ejfeddes

Ranking the superheroes on their COVID-19 preparedness.Batman:-wears a rebreather as needed-disciplined enough not to touch his face-working on a cure 11/10 Superman-immune but could set a good example by keeping

President Elect Mondo Lopez

mondolopez2

Unit 731..also referred to as Detachment 731, was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) of Worl

Brent Bellamy

brent_bellamy

Inspired by @WestEndCassidy's MUST READ blog, went on a treasure hunt bike ride this weekend to find the little old buildings that were once Safeway grocery stores, hidden on local