#1940

Michael Govern Ready

mikegove12

Extracts from the plague diary of Mark ne-Francois-PepysApril 6thUp, and as grim news doth grow that the plague having a great increase this last week beyond all expectation, to my

beyondoverton

an10nev

The 1940s original YCC: threadThe initial proposal to peg the US Treasury yield curve was first presented at the June 1941 FOMC meeting by Emanuel Goldenweiser, director of the Division

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

Today is of course the birthday of Christopher Lee and Vincent Price, and Peter Cushing's birthday was yesterday. So let's share some fun facts about these three titans of terror...

Beatrice Cherrier

Undercoverhist

1/ In the wake of the NYT article on Robinson, I got emails asking how to feminize history of econ reads & teaching. I didn’t find any online reference list

George Peretz QC

GeorgePeretzQC

This is an extraordinary and deeply irresponsible speech by a senior lawyer.https://twitter.com/JohnNemoBell/status/1180060667660951552 He denounces Parliament as “illegitimate” on the basis that it has opposed a crash out. That is irresponsible

Camellia Tea Ceremony

camelliakyoto

HIGANBANA (彼岸花)-'FLOWERS OF THE DEAD'At this time of year you might notice small groups of vivid red flowers blooming here and there across the city. Red Spider Lilies are known

Anil Mali

malianil430

*सुभाषचंद्र आणि सावरकर या वैचारिक विरोधकांमध्ये समान दुवा होता का?*नेताजी सुभाषचंद्र बोसत

Historic.ly

historic_ly

If anything, the being around Trump, would probably make the Queen of England less racist. The Queen's mother was so racist, the Royal family had to do a coverup to

Gabe Moshenska

GabeMoshenska

Reading 'PEEPO!' as a WW2 material culture specialist: a thread. 1/12 Like me, PEEPO! first appeared in 1981, and is much loved by generations of tiny readers. It's a gentle

PJ³

PaulTheUrbanist

Happy Earth Day! I'm gonna do a little dive into our Huron-Clinton Metropark system. It's one of the most overlooked and successful conservation efforts in our area, one of our

Jean-Marc Ouvré 😷😭

jmarc

Le saviez vous ? Après la guerre d’Espagne, et la retirada, en 1939-1940, beaucoup de républicains réfugiés en France demandent à s'engager dans les bataillons étrangers de l'armée française, malgré

stuart andrew thompson

stuartathompson

some countries are going to bounce back from coronavirus. americans are gonna struggle. we're probably not ready for how hard it'll be.and here's exactly why, in 2,000 charts(jk it's just

Peter Bryant

pmbryant

Ranking my favorite Fred Astaire musicals in reverse — a thread with a new film each day.Astaire appeared in 32 between 1933 and 1976, all but two by 1957. In

Dr Phil Weir

navalhistorian

On this day 1940 the @RoyalNavy's Gibraltar-based Force H, formed just 3 days before under V/Adm Sir James Somerville with the battlecruiser HMS Hood, aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal &

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

There’s a distinctive way that right wingers broach issues of race that is captured well in this scene from The Plot Against America. The point is not to get “the

André Brett

DrDreHistorian

Some of you might be wondering what the *real* story is here. So here's a quick thread about R28, who recovered from this serious injury so completely that it is