Charlotte Brontë was born #210yearsagotoday. Brontë worked as a teacher and a governess before publishing her poetry. After her first novel was rejected by publishers, Charlotte submitted "Jane Eyre," her most well-known work. She published two more novels during her lifetime.
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Still a fave!
He was educated at West Point and should have been made to pay back the cost of his education. Traitor
"Legend" starring Tom Cruise was the #1 film in the United States #40yearsagotoday. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film flopped commercially and was critically panned. It has however, become a cult classic.
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#165yearsagotoday, Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in the US Army. Having recently been promoted to colonel, Lee left the US Army to lead the Army of Northern Virginia. He later became General-in-Chief of the Confederate Army.
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"Kiss" by Prince was the #1 song in the US #40yearsagotoday. The production, which only had an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar, drum machines, and a synthesizer, was the lead from Prince's 8th studio album. After Prince died in 2016, the song re-charted in multiple countries.
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Wholesome. 💛
The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 took place #120yearsagotoday. With a maximum Mercali intensity, the earthquake destroyed about 80% of the city and killed over 3,000 people. The majority of the city's residents became homeless. It remains the deadliest earthquake in US history.
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We'll have to pry the gavels out of their cold dead hands.
They're for real--real punk asses. Not an ounce of bravery to be had.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion began #65yearsagotoday. The invasion, launched to depose Fidel Castro, was led by anti-Castro Cubans and financed by the US government. The attack failed miserably; all surviving invaders were captured. Hundreds were executed and the others were imprisoned.
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This is the white “whoop there it is”
I wouldn't describe it that way.🤣🤣🤣
Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" was the #1 song on Billboard Hot 100 #20yearsagotoday. The song got mixed reviews. However, it was the most commercially successful song of 2006, going 3x platinum in the US alone. The song was nominated for Best Male Pop Performance at the 49th Grammys.
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Proclamation 80 was issued by Abraham Lincoln #165yearsagotoday. Issued in response to the assault on Fort Sumter, it called for 75,000 volunteers to put down the rebellion in what was later called the Confederate States of America. Lincoln also suspended the writ of habeas corpus.
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#210yearsagotoday, the largest slave revolt in the history of Barbados took place. Known as Bussa's Rebellion, about 400 enslaved and free Black people, under the leadership of a slave named Bussa, attacked a plantation. The revolt was later put down. 50 rebels died in the fight.
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Hope you feel better soon.
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OHHHH MYYYY GODDDDDDDD
This week is Black Maternal Health Week — and Black women are still being ignored, dismissed, and disrespected, especially during pregnancy and childbirth.
Over 80% of these deaths didn’t have to happen. This is your reminder to listen to Black women.
I agree. There are a collection of White Democrats not completely but heavily male that want the party to go back to the pre Obama era version. They’d prefer Black voters be seen and not heard. Biden was too accommodating to us for them.
#25yearsagotoday, "Bridget Jones's Diary" was released. Based on the book by Helen Fielding, the film starred Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth. The film received positive reviews and grossed $282 million on a $25 million budget. Zellweger received an Oscar nod for her performance.
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Too many people think being anti-Trump automatically makes someone a good person. That "enemy of an enemy" mess.
My theory?
The plan was to replace Biden with a Democrat more to their liking--like one who didn't have a Black woman VP.
It completely blew up in their faces so now they gotta be quiet for awhile.
I've met many who do...
That's too much like accountability. And I think he may not have come clean to his wife yet.
And that doesn't even take possible cheating into account.
I was watching that in high school and I wasn't even a little bit embarrassed.
Swalwell is out...parsing his statement, methinks Mr. Swalwell was a serial cheater and will try to claim that his interactions with his accusers were consensual. Turn it into a he said-she said...🤦🏾♀️
SMDH
