A gif of the History Today sketch with a teenager admitting they haven’t got a clue what it is about.

Teen 2 was telling me about academics getting snippy with each other. The subsequent conversation made me feel very old! #historytoday #parenting

The Junipero Serra Museum Grand Terrace with a beautiful colonnade on the right side.

A sign directing visitors to the 'San Diego River View'. I'm intrigued and follow the arrow.

The San Diego River viewpoint from the Junipero Serra Museum Grand Terrace. Patrons can appreciate the roaring river of cars that developers and city planners built, destroying what was the heart of this region for centuries and likely millennia.

Who needs a river view when you've got an ocean to drive to? This spot was where the Kumeyaay lived for upwards of 1,000 years (Kosay) and was also the very first European settlement in the western US. What it looks like now. #presidiopark #sandiego #freeway #carcentric #historytoday

Good News in History, January 5 73 years ago today, Waiting for Godot premiered in France. The tragicomedy play written by Irishman Samuel Beckett in interpretation of an earlier French play, En attend de Godot, it’s regarded by critics as “one of the most enigmatic plays of modern literature.” Featuring two characters spilling their thoughts out as they wait for the eponymous […] The post Good News in History, January 5 appeared first on Good News Network.

Good News in History, January 5: 73 years ago today, Waiting for Godot premiered in France. The tragicomedy play written by Irishman Samuel Beckett in interpretation of an earlier French play, En attend de Godot,… @goodnewsnetwork.org #GoodNews #HistoryToday #WaitingForGodot #SamuelBeckett #Theater

📆December 29, 1782 The first Nautical Almanac in the US is published by Samuel Stearns in #Boston

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When personal desperation meets ideology, how far can someone go, and what responsibility does society bear for the conditions that drive such acts?

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Post: Good morning. Good morning. This is history I know. And today I want to talk about Dr. Gladys West.... Good morning. Good morning. This is history I know. And today I want to talk about Dr. Gladys West. Dr. Gladys West is an extremely important figure who is responsible for laying the groundwork for the Global Positioning System. That's right, the GPS that the. Gladys West was born the Sutherland, Virginia in nineteen dirty. She then went on to graduate valedictorian from our high school and Dean graduated from Virginia State University and HBC you. She was hired by the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Endure her Tom and Enable Surface Warfare Center. She laid the groundwork for the GPS. She programmed computers, she studied to earth shape, and then she was able to pinpoint different locations that helps the GPS system today and laid the groundwork for the GPS system today. Dr. Gladys West, born Sutherland, Virginia in nineteen thirty. She's also member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Shout Out History, I know, share, believe, inspire, Blacks, be.

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On October 14, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle against racial inequality — a legacy that continues to inspire generations. 🕊️

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Statue of Balboa in Madrid (Enrique Pérez Comendador [es], 1954)

Balboa’s achievement is remembered today as a turning point in the Age of Exploration. What was once an ocean unknown to Europe became a central route in global trade, conquest, and cultural exchange.

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In 1752, the Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia from the Whitechapel Foundry in London, England!

Though it famously cracked after its first test ring, the bell went on to become one of America’s most powerful symbols of freedom and independence.

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🚗On this day in 1898, the Goodyear Tire Company was founded in Akron, Ohio!

Named after Charles Goodyear, the inventor of vulcanized rubber, the company quickly became a driving force in the automotive industry.✨

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Τι διάβαζαν οι στρατιώτες της Βέρμαχτ στην Ελλάδα; Ογδόντα χρόνια μετά το τέλος του Β΄ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου δεν ξέρουμε με ακρίβεια ποια ήταν τα αναγνώσματα των Γερμανών στρατιωτών στην κατεχόμενη Ελλάδα.

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Trump (left), Kim (center), and Moon (right) talking together in the DMZ.

For a few heartbeats, the spectacle of handshake diplomacy at the heart of the Korean peninsula suggested that even the most intractable conflicts might find a path toward conversation rather than confrontation.

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Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice by History Talk Reproduction: it's as essential to life as breathing (more, actually), yet the right to make decisions regarding one’s reproduction is among the most divisive issues of our time. On this episode, Patr...

Reproduction: it's as essential to life as breathing (more, actually), yet the right to make decisions regarding one’s reproduction is among the most divisive issues of our time. On this episode we discuss the past, present, and future of #reproductiverights and reproductive justice.

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The Global History of HIV On World AIDS Day 2020, in the midst of another pandemic, Ohio State University History Professor Thomas McDow presented a close look at the historical factors that shaped the global spread of HIV, fr...

Ohio State University History Professor Thomas McDow presented a close look at the historical factors that shaped the global spread of HIV, from equatorial Africa to the world.

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