John F. Kennedy Campaigns in Billings, September 25, 1963, less then 2 months before his assassination in Dallas, Texas.
17,000 Montanans packed the Yellowstone County Fairgrounds on Sept. 25, 1963, to hear President Kennedy speak on conservation and the newly ratified Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. It was his second Billings visit; the first came during his 1960 campaign. He was […]
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Two Moons (Credit: Northwestern University Library Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian, 2003, photo courtesy of wikipedia.org
Chief Two Moon (1847–1917), Northern Cheyenne war leader at Little Bighorn, surrendered to the U.S. Army in 1877, helped establish the Tongue River Reservation, and spent decades as a diplomat advocating for his people. See link below for full article.
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How much do you know about Christopher Columbus? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/christopher-... ( #ChristopherColumbus, #WorldHistory, #SpanishHistory, #Portugal, #PortugueseHistory, #nautical, #sailing,#discovery)
How much do you know about Canada? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/canada-quiz ( #Canada, #Canadian, #NorthAmerica, #Newfoundland, #Geography, #History, #CanadianHistory, #worldHistory, #worldGeography, #BritishEmpire)
From Oklahoma exile to sovereign Montana homeland: the Northern Cheyenne refused removal, won back their land, fought corporate coal giants, and built a college to keep their language alive. Their story is one of the most powerful acts of persistence in […]
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Champions, weapons, and items in Time Rift are pulled from a wide range of regions and traditions — not just the familiar, but the often overlooked, allowing players a chance to discover and engage with global history in a fresh and interactive way.
#collectiblecardgame #PAXEast #worldhistory
Papua New Guinea 🧵
GDP per capita: $4,300
What else should you know? 👇
https://openfactbook.org/countries/papua-new-guinea/
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Maurice Hilleman (1919–2005), circa 1958, as Chief of the Dept. of Virus Diseases. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org
From a Miles City farm to global medicine: Maurice Hilleman developed 40+ vaccines — including MMR and hepatitis B — saving an estimated 8 million lives annually. Montana’s greatest scientist remains one of history’s most impactful, least recognized figures […]
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In a historic move, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution officially labeling the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.”
Countries that opposed: The U.S., Israel, and Argentina.
#HumanRights #UnitedNations #RestorativeJustice #WorldHistory #BlackHistory365
The Results are In... and the Winner is the Beer Car!
What a day! This past Tuesday, the Western Heritage Center officially held its Grand Re-opening, and the turnout was incredible despite the "breezy" Montana weather.
Web:
https://jdmotorforge.com/f/winner-winner-steak-dinner
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1. His real name wasn't Harry Houdini - it was Erik Weisz! His family later emigrated to the US, where he became known as Ehrich Weiss. Finally, he adopted the stage name "Harry Houdini" as a tribute to French magician Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin.
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Bannack was founded in 1862 when John White discovered gold on Grasshopper Creek. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org
In 1862, a Colorado prospector named John White found gold in a Montana creek, and the town of Bannack was born. Montana's first territorial capital, home to a controversial sheriff, vigilante justice, and over 60 preserved buildings, Bannack remains one of […]
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Nathaniel P. Langford abt. 1870. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org
Langford shaped Montana’s territorial era as gold-rush entrepreneur, tax collector, vigilante, and Yellowstone’s first superintendent – a man driven equally by public vision and private ambition, whose legacy remains as complex as the frontier he helped define […]
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Stone cold wonder: A petrified man pulled from Montana’s Missouri River in 1897 was marketed as murdered Civil War governor Thomas Meagher. The exhibit toured nationally before fading into obscurity – and the figure has never been found.
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Thomas Cruse, photo courtesy of mtmemory.org.
From County Cavan to Montana millionaire, Thomas Cruse struck gold at the Drumlummon Mine, built a bank that survived the 1893 Panic, funded Helena’s Cathedral, and left a city transformed by immigrant grit and extraordinary generosity. For further reading see […]
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15 February 2003 Protesters march along Whitehall in London, 15 February 2003.
Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where over 150,000 marched
As time goes on, more and more people look back on the Iraq war as completely unjustified. Unfortunately, this hindsight has not resulted in any meaningful impact on the military industrial complex.
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#IraqWar #WorldHistory #MiddleEast #WMD #Iraq #NuclearWeapons
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow, MT. Photo courtesy of KPAX TV via facebook.
The January 17, 2009 Glasgow, MT hospital parking lot shooting killed one woman and wounded two others. A six-hour manhunt ended with the gunman’s death. 106 responders were honored; eight officers received a White House Top Cops Award. For further reading see […]
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A photo of Coates provided to Falcon Publishing for the biography, Honey Wine & Hunger Root, written in 1985 by Lee Rostad. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org.
From a Kansas wheat farm to the Montana frontier, Grace Stone Coates wrote poetry and fiction that captured the raw beauty and isolation of the West -- and earned a spot in John Updike's Best American Short Stories of the Century. Discover her remarkable […]
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I guess fire season is now officially underway. Photos of the Panama Fire along the interstate near Cardwell today.
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http://www.crow-nsn.gov/
"Sovereign Ground" traces the Apsaalooke (Crow) people of Montana from their origins through treaty-era land loss, federal policy battles, and cultural endurance, highlighting key leaders and the tribe's ongoing sovereignty. See link below for further reading […]
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Why the U.S. Could Struggle Against Iran — A Perspective Most People Miss
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Her tenure remains closely associated with both the challenges of wartime leadership and the broader development of Israel during its early decades.
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#GoldaMeir #IsraelHistory #WomenInPolitics #PoliticalHistory #Israel #WorldHistory
Yellowstone’s Acidic Echinus Geyser Is Erupting Again For the First Time in Years
The eruptions began in early February. It’s unknown whether the eruptions will continue into the busy summer tourism season, but it’s a reminder that Yellowstone is an ever-changing, dynamic landscape.
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Such an excellent educational St Patrick's Day message.
#stpatricksday #worldhistory
Powell 'Pike' Landusky grave in Phillips County MT. Photo courtesy of findagrave.com
Pike Landusky, a Missouri-born frontiersman, prospected gold in Montana’s Little Rockies, founding the town bearing his name. Killed in 1894 by outlaw Kid Curry, his discoveries shaped the region’s mining history and Indigenous land disputes for generations […]
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A fascinating, well-written read, and filled in a lot of world events that I didn't know related to politics, industrial development and social-economic issues. #books #nonfiction #diesel #worldhistory
Books 37 & 38 of 2026: Atang, by Benj Gabun Sumabat; Culture: A New World History, by Martin Puchner. #yishreads
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Copper Village Museum and Arts Center, photo courtesy of cvmac.org.
The Copper Village Museum in Anaconda, MT occupies an 1895 Victorian City Hall saved from demolition. Founded in 1971 by Sister Joeann Daley to heal post-strike community divisions, it now preserves the region’s copper industry history and fosters local arts […]
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