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When he died, there were no flags, no procession, no cannon fire. William “Billy” Lee was always there—riding with Washington in war, walking beside him in peace. He served at Cambridge, Valley Forge, Yorktown—silent, indispensable. But when the story of Washington was told, Billy was left out of the frame. His life was one of duty without recognition, loyalty without reward.

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#history #histodons #education #Politics #BlackMastodon
"Billy Lee, Portrait in Tar." 2016. Titus Kaphar.

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The Surprisingly Controversial Origins of the Easter Bunny

"Hares were once linked to a Germanic Pagan goddess who never even existed."

https://www.mentalfloss.com/easter-bunny-ostara-origins?utm_source=feedingcuriosity.com

Books by the Brothers Grimm at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Brothers+Grimm&submit_search=Search

Cover of Country Gentleman magazine - 1925-04-04.

"The Easter Bunny has hopped in, and found himself lumbered with a basket of tiny chicks. Artist: Paul Bransom Source: eBay seller daysoffuturepast. Restoration by: magscanner" - from Internet Archive

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#OnThisDay, 20 Apr 1902, Maria Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie refine radium chlorine. The discovery leads to Marie being the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

The Academy originally planned to award only Pierre and Henri Becquerel. Pierre insisted that Marie should also be included.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomenInSTEM #NobelWomen #Histodons

Maria Skłodowska-Curie in a posed photo in her lab. She's a white woman with dark hair, holding a glass flask and a metal or ceramic dish.

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They’re not UNIX v4 tapes, but if you know, then you definitely know. 🏆

https://icm.museum

#software #archive #preservation #tape #data #history

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#OnThisDay, 9 May 1922, the International Astronomical Union formally adopts Annie Jump Cannon's stellar classification system. The principles in it still underpin modern classification.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Astronomy #WomenInSTEM #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Annie Jump Cannon sat at a desk. She is clearly not a fan of a clear desk policy as it's messy with papers and open drawers. She is a white woman with pale hair.

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P1: 天津地圖，由中東石印局印於中華民國二年（1913年）。由我另加文字標注，字體來源於小學堂隸變資料庫、青柳隸書SIMO2、源流明體丹。
Map of Tientsin, printed at Chung-Tung Litho Works Tientsin in 1913. The text annotations were added by me, with the fonts sourced from Xiaoxuetang Libian (Clerical Change Script) Database, AoyagiReisyoSIMO2, and GenRyuMin2 TC.

P2: 各政治人物於天津之住所，在該地圖中的位置，攝於袁氏宅邸。拉丁轉寫和滿文由我標注，字體來源於源流明體丹、太清白體。
Locations of political figures' residences in Tianjin marked on this map, photographed at Yuan's residence. Latin transliterations and Manchu script annotations added by me, with the fonts sourced from GenRyuMin2 TC, Abkai Xanyan.

P3: 原地圖 Original map

#map #history #figure #china #chinese #residence #mansion #tianjin #tientsin #地圖 #歷史 #人物 #中國 #中華 #大陸 #中國人 #華人 #住所 #故居 #舊居 #宅邸 #天津 #地图 #历史 #中国 #中华 #大陆 #中国人 #华人 #旧居 #travel #trip #旅行 #旅遊 #旅游

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#art #history:
i like to think that tonight's aston villa win over PSG was for benjamin zephaniah on what would - & SHOULD - have been his 67th birthday.
he was practically perfect in every way - on palestine, non-human animals, the planet, equality & the monarchy - & i know this because he wouldn't have liked anyone holding him in such high esteem.
happy ben day, everyone.
#benjaminZephaniah #poet #actor #musician #film #music #vegan #freePalestine #gaza #astonVilla

digital pencil & ink illustration of magnificent & majorly missed human being, benjamin zephaniah.
he regards you directly, smiling, his hands raised to either side & the index finger on each hand pointing off to the side.
two lightning bolts (one green, the other red) balance above each finger.
ben's on a mustard yellow background.

digital pencil & ink illustration of magnificent & majorly missed human being, benjamin zephaniah.
he regards you directly, smiling, his hands raised to either side & the index finger on each hand pointing off to the side.
ben's in shades of black, white, grey & cocoa on a deep lemon background.

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295d

I send thanks to the buyer from Washington who purchased an art print of

Medicine Crow -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/medicine-crow-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

May the artwork inspire you with a sense of strength, purpose, and determination.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #history #portrait #man #humanity #dignity #strong #sale #decor

Art print of an original oil painting depicting an indigenous man of North America from the late 19th century.

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I send thanks to the buyer from Florida who purchased a canvas print of

This Was Our Shangri-La -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/this-was-our-shangri-la-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

May the image take you to a place of contemplation, thought, and purpose.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #oregon #history #landscape #mountains #fedigiftshop #nature #wallowa #wildflowers #quiet #thought #painting #print #canvas #wallart #decor

Three women standing on a hill overlooking a lake by a mountain.

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Happy Birthday to David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)

#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd

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Happy birthday to Kathleen Hanna, American singer, pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, lead singer of the feminist punk band Bikini Kill, frontwoman of Le Tigre in the late 1990s, born this day 1968 in Portland

#womenofpunk #kathleenhanna #riotgrrrl #history #otd

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291d

Viking pregnancy was deeply political – new study

Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in archaeology.

By Marianne Hem Eriksen

https://theconversation.com/viking-pregnancy-was-deeply-political-new-study-254738?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2013%202025%20-%203372534385&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2013%202025%20-%203372534385+CID_4d55af9897bd79bee19210b3856a6137&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk

Vikings at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=vikings&submit_search=Search

#history #archeology #vikings

Britomart, heroine of Book III of Spenser's 'Faerie Queene' by Walter Crane (1900).

Britomart stands confidently, clad in ornate medieval armor, symbolizing her virtue and chastity.

She holds a lance, emblematic of her warrior status, while her flowing cape and elegant posture highlight her femininity and inner strength.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Crane_-_Britomart_(1900).jpg

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Amaze Yourself With the Unbelievable Story of Bessie Coleman, the Black Aviator Who Wowed the Nation With Her High-Flying Achievements

Long before the Tuskegee Airmen, Coleman inspired a generation of pilots to take to the skies

By Victor Luckerson

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amaze-yourself-unbelievable-story-bessie-coleman-black-aviator-wowed-nation-high-flying-achievements-180986564/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman

#history #aviation

Bessie Coleman in 1923

Unknown - Immediate source: "The first black woman aviator had to leave the U.S. in order to achieve her dreams". Timeline.com. March 19, 2018. Original source: George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman#/media/File:Bessie_Coleman_in_1923.jpg

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"I've never worked so hard in my life than when I was US Treasurer. I knew I had to make good on behalf of American women."

#OnThisDay, 3 Jun 1949, Georgia Neese Clark Gray becomes the first woman to be Treasurer of the USA.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Photo of Georgia Neese Gray. she is a white woman with dark hair, wearing a tweed suit.

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La Tène Period: The Flourishing of Celtic Art

Celtic people lived in Europe before Julius Caesar's conquests.

https://www.thecollector.com/la-tene-period-celtic-art/

Celtic subjects at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=celtic

Bronze torque

#art #archeology #history #celtichistory #torque

From "ANCIENT BRITAIN AND THE INVASIONS OF JULIUS CAESAR
BY T. RICE HOLMES" (PG https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57336)

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Did you watch the show “Good Times”?

50 years ago, Norman Lear brought the first nuclear Black family to prime-time television in 1974. It continues to garner appreciation for the way the show featured strong female characters, and gave Black women agency – on and off the set.

https://theconversation.com/good-times-50-years-ago-norman-lear-changed-tv-with-a-show-about-a-working-class-black-familys-struggles-and-joys-219567
#history @histodons @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon

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#OnThisDay, 15 May 1946, Camilla Williams makes her operatic debut as Cio-Cio San with the New York City Opera. She is the first Black woman to sign a contract with a major US opera company.

Read more: https://carvehername.org.uk/eight-famous-women-singers/

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

Camilla Williams as Cio-Cio San in Madame Butterfly, along with another singer. Both are dressed in kimonos.

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Slaying Myths: England and St George (from the archives)

St George only become popular in England in the 15th century.

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/slaying-myths-st-george-and-dragon

St. George and the Dragon
by Francesco Salviati

#britishhistory #history #mythology

"St. George and the Dragon, c. 1530s. Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510–1563). Black chalk with red chalk, stumped; sheet: 30.3 x 43.2 cm (11 15/16 x 17 in.); secondary support: 43.3 x 55.1 cm (17 1/16 x 21 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1992.60

According to a legend based on Greek myth, as Saint George passed
through Libya, he rescued a king’s daughter who had been left as a
sacrifice to placate a vicious dragon. In gratitude for being delivered
from the monster’s tyranny, the king’s subjects converted to Christianity.
Here George wears armor in the ancient style based on Roman sculpture.
Classical armor in Renaissance art was reserved for elite male subjects
as a sign of their virtue. As a military saint, George’s attire conveys
his antiquity as an early Christian hero (died about
AD 303), conferring on him a sense of Roman authority and gravity." - From Internet Archive

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#OnThisDay, 16 May 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei reaches the summit of Everest. She is the first woman to make it to the peak of the world's highest mountain.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

A climber in a thick orange suit standing on the snow-capped top of Mount Everest and holding onto a Japanese flag.

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How Language Evolved Out of Cultural Exchange Between Europe and the Near East

Laura Spinney on the Development of Early Human Civilization Across Eurasia

https://lithub.com/how-language-evolved-out-of-cultural-exchange-between-europe-and-the-near-east/

#history #linguistics

"Mappe-Monde Physique," by l'Abbé Mongez (Mentelle, Paris, 1779): *the whole map*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*

Created by l’Abbé Mongez and published by Mentelle in Paris in 1779, the map features detailed depictions of mountain ranges, river systems, and ocean currents, reflecting Enlightenment-era interests in natural science and exploration.

The full map is a double-hemisphere projection showing the continents and oceans with topographical and hydrographical features highlighted.

l'Abbé Mongez (Mentelle, Paris, 1779) - http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/overview/asiaphysical/asiaphysical.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_Eurasia#/media/File:%22Mappe-Monde_Physique,%22_by_l'Abb%C3%A9_Mongez_(Mentelle,_Paris,_1779)_north_east.jpg

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Why Medieval Europeans Were Bad at Swimming

https://www.medievalists.net/2025/05/medieval-europeans-swimming/

THE BREAST STROKE.
Beginning of the stroke from "How to Swim: A Practical Manual of Swimming" by James H. Sterrett at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70397

Drawing of a man/boy in the water and starting to do the breast stroke.

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#OnThisDay, 18 May 1953, pilot Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AviationHistory #Histodons

A posed photo of Jackie Cochran sitting on the edge of her plane. She's a white woman with blonde hair and is rather implausibly wearing high heels. Breaking the sound barrier as a pilot? In these shoes? I don't think so.

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1,600-Year-Old Mosaic Unveiled for the First Time Ever in Western Negev

In northwestern Negev, near Kibbutz Urim and the Gaza Strip, the 1,600-year-old Be’er Shema mosaic has been unveiled to the public for the first time.

By Eva Baron

https://mymodernmet.com/beer-shema-mosaic-western-negev/

#archeology #history

Photo: Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority

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This past week, 99 years ago, Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois.

On November 12, 1989, on 60 Minutes, Harry Reasoner asked him if Black musicians were better at jazz and blues because of slavery. The question could’ve gone sideways.

What Davis said—quietly, precisely—was about rhythm, memory, race, and the meaning of swing. #music #Jazz #Histodons #history #blackmastodon #photography #blackandwhite

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Image: Miles Davis, Hackensack, New Jersey, 1954, photo by Francis Wolff.

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The World's Oldest Tattoo Shop Has Been in Business Since 1300 (from the archives)

By: Allison Troutner

https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/razzouk-tattoo.htm?utm_source=feedingcuriosity.com

Citadel of Jerusalem, without the Walls, Tower of David

by David Roberts

#art #history #tattoo

Citadel of Jerusalem, without the Walls, Tower of David, 1839. David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Ohio C. Barber Estate through Andrew C. Squire 1927.96 - from the Internet Archive

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