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In May, we reported on how an "anti-woke" energy tycoon had hijacked the #Texas State Historical Association. Now, hundreds of historians, students and educators are supporting the newly formed Alliance for Texas #History, dedicated to telling untold stories from our state. New from @josephinelee: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-history-alliance-tsha/
New #BookReview on my #blog: "Cigars: a Biography."
https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-cigars-biography.html
#books #reading #cigars #history #ItinerantLibrarian #review 💙📚
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“We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.”
#OnThisDay, 1 Oct 1847, American Maria Mitchell spots comet C/1847 T1.
She goes on to be the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts of Sciences and Professor of Astronomy at the newly-founded Vassar College.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM #Histodons
Very early #OnThisDay, 6 May 1944, Marguerite 'Peggy' Knight parachutes into occupied France to be a courier for the Special Operations Executive. The British SOE supported the French resistance.
Knight fought her way out of an attempted capture, and returned to the UK in September 1944.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons
At the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico stands the Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States, over 1000 years old. Built from adobe, these multi-storied homes reflect centuries of tradition and resilience of the Taos people.
https://rebeccaherranen.com/featured/taos-pueblo-rebecca-herranen.html
#history #architecture #photography #newmexico #Indigenous #buyintoart #giftideas #fineartphotography #mastoart #unesco
The famous windmills of Mykonos stand proudly against a glowing Aegean sky. Their whitewashed walls and straw rooftops catch the last golden light of the day, while soft clouds drift overhead. Once used to mill grain, these historic landmarks now overlook the island as timeless symbols of Cycladic charm.
#greece #photography #sunrise #photo #buyintoart #history #giftideas #mastoart #fineartphotography #architecture
How Cigar Factory ‘Readers’ Shaped Cuban Political Movements
"Lectors, or readers, once sparked revolution. Where are they today?"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-cigar-readers-cuba
Ride the historic route of the Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway and hear interesting stories in my latest video: https://youtu.be/ZVvHoDFQsBg
#seattle #everett #seabikes #BikeTooter #history #transit #interurban
7 Facts About The Founding Fathers That’ll Make You Rethink American History
By Marco Margaritoff
!["Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale University Art Gallery.[1] Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life, and visited Independence Hall to depict the chamber where the Second Continental Congress met. The oil-on-canvas work was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819, and placed in the United States Capitol rotunda in 1826.
The painting is sometimes incorrectly described as depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The painting shows the five-man drafting committee presenting their draft of the Declaration to the Congress, an event that took place on June 28, 1776, and not the signing of the famous copy, which took place mainly on August 2." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_%28painting%29](/proxy/post_attachment/881547/b28d4a7e65.jpg "\"Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale University Art Gallery.[1] Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life, and visited Independence Hall to depict the chamber where the Second Continental Congress met. The oil-on-canvas work was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819, and placed in the United States Capitol rotunda in 1826.
The painting is sometimes incorrectly described as depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The painting shows the five-man drafting committee presenting their draft of the Declaration to the Congress, an event that took place on June 28, 1776, and not the signing of the famous copy, which took place mainly on August 2.\" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_%28painting%29")
Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know
by Mark W. Post
Ancient languages at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=ancient+languages
#softwareEngineering #computerScience #programming #commonLisp #history #essay #reading of Whither Original Thought #transcript from @kentpitman
https://screwlisp.small-web.org/show/kmp-whither-original-thought/
with a link to its beginning in the interview.
I chose to hand-transcribe it to remove (and probably introduce) discontinuities.
A central theme is the tyrannies of programming libraries and the question of having exhaustive knowledge of your increasingly numerous dead forebearers.
Read it yourself (and/or listen finally).
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The Strange History Of Flagpole Sitting, The 1920s Trend Of Perching Atop Towering Poles For Days Or Weeks On End
By Genevieve Carlton
"Sparked by a publicity stunt performed by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, flagpole sitting was a popular test of endurance in the United States during the 1920s, before falling out of fashion during the Great Depression."
On this day in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the "original soul sister" and "Godmother of rock and roll" was born.
"Rock 'n' roll was bred between the church and the nightclubs in the soul of a queer black woman in the 1940s named Sister Rosetta Tharpe."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9a49oFalZE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe
#music #history #MusicHistory #WomenInMusic #BlackWomen #BlackHistory #RockNRoll #RockMusic #OnThisDay #OTD #SisterRosettaTharpe
We’re celebrating the amazingness of bees with this beautiful golden bee thought to date to the Hellenistic period of Greece. At only 1.5 cm in length, it’s about the size of a bee as well!
🏛 Yale University Art Gallery
In 1947, some Hollywood stars including Henry Fonda stood up to anti-communist witch hunts.
Now, Jane Fonda and artists like Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are reviving their organization — the Committee for the First Amendment — to defend free speech again.
https://theconversation.com/jane-fonda-other-stars-revive-the-committee-for-the-first-amendment-a-group-that-emerged-when-the-anti-communist-panic-came-for-hollywood-266751
#history @histodons
Leonardo Da Vinci’s To-Do List from 1490: The Plan of a Renaissance Man
https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/leonardo-da-vincis-to-do-list-from-1490.html
The Turbulent Life of Livia Augusta, the First Roman Empress
"When Livia married Augustus, she became the first Roman empress. She is remembered both as the ideal matron and a ruthless mother."
https://www.thecollector.com/livia-augusta-first-roman-empress/
#OnThisDay, 8 Oct 1952, USAF 2nd Lt Nurse Abbie Sweetwine uses military triage in a civilian disaster, the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash in London. She saves lives and paves the way for the UK’s use of paramedics. The British press dub her "the angel of platform 6".
Read more on our blog: https://carvehername.org.uk/abbie-sweetwine-and-the-harrow-and-wealdstone-crash/
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #BritishHistory #AmericanHistory #LondonHistory #Histodons
THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE OHIO RIVER
This new book from one of our editors documents the history, industry and pollution of the Ohio River.
#Ohio #Pittsburgh #Cincinnati #OhioRiver #ClimateChange #Pollution #Books #Author #Journalism #Illinois #Conservation #History
https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-River-Complete-History-Ohio/dp/B0D6N46CG2/
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#OnThisDay, 19 Oct 1944, President Roosevelt announces Black women can join WAVES – the US Navy's women's service.
Lt Harriet Pickens and Ensign Frances Wills, pictured, become the first Black women officers a couple of months later.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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Hi #Bookstodon!
What’s a book that shaped your life? I’ll start, “Anarcho-syndicalism: Theory and Practice.” Now it’s your turn, reply with yours!
Book link: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism
#AmReading #BookRecommendations #CurrentlyReading #NonFiction #Fiction #Literature #History #Anarchism #Syndicalism #Socialism #Communism #BookClub #TBR #ReadingList
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#OnThisDay, 23 May 1907, 19 women take their seats in the Finnish Parliament. They are the first women Parliamentarians in the world.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #EuropeanHistory
读过 Step Aside, Pops 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
比 Hark! A Vagrant 先看这本的原因是底下的作者注释比较少，嗯，跟作者电波不合，不大笑得出来，不就是塞点私货到历史人物口里吗？恶搞得不刁钻，punchline 也不犀利，还是 pbf 那些够狠够疯癫。
#OnThisDay, 10 Oct 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and others form the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Manchester, UK. Eventually known as the suffragettes, they fought for women to have the vote.
[photo circa 1906]
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #BritishHistory #Histodons
