Augusto Pinochet, born OTD in 1915, seized power in #Chile in a US-backed coup in 1973; imprisoning and torturing thousands, he held power until 1990 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/santiago/?s=mb #travel #history
Augusto Pinochet, born OTD in 1915, seized power in #Chile in a US-backed coup in 1973; imprisoning and torturing thousands, he held power until 1990 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/santiago/?s=mb #travel #history
An #earthquake destroyed #Damascus and Beirut OTD in 1759 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #history
Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, the King of the Scots, died OTD in 1034 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/scotland-isle-of-iona/?s=mb #history #Scotland #travel
#OTD November 25 in 1968, the author and activist Upton Sinclair died. His most famous novel, 'The Jungle' exposed the horrid conditions of the meatpacking industry. The novel led to reforms in the industry and awareness of the harsh conditions workers faced.
Can you find the location where the novel was based?
https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=182&type=q
A tsunami devastated #Naples and Amalfi OTD in 1343 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/napoli/?s=mb #travel #Italy #history
Pope Lucius III died OTD in 1185 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/avignon/corrupt-popes.html?s=mb #travel #history
November 25
On this day in #history :
1034 – Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad (the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth), son of Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.
1491 – The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada.
1783 – American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
1963 – State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
*Events selected are not necessarily positive/happy/to-be-celebrated, but items I thought were historically interesting and/or significant to their time and I'm trying to select items from a broad range of history and not clumped too close together.
The mysterious ruins of a city founded by desert dwellers stands above a broad plain. Images of their deities fill the ruined buildings. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/morocco/meknes/volubilis.html?s=mc
Just re-upping the trailer.
Nearly forty episodes deep. Historical dives, guest specials and movie reviews
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I’m not sure that the rise of a new #mercantilism is as good or as bad as the author here suggests, but I agree with this historical approach looking at past trends, failures, and adjustments. I hope this too shall pass. #history #economics #freetrade #tariffs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-22/how-trump-obama-biden-replaced-free-markets-with-a-new-economic-order
Lana Del Rey to play Anfield stadium 11 years after first visit
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/lana-del-rey-play-anfield-30442890
The Grammy-nominated singer is an LFC fan #LFC #YNWA #Anfieldstadium #LiverpoolFC #LanaDelRey #LFCStories #Nostalgia #Anfield #History
Pope John XXIII was born OTD in 1881 https://toilet-guru.com/avignon-papacy/?s=mb #travel #history
On another ride to visit old graveyards. Lot of interesting things can be learned from a graveyard.
#photography #graveyard #history #lynnwilsonart
#ZitateMontag #books #history #WritingCommunity
And because it was so beautiful, the whole thing again from the English edition "Divine Messengers" p. 98:
"like a real life version of a spy thriller (art & science history edition)" — comment by Mefi member Ausamor
Kattullus has posted about the mysteries of the portrait of Francis Williams, brilliant Black Jamaican polymath and member of the Newtonian inner circle ... and the painted clues that untangled his life story. Great art sleuthing, and a fascinating tale, then and now.
https://www.metafilter.com/206371/Its-a-miracle-that-this-painting-survives
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
by Adam Higginbotham
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40978210-midnight-in-chernobyl
#England #history #mythology #KingArthur
'A historic site in Cornwall linked to King Arthur has been found to be 4,000 years older than previously thought after a new survey was carried out by a team of researchers, including experts from the University of St Andrews.'
Venture even further north into this Hyperborean warrior nation, if you dare. Vague caravan paths lead the traveler through rugged fjords and high mountain passes to an isolated sea-side town. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/iceland/breidhdalsvik-seydhisfjordhur/seydhisfjordhur.html?s=mc
The moon looked around 17 times as large when life formed on earth, because it was closer to earth.
Now it’s about 230,000 miles away, then it was about 14,000 miles away. It would not have halfway fit within the field of view of 7 x 50 binoculars
Any #astronomy folks want to check my rough casual math?
Any one calculated what tides were like then? Height difference?
#moon #tides #life #History
Tomar, Portugal
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