Time Capsule: May 20th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may20th #20thofmay
Captain Cotton with the periscope binoculars he got from one of the Tiger tanks his troops of the County of London Yeomanry accounted for. He is also wearing an Iron Cross that was found. Photo taken by a Sgt Laing. Normandy. 17th June 1944. Source: IWM (B 5684) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Captain Cotton was awarded the Military Cross for his courageous behaviour during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on the 13th June 1944. #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2photos #ww2pictures #wwii #wwiihistory #worldwarii #worldwartwo #secondworldwar #combat #conflict #battle #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #tankcrew #countyoflondonyeomanry #ww2tanks #historyinpictures #britishhistory #unitedkingdom #usa #germany #normandy #france #britisharmy #dailyhistory #ww2daily
On this day on May 20, Christopher Columbus set sail, Charles Lindbergh soared solo across the Atlantic, and the fountain pen revolutionized writing.🌍🖋️✈️ Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May20 #HistoryMatters #History #Legacy #Adventure #Innovation #OnThisDay #HistoryMakers #ChristopherColumbus #FountainPen #AviationHistory #Transatlantic #SoloFlight
On May 20, 1834, the Marquis de Lafayette died in Paris at the age of 76. At his funeral, his son, George Washington Lafayette, sprinkled soil from Bunker Hill over his coffin. 😪 Lafayette was only 19 years old when he came to the United States to help in the Revolutionary War effort. He had no previous battle experience but became a hero through his many contributions during the War. He was with Washington at Valley Forge and again at the decisive Yorktown battle in 1781. 🌟 In 1824, he returned to the United States at the invitation of James Monroe who wanted the younger generation to understand that freedom was hard-fought. Lafayette stayed in the U.S. for 13 months, visiting all 24 states. He was hosted by every living President and two future Presidents, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. 💬 It was Jackson, President at the time of Lafayette’s death, who announced the news to Congress. 🏙️ Today, cities, towns, streets, and squares across the United States are named for Lafayette, including Lafayette Square, which is right outside the White House. Lafayette Square features statues of Lafayette and 3 other European military leaders who fought in the Revolutionary War. A statue of Andrew Jackson also sits in Lafayette Square. 📜 Soon after the War ended, Maryland conferred honorary citizenship upon Lafayette and other former colonies followed suit. But in 1935, the State Department ruled that those state designations were not enough to confer honorary citizenship upon the Marquis, as they occurred before the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. In 2002, Congress rectified the situation, conferring honorary citizenship on the Marquis de Lafayette. He is one of only 8 foreign nationals to receive that honor.
On this day in History, May 20, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law, opening eighty-four million acres of public land to settlers. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #thewest #greatplains #homestead Historygonewilder.com
Princess Louise ”Sessan” of Sweden, later Queen of Denmark, 1860s. While her father, King Charles XV of Sweden, often referred to her as ”Sessan” (”Sissy” in English, a diminutive form of the title Princess), Louise herself made up the name ”Stockholmsrännstensungen” (’Stockholm urchin’), and she often used that term in reference to herself. Her uncle, the future king Oscar II, found it shocking that the word was used for a princess, and tried to curb its use, often admonishing Louise for allowing the word to pass her lips. He was perhaps the only one to try to impose any discipline on her, and Louise is invariably described as a loved and spoiled only child, doted upon by her parents: she is said to have been like her mother in appearance, but like her father in behavior, and she is described as energetic, gregarious, masculine and rather unprepossessing.
Sniper, Sergeant V. Korshun on the look out with his Mosin Nagant rifle (cal. 7.62 x54R) near Lake Balaton, Hungary. On the 3rd Ukrainian front. March, 1945. #ww2 #ww2pics #dailyhistory #militaryhistory #sovietarmy #combat #ww2soviet #worldwar2historyandinstagram #easternfront #easternfrontww2 #secondworldwar #worldwar2 #worldwartwopictures #ww2colorized #colorizedphotography #dailyhistorypost #worldwars #warpics #ww2history
A German sniper in position somewhere at the eastern front. USSR, 1944. Colorized By @julius.colorization #ww2 #ww2pics #dailyhistory #militaryhistory #germansoldiers #combat #ww2germanymilitary #worldwar2historyandinstagram #easternfront #easternfrontww2 #secondworldwar #worldwar2 #worldwartwopictures #ww2colorized #colorizedphotography #dailyhistorypost #worldwars #warpics #ww2history
Time Capsule: May 19th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may19th #19thofmay
On May 19, from royal courts to rugged deserts, and the spark of innovation that changed the world, we commemorate the tales of a queen, a legend, and an inventor on this day of remembrance.👑🏜️💡 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May19 #HistoryMatters #History #TimelessTales #RoyalTragedy #InnovationDay #TechEvolution #LegendaryLife #EpicEndings #HistoricalMoments #RememberingThePast
Charles Sumner was a freshman Senator from Massachusetts on May 19, 1856, when he began to deliver his 5-hour “The Crime Against Kansas” speech on the Senate Floor. It was a 5-hour speech that he delivered over a 2-day period. It was 112 pages, and he had memorized the whole speech. 💬 In the speech, Sumner focused his ire on the two Senators who had authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas, and South Carolina Senator Andrew Butler. That Act nullified the Missouri Compromise, which had drawn a line across the country designating which territory would be free and which would be slave. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each new state to decide by a vote. That sparked violence in Kansas, as pro-slavery advocates flooded across the Kansas border to try to influence the vote in that territory. 👀 Douglas was in attendance when Sumner looked directly at him and called him a "noise-some, squat, and nameless animal. . . not a proper model for an American senator." ⛔ Butler was not on the Senate floor to hear the insults hurled at him. Sumner stated that Butler was taking "a mistress . . . who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight—I mean," "the harlot, Slavery." 😲 Two days after Sumner finished his speech, he was brutally attacked on the Senate floor, by South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks, a distant relative of Butler’s. Brooks struck Sumner repeatedly on the head with the metal tip of a cane. It took Sumner several years to recover. During that time, he was re–reelected even though he was absent from the Senate – and Senate chair remained empty as a reminder of what happened. Eventually, Sumner returned and served another 18 years in the Senate. 🤨 FUN FACT: Brooks resigned from the House after the attack, but he was quickly reelected. He didn’t serve long, however, as he died of croup at the age of 37.
On this day in History, May 19, 1776 – during the American Revolutionary War, a Continental Army garrison surrendered to the British in the Battle of The Cedars. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #historyteacher #AmericanRevolution #patriots #british #montreal Historygonewilder.com
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia hugging her younger sisters Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, early 1900s.
#OTD in 1536, Anne Boleyn was executed. Anne did not protest her innocence and preach to the crowd as her brother had. She simply did what was expected of her. Executions were carefully choreographed, and there was a set format for execution speeches. Anne followed it to the letter. There was no way that she would risk her daughter’s safety by defying the King and proclaiming her innocence, Elizabeth’s safety and her future relationship with her father, the King, were paramount in Anne’s mind as she prepared to meet her Maker. Her ladies then removed Anne’s mantle and Anne lifted off her gable hood and tucked her famous dark locks into a cap to keep it out of the way of the sword. Historian Eric Ives writes of how her only show of fear was the way that she kept looking behind her to check that the executioner was not going to strike the fatal blow too soon. Anne paid the executioner; he asked Anne’s forgiveness and then Anne knelt upright in the straw. As Anne prayed, the executioner called out to his assistant to pass him his sword and, as Anne moved her head to follow what the assistant was doing, the executioner came up unnoticed behind her and beheaded her with one stroke of his sword. As the shocked crowd dispersed, Anne’s ladies wrapped her head and body in white cloth and took them to the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, where she was placed inside an old elm chest which had once contained bow staves. Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and mother of Elizabeth I, was then buried as a traitor in an unmarked grave. 🌇Follow @josephstephen.history for more history content! #Tudors #RoyalHistory #FamousWomen #KingsandQueens #BritishHistory #AnneBoleyn #HistoryLovers #DailyHistory #History #MeghanMarkle #HistoricalFigures #EuropeanHistory #WomenInHistory #HistoriansofInstagram #HistoryBuff #HistoryBlog #HenryVIII #KateMiddleton #QueenElizabeth #HistoricalWomen #HenryVII #PrinceHarry #TheTudors #ElizabethI #WomenInHistory #TudorWomen #AnneBoleynExecution #HenryVII
Time Capsule: May 18th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may18th #18thofmay
On this day in History, May 18, 1863 – Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant began the Siege of Vicksburg to take full control of the Mississippi River. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #mississippi Historygonewilder.com
On May 18, from the rise of an emperor to a verdict that defined justice, to the earth’s fiery breath – this day witnessed the forces that shape our world.🏛️⚖️🌋 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May18 #HistoryMatters #History #EpicMomentsInHistory #HistoricalEvents #LeadershipLegacy #SupremeCourtDecisions #RacialSegregation #VolcanicEruption #NaturalDisasters #HistoricRulings #TransformativeMoments
On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, deciding that Louisiana’s Separate Car Act was constitutional. That Act required black and white passengers to ride in separate railway cars. The Court acknowledged that the 14th Amendment was intended to establish racial equality, but ruled that separate facilities satisfied that standard. ⚖️ Fifty-eight years later, when lawyers sought to challenge the separate but equal doctrine, they needed evidence to back up their claims that separate facilities did not provide equal protection under the law. In 1954, when the Court overruled Plessy in Brown v. Board of Education, footnote 11 referenced Kenneth and Mamie Clark’s Doll Study as providing “ample” support for the proposition that “separation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children” and “affects the motivation of a child to learn.” 😑 Social scientist Kenneth Clark had been brought into the South Carolina desegregation case of Briggs v. Elliott (which was later consolidated with Brown) by Thurgood Marshall’s team. At the lower court level, Clark testified about the results of his Doll Study. Clark and his wife Mamie used black and white dolls to gain information from black children in segregated schools, and the results highlighted the detrimental effects of segregation. ⚖️ While Kenneth Clark was called to testify about the results of the study, the study was actually his wife's idea and was the subject of her master's thesis. After Mamie wrote her thesis, her husband became interested in the topic and the two conducted the study together, although Mamie often does not receive credit. 😁 FUN FACT: Mamie received her doctorate from Columbia University. She was the 2nd Black person to receive a doctorate in psychology from Columbia. Her husband was the 1st. Like many women of her era, at first, she could only find secretarial work after receiving her degree.
#OTD in 1536, Anne Boleyn's execution was postponed until the 19th of May. What do you think was going through Anne’s mind when she heard that her execution had been postponed? 🌇Follow @josephstephen.history for more history content! #Tudors #RoyalHistory #FamousWomen #KingsandQueens #BritishHistory #AnneBoleyn #HistoryLovers #DailyHistory #History #MeghanMarkle #HistoricalFigures #EuropeanHistory #WomenInHistory #HistoriansofInstagram #HistoryBuff #HistoryBlog #HenryVIII #KateMiddleton #QueenElizabeth #HistoricalWomen #HenryVII #PrinceHarry #TheTudors #ElizabethI #WomenInHistory #TudorWomen #EdwardIV #HenryVII
𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 | Part four A person’s last words, their final articulated words stated prior to death or as death approaches, are often recorded because of the decedent’s fame, but sometimes because of interest in the statement itself. Last words may be recorded accurately, or, for a variety of reasons, may not. Even if reported wrongly, putative last words can constitute an important part of the perceived historical records or demonstration of cultural attitudes toward death at the time. Princess Elisabeth of France (1764-1794) Cause: Execution Place: Place de la Révolution, Paris, French First Republic — ”𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮.” Empress Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) Cause: Stroke Place: Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire — ”𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.” Louise of Mecklenburg, Queen of Prussia (1776-1810) Cause: Goitre Place: Schloss Hohenzieritz, Kingdom of Prussia — ”𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴.” Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817) Cause: Childbirth Place: Claremont House, Surrey, England — ”𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘬. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.” Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia (1779-1826) Cause: Heart failure Place: Belyov, Russian Empire — “𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.” May they rest in peace ❤️🩹
A German 88mm gun abandoned near the coast road, west of El Alamein, North Africa. 7th November 1942. Source: IWM (E 19174) #88mm #artillery #germanarmy #britisharmy #army #soldiers #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2daily #ww2photos #ww2pictures #wwii #wwiihistory #worldwarii #worldwartwo #secondworldwar #combat #conflict #history #unitedkingdom #usa #historyinpictures #britishhistory #militaryhistory #combathistory #dailyhistory #allies
Time Capsule: May 17th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may17th #17thofmay
On May 17, from the shade of a buttonwood tree to the flow of the water wheel, and into the halls of justice, we celebrate the milestones that have powered progress, equality, and innovation throughout history!🌳💡🎓 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May17 #HistoryMatters #History #MilestonesOfHistory #ProgressiveRoots #InnovationAndJustice #HistoricDecisions #EqualityForAll #SustainableProgress #FinancialFoundations #HydropowerHeritage #EducationForEveryone #TurningPoints
On this day in History, May 17, 1875 – 14th Vice President of the United States and Confederate States general, John C Breckenridge, passed away. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Kentucky Historygonewilder.com
On May 17, 1954 -- nearly 6 decades after establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson -- the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that "separate but equal" was inherently unequal in public schools in its landmark decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Here are some facts about the case that you might not know. ⚖️ Brown v. Board of Education at the Supreme Court level consisted of a consolidation of cases from Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. In the lower court, Thurgood Marshall represented the plaintiffs in the South Carolina case, Briggs v. Elliott. ⚖️ John W. Davis represented the S.C. school district and was Marshall's main adversary in the South Carolina courts. Davis had been the Democratic Party’s candidate for President in the 1924 election against Calvin Coolidge and had lost handily. ⚖️ If Chief Justice Vinson did not die, the case might have turned out differently. When the case first came before the Court, Vinson was Chief Justice, and the Court was deeply divided. The justices decided to rehear the case before deciding. In 1953, before the date set for rehearing, Vinson died and President Eisenhower appointed the Governor of California, Earl Warren, to be Chief Justice. Warren convinced the other justices that anything less than a unanimous verdict would increase resistance in the southern states. ⚖️ In all of the cases except the District of Columbia case, the Supreme Court ruled that the “separate but equal” is inherently unequal under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. But since the District of Columbia is not a state, the Court could not rely on it in Bolling v. Sharpe. In that case, the Court relied on the 5th Amendment’s guarantee of “liberty,” establishing the legal concept of reverse incorporation.
Formal photographs of the ”Little Pair” — Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, 1914. Maria and Anastasia, often known as the Little Pair within their family, were dressed similarly for special occasions, when they wore variations of the same dress. Maria tended to be dominated by her enthusiastic and energetic younger sister. When Anastasia tripped people who walked by, teased others or caused a scene with her dramatics, Maria always tried to apologize, though she could never stop her younger sister. Their mother’s friend Lili Dehn has said that while Maria was not as lively as her three sisters, she knew her own mind. Anastasia’s daring, however, occasionally exceeded the limits of acceptable behavior. ”She undoubtedly held the record for punishable deeds in her family, for in naughtiness she was a true genius.”
Time Capsule: May 16th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may16th #16thofmay
On May 16, from royal vows to root brews and silver screen bows, this day in history bubbles with tales of love, sips of innovation, and a toast to cinematic legends.🍾👑🎬 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May16 #HistoryMatters #History #RoyalWeddingAnniversary #RootBeerDay #FilmHistory #ThrowbackThursday #VintageVibes #HistoricalEvents #CinemaCelebrities #AwardWinningMoments
On May 16, 1929, the first Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. It is the only Academy Awards ceremony that was not broadcast on radio or television. 🏆 In contrast to the fanfare of today's ceremonies, the first Academy Awards ceremony was a private dinner for about 250 people. And there was no element of surprise because the winners had already been announced. 🎬 Although “The Jazz Singer,” one of the first "talkies" had been released, it was disqualified from consideration for an award because it was deemed unfair that a movie with sound would compete with silent movies. 🎥 Which movie did win? Drum roll please...it was...” Wings”! With a $2 million budget, “Wings” was the most expensive movie of its time. It was about two WWI pilots falling in love with the same woman. It was the only silent film to win a best picture Academy Award! 🏨 The Roosevelt Hotel, where the ceremony was held, is a historic hotel named after 26th President Theodore Roosevelt. Built in 1926, it is the oldest continually operating hotel in Los Angeles. The hotel has been featured in many movies, including the 1988 movie “Sunset” that contained a scene reenacting the original Academy Awards ceremony.
World War I, known as the Great War, reshaped the world from 1914 to 1918. This devastating conflict saw global involvement, nations mobilizing vast armies, and new warfare technologies. The war's impact led to monumental changes in geopolitics and society. Join us in exploring the stories and events that defined this pivotal moment in history. 🌍🔍 #History #WWI #GreatWar #1914to1918 #LearnHistory #WW1History #Educational #ArchdukeFranzFerdinand #AustriaHungary #Serbia #WW1Timeline #MilitaryHistory #InstaHistory #HistoryGram #DailyHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryLovers #OnThisDay #DidYouKnow #WW1Centenary #WW1Memories #StudyHistory #Knowledge #HistoricalFacts #funfacts
On this day in History, May 16, 1868 – in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the United States Senate failed to convict the President by one vote. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #president #potus #impeachment #impeach #senate Historygonewilder.com
A series of photographs of Victoria, Princess Royal and Princess of Prussia, 1862. Vicky’s move to Berlin in the late 1850s began a large correspondence between the Princess and her parents. Each week, she sent a letter to her father, Prince Albert, that usually contained comments on German political events. The majority of these letters have been preserved and have become a valuable source for knowing the Prussian court. But these letters also show the will of Queen Victoria to dictate her daughter’s every move. She demanded that Vicky appear equally loyal to her homeland and her new country. But this quickly became impossible, and the most insignificant events confronted the princess with insoluble problems. For example, the death of the Duchess of Orléans, a distant relative of the British and Prussian royal houses, brought a month of mourning in London, while in Berlin the mourning period lasted only one week. Victoria was bound to respect the period of mourning in use among the Hohenzollerns, but this earned her the criticism of her mother, who believed that, as a Princess Royal and daughter of the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Victoria should follow the custom in use in England.
Leading Aircraftman E Platts of Sheffield (left) and Leading Aircraftman E Armitage of Leeds, pull a balloon winch over 'King' Beach, Gold Sector, on the afternoon of 'D-Day'. Source: IWM (CL 48) #normandie #normandy #dday #goldbeach #france #europe #europeanhistory #historyinpictures #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2photos #ww2pictures #ww2daily #dailyhistory #combat #conflict #1944 #unitedkingdom #britishhistory #uk #warfare #militaryhistory #usa #germany #worldwartwo #wwii
Time Capsule: May 15th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may15th #15thofmay
Eleven days after 4 students were killed at Kent State, 2 people were killed and 12 injured when police opened fire on Alexander Hall, a women’s dorm at Jackson State College, a historically black college near Jackson, Mississippi. Philip Gibbs was a junior with a pre-law major; he had an 18-month-old son. James Earl Green was a high school track star with a scholarship to UCLA and a shot at the Olympics. Many viewed the incident as caused by an unruly group of anti-war rioting students, but that is not the case. This is the back story. 😲 According to an article by Sara Crawford, “Jackson State: The Untold Truth,” before the shootings, black students at Jackson State were harassed by white motorists as the students walked around campus. Motorists would rev their engines as though they were going to plow a student down or throw trash at students on campus. Eventually, the students started to rebel. While many were opposed to the Vietnam War, the Jackson State protests were not about the war – but about student safety on campus. 🔥 On the evening of May 14, 1970, youths were reportedly throwing rocks at white motorists driving down the main road through campus. Tensions increased over a rumor spread around campus that Charles Evers, a civil rights leader and the brother of slain activist Medgar Evers, and his wife had been killed. A little before midnight on May 14, a non-student set fire to a dump truck from a nearby construction site. Students gathered to watch. 🔥 Police and firefighters responded, and reportedly rocks were thrown at them. When the fire was out, 75 police in full riot gear turned toward Alexander Hall. A bottle dropped and the police, later saying they thought it was a sniper, opened fire. According to a 1970 report from the President's Commission on Campus Unrest, police fired more than 150 rounds. An FBI investigation revealed that about 400 bullets or pieces of buckshot had been fired into Alexander Hall alone.
On this day in History, May 15, 1864 – the Battle of New Market, Virginia was fought, where students from the Virginia Military Institute fought alongside the Confederate army to force Union troops out of the Shenandoah Valley. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #nowyouknow #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Virginia Historygonewilder.com
On May 15, from the echoes of history, a tale of innovation, ambition, and resilience emerges – marking a day of firsts, flights, and fights.📜✈️🎯 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May15 #HistoryMatters #History #MilestoneMoments #TechTales #EntertainmentEpoch #LeadershipTrials #HistoricMay15 #PioneeringPatents #AnimatedAdventures #PoliticalPivots #TimelessTriumphs #ResilientReflections
#OTD in 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn was tried in the King’s Hall of the Tower of London in front of an estimated 2,000 spectators. A great platform had been erected in the hall so that everybody could see. As Queen, Anne Boleyn was given the privilege of being tried by a jury of her peers, presided over by her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk as Lord High Steward, rather than by the commission of oyer and terminer who sat in judgement on Norris, Weston, Smeaton and Brereton. In reality, this was no privilege. Her trial had already been prejudiced by the guilty verdicts of the four men, and her jury was made up of her enemies. 🌇Follow @josephstephen.history for more history content! #Tudors #RoyalHistory #FamousWomen #KingsandQueens #BritishHistory #AnneBoleyn #HistoryLovers #DailyHistory #History #MeghanMarkle #HistoricalFigures #EuropeanHistory #WomenInHistory #HistoriansofInstagram #HistoryBuff #HistoryBlog #HenryVIII #KateMiddleton #QueenElizabeth #HistoricalWomen #HenryVII #PrinceHarry #TheTudors #ElizabethI #WomenInHistory #TudorWomen #EdwardIV #HenryVII
The SIX D-DAY Beaches… Six? But the Allies landed at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword - that’s five beaches! Band Beach was the sixth beach on D-Day that never was! Planned as a potential landing beach to enable the landing of 46 and 47 Royal Marine Commando to land on Band Beach as part of Operation FROG and Operation DEER with the objectives of destroying the German Batteries at Benerville and Houlgate respectively. The plan was cancelled at 2030 hours on the 6th June 1944 as both Batteries had remained largely silent during the landings throughout the day. The two Royal Marine Commando units were then later landed at Juno Beach to be used against the Petit-Enfer strongpoint and Port-en-Bessin. #ww2wayfinder #dday #royalmarines #royalmarinescommando #ddayhistory #didyouknow #ddaylandings #bandbeach #swordbeach #junobeach #goldbeach #omahabeach #utahbeach #royalnavy #instahistorian #instahistory #ddayfestivalnormandy #dday80 #dday80anniversary #bandofbrothers #permareperterram #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #wwiihistory #ww2german #ww2daily #ww2dailyhistory #dailyhistory #historyofww2
⏳In the late 16th century, England developed an interest in establishing colonies in the New World to expand its influence and resources. In 1606, King James I granted a charter to the Virginia Company, a group of merchants and investors, to establish a colony in the region known as Virginia. ⚓️On December 20, 1606, three ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery, set sail from England carrying approximately 104 colonists. The expedition reached the Chesapeake Bay in April 1607. 📍 After exploring the area, the colonists chose a location on the James River as a site for their settlement. They named it Jamestown after King James I. The site was chosen for its defensibility and access to fresh water, but it was also marshy and prone to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. 😥The settlers faced numerous challenges during their early years in Jamestown. They encountered hostile Native American tribes and struggled to find a reliable source of food. Disease, lack of proper supplies, and internal conflicts also plagued the colony. ☝️Captain John Smith emerged as a strong leader within the colony. He established strict discipline, implemented trade relationships with the Powhatan Confederacy, and organized expeditions to explore the surrounding areas. Smith’s leadership was instrumental in the survival of Jamestown during its early years. 🚬In 1612, colonist John Rolfe successfully cultivated a strain of tobacco that became highly profitable in Europe. Tobacco became the main cash crop of Jamestown, leading to increased prosperity and the expansion of the colony. 📈Over time, Jamestown grew in population and expanded its territorial control. The Virginia Company encouraged more settlers to emigrate, and the colony developed a representative government known as the House of Burgesses in 1619, marking an important step towards self-governance. 📍In 1699, the capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg, and Jamestown gradually declined. 📜The site of the original settlement has been preserved, and archaeologists have conducted extensive excavations, uncovering artifacts and providing insights into the lives of the early colonists.
Time Capsule: May 14th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may14th #14thofmay
On May 14, from a pioneering prick to a sweetened sip, to a nation’s first script, we celebrate the day of groundbreaking beginnings!🏥🥛 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May14 #HistoryMatters #History #HistoryMilestones #InnovationCelebration #WorldChangingEvents #HistoricalMay14 #VaccinePioneer #CondensedMilkCreation #IsraelIndependence #ThrowbackThursday #TimelessMoments
On this day in History, May 14, 1863 - The Battle of Jackson in Mississippi ended in a Union victory and the capture of city. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #mississippi Historygonewilder.com
On May 13, 1607, the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, with 105 passengers on board landed at a site on the James River. Originating in England in December, the expedition was led by Captain Christopher Newport and was sponsored by the Virginia Company of London. On May 14, the passengers came ashore and began to establish the Jamestown settlement. ⚓ Exactly 180 years later, the Constitutional Convention delegates began to assemble in Philadelphia to draft a constitution that would replace the Articles of Confederation. The Convention was scheduled to begin that day, but only a small number of delegates had arrived, so meetings were pushed to May 25.
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐬, 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞 (𝟏𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝟓𝟑 – 𝟐𝟕 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟔𝟏𝟓) Marguerite ”Margot” de Valois was born #onthisday as the seventh child and third daughter of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici. At the French court, she studied grammar, classics, history, and Holy Scripture. She learned I talian, Spanish, Latin and Greek in addition to her native French, and was competent also in prose, poetry, horsemanship, and dance. Margot married the future King Henry IV of France in 1572, but they never had children. Relations between the couple deteriorated. Henry only approached his wife when it served his interests, and did not hesitate to abandon her if it did not. For her part, Margot might have availed herself of the absence of jealousy of her husband to take a lover. She later fell in love with the grand equerry of her brother, Jacques de Harlay. The letters she addressed to him illustrate her conception of love. She favoured platonic love—which doeos not mean that she didn’t appreciated physical love—to bring about a fusion of souls. In 1585, Margot abandoned her husband. She rallied the Catholic League, which united as well the intransigent Catholics with the people hostile to the policy of her family and her husband. After a year, she took refuge in the castle of Ibois. She was imprisoned and was to be executed, but was eventually set free. Her marriage was eventually annulled. During her late years, she established herself as a mentor of the arts and benefactress of the poor. She died in 1615 and was buried the Basilica of St. Denis. Her casket has disappeared and it is not known whether it was removed/ transferred when work was done at the chapel, or destroyed during the French Revolution.
Time Capsule: May 13th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may13th #13thofmay
On this day in History, May 13, 1862 – A slave named Robert Smalls commandeered the USS Planter, a Confederate steamer and gunship, and stole through Confederate lines and was passed to the Union. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #slavery #AfricanAmericanHistory Historygonewilder.com
On this day on May 13, innovation clashed with courage, reshaping the course of history. From war declarations to trademark revolutions, May 13th echoes resilience and visionary minds.🚩💡🔙 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May13 #HistoryMatters #History #HistoricMoments #InnovationLegacy #TimelessBravery #ThrowbackThursday #MomentousMay #HistoricalEvents #OnThisDayInHistory #TimelessMoments #CourageousLeaders #MemorableMay13 #HistoricMilestones
The imperial family of Russia visiting the ruins of Oreanda Palace with their relatives, 1912. In these photographs we see Nicholas II and his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, their daughters Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig and Grand Duchess Eleanor of Hesse and by Rhine, and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. The Oreanda Palace was the Crimean residence of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia. It was destroyed in fire in 1882. The Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, visited the Crimea in 1869 as part of a tour of the East. The Romanovs visited in 1912, two years before World War I.
#OnThisDay May 12, 1937 The Duke and Duchess of York were crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in Westminster Abbey. The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom took place on May 12, 1937, in a grand ceremony held at Westminster Abbey in London. This historic event marked the ascension of Albert, Duke of York, to the throne following the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, earlier in the year. Albert's wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, assumed the title of Queen Consort, becoming Queen Elizabeth. The coronation ceremony was a lavish and solemn affair, attended by dignitaries, royals, and representatives from across the British Empire and the world. It was a moment of great significance for the British monarchy, coming at a time of political uncertainty and global upheaval, with Europe on the brink of war. Despite the challenges facing the nation, the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was a moment of unity and celebration for the British people. It symbolized continuity and stability in the face of adversity, as the new king and queen vowed to uphold their duties and responsibilities to the nation. The coronation ceremony itself was steeped in tradition and ritual, with elaborate processions, religious ceremonies, and symbolic gestures dating back centuries. The highlight of the ceremony was the moment when the Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown upon the head of the new king, signifying his accession to the throne and his commitment to serving his people. Following the coronation, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth embarked on a series of public engagements and royal duties, traveling throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth to meet with their subjects and represent the crown. They quickly endeared themselves to the British people with their warmth, humility, and dedication to public service. Read the rest of the post down below! 👇
#otd 13 May 1643: It was advertised … That the Rebels of Lincolnshire, having an envious eye on Grantham, & hoping to repaire the honour which they lost at Ancaster heath, by some new attempt, came with an intent to fall upon them unexpected: but were so bravely received by that noble Colonell Cavendish Commander of the said forces there (for upon further consideration the works thereof had beene repaired, and some new forces put into it) that he prevented them from comming to him, and set upon them in their own Quarters, when they looked not for him, and at the first assault took three Troops of Horse with all the Armes belonging to them, before the enemies had put himselfe into a Posture of defence, and after so pursued his fortune, that with the losse of eleven onely of his Majesties Souldiers he killed above seventie of the Rebels, took a good number of them Prisoners, and had not the darknesse of the night been an hinderance to him, had made a farre more terrible slaughter: the principall of the Prisoners taken by the Kings Forces were Captaine Wray, the eldest son of the eloquent Sir John Wray, (one that is expected in his Majesties generall Pardon for the Countie of Lincolne) Captain Hull, two Lieutenants, besides other Officers. || John Berkenhead/Peter Heylyn – Mercurius Aulicus A headlong charge by Cromwell would quickly turn the tide and make the skirmish a Parliamentary victory. #englishcivilwar #17thcentury #militaryhistory #civilwar #britishhistory #olivercromwell #royalist #england #grantham #skirmish #cavalry #battle #warfare #history #todayinhistory #dailyhistory
Time Capsule: May 12th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may12th #12thofmay
On this day in History, May 12, 1864 - Confederate General JEB Stuart passed away from his wound received at Yellow Tavern. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Virginia Historygonewilder.com
Happy Mother’s Day! 💮 Not only was Sara Roosevelt, FDR’s mom, one of the 14 presidential mothers alive when her son became President, she was the 1st to vote for her son. And, unless the Constitution is changed, she will always hold the record for the most votes for a child who successfully won the presidency. She was able to vote for FDR in the 1932, 1936 and 1940 elections. She died in 1941 at the age of 86 so she missed FDR’s last election. ✔️ FDR was Sara’s only child and today she would be labeled a “helicopter parent.” She always lived close to FDR and gifted Franklin and Eleanor a house when they were married with the stipulation that she live next door. The house she built next to them featured doors connecting the houses so she could just walk right in. 🚁 When Sara died on September 7, 1941, FDR was at her side. After her death, he wore a black armband, which can be seen in photographs of him signing the Declaration of War against Japan. 😲 FUN FACT: Minutes after Sara died, on a clear and windless day, the largest oak tree at Hyde Park dropped to the ground.
On May 12, from the birth of a healthcare visionary to a royal ascension and a leap in printing technology, today we celebrate milestones that have shaped our history.🏥👑🖨️ Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May12 #HistoryMatters #History #Legacy #Innovation #Royalty #HistoryInOne #MilestoneMoments #PioneeringSpirits #ThrowbackTriumph #HistoricMay12 #NursingHero #Florence1820 #MergenthalerPatent #GeorgeVI #UKHistory #1937Crowning
𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 | Part two A person’s last words, their final articulated words stated prior to death or as death approaches, are often recorded because of the decedent’s fame, but sometimes because of interest in the statement itself. Last words may be recorded accurately, or, for a variety of reasons, may not. Even if reported wrongly, putative last words can constitute an important part of the perceived historical records or demonstration of cultural attitudes toward death at the time. Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1501/1507-1536) Cause: Execution Place: Tower of London — ”𝘖𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. 𝘖𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭.” Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) Cause: Diptheria Place: New Palace, Darmstadt — ”𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘢.” Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895-1903) Cause: Typhoid Place: Skierniewice, Poland —”𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢.” Catherine of Aragorn, Queen of England (1485-1536) Cause: Heart cancer Place: Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, England — ”𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭.” Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (1656-1693) Cause: Non-diagnosed illness Place: Karlberg Palace, Solna, Sweden — ”𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘶𝘱𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥!” May they all rest in peace ❤️🩹
No. 1 Gun (a 75mm howitzer) of 'D' Troop, 2nd Battery, 1st Airlanding Light Regiment, 1st Airborne Division in the Oosterbeek perimeter, the Netherlands 21st September 1944. IWM (BU 1101) After a week of fighting it became clear that Operation Market Garden had failed. At that point many British and Polish paratroopers were still trapped on the wrong side of the Rhine. By the 25th September 1944 many were evacuated across the river. Of the over ten thousand paratroopers dropped near Arnhem, 2,398 managed to escape. #netherlands #dutchhistory #nederlands #holland #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2pictures #ww2photos #ww2daily #dailyhistory #unitedkingdom #britishhistory #wwii #wwiihistory #worldwarii #worldwartwo #secondworldwar #conflict #combat #militaryhistory #warfare #britisharmy #howitzer #usa #operationmarketgarden #europeanhistory #history #historyinpictures
Time Capsule: May 11th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may11th #11thofmay
Happy Birthday CONSTANTINOPLE resp. ISTANBUL! 🥳🙌🏻 On this day (May 11) in the year 330 the expanded city of Byzantion was rededicated by Emperor Constantine I (the Great)! Images 1-4 are 3D reconstructions by the animation project byzantium1200 (https://www.byzantium1200.com/). 1) View to the north, whereby in the foreground you can see the Palace Grounds on the right and the Hippodrome on the left. 2) View over the Baths of Zeuxippos, the Column of Justinian (with equestrian statue) and Hagia Sophia to the north. 3) Forum of Constantine (condition in the second half of the 12th cent.) with the Column of Constantine, which still stands today. 4) View over the city to the nortwest (with a few descriptions from me 😉). 5) Map of Constantinople from 1420 (Liber insularum archipelagi). 6) Mosaic of Emperor Constantine I (the Great), presenting a model of the city of Constantinople from the 10th cent. in Hagia Sophia. #history #arthistory #lovinghistory #dailyhistory #historyfacts #constantinople #istanbul #byzantine #constantinethegreat #christianarcheology
On May 11, from the echoes of a Prime Minister’s last breath in the Commons, to the glimmering birth of cinema’s greatest honor, and the stealthy capture of a hidden war criminal—history’s script is as dramatic as any Oscar-winning plot.🎩🎥⚖️ Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May11 #HistoryMatters #History #HistoryUnfolds #DramaticPast #CinematicBeginnings #JusticePrevails #HistoricMay11 #PoliticalDrama #FilmLegacy #WarCriminalCaught #EpicTales #TimelessStories
On this day in History, May 11, 1864 - The Battle of Yellow Tavern was fought, ending in a Union victory and Confederate General JEB Stuart being mortally wounded. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #cavalry #virginia #richmond Historygonewilder.com
Of the 45 men who have served as President, only 14 of them had mothers still living when they took office. Washington, Adams, Madison, and Polk all had living mothers at the time they were inaugurated, but none of those mothers attended their sons’ inaugurations. Twentieth President James Garfield was the 1st President to have his mother at his inauguration. And, fittingly for a Mother’s Day weekend post, Garfield’s 1st act as President was to lean over and give “his dear aged Mother a kiss.” 😘 Eliza Ballou Garfield not only was the 1st mother to attend her son’s Presidential inauguration, but she was also the 1st presidential mother to live in the White House. At the end of June, soon after she moved in, Eliza learned that relatives in Ohio had been in a carriage accident and had died. She was at their funeral in Ohio when she learned that her son had been shot. 😥 After her son’s death, Eliza continued to live with his widow, Lucretia, and their children. Eliza died in January 1888, a little more than 6 years after her son's death. She was 86.
#OTD in 1509, Henry VII was laid to rest next to his wife, Elizabeth of York, in Westminster Abbey. 🌇Follow @josephstephen.history for more history content! #Tudors #RoyalHistory #FamousWomen #KingsandQueens #BritishHistory #AnneBoleyn #HistoryLovers #DailyHistory #History #MeghanMarkle #HistoricalFigures #EuropeanHistory #WomenInHistory #HistoriansofInstagram #HistoryBuff #HistoryBlog #HenryVIII #KateMiddleton #QueenElizabeth #HistoricalWomen #HenryVII #PrinceHarry #TheTudors #ElizabethI #WomenInHistory #TudorWomen #EdwardIV #HenryVII
Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI, and his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1923.
A Lancaster crew of No 467 Squadron, RAAF, at Bottesford, Leicestershire, preparing to set off for Berlin on the evening of 31 August 1943. They are, from left: Flight Sergeants J Scott, G. Eriksen and A Boys, Sergeant C Adair, Flight Sergeant B Jones (Captain), Flight Sergeant J Wilkinson and Sergeant E Tull, RAF, the only Englishman in the crew. IWM (AUS 1760) #royalairforce #raf #britishhistory #ww2aircraft #lancasterbomber #australianhistory #ww2bomber #aircraft #combat #conflict #aircrew #bombercrew #airwarriors #history #historyinpictures #worldwar2 #worldwar2history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2photos #ww2pictures #ww2daily #dailyhistory #wwii #wwiihistory #worldwarii #worldwartwo #secondworldwar #warhistory #usa
On May 10, 1996, eight climbers lost their lives during a devastating storm. At the time, it was the deadliest day in the mountain’s history. Author Jon Krakauer documented the incident in his bestselling book, ‘Into Thin Air’ and other climbers have since released their stories, as well. Please share. Let’s honor their story and help keep their memory alive. Heartfelt condolences to the victims’ family and friends today 😔 🙏 Follow for more history. #IntoThinAir #ClimbingDisaster #RememberingTheFallen #MountaineeringLegacy #ConqueringChallenges #MountEverestHistory #DailyHistory
Time Capsule: May 10th Through the Ages #daily365recap #dailyhistory #historyfacts #history #facts #dailyfacts #daily #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #fact #historia #historychannel #365history #education #historical #university #discovery #year #age #timecapsule #thisweekinhistory #chroniclesofmay #today #may #timecapsule #time #capsule #may10th #10thofmay
From lightning’s spark to tracks that bind, to a leader’s oath that redefined—May 10th echoes with the power of progress and unity!🌩️🛤️🤝 Follow👉 @biographiness #Biographiness #Biograghines #TodayInHistory #TIH #OnThisDay #OTD #HistoryEvents #DailyHistory #HistoryFacts #May10 #HistoryMatters #History #BenjaminFranklin #Transcontinental #RailroadHistory #NelsonMandela #LeadershipLegacy #HistoricalEvents #InnovationInspiration #UnityInDiversity
On this day in History, May 10, 1869 – The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #railroad #utah Historygonewilder.com