#OnThisDay, 14 May 1943, Vera Leigh returns to France to work as a courier for the British Special Operations Executive.

A fashion designer, Leigh had fled France in 1942 after running escape lines for Allied airmen.

After her return, Leigh carried documents and equipment such as guns and explosives around her network's area. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, she was executed at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons

Mother's Day just passed, but let's remember the Indigenous women who couldn't be mothers because of the stеriIizаtion programs led by the US like in the 1940s against Mexicans under California's 1909 Eugenics law or the 1970 law that stеriΙzed at least 25% of Native American women

#indigenous #history #women #uspol

Evolution of problem-solving throughout the ages! #StoneAge to #ComputerAge

#History #Evolution #Cartoon #Humor #Technology #ProblemSolving #ComicStrip #Throwback #TechHumor

Pioneering geologist & oceanographer Marie Tharp changed our understanding of the ocean.

When Tharp sought a geology job at Columbia in 1948, women couldn’t go on research ships. So she was hired to assist male grad students.

Back then, many scientists still assumed the bottom of the ocean was featureless. Tharp figured out how to use data to create sketches of the ocean floor. Her hand-drawn maps helped develop plate tectonic theory. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/marie-tharp #science #history

Thomas Willis (1621-1675) : Neurologist, Chemist, Physician

“Willis is not only credited to be the founder of neurology, but he is also seen as the father of comparative neuroanatomy, as his work, in particular Cerebri anatome and De anima brutorum, compare the human brain with that of other species in ‘search for specific human abilities in cognitive functions’ (Molnár, p. 334).”

https://stjohnscollegelibraryoxford.org/2024/05/13/thomas-willis-1621-1675-neurologist-chemist-physician/

#History #Science #STEM #HistSci #Anatomy #Neurology #Neuroanatomy #EarlyModern #C17th #17thCentury #Histodon #Histodons @science @earlymodern @histodon @histodons

#Image attribution: Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portret_van_Thomas_Willis,_RP-P-1910-415.jpg

Did you know that #Roman road design included #safety features?

In the ruins of #Pompeii, you'll notice small white stones interspersed with the large paving ones along the extensive roads.

Those white #stones are 'cats eyes', i.e. gems that have a single line of inclusion of crystals of another mineral inside.

Upon light reflective on them (from the #moon), they enable the walker to see that they are still on the right path!

https://youtu.be/74n6TgXbgAQ?si=56oPfp7mG1ENxflN

#history

Turns out? The #craft and #art of #woodworking and construction is a LOT older than previously thought. Like, older than homo sapiens older!

> 476,000-year-old ancient woodworking discovery rewrites early human history. https://www.earth.com/news/476000-year-old-ancient-woodworking-discovery-rewrites-early-human-history/

#history #prehistory #Paleoanthropology

476,000-year-old ancient woodworking discovery rewrites history • Earth.com

Ancient woodworkings found in Zambia suggest early humans built complex structures and were more settled than previously thought

^{Sanjana Gajbhiye (Earth.com)}

#WarInPalestine #History
(2/n)

...that question should be directed to a@TheEconomist@press.coop's Defence Editor, #ShashankJoshi, @shashj). 1)
My gut feeling is that, despite it being propaganda, Prof. #MuhammadMirandi's (see post above) assessment of the weaponry employed in the recent mass attack of #Iran contains more than a grain of truth.

In any event, not only #Turkey could have a claim to #Palestine...

1) *https://www.rusi.org/people/joshi

Shashank Joshi

Royal United Services Institute

^www.rusi.org

@claralistensprechen3rd

#WarInPalestine #History
(1/n)

I agree with you, Clara, regarding the predilections of #Erdogan. (Interesting, BTW, that you should use the official #Türkiye;))
#Iran could not conquer #Israel.

However, as we can see by its huge production of drones for the #Kremlin, it can cause havoc regarding the region's #infrastructure.
Also, I have read a bit about the technologies it employs (actually...

@GreenFire
https://mastodon.scot/@Lassielmr

@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr @TheEconomist
#UK #England #Scotland #Ireland #History

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......Nowadays, that should be July twenty-second ("twenty-two").

In present-day German, by contrast, it still is the "zweiundzwanzigste" (the TwoAndTwentieth).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland#/media/File:Articles_of_Union.jpg

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#UK #England #Scotland #Ireland #History

(4/5)

1) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7kvf82/articles/zpjv3j6#z6x6trd

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Utrecht and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire

______

Sidenote and Fun Fact:

It is interesting to see that in the 18th century, counting in English was still done in the "Germanic" way:

"ARTICLES
OF
UNION,

Agreed on the Two and twentieth Day of July in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her..."

What was the British Empire? - BBC Bitesize

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide.

^{BBC Bitesize}

#UK #England #Scotland #Ireland #History

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...has been in this game since the coronation of the first and last #Stuart Queen, Anne, in 1702. ;)

The #BritishEmpire came (arguably) into existence with #QueenElizabethI's permission for #WalterRaleigh to set up a colony in N-America (#RoanokeIsland) 1) and was cemeted by the the 1713 #TreatyOfUtrecht which ended the #WarOfTheSpanishSecession, significantly enlarging #GB.2)
...

#UK #England #Scotland #Ireland #History

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... "United" in the literal sense only since exactly the start of the 19th century.

It is good idea, though, to revisit this thought (I love the map below :) ), as there have been so many changes over the past milennia.
"Historian #NormanDavies has counted sixteen different states over the past 2,000 years.[1]"

So, not only #Wales, but also #Scotland...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland#/media/File:Articles_of_Union.jpg

#UK #England #History
(1/5)

Thanks, Clara, correct.
What did I mean by "UK" in this context:

I meant...

a) solely the Kingdom of England (but including Wales since 1284 ;)) until 1536,

b) the Kingdom of England and Wales until 1707,

c) The Kingdom of Great Britain until 1801 and, finally, as I was talking about the period before WWI, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1922).

So,...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland

@TheEconomist @GreenFire

476,000-year-old ancient woodworking discovery rewrites history
https://www.earth.com/news/476000-year-old-ancient-woodworking-discovery-rewrites-early-human-history/

So, 175,000 years before Homo Sapiens arrived on the scene someone was notching logs together to build something. Huh.
#history

476,000-year-old ancient woodworking discovery rewrites history • Earth.com

Ancient woodworkings found in Zambia suggest early humans built complex structures and were more settled than previously thought

^{Sanjana Gajbhiye (Earth.com)}

“I feel that if I have to answer for the deeds done in my body just as much as a man, I have a right to have as much as a man.”

#OnThisDay, 9 May 1867, Sojourner Truth addresses the American Equal Rights Association, arguing for equal rights for Black women.

Read a brief history of Truth’s life: https://wams.nyhistory.org/a-nation-divided/antebellum/sojourner-truth/

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #EqualRights #BlackAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

✨Brand New Episode – Rhetorical Fireworks ✨

It’s 403 BCE and representing the patricians, Appius Claudius fights with the tribunes of the plebs over the terms of military service in Rome's war with Veii.

Get ready for some rhetorical fireworks 💥🧨💥

#Podcast #AncientRome #History @antiquidons @histodons

https://partialhistorians.com/2024/05/09/episode-150-rhetorical-fireworks/

Episode 150 - Rhetorical Fireworks - The Partial Historians

The patrician Appius Claudius fights with the tribunes of the plebs over the terms of military service in Rome's war with Veii.

^{The Partial Historians}

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1946, Estonian teens Aili Jürgenson and Ageeda Paavel blew up a Soviet war memorial in response to Soviet destruction of Estonian war memorials. They served eight years in the gulag as punishment. In 1988 they were awarded the Estonian Order of the Cross of the Eagle to recognise their fight.

We only have a photo of Aili Jürgenson.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #EuropeanHistory

When you look at the facts of the Trump indictment — not imagined hypothetical scenarios — there is no way the Constitution grants him immunity from prosecution.

(Samuel Breidbart, Brennan Center for Justice)

Two centuries of U.S. constitutional history make clear that Donald Trump is liable to criminal prosecution.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/spinning-hypotheticals-justices-forget-grim-facts-trumps-alleged-crimes

#Constitution
#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #History #Immunity #Justice #Crime #Elections

#ElectionInterference #Fascism #Fascist #Trumpism #Corruption

Spinning Hypotheticals, Justices Forget the Grim Facts of Trump’s Alleged Crimes

^{Brennan Center for Justice}

Why do we celebrate #EuropeDay on May 9?

On this day in 1950, Robert Schuman delivered a groundbreaking declaration that laid the foundation for the European Union as we know it.

Take a look to learn more about this visionary man who changed the course of European #history ↓

It stands as the crowning achievement of Western classical music.

200 years ago today, Beethoven premiered his instantly beloved Symphony No. 9 in D minor.

Widely praised as a groundbreaking composition, the symphony has and continues to influence artists across the cultural spectrum, and to spark joy.

https://theconversation.com/beethovens-ninth-symphony-at-200-revolutionary-work-of-art-has-spawned-two-centuries-of-joy-goodwill-and-propaganda-221734
#history #music #art #Histodons @histodons

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda

^{The Conversation}

The Computers of Voyager

#history #interest #originalart #space #hackaday
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Brian Ó Donnell / pod_feeder_v2 · GitLab

Publishes RSS/Atom feeds to Diaspora*

^GitLab

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

#History is a great teacher.

“Cops raided Berkeley's occupation for South African divestment in April 1985, arresting 156. #Students reoccupied and declared a strike. 10,000 joined. Occupations started again in the fall. The camp was raided and rebuilt again until they won. This isn't over. It's barely begun.” #police

https://x.com/leftinthebay/status/1786118846308569301?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg

"The mentality in the 1960s was that women weren't smart or strong enough to be jockeys. But I proved that a woman could do the job."

#OnThisDay, 2 May 1970, Diane Crump becomes the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory

Why didn’t anyone tell me about this?

May we remember the workers and their sacrifice; the blood and sweat that poured into every inch of the Rideau Canal.

#canada #canadiana #canadianhistory #documentary #engineering #history #malaria #ottawa #rideaucanal