#History

1/17Thread on “October Surprises” 2/17An October Surprise is, “a news event deliberately created or timed or sometimes occurring spontaneously to influence the outcome of an election.”https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_surprise
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Below is a very interesting writeup by a Akshay Narang ( Lawyer & Historian ).“The #Liberalist in us since 265BC"In #India, it's never about ideology. It is only about civilisation.
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“I go home. Kiss my wife. Kiss my child and I think I won’t sleep so much at night. Not because of the victory but because my child will keep
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Talking to kids about race can be tough.For generations, Black families have had their own sets of rules for staying safe from racism (Read more here: https://bit.ly/3hISczG ), while White children
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Imagine how different popular political opinion would be if people were taught real working class history. If they knew who fought for what. That it was, for example, mainly socialists
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Remembering The '8701' Era: An Appreciation Thread So today marks 17 years since Usher release his landmark 3rd studio album, '8701' so I thought I'd revisit what is perhaps Usher's
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Lafayette. This is fucking Lafayette, y'all. One Louisiana city refuses to take hurricane evacuees. Officials blame racial justice protesters.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/31/lafayette-hurricane-laura-shelter-protests/ P
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The thread on #Nihangs.The act of chopping off the  hands of police personnel by one of  #Nihangs is talk of social media. The act itself smacks of barbaric cruelty &
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I said this and didn’t watch the first ep until now lolPeople in a discord I’m in said it’s not that good but we only enjoy anime out here
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With the RNC looking more like a coronation of a king, I’ve been thinking about the mythology around kingship. Specifically the theme of The Wasteland. (1/26) This week the Trump
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Two years ago today I met the love of my life. Let me set the scene... Aight so boom. October 28, 2017. It's homecoming weekend at the University of Michigan.
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WAIT WAIT WAIT YALL I HAD MY LAST EVER MATHS LESSON TODAY. LAST EVER. FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHH BABEYYYYYYYYYYYYY WOOOHOOOOOOOO ALSO LAST BIOLOGY AND PE. AND ALL THIS WEEK HAS BEEN FULL
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The oldest buildings in Nigeria and when they where builtRetweet to educate someone 1. Christ Church Cathedral, LagosThe Cathedral Church of Christ Marina, Lagos is an Anglican cathedral on Lagos
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If All Premier League Clubs Were BiscuitsYes, I'm that boredA Thread AFC BournemouthSmall Quiet Fanbase which everyone has a soft spot for on their day ArsenalA classic, been around on
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A little thread on why 2018 was the most complete CHENNAI SUPER KINGS title triumph ever. @ChennaiIPL 07/04/2020The first ever match after 2 very long years our team took on
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On Rasputin “A mad monk, a mystic, a heretic, a horse-thief, a charlatan, a degenerate manipulator.” Much has been said about this mysterious character in history. But who was Rasputin
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