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226 years ago, on the 12th of October 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse) was the first woman to parachute. She was an apprentice (and later wife) of pioneer balloonist Jacques Garnerin. She first ascended to an altidude of 900 metres in a gondala attached to a balloon. #otd #history🗃️

Monsieur and Madame Garnerin (Christoph Haller von Hallerstein [de], c. 1803)

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 7h

The Parachute Descent of Jeanne Garnerin

Glorious Georgian dispatches from the long 18th century...

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 7h

After Jacques Garnerin’s death, Jeanne opened a table d’hôte with French war hero Marie-Thérèse Figueur, a veteran of both the Frenc Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars.

Thérèse Figueur, dite "Mme Sans-Gêne", (1774-1861) dragon dans les armées de la République et de l'Empire

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 7h

226 years ago, on the 12th of October 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse) was the first woman to parachute. She was an apprentice (and later wife) of pioneer balloonist Jacques Garnerin. She first ascended to an altidude of 900 metres in a gondala attached to a balloon. #otd #history🗃️

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

63 years ago, on the 11th of October, the Second Vatican Council (often referred to as 'Vatican II') was opened by Pope John XIII. Important results of Vatican II include mass in the vernacular language instead of Latin and commitment to dialogue with other faiths. #otd 🗃️

Vatican II in session, circa 1962-1965 Photo credit: Catholic Press Photo/Wikimedia Commons

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

What do you mean?

History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

Already corrected by @nocturnaldruid.bsky.social
Bluesky does not have an edit option (yet).

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

You're right. Loads of Johns. He died before the council was completed, handing it over to pope Paul VI.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

2012 NPR Article: www.npr.org/2012/10/11/1...

Vatican II: A Half-Century Later, A Mixed Legacy

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, which opened the Catholic Church's window onto the modern world. Among other things, it gave a larger role to lay peo...

www.npr.org

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

Read more by Vatican News: www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

An overview of the Second Vatican Council - Vatican News

Pope John XXIII officially opened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962 during a solemn ceremony inside St. Peter's Basilica, setting in ...

www.vaticannews.va

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 1d

63 years ago, on the 11th of October, the Second Vatican Council (often referred to as 'Vatican II') was opened by Pope John XIII. Important results of Vatican II include mass in the vernacular language instead of Latin and commitment to dialogue with other faiths. #otd 🗃️

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 2d

Image is from the 15th century.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 2d

Good reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistory...

From the AskHistory community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskHistory community

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 2d

The Battle of Tours: The Defence of Christendom? - The 1440 Review

Stopping the northern advance of Islam from the Iberian peninsula, the Battle of Tours preserved Christianity as the dominant faith in Europe.

1440review.com

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 2d

Historians bring up contemporary accounts describing the battle as just one of many. It is also argued the Umayyad intended to loot, rather than to conquer. Charles Martel as a figure is heavily mythologized.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 2d

1293 years ago, on the 10th of October 732, Frankish and Umayyad forces clashed in the battle of Tours, which would result in a Frankish victory. Some claim Europe would have been Muslim instead of Christian if things had turned out differently, although there are numerous counterarguments. #otd 🗃️

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Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours, depicted in the Grandes Chroniques de France

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 3d

Could not find a good ‘read more’ on this exact topic today (busy). Suggestions and links welcome as always.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 3d

1257 years ago, on the 9th of October 768, Charlemagne and Carloman were crowned in separate ceremonies at different locations following the death of their father, Pepin the Short. They had separate palaces and spheres of influence yet were considered joined rulers of the Franks. #otd #history 🗃️

so-called Equestrian statuette of Charlemagne, 9th century, Louvre

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 4d

Special shout out to Thomas Brandreth who attempted to enter The Cycloped into the competition (pictured below) despite the "no horses" rule.

A horse on a treadmill intended to power wheels below.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 4d

Rainhill Trials - Historic UK

Five locomotives, including Stephenson's' Rocket, were entered into the Rainhill Trials in October 1829...

www.historic-uk.com

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 4d

The Rocket combined various previous innovations creating the most advanced locomotive at the time. It became the template for most steam engines in the following 150 years.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 4d

196 years ago, on the 8th of October 1829, Stephenson’s Rocket won the Rainhill Trails in which five locomotives competed. Stephenson’s Rocket was the only one to complete the rails. A light engine running speed of 30 mph (48 km/h) was reached. Prize money was £500. #otd #history 🗃️

Later conjectural drawing of the Rainhill trials. In the foreground is Rocket and in the background are Sans Pareil (right) and Novelty.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 5d

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · Oct 7

On 7 October 1944, a revolt started at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The prisoners of the Sonderkommando attacked the SS and set fire to one of the gas chambers. Our podcast:

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Black and white historical photograph of a group of people working in a snowy field , with two chimneys and a long building in the background. The building was gas chamber and crematorium IV at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 5d

Henryk Mandelbaum was part of the revolt and survived the war. He lived to be 85. www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/ne...

News / Museum / Auschwitz-Birkenau

www.auschwitz.org

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 5d

More about the Sonderkommando Revolt: www.historyhit.com/fighting-for... (by @thehistoryguy.bsky.social)

Fighting for Freedom: Why We Must Remember the Sonderkommando Revolt

It is a forgotten act of suicidally-brave wartime heroism. A desperate act of resistance in the dark heart of Hitler’s genocidal machine. On 7...

www.historyhit.com

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