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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

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All images via Wikimedia Commons:- Kermit Roosevelt Jr.: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kermit%20Roosevelt%20Jr.%20in%20Tehran%20in%201953.jpg
- Kermit Roosevelt: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kermit%20Roosevelt%201926.jpg

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

This connection shows how Cold War paranoia and oil interests destroyed democracy. Roosevelt's actions created decades of anti-American sentiment in Iran. #history #cronologia #ColdWarLegacy #PowerNetworks

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

Roosevelt's coup installed the Shah, who ruled Iran for 26 years with US support. The 1979 revolution was a direct consequence of this foreign intervention. #history #cronologia #IranRevolution #ForeignIntervention

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

The coup succeeded on August 19, 1953. Mosaddegh was arrested, tried, and spent his remaining years under house arrest. Democracy in Iran was crushed. #history #cronologia #1953Coup #IranHistory

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

Operation TPAJAX targeted Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iran's democratically elected leader who nationalized British oil interests. The CIA feared Soviet influence. #history #cronologia #OilPolitics #AntiImperialism

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

Kermit Roosevelt Jr., grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, led Operation TPAJAX - the CIA's secret plan to overthrow Iran's government in 1953. #history #cronologia #CIA #RegimeChange

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 4h

What connects CIA agent Kermit Roosevelt Jr. and Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh? Their story reveals how democracy was crushed for oil. #history #cronologia #ColdWar #HistoricalConnections

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 13h

On this day in 1969, Sonja Henie, the Norwegian ice queen, took her final bow. With three Olympic golds, she skated into history, leaving a trail of sequins and grace. Her legacy? A reminder that ice can be as powerful as fire. #history #cronologia #figureskating #SonjaHenie

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

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All images via Wikimedia Commons:
- Charles II of Spain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rey_Carlos_II.jpg
- Philip III of Spain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felipe-III-de-Espana_A-Vidal.jpg
- Gaspar Bravo de Sobremonte: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Charles II's reign stands as a warning from history: dynastic obsession and political stagnation can rot an empire as surely as any war. #historicalwarning

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

When Charles II died in 1700, two centuries of Habsburg rule in Spain ended. The empire he inherited was divided, and royal bloodline "purity" had destroyed itself from within. #historylessons

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

In his will, Charles named Philip of Anjou, a Bourbon and grandson of Louis XIV, as his successor. The result: the War of the Spanish Succession, reshaping Europe's balance of power. #empirefall

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Two childless marriages left Spain without an heir. As the king’s health failed, rival European powers prepared to carve up his empire. The fate of Spain hung on a dying man. #historydrama

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Charles’s court was a strange reflection of his isolation. His companions included jester Francisco Bazán and servant Eugenia Martínez, known for her genetic condition and painted by Carreño de Miranda. #courtlife

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Court physician Gaspar Bravo de Sobremonte noted Charles's chronic illnesses and delayed development. He reportedly couldn't chew properly until age 4, a sign of deep physical debilitation. #medicalhistory

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

His grandfather Philip III was also his great-uncle. Generations of close marriages produced the infamous “Habsburg jaw”, and left Charles with severe genetic disorders. #royalfamily

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Born in 1661, Charles II inherited the world's largest empire — but also centuries of Habsburg inbreeding. The cost of dynastic purity was written into his body. #history #cronologia

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

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- Henry Pelham: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Pelham_by_William_Hoare.jpg
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1stDukeOfNewcastleOld.jpg
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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

When Pelham died suddenly in 1754, Britain lost one of its quietest reformers. His calm governance and fiscal discipline laid the financial foundations for the empire that would follow. #ForgottenHistory #BritishStatesmen

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Over the next decade, Pelham delivered rare stability. He streamlined fiscal administration, consolidated the national debt (1751), and curbed military spending. Britain's credit and confidence began to recover. #EconomicHistory #BritishGovernment

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

George II gave in. Pelham returned with stronger control than ever. He pushed for peace, and by 1748 Britain signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle—ending the War of the Austrian Succession. #PeaceTreaty #EuropeanHistory

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

1746: Pelham struck back. He and his ministers resigned in protest, leaving Britain without a government for three days. The King scrambled—but no one else could form a ministry. #BritishPolitics #WhigParty

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

Pelham's brother, Thomas Pelham-Holles, ran the Whig political machine. Together, they faced King George II, who demanded more money for war. The Pelhams had to decide: obey the king or save the Treasury. #PoliticalHistory #18thCentury

Historical image of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 1d

1743: Britain’s finances are near breaking after years of costly war. Henry Pelham inherits a nation weighed down by debt. His choice: keep fighting, or risk royal wrath for peace. #history #cronologia #BritishHistory

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Cronologia @cronologia.bsky.social · 2d

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All images via Wikimedia Commons:- First Intifada: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intifada%20in%20Gaza%20Strip%20%28FL45956268%29.jpg
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Bank_%26_Gaza_Map_2007_%28Settlements%29.png

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