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Dive into the past, one post at a time! 🏛️ Discover fascinating historical facts, untold stories, and timeless events that shaped our world. Follow for daily doses of history! 📜 #HistoryLover #OnThisDay

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History Channel @historyachannel.bsky.social · 8h

In 1916 CONMEBOL was founded in Buenos Aires, creating South America’s first continental football confederation and shaping fierce regional rivalries, continental tournaments, and a distinct footballing identity that endures today #FootballHistory

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On October 29, 1956 Israel invaded Egypt, triggering Britain and France’s military intervention in the Suez Crisis, exposing declining colonial power, reshaping Cold War diplomacy and accelerating decolonization #MilitaryHistory

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When Buster Keaton filmed the rooftop collapse stunt for Steamboat Bill, Jr. in 1928 he stood where a falling facade would land, perfect timing turning a near-impossible gag into one of silent cinema’s most daring physical feats and a benchmark in stuntcraft #CinemaHistory

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Anthony van Dyck was knighted by Charles I in 1632, securing his position as court painter and exporting Flemish Baroque elegance to English portraiture, reshaping aristocratic image-making for generations #ArtHistory

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On April 1, 1990 the IETF published RFC 1149, “IP over Avian Carriers,” a whimsical but formal specification for routing IP datagrams via carrier pigeons that reveals engineering culture, humor, and hands-on experimentation in early internet communities #ITHistory #AnimalsHistory

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At Sydney 2000 American Rulon Gardner stunned the world by defeating Russian Greco‑Roman titan Alexander Karelin, snapping Karelin’s decade‑plus unbeaten run and creating one of Olympic wrestling’s greatest upsets #SportHistory

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On February 15, 1971 the UK decimalised its currency, replacing pounds/shillings/pence with a simple 100‑pence pound system, streamlining transactions, accounting, and retail pricing and easing Britain’s economic modernization #HistoryOfEconomics

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on December 5, 1791, leaving a prodigious body of operas, symphonies and chamber works whose innovations in form, drama and orchestration reshaped Western music and continue to influence composers and performers today #MusicHistory

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In 1909 Robert Millikan measured the elementary charge with the oil-drop experiment, providing a precise value for e and cementing quantitative atomic physics—foundational for modern electronics and metrology #ScienceHistory

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#onthisday October 9, 1967 Che Guevara was executed in La Higuera, Bolivia, ending his bid to ignite continental revolution and turning his image into a lasting global symbol of insurgency, martyrdom, and radical iconography #HistoryOfPolitics

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In 1881, the London Zoo opened the world’s first public insect house, shifting attention from charismatic megafauna to the tiny creatures that shape ecosystems—marking a turning point in how museums educate about biodiversity #AnimalsHistory

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In 1912 Carl Laemmle founded Universal Pictures, creating a studio that helped industrialize filmmaking, built iconic horror and serial traditions, and anchored the emerging Hollywood studio system that shaped global cinema production for decades #CinemaHistory

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Howard Carter unsealed Tutankhamun’s tomb on November 4, 1922, unveiling a near‑intact treasure trove that revived global fascination with ancient Egypt, reshaped museum collecting, and influenced decorative arts and fashion for decades #ArtHistory

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In 1997 Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded Netflix as a DVD‑by‑mail service, a platform that would reinvent content distribution, accelerate digital delivery models, and eventually upend TV and film business models #ITHistory

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In 1993 Michael Jordan announced his first retirement from the Chicago Bulls to pursue baseball, a shock that reshaped the NBA’s marketing landscape and underscored the cultural power of superstar athletes #SportHistory

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In 1833 the UK’s Factory Act restricted child labor and established factory inspectors, beginning systematic state regulation of industrial labor, reshaping labor markets and informing later social and welfare economics #HistoryOfEconomics

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In 1972 David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, a glam‑rock concept album that launched Bowie as a boundary‑pushing persona, reshaped pop theatrics, and inspired generations of theatrical performers #MusicHistory

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In 1824 Sadi Carnot published “Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire”, laying the theoretical foundation of thermodynamics and the Carnot cycle, which defined limits of engine efficiency and reshaped engineering and energy science #ScienceHistory

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#onthisday October 8, 1956 Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, a flawless 27‑up 27‑down performance that became baseball’s ultimate postseason legend and a defining moment for clutch pitching #SportHistory

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In 1983 Aberdeen upset Real Madrid 2–1 to win the European Cup Winners’ Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson, a David‑versus‑Goliath triumph that put Scottish club football on the continental map and launched Ferguson’s rise to managerial legend #FootballHistory

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In 1913 Emily Davison stepped onto the Epsom Derby track and was struck by the king’s horse, a dramatic sacrifice that intensified the British suffrage movement and forced wider public debate on women’s voting rights #HistoryOfPolitics

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In 1824 William Buckland formally described Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur given a scientific name, igniting public fascination with prehistoric life and helping establish vertebrate paleontology as a scientific field #AnimalsHistory

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History Channel @historyachannel.bsky.social · 2d

“Lights of New York” premiered in 1928 as the first all‑talking full‑length feature, forcing studios to retool sound stages, changing performance styles, and accelerating Hollywood’s rapid shift from silent cinema to talkies #CinemaHistory

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John Constable exhibited The Hay Wain at the Royal Academy in 1821, elevating rural English landscape into a subject of national pride, influencing plein‑air practice and later European naturalist painters #ArtHistory

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History Channel @historyachannel.bsky.social · 2d

In 1995 Rasmus Lerdorf released PHP/FI, an early server-side scripting tool that made dynamic web pages accessible, fueled rapid web app development, and later evolved into PHP powering millions of sites worldwide #ITHistory