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Welcome to a weekly curation of interesting historical moments and facts!

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

Pouring the foundation of the Eiffel Tower, 1887.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

A young Barack Obama spending time on the beach with his grandfather, 1963

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

Adolf Hitler poses in lederhosen, circa 1927. He had this photo hidden from the public because, in his opinion, it undermined his dignity.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

McDonald's McPizza from 1992🍕

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

Proud mother, Mrs. Cleveland Owens, hears of son Jesse's Olympic triumphs in Berlin, 1936.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

89 year old Winston Churchill leaves the House of Commons for the last time in 1964. By this stage Churchill had been a member of Parliament for 64 years.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 27

French schoolchildren wait for their weekly dose of cod liver oil, 1948.

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Record Sky @recordsky.bsky.social · Nov 21

The sky is the limit, and it’s blue. Let’s beat Twitter’s record for most reposts (3.8 million). Repost this and make history!

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 21

A man rides a bus in Durban, meant for white passengers only, in resistance to South Africa’s apartheid policies, 1986.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 20

German children playing with bundles of worthless money due to hyperinflation, 1923.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 20

A couple holding hands across a fence of barbed wire as the Berlin Wall is put up, 1961.

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The History @thehistory.bsky.social · Nov 20

In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to buy a go-kart. He went on to become the CEO of McLaren F1 racing.