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More T Paine (not to be confused with T-Pain ), taken from his pamphlet "The American Crisis (No. 1)."
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with
us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
From 249 years and one day ago today.
#history
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with
us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
From 249 years and one day ago today.
#history
December 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
More T Paine (not to be confused with T-Pain ), taken from his pamphlet "The American Crisis (No. 1)."
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with
us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
From 249 years and one day ago today.
#history
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with
us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
From 249 years and one day ago today.
#history
"These are the times that try men's souls..."
These words, written by Thomas Paine, are often assumed to be from Paine's famed pamphlet, "Common Sense." But the quote comes from an essay titled "The American Crisis," which Paine published on this day, DEC 19, in 1776.
#history #OTD #books
These words, written by Thomas Paine, are often assumed to be from Paine's famed pamphlet, "Common Sense." But the quote comes from an essay titled "The American Crisis," which Paine published on this day, DEC 19, in 1776.
#history #OTD #books
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Early in 1775, explorer Captain James Cook wrote one of many observations, including "...I firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole, which is the Source of most of the ice which is spread over this vast Southern Ocean ... "
Just a sampling of events from 250 years ago. #history
Just a sampling of events from 250 years ago. #history
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Early in 1775, explorer Captain James Cook wrote one of many observations, including "...I firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole, which is the Source of most of the ice which is spread over this vast Southern Ocean ... "
Just a sampling of events from 250 years ago. #history
Just a sampling of events from 250 years ago. #history
In the year 1775 alone, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart --then aged 19--completed four violin concertos. These selections of Mozart's #music, still performed today, are 250 years old.
Meanwhile, far away on the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans...
Meanwhile, far away on the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans...
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
In the year 1775 alone, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart --then aged 19--completed four violin concertos. These selections of Mozart's #music, still performed today, are 250 years old.
Meanwhile, far away on the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans...
Meanwhile, far away on the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans...
...in Steventon, Hampshire, just southwest of London, a child was born named #JaneAusten. (You can view Austen's will online at the www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) This month would have been her 250th birthday.
Looking at 1775 as a whole...
#history #writers
Looking at 1775 as a whole...
#history #writers
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
...in Steventon, Hampshire, just southwest of London, a child was born named #JaneAusten. (You can view Austen's will online at the www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) This month would have been her 250th birthday.
Looking at 1775 as a whole...
#history #writers
Looking at 1775 as a whole...
#history #writers
Revisiting the USA 250 years ago, I like to think about events taking place beyond these shores as well. It's a great big world.
On Dec 16 1775, a notice in the LONDON GAZETTE sought volunteers for "His Majesty's Marching Regiments of Foot" to fight the "Rebellion" in #America. That same day...
On Dec 16 1775, a notice in the LONDON GAZETTE sought volunteers for "His Majesty's Marching Regiments of Foot" to fight the "Rebellion" in #America. That same day...
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Revisiting the USA 250 years ago, I like to think about events taking place beyond these shores as well. It's a great big world.
On Dec 16 1775, a notice in the LONDON GAZETTE sought volunteers for "His Majesty's Marching Regiments of Foot" to fight the "Rebellion" in #America. That same day...
On Dec 16 1775, a notice in the LONDON GAZETTE sought volunteers for "His Majesty's Marching Regiments of Foot" to fight the "Rebellion" in #America. That same day...
This is one of my favorite #gratitude quotes from the 18th century.
I included it in my latest newsletter, which contains all the details about my new book, travels etc.
newsletter.denisekiernan.com/p/the-big-re...
#history #revolution250 #SisterCentennial
I included it in my latest newsletter, which contains all the details about my new book, travels etc.
newsletter.denisekiernan.com/p/the-big-re...
#history #revolution250 #SisterCentennial
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is one of my favorite #gratitude quotes from the 18th century.
I included it in my latest newsletter, which contains all the details about my new book, travels etc.
newsletter.denisekiernan.com/p/the-big-re...
#history #revolution250 #SisterCentennial
I included it in my latest newsletter, which contains all the details about my new book, travels etc.
newsletter.denisekiernan.com/p/the-big-re...
#history #revolution250 #SisterCentennial
So thrilled to share the cover for my upcoming book OBSTINATE DAUGHTERS, arriving 23 June 2026!!!
13 colonies. Countless amazing women. One compelling story.
#history #ushistory #sistercentennial
13 colonies. Countless amazing women. One compelling story.
#history #ushistory #sistercentennial
December 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So thrilled to share the cover for my upcoming book OBSTINATE DAUGHTERS, arriving 23 June 2026!!!
13 colonies. Countless amazing women. One compelling story.
#history #ushistory #sistercentennial
13 colonies. Countless amazing women. One compelling story.
#history #ushistory #sistercentennial
So excited to share the cover for my upcoming book with you all!!!
Keep your eyes on this feed at 2PM ET!!!
#booksky #history #writingcommunity
Keep your eyes on this feed at 2PM ET!!!
#booksky #history #writingcommunity
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So excited to share the cover for my upcoming book with you all!!!
Keep your eyes on this feed at 2PM ET!!!
#booksky #history #writingcommunity
Keep your eyes on this feed at 2PM ET!!!
#booksky #history #writingcommunity
For Hanukkah: Believed to be the first-ever Jewish sermon published in the American colonies. Raphael Hayyim Isaac Carregall, a rabbi visiting from Hebron, delivered the sermon on May 28, 1773, at the Touro synagogue in Newport, RI, the oldest synagogue in the US.
#history #ushist #hanukkah
#history #ushist #hanukkah
December 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Few things bring me as much joy as spotting a monarch #butterfly in my #garden. I plant all the attractors, yet each year, fewer and fewer appear. But…this year I spotted three hanging out together on my tithonia. Yay.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings #gratitude #photography #naturephotography
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings #gratitude #photography #naturephotography
December 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Few things bring me as much joy as spotting a monarch #butterfly in my #garden. I plant all the attractors, yet each year, fewer and fewer appear. But…this year I spotted three hanging out together on my tithonia. Yay.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings #gratitude #photography #naturephotography
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings #gratitude #photography #naturephotography
In keeping with my love of Revolutionary Era restrooms...Sort of...
Bathroom signs from Colonial Williamsburg, one of the many stops on my #RevolutionaryRoadTrip while researching my latest #book.
#booksky #history #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Bathroom signs from Colonial Williamsburg, one of the many stops on my #RevolutionaryRoadTrip while researching my latest #book.
#booksky #history #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In keeping with my love of Revolutionary Era restrooms...Sort of...
Bathroom signs from Colonial Williamsburg, one of the many stops on my #RevolutionaryRoadTrip while researching my latest #book.
#booksky #history #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Bathroom signs from Colonial Williamsburg, one of the many stops on my #RevolutionaryRoadTrip while researching my latest #book.
#booksky #history #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Latest newsletter is out:
Meteor showers, Manhattan Project, mailbox mysteries, making merry and, of course, Bruno.
You know. The usual.
buff.ly/UmNh7eC
#booksky #writingcommunity #hollyjolly #dogs
Meteor showers, Manhattan Project, mailbox mysteries, making merry and, of course, Bruno.
You know. The usual.
buff.ly/UmNh7eC
#booksky #writingcommunity #hollyjolly #dogs
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Latest newsletter is out:
Meteor showers, Manhattan Project, mailbox mysteries, making merry and, of course, Bruno.
You know. The usual.
buff.ly/UmNh7eC
#booksky #writingcommunity #hollyjolly #dogs
Meteor showers, Manhattan Project, mailbox mysteries, making merry and, of course, Bruno.
You know. The usual.
buff.ly/UmNh7eC
#booksky #writingcommunity #hollyjolly #dogs
Archival research means spending a lot of time inside, and often in rooms with no windows. But the Charleston Library Society, the second-oldest circulating library in the country, is a place I love to return to again and again. (Its outside looks pretty good, too.) HIGHLY recommend. #writing #books
December 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Archival research means spending a lot of time inside, and often in rooms with no windows. But the Charleston Library Society, the second-oldest circulating library in the country, is a place I love to return to again and again. (Its outside looks pretty good, too.) HIGHLY recommend. #writing #books
206 days until #America celebrates its 250th anniversary. Today I'm sharing a print from 250 years ago titled, "The Scotch butchery, Boston, 1775."
The print includes a key identifying, among others, the "Scotch Butchers," & "English Soldiers struck with Horror..." From the British Museum.
#history
The print includes a key identifying, among others, the "Scotch Butchers," & "English Soldiers struck with Horror..." From the British Museum.
#history
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Battle of Great Bridge was 250 years ago today.
This map—"A view of the Great Bridge near Norfolk in Virginia where the action happened between a detachment of the 14th Regt: & a body of the rebels"—is from the collection @clementslibrary.bsky.social
#history #OTD #ushistory #booksky
This map—"A view of the Great Bridge near Norfolk in Virginia where the action happened between a detachment of the 14th Regt: & a body of the rebels"—is from the collection @clementslibrary.bsky.social
#history #OTD #ushistory #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Battle of Great Bridge was 250 years ago today.
This map—"A view of the Great Bridge near Norfolk in Virginia where the action happened between a detachment of the 14th Regt: & a body of the rebels"—is from the collection @clementslibrary.bsky.social
#history #OTD #ushistory #booksky
This map—"A view of the Great Bridge near Norfolk in Virginia where the action happened between a detachment of the 14th Regt: & a body of the rebels"—is from the collection @clementslibrary.bsky.social
#history #OTD #ushistory #booksky
One of my favorite places in New York City, and I got to include it in my new book about the #AmericanRevolution. Any guesses?
#history #travel #NYC
#history #travel #NYC
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
One of my favorite places in New York City, and I got to include it in my new book about the #AmericanRevolution. Any guesses?
#history #travel #NYC
#history #travel #NYC
One of my favorite stops on my research travels:
Boston's Beantown Pub, across from the Granary Burial Ground which is, as the sign says, "The only place where you can drink a COLD SAM ADAMS while looking at a COLD SAM ADAMS."
#revolutionaryroadtrip #writerslife #history
Boston's Beantown Pub, across from the Granary Burial Ground which is, as the sign says, "The only place where you can drink a COLD SAM ADAMS while looking at a COLD SAM ADAMS."
#revolutionaryroadtrip #writerslife #history
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of my favorite stops on my research travels:
Boston's Beantown Pub, across from the Granary Burial Ground which is, as the sign says, "The only place where you can drink a COLD SAM ADAMS while looking at a COLD SAM ADAMS."
#revolutionaryroadtrip #writerslife #history
Boston's Beantown Pub, across from the Granary Burial Ground which is, as the sign says, "The only place where you can drink a COLD SAM ADAMS while looking at a COLD SAM ADAMS."
#revolutionaryroadtrip #writerslife #history
Baking helps me edit.
Seriously.
Focus. Clear mind. Centering.
Important to keep flour off the keyboard, however.
#foodphotography #stunday #photography #foodsky #writingcommunity #booksky
Seriously.
Focus. Clear mind. Centering.
Important to keep flour off the keyboard, however.
#foodphotography #stunday #photography #foodsky #writingcommunity #booksky
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Baking helps me edit.
Seriously.
Focus. Clear mind. Centering.
Important to keep flour off the keyboard, however.
#foodphotography #stunday #photography #foodsky #writingcommunity #booksky
Seriously.
Focus. Clear mind. Centering.
Important to keep flour off the keyboard, however.
#foodphotography #stunday #photography #foodsky #writingcommunity #booksky
"THEY who adventure to impart their Works to publick view must resolve at the same time to have as many Censurers as Readers."
A line that still rings true today.
From "Logic, Or, the Art of Thinking," by philosophers and theologians Antoine Arnaud & Pierre Nicole.
#amwriting #history #philosophy
A line that still rings true today.
From "Logic, Or, the Art of Thinking," by philosophers and theologians Antoine Arnaud & Pierre Nicole.
#amwriting #history #philosophy
December 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"THEY who adventure to impart their Works to publick view must resolve at the same time to have as many Censurers as Readers."
A line that still rings true today.
From "Logic, Or, the Art of Thinking," by philosophers and theologians Antoine Arnaud & Pierre Nicole.
#amwriting #history #philosophy
A line that still rings true today.
From "Logic, Or, the Art of Thinking," by philosophers and theologians Antoine Arnaud & Pierre Nicole.
#amwriting #history #philosophy
The ever-smitten Henry added:
"I hope in God you keep up your spirits and are in perfect health....I took this opportunity to write to the dearest object of my affections. Believe me I think continually of you."
#OTD #History #booksky #writingcommunity
"I hope in God you keep up your spirits and are in perfect health....I took this opportunity to write to the dearest object of my affections. Believe me I think continually of you."
#OTD #History #booksky #writingcommunity
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The ever-smitten Henry added:
"I hope in God you keep up your spirits and are in perfect health....I took this opportunity to write to the dearest object of my affections. Believe me I think continually of you."
#OTD #History #booksky #writingcommunity
"I hope in God you keep up your spirits and are in perfect health....I took this opportunity to write to the dearest object of my affections. Believe me I think continually of you."
#OTD #History #booksky #writingcommunity
That's it. I can't take it anymore.
The word "Soccer" originated in Oxford, ENG (known for its formative role in the English language) in the 19th century.
IT IS NOT AN AMERICAN WORD!!!!!
Here's a sample from a little article titled "Oxford Slang" in London's "Daily Telegraph" in 1899:
#WorldCupDraw
The word "Soccer" originated in Oxford, ENG (known for its formative role in the English language) in the 19th century.
IT IS NOT AN AMERICAN WORD!!!!!
Here's a sample from a little article titled "Oxford Slang" in London's "Daily Telegraph" in 1899:
#WorldCupDraw
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
That's it. I can't take it anymore.
The word "Soccer" originated in Oxford, ENG (known for its formative role in the English language) in the 19th century.
IT IS NOT AN AMERICAN WORD!!!!!
Here's a sample from a little article titled "Oxford Slang" in London's "Daily Telegraph" in 1899:
#WorldCupDraw
The word "Soccer" originated in Oxford, ENG (known for its formative role in the English language) in the 19th century.
IT IS NOT AN AMERICAN WORD!!!!!
Here's a sample from a little article titled "Oxford Slang" in London's "Daily Telegraph" in 1899:
#WorldCupDraw
As the holiday season is upon us, I share Sarah Fayerweather's #recipe for gingerbread from her 1764 cookbook. I came across this while researching my new #book at the wonderful Schlesinger Library @rad-institute.bsky.social.
#history #sistercentennial #cooking
#history #sistercentennial #cooking
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As the holiday season is upon us, I share Sarah Fayerweather's #recipe for gingerbread from her 1764 cookbook. I came across this while researching my new #book at the wonderful Schlesinger Library @rad-institute.bsky.social.
#history #sistercentennial #cooking
#history #sistercentennial #cooking
250 years ago today:
Here are some prices out of #Boston, from calves feet & apples to water-bread & rum & "every other kind of necessaries in proportion."
From "American Archives: Fourth Series. Containing a Documentary History of The English Colonies in North America..."
#OTD #history #amwriting
Here are some prices out of #Boston, from calves feet & apples to water-bread & rum & "every other kind of necessaries in proportion."
From "American Archives: Fourth Series. Containing a Documentary History of The English Colonies in North America..."
#OTD #history #amwriting
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
250 years ago today:
Here are some prices out of #Boston, from calves feet & apples to water-bread & rum & "every other kind of necessaries in proportion."
From "American Archives: Fourth Series. Containing a Documentary History of The English Colonies in North America..."
#OTD #history #amwriting
Here are some prices out of #Boston, from calves feet & apples to water-bread & rum & "every other kind of necessaries in proportion."
From "American Archives: Fourth Series. Containing a Documentary History of The English Colonies in North America..."
#OTD #history #amwriting