History Daily - This Many Years Ago
@thismanyyearsago.bsky.social
I post daily about something that is “this many years ago”. This account is a hobby project. Time zone is GMT+2 and I usually post between 9AM and 1PM.
Some context: www.tengulife.com/2015/05/the-...
The Last Samurai - the 1970 Ill-fated Coup of Yukio Mishima
The Curious Guide to Japan is about life on the ground through the eyes of an expat who came to Tokyo for two years and stayed for twenty-five!
www.tengulife.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Some context: www.tengulife.com/2015/05/the-...
Thank you.
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank you.
The USA still had legal segregation at this point ...
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The USA still had legal segregation at this point ...
Already mentioned in comments. A type-o. Sorry.
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Already mentioned in comments. A type-o. Sorry.
Type-o. Sorry.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Type-o. Sorry.
Interesting read with witness accounts: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
The True-Life Horror That Inspired 'Moby-Dick'
The whaler Essex was indeed sunk by a whale—and that's only the beginning
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Interesting read with witness accounts: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
Context and various versions. www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Context and various versions. www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
I fear the Pope (or the Church) makes the rules about sin and doubt he would agree.
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I fear the Pope (or the Church) makes the rules about sin and doubt he would agree.
There is a Minecraft map named 'Peter is Here' which is an official collaboration between the Vatican and Microsoft as part of the 2025 Jubilee. It is an interactive recreation of the Cathedral reach a young audience. Also, somehow AI is involved. education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/p...
education.minecraft.net
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
There is a Minecraft map named 'Peter is Here' which is an official collaboration between the Vatican and Microsoft as part of the 2025 Jubilee. It is an interactive recreation of the Cathedral reach a young audience. Also, somehow AI is involved. education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/p...