On #ThisDayInHistory in 1831 Nat Turner was tried convicted & sentenced to death in Southampton County Virginia for leading the historic slave rebellion. His body was brutally mutilated, dissected & distributed as souvenirs to whites.
His flesh was made into grease & his bones were kept as trophies
His flesh was made into grease & his bones were kept as trophies
November 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1831 Nat Turner was tried convicted & sentenced to death in Southampton County Virginia for leading the historic slave rebellion. His body was brutally mutilated, dissected & distributed as souvenirs to whites.
His flesh was made into grease & his bones were kept as trophies
His flesh was made into grease & his bones were kept as trophies
On This Day: November 5 — Guy Fawkes caught, Susan B. Anthony votes, Vivien Leigh born, Monopoly marketed, FDR wins a third term, and George Foreman, 45, becomes champion again. #OnThisDay #November5 #TodayInHistory #HistoryFacts #ThisDayInHistory
November 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
On This Day: November 5 — Guy Fawkes caught, Susan B. Anthony votes, Vivien Leigh born, Monopoly marketed, FDR wins a third term, and George Foreman, 45, becomes champion again. #OnThisDay #November5 #TodayInHistory #HistoryFacts #ThisDayInHistory
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1893, #anarchist #SantiagoSalvador carried out the #LiceuBombing in #Barcelona. This terror attack killed ~25 people and caused an immediate panic on #Spain's right. There were calls to abolish civil liberties and widespread dehumanization of anarchists.
November 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1893, #anarchist #SantiagoSalvador carried out the #LiceuBombing in #Barcelona. This terror attack killed ~25 people and caused an immediate panic on #Spain's right. There were calls to abolish civil liberties and widespread dehumanization of anarchists.
#KurtEisner ended 700 years of the #Bavarian #Wittelsbach monarchy on #ThisDayInHistory in 1918. It started with a #GeneralStrike and tame speeches by #SPD. Workers then defied #SocialDemocratic moderates, stormed parliament, chased #LudwigIII out, and Eisner declared a republic.
November 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
#KurtEisner ended 700 years of the #Bavarian #Wittelsbach monarchy on #ThisDayInHistory in 1918. It started with a #GeneralStrike and tame speeches by #SPD. Workers then defied #SocialDemocratic moderates, stormed parliament, chased #LudwigIII out, and Eisner declared a republic.
“On #ThisDayInHistory in 1868, the first #AfricanAmerican was elected to Congress. #JohnWillisMenard was born free in Illinois & educated in Ohio. He became a newspaper publisher and ran for office in Louisiana.
Congress refused to let him take his seat, which sat vacant all term.”
Congress refused to let him take his seat, which sat vacant all term.”
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1868, the first #AfricanAmerican was elected to Congress. #JohnWillisMenard was born free in Illinois & educated in Ohio. He became a newspaper publisher and...
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November 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
“On #ThisDayInHistory in 1868, the first #AfricanAmerican was elected to Congress. #JohnWillisMenard was born free in Illinois & educated in Ohio. He became a newspaper publisher and ran for office in Louisiana.
Congress refused to let him take his seat, which sat vacant all term.”
Congress refused to let him take his seat, which sat vacant all term.”
On #ThisDayInHistory in 2007, #Google and a consortium of manufacturers unveiled the #Android OS. Based on the #Linux kernel, the idea was to create an open-model competitor to #Apple in the #smartphone space. Its lower cost and versatility have made it highly successful in this.
November 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 2007, #Google and a consortium of manufacturers unveiled the #Android OS. Based on the #Linux kernel, the idea was to create an open-model competitor to #Apple in the #smartphone space. Its lower cost and versatility have made it highly successful in this.
The #GermanRevolution reached #Hamburg on #ThisDayInHistory in 1918. Sailors & workers patrolled the streets, disarming police & soldiers. The demands were simple: #KaiserWilhelmII to go, free elections, the vote for women, freed political prisoners, an end to war, free speech.
November 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The #GermanRevolution reached #Hamburg on #ThisDayInHistory in 1918. Sailors & workers patrolled the streets, disarming police & soldiers. The demands were simple: #KaiserWilhelmII to go, free elections, the vote for women, freed political prisoners, an end to war, free speech.
This Day in Call of Duty History on November 7th, 1938: Paul Thomas Daniels died after suffering attacks from a Wolf.
#CallOfDuty #CallofDutyWW2 #ThisDayInHistory
#CallOfDuty #CallofDutyWW2 #ThisDayInHistory
November 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
This Day in Call of Duty History on November 7th, 1938: Paul Thomas Daniels died after suffering attacks from a Wolf.
#CallOfDuty #CallofDutyWW2 #ThisDayInHistory
#CallOfDuty #CallofDutyWW2 #ThisDayInHistory
The #TigrayWar began in northern #Ethiopia on #ThisDayInHistory in 2020. A civil war with distinct #genocidal elements, exact casualty figures are disputed but likely around 600,000 dead. That it was almost ignored in US media was deeply offensive. Many deaths were by starvation.
November 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The #TigrayWar began in northern #Ethiopia on #ThisDayInHistory in 2020. A civil war with distinct #genocidal elements, exact casualty figures are disputed but likely around 600,000 dead. That it was almost ignored in US media was deeply offensive. Many deaths were by starvation.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1956, #Soviet troops entered #Hungary to crush the popular uprising against #authoritarian party rule. By 7 November it was all over and the #Communist dictatorship back in power. #Socialism needs #democracy to be liberatory and #tankies just don't get it.
November 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1956, #Soviet troops entered #Hungary to crush the popular uprising against #authoritarian party rule. By 7 November it was all over and the #Communist dictatorship back in power. #Socialism needs #democracy to be liberatory and #tankies just don't get it.
On This Day: November 7 — Marie Curie born, Nast's elephant cartoon, Jeannette Rankin elected, Bolsheviks seize power, Galloping Gertie collapses, and Magic Johnson's HIV announcement. #OnThisDay #November7 #TodayInHistory #HistoryFacts #ThisDayInHistory
November 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
On This Day: November 7 — Marie Curie born, Nast's elephant cartoon, Jeannette Rankin elected, Bolsheviks seize power, Galloping Gertie collapses, and Magic Johnson's HIV announcement. #OnThisDay #November7 #TodayInHistory #HistoryFacts #ThisDayInHistory
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1890, the first deep-level underground electric #railway opened in #London. The C&SLR line had initial variable depth of 60 to 110 feet. This required innovative use of electricity in an extra rail, and that it could be done in 1890 gives USA no excuses.
November 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1890, the first deep-level underground electric #railway opened in #London. The C&SLR line had initial variable depth of 60 to 110 feet. This required innovative use of electricity in an extra rail, and that it could be done in 1890 gives USA no excuses.
The first #ActOfSupremacy was passed by the English parliament on #ThisDayInHistory in 1534. This made #KingHenryVIII head of the new #AnglicanChurch, freezing out the pope and #RomanCatholicism. But the new faith was basically "Catholic-Lite" — the issue was entirely political.
November 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The first #ActOfSupremacy was passed by the English parliament on #ThisDayInHistory in 1534. This made #KingHenryVIII head of the new #AnglicanChurch, freezing out the pope and #RomanCatholicism. But the new faith was basically "Catholic-Lite" — the issue was entirely political.
The #ThirdCouncilOfConstantinople, aka the #SixthEcumenicalCouncil, opened in #Constantinople on #ThisDayInHistory in 680 under #ConstantineIV. It met to discuss (and then condemn) #monothelitism & #monoenergism, deciding instead that Jesus Christ had two wills and two energies.
November 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The #ThirdCouncilOfConstantinople, aka the #SixthEcumenicalCouncil, opened in #Constantinople on #ThisDayInHistory in 680 under #ConstantineIV. It met to discuss (and then condemn) #monothelitism & #monoenergism, deciding instead that Jesus Christ had two wills and two energies.
#AlbertCamus, #absurdist #existentialist philosopher & novelist, was born on #ThisDayInHistory in 1913 in #Algeria, which was then legally part of #France but in actuality a violent #SettlerColony. His work on rebellion, alienation, & resilience has influenced many writers since.
November 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#AlbertCamus, #absurdist #existentialist philosopher & novelist, was born on #ThisDayInHistory in 1913 in #Algeria, which was then legally part of #France but in actuality a violent #SettlerColony. His work on rebellion, alienation, & resilience has influenced many writers since.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 2021, #indigenous activists led 100,000 protesters at #COP26, the UN #ClimateChange Conference in #Glasgow, Scotland. They called for more renewable energy & reparations for the #GlobalSouth. Sadly, #capitalist priorities still hurtle us toward extinction.
November 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 2021, #indigenous activists led 100,000 protesters at #COP26, the UN #ClimateChange Conference in #Glasgow, Scotland. They called for more renewable energy & reparations for the #GlobalSouth. Sadly, #capitalist priorities still hurtle us toward extinction.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1886, #JosefPeukert and #OttoRinke began publishing #DieAutonomie in London. Unlike earlier #anarchist newspapers, this one based itself on the #anarchocommunism of #PyotrKropotkin. It called for #DirectAction and worker control of the #MeansOfProduction.
November 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1886, #JosefPeukert and #OttoRinke began publishing #DieAutonomie in London. Unlike earlier #anarchist newspapers, this one based itself on the #anarchocommunism of #PyotrKropotkin. It called for #DirectAction and worker control of the #MeansOfProduction.
The #TreatyOfBonn established a border and friendly relations between #France (#WestFrancia) and #Germany (#EastFrancia) on #ThisDayInHistory in 921. The deal was signed in the #RhineRiver by #CharlesTheSimple, a #Carolingian king, and #HenryTheFowler, the first #Ottonian king.
November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The #TreatyOfBonn established a border and friendly relations between #France (#WestFrancia) and #Germany (#EastFrancia) on #ThisDayInHistory in 921. The deal was signed in the #RhineRiver by #CharlesTheSimple, a #Carolingian king, and #HenryTheFowler, the first #Ottonian king.
Congress override #Nixon's veto to pass the #WarPowersResolution on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973. It limited, theoretically, a president's power to commit US troops without congressional authorization, and was a response to the illegal invasion of #Cambodia during the #VietnamWar.
November 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Congress override #Nixon's veto to pass the #WarPowersResolution on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973. It limited, theoretically, a president's power to commit US troops without congressional authorization, and was a response to the illegal invasion of #Cambodia during the #VietnamWar.
#SalvadoreAllende was sworn in as president in #Chile on #ThisDayInHistory in 1970. He was the first #Marxist to be democratically elected to lead a #LatinAmerican country. When later deposed in a coup, he proved that the only thing keeping #socialists from office was force.
November 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#SalvadoreAllende was sworn in as president in #Chile on #ThisDayInHistory in 1970. He was the first #Marxist to be democratically elected to lead a #LatinAmerican country. When later deposed in a coup, he proved that the only thing keeping #socialists from office was force.
On This Day: November 6 — Adolphe Sax born, Lincoln elected president, Rutgers beats Princeton in the first college football game, Sally Field born, Meet the Press debuts, and the U.N. condemns apartheid. #OnThisDay #November6 #TodayInHistory #HistoryFacts #ThisDayInHistory
November 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
On This Day: November 6 — Adolphe Sax born, Lincoln elected president, Rutgers beats Princeton in the first college football game, Sally Field born, Meet the Press debuts, and the U.N. condemns apartheid. #OnThisDay #November6 #TodayInHistory #HistoryFacts #ThisDayInHistory
The #BattleOfTippecanoe was fought in Indiana on #ThisDayInHistory in 1811. Indigenous #Shawnee fought troops under Gov. Harrison, losing 50-65 warriors to 62 US troops killed. #Tecumseh's capital #Prophetstown was burnt down, clearing way for more #EthnicCleansing in America.
November 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The #BattleOfTippecanoe was fought in Indiana on #ThisDayInHistory in 1811. Indigenous #Shawnee fought troops under Gov. Harrison, losing 50-65 warriors to 62 US troops killed. #Tecumseh's capital #Prophetstown was burnt down, clearing way for more #EthnicCleansing in America.
The #ThirdWorldLiberationFront led a #strike at #SFSC beginning on #ThisDayInHistory in 1968. The students demanded the creation of #EthnicStudies courses to challenge the #Eurocentrism of #HigherEducation. They won, with a new department created that was soon copied nationwide.
November 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The #ThirdWorldLiberationFront led a #strike at #SFSC beginning on #ThisDayInHistory in 1968. The students demanded the creation of #EthnicStudies courses to challenge the #Eurocentrism of #HigherEducation. They won, with a new department created that was soon copied nationwide.
#KingCharlesIII formally stripped his brother of the styles His Royal Highness and Prince in 2025 on #ThisDayInHistory. Now #AndrewMountbattenWindsor, the former royal and #Epstein comrade is still an arrogant, filthy rich, unrepentant #paedophile shitbag.
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November 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#KingCharlesIII formally stripped his brother of the styles His Royal Highness and Prince in 2025 on #ThisDayInHistory. Now #AndrewMountbattenWindsor, the former royal and #Epstein comrade is still an arrogant, filthy rich, unrepentant #paedophile shitbag.
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1783, the #ContinentalArmy was disbanded. The #Founders opposed the existence of a standing army from fear of state tyranny, and the country did not have one until 1791, when the tiny Legion of the United States was created. It was renamed #USArmy in 1796.
November 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1783, the #ContinentalArmy was disbanded. The #Founders opposed the existence of a standing army from fear of state tyranny, and the country did not have one until 1791, when the tiny Legion of the United States was created. It was renamed #USArmy in 1796.