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When a racist wants to impose HIS views on US cultural and historical institutions and purge materials focused on diversity; that's white supremacy at work.

You're lying if you say it isn't. 🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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White House announces Smithsonian review amid Trump’s cultural reckoning
The administration wants the museum system to “celebrate American exceptionalism” and “remove divisive or partisan narratives” ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.
www.politico.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
chaosium.bsky.social
Save the date! Chaosium Con Australia with Andrew Leman and Sean Branney of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society will be presenting a special 20th anniversary screening of 'The Call of Cthulhu' (2005) at the Sun Theatre in Melbourne 🇦🇺.
9pm Thursday 26 June 2025.
Save the date: Special Chaosium Con Australia 20th anniversary screening of 'The Call of Cthulhu' (26 June)
On the Thursday night before the convention (26 June), Chaosium Con Australia in conjunction with the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society will be presenting a special 20th anniversary screening of The C...
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November 16, 2024 at 11:09 AM
maggieblackhawk.bsky.social
Junior faculty and grad students in political science, history, law, and Native American Studies, come take a class with us at the New York Historical Society (and via Zoom) on Native Peoples, American Colonialism, and the U.S. Constitution.

To apply, Institute for Constitutional History: 1/2
Native Peoples, American Colonialism, and the US Constitution Fall 2025 Session Presented in person at The New York Historical and via Zoom* Meeting Dates & Times: Fridays, November 7 and 21, December 5 and 12, 2025 | 11 am–2 pm ET Instructors: Maggie Blackhawk, Ned Blackhawk SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this seminar invites a critical examination of a central paradox in American constitutional history: how can a nation celebrate a founding document and constitutional tradition built, in part, on the dispossession of Indigenous homelands? From the Founders’ long-standing relationships with Native nations to the grievances lodged regarding ‘merciless Indian savages’ into the Declaration, Indian affairs and westward expansion were foundational to the creation and evolution of the US Constitution. The Northwest Ordinance laid the “blueprint for empire” for federal imperial expansion from thirteen states clinging to the Eastern seaboard to a nation that stretched “from sea to shining sea,” while the United States Constitution excluded “Indians not taxed” from American polity—in so doing, also codifying the specific subordination of a people by name within constitutional text. Despite this deep entanglement, Native history remains marginalized within the fields of constitutional history and mainstream constitutional scholarship. This seminar explores emerging historical and legal literature that re-centers Native peoples and American colonialism in the narrative of US constitutional development. Topics include the role of Native peoples and “Indian affairs” in the Constitution’s initial drafting and ratification and the legal architecture of colonial expansion. The seminar will also explore how centering Native peoples allows for a rethinking of United States constitutional history and American public law more broadly.
August 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
virtualtreasury.bsky.social
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the explosion and fire which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War. To mark the date, we are releasing over 175,000 historical documents on our site. Read more here:

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June 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
laurenfturek.bsky.social
Guatemala’s Historical Archive of the National Police, "long associated with the struggle for transitional justice and historical memory" has become "a casualty of intense government hostility," suffering from drastically reduced funding & restrictions on public access, per @nsarchive.bsky.social 🗃️
Invisible, Silenced, and All but Abandoned: The Guatemalan Historical Archive of the National Police on Its 20th Anniversary
Washington, D.C., August 20, 2025 - Twenty years ago, a group of human rights investigators in Guatemala stumbled upon an enormous archive containing millions of historical records belonging to the co...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
August 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Anniversary is a rare film about a dictatorship "that isn’t critiquing past events in Argentina, Chile, or Uganda from a safe historical distance, but events happening right now in the U.S., from behind a scrim of metaphor as thin as tissue paper." Stunning. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/anni...
Anniversary movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
If you take a macro rather than micro view, the film's majestic ambition is easy to see—and its timing is chillingly perfect.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social
Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
SAVE THE DATE!!
June 28, 2025, 9am-3pm
The Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park’s 64th Annual Anniversary & Cultural Festival date: June 28, 2025.
“E Mau Ana Ka Moʻolelo. Let the stories be perpetuated.”
Photos: NPS / #PUHO
#HPPA supported.
May 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
capecodpostaah.bsky.social
IMVHO, the funniest film ever made.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Theatres for 50th Anniversary on Sunday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - Cinema Sentries
A hysterical, historical tour-de-force loosely based on the legend of King Arthur.
cinemasentries.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
royalhistsoc.org
On Friday 21 November we host the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture given this year by Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer (Trinity College Dublin): bit.ly/48NJHR5

‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘

6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘: In Person
The Royal Historical Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture with Professor Jane Ohlmeyer MRIA, FBA (Trinity College Dublin): IN PERSON BOOKING
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October 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
veronicalbluesky.bsky.social
The first day of the 2026 State Fair saw 50% more visitors to the cannabis area than the first day of the 2025 fair.
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CA State Fair cannabis exhibit celebrates milestone anniversary, honors activists
As the California State Fair’s cannabis exhibit celebrates 5 years running, it honors an even bigger historical milestone this year.
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July 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social
Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is almost a week away from their 64th Annual Park Anniversary & #Hawaiian Cultural #Festival 🎉 held on park grounds on June 28, 2025.
Here's the schedule of the amphitheater presentations during cultural festival day.

HHPPA co-sponsors.
IMG: NPS/PUHO
June 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social
✨ It was a fantastic 64th Annual Park Anniversary & Hawaiian Cultural #Festival at our partner Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on 6/28/2025.
👵🏽This year’s theme: “E mau ana ka moʻolelo – Let the stories be perpetuated.”
Co-sponsored by us, Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association
#PUHO #HPPA
July 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
natchembio.nature.com
Our January issue is live and it’s our 20th Anniversary Issue!

www.nature.com/nchembio/vol...

It includes a collection of Retrospective News & Views on historical developments in the field, a Feature “Thoughts for the future” from chemical biologists on the next challenges, and more.
January 2025 cover
January 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ericcolumbus.bsky.social
The White House has *zero* formal power over the hybrid public-private Smithsonian other than the VP sitting on its 17-member board of regents. But Congress is the source of a huge chunk of its funding, and GOP members do whatever Trump wants.

Gift link:

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White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump's Historical Vision Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America's 250th anniversary By Meridith McGraw Follow Aug. 12, 2025 at 11:45 am ET
August 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
paulhuttnerweather.bsky.social
My first living memory is the tornadoes on May 6, 1965.
Its the biggest outbreak in Twin Cities history.
I'll share memories and meteorology of the 1965 outbreak next Tuesday May 6 at an event for the Lake Minnetonka Historical Society in Mound.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
60th Anniversary of 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak on May 6
The biggest tornado outbreak in Twin Cities history happened 60 years ago this May 6th.
www.mprnews.org
April 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
naida46.bsky.social
Historical reenactors dressed as members of the Royal Signals stand on Gold Beach at sunrise on the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 06, 2025 in Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France.
Today marks the 81st Anniversary of 'Operation Overlord', the Allied invasion of Normandy
June 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
voicestcd.bsky.social
VOICES PI Prof Jane Ohlmeyer recently delivered the Royal Historical Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture, 'Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland', which looked at the project's methodologies, the rewards and challenges of using AI, and some early findings. Read more here:
Royal Historical Society: Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland - VOICES
RHS Anniversary Lecture: ‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland’ VOICES PI, Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at Royal Historical Society, UK on Friday 21 November 202...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
germanatbristol.bsky.social
We are truly delighted that the 20-year anniversary edition of the historical sociolinguistics network conference is taking place at the University of Bristol from 21 to 23 May 2025. It’s being run by our own Dr Anna Havinga (German) and Dr James Hawkey (Hipla) #HiSoN

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Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference 2025
hison2025.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
May 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
bostonhistory.bsky.social
Join the 250th Anniversary events at Patriots’ Day 2025! Minute Man National Historical Park will offer an array of free in-person Patriots’ Day events with support from the Friends of Minute Man National Park. friendsofminuteman.org/patriots-day/ #Lincoln #Concord and #Lexington Massachusetts.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
fade-to-black.bsky.social
NO KINGS IN AMERICA - Peaceful Protest
Richmond, VA

We are hosting a peaceful protest at the anniversary reenactment of Patrick Henry’s speech "Liberty or Death." Join us as we highlight historical resistance and draw parallels to contemporary issues.

March 23, 2025
1:00 PM
2400 E. Broad St., RVA
March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
andybassny.bsky.social
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train passed through Hyde Park, New York, on April 25, 1865. Local lore has it that his "ghost train" passes through the Dutchess County town every night on the anniversary. A Pomeroy historical marker commemorating this folklore was unveiled at the site on April 24, 2025.
Marist University history professor Nicholas Marshall speaks on the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln to a gathering outside the Hyde Park Railroad Station Museum in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. His remarks were part of the unveiling ceremony for the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore historical marker commemorating the legend of Lincoln’s “Ghost Train.” Local lore has it that the “ghost train” passes through Hyde Park every night on the anniversary of when Lincoln’s actual funeral train passed through the town on April 25, 1865. The slain president’s train passed just a few feet behind where Marshall is standing. The Hudson River is visible in the background. Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society, unveils the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore marker commemorating the Lincoln “Ghost Train” at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Looking on are members of the 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association. The newly unveiled “Ghost Train” historical marker stands at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. The marker project was spearheaded by the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. It was funded through the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program. Participants in the unveiling ceremony for the Lincoln “Ghost Train” historical marker gather around the newly unveiled marker at Riverfront Park in Hyde Park, New York, on April 24, 2025. Standing beside six members of 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Association are (left to right) Larry Laliberte, archivist for the Hudson Valley Railroad Society; Tom Canavan, 9/11 survivor and train and history enthusiast; Nicholas Marshall, Marist University history professor; and Michael Grodesky, Vice President of the Hudson Valley Railroad Society. The Hype Park Railroad Station Museum and Hudson River are visible in the background.
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
americanstudier.bsky.social
For this tragic historical anniversary, my new @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column, on how one of our worst naval disasters & one of our greatest movie monologues together help us remember the human horrors of war. 🗃️

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/08/cons...
Considering History: The U.S.S. Indianapolis, Jaws, and the Human Horrors of War | The Saturday Evening Post
Just before the end of World War II, an American cruiser on a secret mission experienced one of the ghastliest naval disasters in U.S. history. But it was only 30 years later, when the movie Jaws was ...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
vermonthistory.org
Thanks to WCAX-TV for chatting with us about our All in Vermont: Put your history on the map project! This program is designed to connect local historical societies and students to learn about history in their communities.

You can watch the interview here: www.wcax.com/2025/02/05/v...
Vermont Historical Society announces semiquincentennial education initiative
In the leadup to the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, The Vermont Historical Society is putting together a statewide, place-based learning opportunity for Vermont students.
www.wcax.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
cfr.org
The 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, and the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

📅 Here are the historical anniversaries to mark on your calendars in 2025:
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2025
As 2024 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2025.
www.cfr.org
December 3, 2024 at 4:41 PM
mininghistory.bsky.social
What do we know about Zambian independence 60 years on?

Jennifer Chansa and myself have written a short article about the 60th anniversary, available open access:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sixty Years Since Zambia’s Independence: Revisiting Scholarship on the Struggle Against Colonialism
Published in South African Historical Journal (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM