Explore Your Archive@hcommons.social · 25 days agoNew Spotlight! Learn about the history of Brass Bands and the collections held at the Brass Band Archives in Huddersfield: https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/spotlight-the-brass-band-archive/plus-squarespaces.hcommons.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNew Spotlight! Learn about the history of Brass Bands and the collections held at the Brass Band Archives in Huddersfield: https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/spotlight-the-brass-band-archive/plus-squarespaces.hcommons.socialExplore Your Archive@hcommons.social · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
The Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · edit-226 days agoCurators from the Smithsonian will be diving for balloons, scooping up signs and hoping to score some hot dish at the #DNC this week.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCurators from the Smithsonian will be diving for balloons, scooping up signs and hoping to score some hot dish at the #DNC this week.plus-squareThe Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · edit-226 days agomessage-square0fedilink
The Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 27 days agoCAUTIONS. The four cautions: I. Beware of a woman before.--II. Beware of a horse behind.--III. Beware of a cart side-ways.--IV. Beware of a priest every way.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageCAUTIONS. The four cautions: I. Beware of a woman before.--II. Beware of a horse behind.--III. Beware of a cart side-ways.--IV. Beware of a priest every way.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostThe Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 27 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lucas Haasis@historians.social · 28 days agoLooking forward to representing the Prize Papers Project alongside Oliver Finnegan (National Archives, UK) and Gabrielle Robilliard-Witt at the 9TH IMHA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MARITIME HISTORY atplus-squaremedia.historians.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageLooking forward to representing the Prize Papers Project alongside Oliver Finnegan (National Archives, UK) and Gabrielle Robilliard-Witt at the 9TH IMHA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MARITIME HISTORY atplus-squaremedia.historians.socialLucas Haasis@historians.social · 28 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Culture Desk@flipboard.social · edit-26 months agoLast year, after a WWII veteran died, his family members discovered 22 stolen Japanese antiques in his attic. These included a hand-drawn map, ceramics, and portraits of Okinawan kings, some datingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareLast year, after a WWII veteran died, his family members discovered 22 stolen Japanese antiques in his attic. These included a hand-drawn map, ceramics, and portraits of Okinawan kings, some datingplus-squareFlipboard Culture Desk@flipboard.social · edit-26 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Yusuf Toropov@toot.community · edit-26 months agoAnd a very happy Kill the #Druids Day to all who celebrate.plus-squarestatic.toot.communityimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageAnd a very happy Kill the #Druids Day to all who celebrate.plus-squarestatic.toot.communityYusuf Toropov@toot.community · edit-26 months agomessage-square2fedilink
The Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 6 months agoRED RAG. The tongue. Shut your potatoe trap, and give your red rag a holiday; i.e. shut your mouth, and let your tongue rest. Too much of the red rag (too much tongue).plus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageRED RAG. The tongue. Shut your potatoe trap, and give your red rag a holiday; i.e. shut your mouth, and let your tongue rest. Too much of the red rag (too much tongue).plus-squarecdn.masto.hostThe Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 6 months agomessage-square1fedilink
RBRATSPIES@mastodon.social · edit-26 months agoHappy Casimir Pulaski Day! Fun Fact: Pulaski was the father of the American Cavalry and was almost definitely intersex. Researching Pulaski was a fun part of writing #NamingGotham #history #histodonplus-squarefiles.mastodon.socialimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageHappy Casimir Pulaski Day! Fun Fact: Pulaski was the father of the American Cavalry and was almost definitely intersex. Researching Pulaski was a fun part of writing #NamingGotham #history #histodonplus-squarefiles.mastodon.socialRBRATSPIES@mastodon.social · edit-26 months agomessage-square4fedilink
The Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 6 months agoFUDGE. Nonsense.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageFUDGE. Nonsense.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostThe Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Jacob Ward@hcommons.social · 7 months agoHere's a podcast on New Books Network where I talk about (surprise surprise) my new book, 'Visions of a Digital Nation', and why Margaret Thatcher's 1984 #privatisation of British Telecom was aplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHere's a podcast on New Books Network where I talk about (surprise surprise) my new book, 'Visions of a Digital Nation', and why Margaret Thatcher's 1984 #privatisation of British Telecom was aplus-squareJacob Ward@hcommons.social · 7 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Sampath Pāṇini ®@mastodon.world · 7 months agoThe colony of South Carolina was the most radical one south of Virginia.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareThe colony of South Carolina was the most radical one south of Virginia.plus-squareSampath Pāṇini ®@mastodon.world · 7 months agomessage-square8fedilink
The Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 7 months agoCLOD PATE. A dull, heavy booby.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageCLOD PATE. A dull, heavy booby.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostThe Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 7 months agomessage-square1fedilink
WerkstattGeschichte@openbiblio.social · 7 months agoHeute beginnt die 74. #Berlinale!plus-squareopenbiblio.socialimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageHeute beginnt die 74. #Berlinale!plus-squareopenbiblio.socialWerkstattGeschichte@openbiblio.social · 7 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Sampath Pāṇini ®@mastodon.world · 8 months agoI’m reading The #DarkAges by #IsaacAsimov, and it turns out that it’s the text that is the original source material for a bunch of Wikipedia articles which I’ve perused over the course of spelunkingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareI’m reading The #DarkAges by #IsaacAsimov, and it turns out that it’s the text that is the original source material for a bunch of Wikipedia articles which I’ve perused over the course of spelunkingplus-squareSampath Pāṇini ®@mastodon.world · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
The Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · 8 months agoIf history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today. Pictured: Here’s some of the options that were being considered, and the bull’s-eye was a favorite ⬇️plus-squareassets.newsie.socialimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageIf history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today. Pictured: Here’s some of the options that were being considered, and the bull’s-eye was a favorite ⬇️plus-squareassets.newsie.socialThe Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · 8 months agomessage-square12fedilink
The Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 8 months agoBELLY TIMBER. Food of all sorts.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageBELLY TIMBER. Food of all sorts.plus-squarecdn.masto.hostThe Vulgar Tongue@zirk.usB · 8 months agomessage-square1fedilink
IHC@masto.pt · 8 months ago📖 The book "Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence", edited by Zélia Pereira and Rui Graça Feijó, includes a chapter authored by Pedro Aires Oliveira where the historian discusses the reasons thatplus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image📖 The book "Timor-Leste’s Long Road to Independence", edited by Zélia Pereira and Rui Graça Feijó, includes a chapter authored by Pedro Aires Oliveira where the historian discusses the reasons thatplus-squarecdn.masto.hostIHC@masto.pt · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
sonja dolinsek@ohai.social · 8 months agoA new book on the history of #prostitution in France is out. Elisa Camiscioli's "Selling French Sex.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareA new book on the history of #prostitution in France is out. Elisa Camiscioli's "Selling French Sex.plus-squaresonja dolinsek@ohai.social · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
IHC@masto.pt · 8 months ago📖 The book "Une histoire globale des révolutions", directed by Ludivine Bantigny, Quentin Deluermoz, Boris Gobille, Laurent Jeanpierre, and Eugénia Palieraki, includes a chapter by @victorpereiraplus-squarecdn.masto.hostimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image📖 The book "Une histoire globale des révolutions", directed by Ludivine Bantigny, Quentin Deluermoz, Boris Gobille, Laurent Jeanpierre, and Eugénia Palieraki, includes a chapter by @victorpereiraplus-squarecdn.masto.hostIHC@masto.pt · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Sampath Pāṇini ®@mastodon.world · edit-29 months ago“The idea of distributing risk has been around since the 14th century when insurers of trading ships wanted someone to share the uncertainties of long sea voyages.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“The idea of distributing risk has been around since the 14th century when insurers of trading ships wanted someone to share the uncertainties of long sea voyages.plus-squareSampath Pāṇini ®@mastodon.world · edit-29 months agomessage-square0fedilink
