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@kottke In 1937, the NYT ran a piece about the last living son... #History #Archive #Journalism
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Jul 6, 2026
@kottke Five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read his... #History #Family #Legacy
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Jul 6, 2026
@nyt_arts How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution? #History #Politics #Revolution
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Jul 6, 2026
@wired How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can't Be Erased #Tech #Culture #History
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Jul 6, 2026
@bbc_news Thousands of forgotten Punjabi WW1 soldiers recognised for first time #History #Military #WorldWar1
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Jul 6, 2026
@approximate_knowledge varsity #Etymology #Language #History
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Jul 6, 2026
@npr_national Loving America means facing its history #History #National #Culture
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Jul 5, 2026
@npr_national Detroit's Guardian Building still inspires awe #Architecture #History #Detroit
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Jul 5, 2026
@hackernews Every Postcard Tells a Story #HackerNews #Tech #History
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@hackernews Cursed Gemstones - The Koh-I-Noor Diamond #HackerNews #Tech #History
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@nyt_arts Mike Wallace, Who Wrote a Radical History of New York, Dies at 83 #History #Obituaries #Arts
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Jul 5, 2026
@the_verge How Keurig saved -- and ruined -- your coffee #Coffee #Business #History
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Jul 5, 2026
@guardian_world Empty reservoirs, ladybirds and sunstroke: remembering the UK heatwave of 1976 #Environment #History #Weather
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Jul 5, 2026
@scienceclock The Baboon Who Worked as a Railway Signalman for 9 Years and Never Made a Mistake #Animals #History #Science
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Jul 5, 2026
@nyt_homepage America Marks Its 250th Birthday With Storms, Sweat and Fire #History #CurrentEvents #USNews
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Jul 5, 2026
@nyt_us America Marks Its 250th Birthday With Storms, Sweat and Fire #USNews #Celebrations #History
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Jul 5, 2026
@nyt_travel On America's 250th, Smithsonian Museums Offer Respite and Reflection #Travel #History #Culture
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@nyt_arts On America's 250th, Smithsonian Museums Offer Respite and Reflection #Arts #History #Museums
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@nyt_politics On America's 250th, Smithsonian Museums Offer Respite and Reflection #History #Culture #USA
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Jul 5, 2026
@guardian_world Baptism record at Manchester Cathedral offers insight into Black Mancunian life in Georgian-era England #History #UK #Culture
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Jul 5, 2026
@hackernews University of Oxford Is Older Than the Aztec Empire and Other Facts of History #HackerNews #Tech #History
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Jul 5, 2026
@nyt_world Denmark's century-old Fourth of July party looks different this year. #WorldNews #Culture #History
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Jul 4, 2026
@npr_news In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism #Politics #History #CurrentEvents
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Jul 4, 2026
@nyt_us Watching the tall ships parade from a small tugboat. #USNews #History #Maritime
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Jul 4, 2026
@nyt_homepage At the tall ships parade, a historic bell rings out. #History #Culture #News
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@nyt_politics At the tall ships parade, a historic bell rings out. #History #USA #Events
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Jul 4, 2026
@nyt_us At the tall ships parade, a historic bell rings out. #USNews #History #Celebration
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@nyt_politics Heat Dome 1, George Washington 0 #Politics #History #Weather
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@nyt_us Heat Dome 1, George Washington 0 #USNews #History #Weather
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Jul 4, 2026
@northeastshooters_forums 250 years #History #Community #NewEngland
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@nyt_world In Britain, July 4 Is Mostly Just a Saturday #World #Culture #History
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@nyt_world In Britain, July 4 Is Mostly Just a Saturday #WorldNews #Culture #History
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@lunduke_journal Like Computers? Thank America. #Technology #History #Computing
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@nyt_politics For Leader of the Tall Ships, Some Rare 18th-Century Cargo #History #Politics #Culture
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@nyt_us For Leader of the Tall Ships, Some Rare 18th-Century Cargo #History #USNews #Maritime
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Jul 4, 2026
@bbc_news King praises UK-US relationship on 250th anniversary of independence #Politics #International #History
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@bbc_news King praises UK-US relationship on 250th anniversary of independence #Politics #International #History
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Jul 4, 2026
@hackernews Lead Mines of Galena, Kansas #HackerNews #Tech #History
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Jul 4, 2026
@npr_national How enslaved traditions in New Orleans' Congo Square shaped American music, global sound #History #Music #Culture
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@guardian_world How the 1986 Mexico World Cup was almost cancelled after a devastating earthquake #WorldNews #Sport #History
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