Daily life in the #WWII desert campaigns was tough. Scorching days and freezing nights, bugs and sandstorms, all topped off with the usual dangers of combat such as mines, gunfire, and air attacks. The desert theatre was also unique for the almost total absence of civilian involvement; who else would choose to be there? These harsh conditions did ensure some camaraderie developed as everyone faced the double challenge of surviving the war and whatever the desert could throw at them. It was, in all, monotonous, frustrating, and dangerous. 🧵#HistoryFacts #WW2
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This map illustrates the rise and fall of #Carthage, a powerful #Phoenician city-state that dominated the western #Mediterranean from its founding circa 650 BCE. Carthage expanded its influence through trade, establishing colonies across #NorthAfrica, #Spain, and #Sicily, creating a prosperous empire that clashed with the #RomanRepublic over control of the #Mediterranean.
The conflict between Carthage and Rome, notably during the #PunicWars (264–146 BCE), marked the city's downfall. Under the leadership of #Hannibal Barca (247–183 BCE), Carthage achieved remarkable military victories, but Rome ultimately triumphed. After the Third Punic War (149–146 BCE), Rome destroyed Carthage, ending its reign and solidifying #Roman dominance in the Mediterranean. 🗺️ by Simeon Netchev. #AncientRome #AncientHistory #WorldHistory
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The conflict between Carthage and Rome, notably during the #PunicWars (264–146 BCE), marked the city's downfall. Under the leadership of #Hannibal Barca (247–183 BCE), Carthage achieved remarkable military victories, but Rome ultimately triumphed. After the Third Punic War (149–146 BCE), Rome destroyed Carthage, ending its reign and solidifying #Roman dominance in the Mediterranean. 🗺️ by Simeon Netchev. #AncientRome #AncientHistory #WorldHistory
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In 2018, photographer Wesley White was kayaking off the coast of Belize when he stumbled upon something unexpected—a malnourished puppy stranded on an abandoned fishing shack in the middle of a remote island.
Despite having just 36 hours left before his flight home, Wesley knew he couldn’t leave the dog behind.
He gently lifted the pup into his kayak and brought him back to the mainland.
Wesley named the dog Winston and quickly arranged emergency vet care and a foster home to nurse him back to health.
Over the following months, a small community of kind locals helped care for Winston until he was strong enough to travel.
Eventually, Winston made his way to the U.S., where he was reunited with Wesley in Montana.
Today, Winston lives a joyful life, far from the isolated shack where he was found—his story a powerful reminder of how one act of compassion can change a life forever.
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Despite having just 36 hours left before his flight home, Wesley knew he couldn’t leave the dog behind.
He gently lifted the pup into his kayak and brought him back to the mainland.
Wesley named the dog Winston and quickly arranged emergency vet care and a foster home to nurse him back to health.
Over the following months, a small community of kind locals helped care for Winston until he was strong enough to travel.
Eventually, Winston made his way to the U.S., where he was reunited with Wesley in Montana.
Today, Winston lives a joyful life, far from the isolated shack where he was found—his story a powerful reminder of how one act of compassion can change a life forever.
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🔴 The Russian Revolution of 1905 challenged the absolute power of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) as ruler of the Russian Empire. Bloody Sunday in 1905 started the year disastrously for the tsar when soldiers fired upon an unarmed crowd outside the Winter Palace.
Strikes, protests, and mutinies followed, which involved peasants, industrial workers, the urban middle class, intellectuals, students, and elements of the military. The tsar held on to power by promising reforms and a new representative parliament, but he soon lapsed back into his autocratic ways until he was deposed in the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Tsar Nicholas II had reigned over the Russian Empire since 1894, but his right to absolute rule began to be questioned by many sections of Russian society. That society had been changing rapidly through the last quarter of the 19th century.
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Strikes, protests, and mutinies followed, which involved peasants, industrial workers, the urban middle class, intellectuals, students, and elements of the military. The tsar held on to power by promising reforms and a new representative parliament, but he soon lapsed back into his autocratic ways until he was deposed in the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Tsar Nicholas II had reigned over the Russian Empire since 1894, but his right to absolute rule began to be questioned by many sections of Russian society. That society had been changing rapidly through the last quarter of the 19th century.
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The brutal murder of the entire #Romanov family was the culmination of deep discontent across the #Russian #Empire with the persistently autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Following the disaster of the First World #War (1914-18) and the tsar's abdication in 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries took power. The new Soviet Russia was immediately split by a raging civil war, and as royalist sympathisers neared Ekaterinaburg (Yekaterinburg), where the Tsar, his wife, and their five children were being held, the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) ordered their execution. On 17 July 1918, all seven royals were shot and their bodies were then secretly buried. DNA testing has confirmed the remains of all seven members of the Imperial family.
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Sometime in 1153 or 1154, the #German nun Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) wrote a letter to the elderly #Pope #Anastasius IV (1073-1154). She told Anastasius that she had witnessed a miracle, an experience that led her to create Unknown Letters and to speak an Unknown Language (lingua ignota and litterae ignotae in #Latin). These mysterious creations remain little understood today, and scholars continue to debate their purpose.
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🚢 Day 1 of 7 Famous Ships in History: Battleship Bismarck
The Bismarck was a #German #battleship, the largest and most powerful capital #ship in the Kriegsmarine. For all its #weaponry and #armour, the ship was involved in only one major operation which, after the sinking of the #British battlecruiser Hood, ended in the Bismarck's destruction in the North Atlantic by a large British force on 27 May 1941.
At dawn on 27 May, two British battleships, King George V and Rodney, were finally in range and they opened fire on Bismarck. In support were Norfolk and, a little later, the cruiser Dorsetshire. All five ships fired their guns. One by one, Bismarck's giant turrets were blasted out of action. In the 90-minute battle, 2,876 shells were fired at the battleship, now a sitting duck and listing badly. In all, 2,091 men from Bismarck died, with only 110 men surviving of the 1,000 that had jumped off the battleship when it sank
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The Bismarck was a #German #battleship, the largest and most powerful capital #ship in the Kriegsmarine. For all its #weaponry and #armour, the ship was involved in only one major operation which, after the sinking of the #British battlecruiser Hood, ended in the Bismarck's destruction in the North Atlantic by a large British force on 27 May 1941.
At dawn on 27 May, two British battleships, King George V and Rodney, were finally in range and they opened fire on Bismarck. In support were Norfolk and, a little later, the cruiser Dorsetshire. All five ships fired their guns. One by one, Bismarck's giant turrets were blasted out of action. In the 90-minute battle, 2,876 shells were fired at the battleship, now a sitting duck and listing badly. In all, 2,091 men from Bismarck died, with only 110 men surviving of the 1,000 that had jumped off the battleship when it sank
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🎨 Impressionism was an art movement which began in Paris in the last quarter of the 19th century.
The impressionists tried to capture the momentary effects of light on colours and forms, often painting outdoors. They frequently used bright colours with a thick application to capture landscapes and contemporary everyday life in cafés, the theatre, and the boulevards of Paris.
The term 'impressionism' is a useful but ambiguous label, which can be applied to a group of artists from the 1860s who were painting in France, particularly in Paris. It was coined by the critic Louis Leroy after seeing a work by Claude Monet (1840-1926) at the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris in April 1874.
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The impressionists tried to capture the momentary effects of light on colours and forms, often painting outdoors. They frequently used bright colours with a thick application to capture landscapes and contemporary everyday life in cafés, the theatre, and the boulevards of Paris.
The term 'impressionism' is a useful but ambiguous label, which can be applied to a group of artists from the 1860s who were painting in France, particularly in Paris. It was coined by the critic Louis Leroy after seeing a work by Claude Monet (1840-1926) at the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris in April 1874.
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🚢 Day 3 of 7 Famous Ships in History: SS Great Eastern
The SS Great Eastern was a steam-powered #ship designed by Isambard Kingdom #Brunel (1806-1859) which sailed on its maiden #voyage from Liverpool to New York in June 1860. At the time, it was by far the largest passenger ship ever built, a record it would hold for 49 years. Great Eastern laid the first cross-#Atlantic telegraph cable in 1866.
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The SS Great Eastern was a steam-powered #ship designed by Isambard Kingdom #Brunel (1806-1859) which sailed on its maiden #voyage from Liverpool to New York in June 1860. At the time, it was by far the largest passenger ship ever built, a record it would hold for 49 years. Great Eastern laid the first cross-#Atlantic telegraph cable in 1866.
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We need to educate the ignorant.
Official U.S. intelligence confirmed that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon before the war began.
For over 30 years, Netanyahu has claimed that Israeli intelligence confirmed Iran was “weeks away” or “years away” from possessing nuclear bombs—he said this in 1992, 2002, 2005, 2009, and 2015.
The truth is, this war isn’t about Iran having nuclear weapons. If your mind is too small to grasp what’s really happening, you should probably stay off social media.
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Official U.S. intelligence confirmed that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon before the war began.
For over 30 years, Netanyahu has claimed that Israeli intelligence confirmed Iran was “weeks away” or “years away” from possessing nuclear bombs—he said this in 1992, 2002, 2005, 2009, and 2015.
The truth is, this war isn’t about Iran having nuclear weapons. If your mind is too small to grasp what’s really happening, you should probably stay off social media.
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⚔️The Italo-Ethopian Wars: #Italy occupied #Ethiopia for five years, from 1935 to 1941, following a mass-scale invasion launched by the fascist dictator Benito #Mussolini (1883-1945). However, Ethiopia had been a long-aimed colonial objective of Italy, which had already tried to invade the country in 1896 but was eventually defeated at the Battle of Adwa. Mussolini was determined to show that fascism could avenge the humiliation of Adwa and realise the dream of a new empire for Rome.
On 3 October 1935, without a formal declaration of #war, Italy started the invasion of Ethiopia from the two colonies of Eritrea and Somalia. Italy was soon denounced by the League of Nations; it was condemned and sanctioned. However, the sanctions were completely ineffective.
The first phase of the war was followed in January 1936 by a counteroffensive. However, the lack of coordination between the #military commands weakened the Ethiopian front, leading to its defeat at the Battle of Tembien on 20-24 January.
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On 3 October 1935, without a formal declaration of #war, Italy started the invasion of Ethiopia from the two colonies of Eritrea and Somalia. Italy was soon denounced by the League of Nations; it was condemned and sanctioned. However, the sanctions were completely ineffective.
The first phase of the war was followed in January 1936 by a counteroffensive. However, the lack of coordination between the #military commands weakened the Ethiopian front, leading to its defeat at the Battle of Tembien on 20-24 January.
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