📅 September 17, 1787
A Convention in Philly convened,
Where Franklin and Madison preened.
They signed the Constitution,
A grand contribution—
The greatest republic e'er dreamed!
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@docatcdi.com📅 September 17, 1787
A Convention in Philly convened,
Where Franklin and Madison preened.
They signed the Constitution,
A grand contribution—
The greatest republic e'er dreamed!
@mabelquill.bsky.socialPapua New Guinea Becomes Independent #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #PapuaNewGuinea #IndependenceHistory #PacificHistory #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@mabelquill.bsky.socialA Bomb Explodes on Wall Street #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #WallStreetBombing #NewYorkHistory #UnsolvedHistory #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@mabelquill.bsky.socialGeneral Motors Is Incorporated On September 16, 1908, William C. Durant incorporated General Motors, beginning an automobile company built around multiple brands. #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #GeneralMotors #WilliamDurant #AutomotiveHistory #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@mabelquill.bsky.socialThe Grito Begins Mexico’s Independence Struggle #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #GritoDeDolores #MexicanIndependence #MiguelHidalgo #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@bryankj.bsky.social1745: Edinburgh occupied by Jacobites under Charles Edward Stuart (aka the Young Pretender or Bonny Prince Charlie).
1972: TV comedy series "M*A*S*H", starring Alan Alda, debuts on CBS in the US and runs for 11 years, garnering 14 Emmy Awards and 1 Peabody. #todayinhistory
@ldennison.bsky.socialToday in History - 1964: The fantasy sitcom "Bewitched," staring Elizabeth Montgomery, debuted on ABC. #TodayInHistory
@fahimeserhatti.bsky.socialToday in Bookish and Literary History, September 17
#todayinhistory #otd #september17 #booksky #books #reading #readers #releasedates #publicationday
@docatcdi.com📅 September 16, 1810 — The Cry of Dolores (El Grito de Dolores)
A priest named Hidalgo cried out,
"¡Viva México!" — freedom's first shout!
From Dolores he rang
The church bell, and he sang
Independence from Spain — have no doubt!
@aurnonline.bsky.social#OTD in 1925, B.B. King was born in Mississippi. The "King of the Blues" went on to influence generations of musicians and transform American music. https://ow.ly/7fxA50ZOmku
#aurn #aurnonline #blackhistory #history #onthisday #todayinhistory
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@ldennison.bsky.socialToday in History - 1920: A horse-drawn cart pulled up across from the J.P. Morgan building in the heart of Wall Street and then exploded, killing more than 30 people and injuring hundreds. The Wall Street bombing remains unsolved to this day. #TodayInHistory
@larsdhhedbor.com16 Sep 1779
Savannah, Georgia besieged by Americans & French; ends in catastrophe.
#RevWar #TodayInHistory
@fahimeserhatti.bsky.socialToday in Bookish and Literary History, September 16
#todayinhistory #otd #september16 #booksky #books #reading #readers #releasedates #publicationday
@datavisfriendly.bsky.social#TodayinHistory #dataviz #OTD 📊
🎂Sep 15, 1879 Leonard Porter Ayres born in Niantic, Connecticut, USA 🇺🇸
1919: Social statistical chartbook, containing a variety of graphic and semi-graphic displays in a USA Government report. (These ideas influenced JW Tukey's EDA)
👀 archive.org/details/warw...
@mabelquill.bsky.socialThe 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #16thStreetBaptistChurch #CivilRightsHistory #BirminghamHistory #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@mabelquill.bsky.socialNazi Germany Enacts the Nuremberg Laws On September 15, 1935, Nazi Germany enacted the Nuremberg Laws, creating a legal framework for the systematic persecution of Jewish people. #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #NurembergLaws #HolocaustHistory #HumanRights #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@mabelquill.bsky.socialTanks Enter Battle for the First Time On September 15, 1916, British forces used tanks in battle for the first time during the Battle of Flers Courcelette on the Somme. #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #TankHistory #FirstWorldWar #BattleOfTheSomme #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@docatcdi.com📅 September 15, 1835 — HMS Beagle Arrives at the Galápagos Islands
A young Darwin sailed into the bay,
Where the finches had plenty to say.
Their beaks told a tale
Of nature’s detail—
And evolution was born from that day!
@mabelquill.bsky.socialThe Railway That Joined Two Cities #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #RailwayHistory #SteamPower #IndustrialRevolution #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@mabelquill.bsky.socialFive Nations Declare Independence #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #CentralAmericanIndependence #LatinAmericanHistory #IndependenceDay #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp