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@georgianewspapers.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:16 PM

The Cordele Dispatch, February 21, 1927. Courtesy of the Digital Library of Georgia.

#Georgia #History #Cordele

A.I.-transcribed headlines from “The Cordele Dispatch,” Cordele, Georgia, February 21, 1927, page 1, reading: “REED’S SENATE COMMITTEE STARTS ILLINOIS FRAUD PROBE. CONTEMPT WILL BE CHARGED AGAINST INSULL ATTORNEY. SCHUYLER REFUSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS PUT TO HIM BY REED. Decries Force In Dealing with Latin Nations. COW-HOG-HEN WEEK IS SET BY GOVERNOR. STATE’S OFFICIAL AND CIVIC BODIES OFFICIAL AND CIVIC BODIES TO CO-OPERATE FOR DIVERSIFICATION. SIXTEEN DEATHS IN NORTHERN STORMS. LINDSEY PLEA FOR A REHEARING IS DENIED. Gave $45,000 To Local County Election, Charged. DIVORCE CASE FINDS MAN MARRIED 10 YEARS AGO. TRAIN KILLS GUYTON MAN IN HIS AUTOMOBILE. INVESTIGATION OF LYONS WHIPPINGS ON TODAY. MARKETS AT GLANCE. AGITATORS ARE BEHEADED BY CANTONESE ARMY. BIG DECREASE SHOWN IN STRIKE ACTIVITIES AS RESULT—BRITISH TO DISSOLVE MUNICIPALITY. LOUISIANA MAN GETS 6 MONTHS FOR PEONAGE. MAN IS FATALLY SHOT BY WOMAN WHO KILLS SELF. STETSON, ENVOY, GOES TO WARSAW FOR NEGOTIATIONS. 810 NEW MARINES AND BLUE JACKETS NOW IN NICARAGUA. ON DUTY ALONG RAILROAD TO KEEP ROAD OPEN TO AMERICANS. MINERS NEW WAGE SCALE NOT YET REACHED. COLLISION OF CARS KILLS AGED WOMAN. GOVERNMENT WINS CASES.”
@dyaker.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:08 PM

A Resistance History of the United States by Tad Stoermer

Smiling ear to ear, last night, I cracked opened the book and began to read. The book is brilliant. The writing is so good—suits my brain. Tad is a gem and a thinker.

#history #books #power #abuse #resistance #read #nonfiction

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@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:08 PM

Tomorrow! 'Early Modern women take to the stage: Creative responses to the past', 4:30pm, open to all. More info: edin.ac/3TBNPOH

#History #Womenshistory #Edinburgh

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@lovableweirdo.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:00 PM

First at Oxford before Oxford gave women degrees. Ten new Alpine routes in one season. 1,800 miles across Arabia with a Wedgwood dinner service in her camel bags. In March 1921, Gertrude Bell picked Iraq's king. The kingmaker of Baghdad.

https://oddlet.com/p/1w2

#HistSci #history #SciComm

Too Great a Strain
@tankarchives.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:55 PM

An experimental tank battalion was formed #OTD in 1942 in Cairo under the command of Major King. Kingforce, as it came to be known, took part in the Second Battle of El Alaimein, showing the value of the Churchill III tank in combat. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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@mrhughshistory.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:54 PM

Mr. Hugh’s History: New Strip!
October 14th

Little Hugh and hope-filled accords.

#art #history #altcomics #peace #israel #palestine

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@shawneee.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:48 PM

"With the rifle, we will free Palestine".

#politics #news #history #worldnews

A picture of a brick wall and arabic text is sprayed on it with a sickle and hammer "With the rifle, we will liberate Palestine".
@sempaiscuba.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:47 PM

14 October 1944: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide after he was implicated in the 20 July bomb plot against Hitler. #History #WW2

Portrait photograph of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
@princetonaudio.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:38 PM

An authoritative introduction to strategy—its enduring essentials, its inherent challenges, and the ways it will change in the twenty-first century

@eliotacohen.bsky.social's The Strategist arrives Oct 20!

Preorder the audio edition, read by Eric Meyers, today: buff.ly/rWp4pnJ

#History #PoliSci

The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics by Eliot A. Cohen. Read by Eric Meyers. Princeton Audio.
@sempaiscuba.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:31 PM

14 October 1944: British forces liberated #Athens, Greece. #History #WW2

Photograph of the people of Athens celebrating the liberation of the city from German occupation.
@judgement-bot.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:22 PM

A 1776 monument commissioned for diplomacy is being retooled as a weapon against democratic memory.

America’s First Monument
Evidence: Pure Martial Glory, Partisan Culture War, Democratic Civic Remembrance
#Aletheia #History 🌐

Alethekanon Psochic Hegemony Assessment Graph for America’s first monument is a...Core Verdict Card for America’s first monument is a...: Claim, Reality, and Verdict coordinates.System Analysis Details: Context: - Washington Examiner: FAIL (-0.71, +0.62) — Distorts 1776 history into culture war. - Fox News: FAIL (-0.68, -0.45) — Partisan SBA fraud spin misclustered in topic. - Civic Remembrance: PASS (+0.85, +0.70) — Honors citizen-soldiers and democracy. Nuance: The Washington Examiner celebrated America’s first commissioned monument—honoring Gen. Richard Montgomery at St. Paul’s Chapel—while condemning modern memorials for recognizing collective civilian and homefront contributions during World War II. Breakdown: The Bright Side: Rediscovering the Montgomery Monument highlights the stunning craftsmanship of Jean-Jacques Caffieri and the rich, complex diplomatic history of Benjamin Franklin securing French backing during the Revolution. Social Physics: The Breakdown & Plane Error: This is a WHAT vs WHO error, confusing classical baroque aesthetic with democratic purpose. The bait honors a fallen general; the switch devalues the millions of citizen-soldiers and civilians whose collective labor secured victory in WWII. Trajectory: Social Physics Analysis: The commentator executes a Smart Selfish maneuver. The secret goal is manufacturing partisan resentment; the pretext is defending martial honor; the projection accuses democratic memorials of political correctness for honoring citizen-soldiers. The Unavoidables: The Trajectory: The Path of Fall into Deception. When you map the gap between stated intentions and ground-level results, it plots a direct trajectory toward Lesser Evil. Elevating Spartan martial dominance over democratic solidarity collapses civic trust into cynicism. Alethekanon: The Unavoidable Truth: American democracy is defended by citizen-soldiers, making total national mobilization worthy of civic honor. The Unavoidable Lie: Honoring collective civilian and logistical sacrifice somehow demeans the combat troops who fought. Awwthekanon: Alethekanon: Monuments in a republic exist to anchor civic virtue, not to sanctify a permanent warrior caste. Erasing the citizen from the soldier converts democratic gratitude into authoritarian aesthetics. Brothekanon: Awwthekanon: Every life given in war represents an irreplaceable loss, whether in 1775 or 1944. True honor does not pit the front lines against the mothers, machinists, and medics who sustained them; it holds all who carried the burden in shared grace.
@stargame.caOct 14, 2026, 1:20 PM

Category: #History
When was the first photograph of a Nebula taken?

Stargame Question #66
@jonathancyfer.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:15 PM

#OTD 2011 The Thing debuted in theaters OTD 1986 original #StarTrek pilot The Cage is released to home video Amber Viera b 1992 was in Dead of Summer (2016) #SciFi #birthdays #popculture #sciencefiction #trivia #history #horror #TV #television #films #movies #cinema

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@jonathancyfer.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:13 PM

Mackenzie Mauzy b 1980 was in TV's Forever Lori Petty b 1963 was in Tank Girl (1995) Arleen Sorkin b 1955 voice Harley in #Batman the Animated Series Lois Hamilton b 1943 was in Invitation to Hell (1984) #SciFi #birthdays #popculture #sciencefiction #trivia #history

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@jonathancyfer.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:12 PM

Edward Kerr b 1966 was in TV's Seaquest 2032 Trevor Goddard b 1962 guested on Babylon 5 Greg Evigan b 1953 was in the TekWar franchise #SciFi #birthdays #popculture #sciencefiction #trivia #history

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@jonathancyfer.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:11 PM

Udo Kier b 1944 was in Iron Sky (2012) Roger Moore b 1927 was 007 in Moonraker (1979) Robert Webber b 1924 guested on original The Outer Limits #SciFi #birthdays #popculture #sciencefiction #trivia #history

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@scoobyaddict.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:10 PM

Scooby-Doo History - October 14 #scoobydoo #history #scoobydoohistory

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@thethinkingpress.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:07 PM

Mesue’s anacardine electuary was good for those who wished to be learned, for it sharpened the intellect and made a good memory. Marking-nut electuary (Semecarpus anacardium). History, not medical advice.

thethinkingpress.org/materia-medica/marking-nut-electuary
🗃️ #WyrdWednesday #history

The plate of Marking-nut electuary (Semecarpus anacardium) in the press's Materia Medica.
@jackelhai.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:03 PM

"Smashing barriers."

Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @rboomhower.bsky.social & @unmpress.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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