#OTD 16th October 1939: First German air raid on Britain during WW2 took place when bombers attacked Rosyth naval base in Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e49eUGoavIA #historyteacher #sschat

#OnThisDay 15th October 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at his exile on the island of St Helena https://youtu.be/3WQumXeoHEI #history#OTD 15th October 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at his exile on the island of St Helena https://youtu.be/3WQumXeoHEI #historyteacher #sschat

#OTD 15th October 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at his exile on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic https://youtu.be/3WQumXeoHEI #historyteacher #sschat

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#edtalk #educationalleadership #sschat

I also do this series 4 the LOC posts abt taking apart a random Front Page of an old newspaper. I've been recently interested in how much social media is 'present' in these pages - could be an interesting class disc. For ex, I bring you Challis, ID 1902 #sschat #edusky www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...

#OnThisDay 14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjvASqL5i90 #history#OTD 14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjvASqL5i90 #historyteacher #sschat

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Over a quarter million French students have been in the streets protesting over the past week. But why? Discuss with students. #sschat

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#OTD 14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjvASqL5i90 #historyteacher #sschat

#OnThisDay 13th October https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbmGIQpvcjg #history#OTD 13th October https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbmGIQpvcjg #historyteacher #sschat

#OTD 13th October 1908: Suffragette Margaret Travers Symons becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she burst into the main chamber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbmGIQpvcjg #historyteacher #sschat

#OnThisDay 12th October 539 BCE: Babylon falls to the Persian king Cyrus the Great https://youtu.be/YBwfEngNmE8 #history#OTD 12th October 539 BCE: Babylon falls to the Persian king Cyrus the Great https://youtu.be/YBwfEngNmE8 #historyteacher #sschat

While my city (Boston) celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day, my state (Massachusetts) regretfully still calls it Columbus Day. Here is something I wrote a decade ago on how we can use this to teach about Native activism and resistance. #edusky #sschat christophermartell.blogspot.com/2016/10/usin...

#OTD 12th October 539 BCE: Babylon falls to the Persian king Cyrus the Great https://youtu.be/YBwfEngNmE8 #historyteacher #sschat

A combination of my favorite things - dataviz, maps and primary sources! #sschat #edusky

Free daily geography starter for class: three cities each give a distance and a direction, and students work out the hidden city in the middle. No accounts. Every past day is playable, so there's a practice bank. #EduSky #SSChat #geography
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#OnThisDay 11th October 1521: King Henry VIII of England given the https://youtu.be/FXP12ak59G0?si=pDGGGDRdSwkNy2uY #history#OTD 11th October 1521: King Henry VIII of England given the https://youtu.be/FXP12ak59G0?si=pDGGGDRdSwkNy2uY #historyteacher #sschat

#OTD 11th October 1521: King Henry VIII of England given the title Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X https://youtu.be/FXP12ak59G0?si=pDGGGDRdSwkNy2uY #historyteacher #sschat

#OnThisDay 10th October 1780: The Great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R49YlIPnDQ #history#OTD 10th October 1780: The Great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R49YlIPnDQ #historyteacher #sschat

#OTD 10th October 1780: The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills an estimated 22,000 people, making it the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R49YlIPnDQ #historyteacher #sschat

#OnThisDay 9th October 1665: King Charles II moves Parliament to the University of Oxford to https://youtu.be/bErw1v6CPl8 #history#OTD 9th October 1665: King Charles II moves Parliament to the University of Oxford to https://youtu.be/bErw1v6CPl8 #historyteacher #sschat