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Historian of Women Airforce Service Pilots Book w @crownpublishing History Prof; Doc film producer; Public Historian; talking head; Bluesky Elder Certified; https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-kate-landdeck-25a04811 https://katherinesharplanddeck.com
Who has good assignments for online courses that are not easily done by AI and are not onerous to grade when one has 60-100 online students? I'm out of ideas and nothing seems to work
The Oakland University Archives and Special Collections has made available via JSTOR 23 oral history interviews that capture the history of Pontiac’s Black community and map the routes of the Great Migration. The post also includes a classroom activity for interpreting excerpts of the interviews! 🗃️
The Cassette Tapes of the Great Migration - JSTOR Daily
An archive of recorded interviews captures how ordinary people experienced one of the defining chapters of American history.
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Would someone please make a "How much Healthcare we could buy for people w $37 billion," "how many bridges we could improve," "how many schools we could build," "how many people we could feed," etc chart so I can share it? Blessings to the poor families of those who've been killed for nothing.
“What was Paul Pelosi wearing?”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRep. Darrell Issa blames Paul Pelosi for getting beaten nearly to death by a deranged Trump supporter: "This man has serious problems. We saw it in that very dubious circumstance where he let somebody in and ended up with his head knocked."
This Day in Labor History: June 14, 1877. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 begins in a revolt against the railroad industries that spread well beyond the strikers themselves. The government responded with state violence, using the Army to kill strikers!
The Republican Party 4 months before midterms: "You're not getting affordable housing unless you give up your voting rights" Great message.
French Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch, murdered by the Gestapo in 1944, is inducted into Panthéon in Paris.
For #historians - Call for Papers for a conference on women's mobilization in the Americas during WWI in Buenos Aires on 13-14 May 2027 This conference invites scholars from related disciplines to submit their research examining the roles played by women across the Americas during the Great War.
In the well-over 100,000 documents written by founders included in the Founders Online database from the National Archives, no one uses the phrase "God's noble experiment." No one.
On July 3rd, 2016 Carole King and her band performed the album Tapestry in its entirety, live for the first time to an audience of 65,000 in London's Hyde Park. To celebrate the 10th anniversary we are re-releasing the full concert film on Carole King's Youtube Channel starting July 3rd.
Ok media X technology X history nerds: my partner and I use a hollowed out TV stand inherited from his grandparents to store bar supplies. Last night I noticed this diagram posted deep inside of what I assume what once were the internal electronics. Can we date it based on this? What even is this?
I saw a big announcement about this in Lyon, his hometown, last week. Important to note that his wife, Simonne Vidal, is being inducted along with him, in recognition of her own contributions both to his research and the Resistance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonne...
Simonne Vidal - Wikipedia
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Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · last mo.French Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch, murdered by the Gestapo in 1944, is inducted into Panthéon in Paris.
Had the great fortune to spend the weekend w my dear friend Nell "Mickey" Bright celebrating her 105th birthday. Mickey was a WASP during WWII and we have been friends for 30 years now. She not only flew B-25s during the war, but after the war became the first woman stockbroker in AZ.
Crowdsourcing: Who are your favorite history social media influencers? I'm thinking specifically people making content about history for a popular audience, especially on instagram/tiktok/youtube. Share handles!
Smart scientist explains the reflecting pool and how to fix it. Smart and interesting read.
Buttons (Ashley) 🏴☠️#OFMDForLife🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈🤡@sevensugars.bsky.social · 2mo agoSince I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
suno has used *one hundred and thirty eight* of my songs across two of their datasets. this is almost my entire catalogue of music. it's just about everything i've released from 2017 to 2024. if anyone knows any lawyers in the music industry that are working on a case for this please get in touch!
Laura Platt 🌈@lauraplattmusic.com · 2mo agoThere's a searchable database on this article (accessible in incognito) - www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
I did NOT know Northwestern had a transportation library. My day may be lost as I look at @rmartincole.bsky.social old posts and go explore the library. I may have finally found a direction for my next book!
Rachel Cole@rmartincole.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew acquisition for NUTL: mockup for Continental Airlines' 1959 Annual Report, with fantastic jet-age design
I am going to Salt Lake City this weekend to celebrate my friend Mickey Bright's 105th birthday. She was a WASP pilot in WWII, and the first woman stockbroker in the state of Arizona. I'd love to share your well wishes or questions w her when I visit. What would you like to tell her or ask her?
Today is election day in Washington, DC, Georgia, Alabama, and Oklahoma! Want to keep up with the coverage? Follow these local newsrooms and reporters for the very latest:
Reposting this for the morning C-Span fans. Go support them and get yourself a nice t-shirt or hat! #C-Span c-spanshop.org
C-SPAN
The official shop of C-SPAN. Find the latest merch, and help support our nonprofit operations, including our programming, community outreach efforts and educational programs.
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@katelanddeck.bsky.social · 2mo agoJust wanna make sure everyone knows c-span has a shop - you can get c-span t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, etc.. They are really nice and it makes the great crews happy when we wear them. c-spanshop.org
Just wanna make sure everyone knows c-span has a shop - you can get c-span t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, etc.. They are really nice and it makes the great crews happy when we wear them. c-spanshop.org
C-SPAN
The official shop of C-SPAN. Find the latest merch, and help support our nonprofit operations, including our programming, community outreach efforts and educational programs.
c-spanshop.org
If you write words for a living and want to write words about these words just say the word
HARPP has released “The Federal Assault on History” the first comprehensive report documenting the Trump administration’s sweeping, coordinated effort since January 2025 to reshape how the American past is recorded, preserved, and shared with the public. Read the report: https://ow.ly/7ab150Zawe5
Saw a new health news co on my home page media alert, KFF Health news. Found myself digging into who was on board, etc, to help determine if I could trust it cuz of times. Saw @evanasmith.bsky.social on advisory committee and lowered my guard a bit. He's a name I trust.
As of today, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has gone on longer than the First World War.
Does anyone’s library subscribe to the British Newspaper Archive anymore & can pull a story from the Reading Evening Post from 1966 for me? #skystorians 🗃️
