Bob the TravelerAfter escaping from Elba, Napoleon entered #Paris OTD in 1815 with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/flaneur-canal-saint-martin/?s=mb #travel #history
Muhammad bin Tughluq was Sultan of #Delhi from 1325 to his death OTD in 1351; he was interested in medicine and skilled in several languages, the famous traveler Ibn Battuta was a guest at his court https://toilet-guru.com/blog/10.html?s=mb #history
Miro CollasFive more seated Gauls found in Dijon – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75639
"The first seated burials were excavated in 2024 in the former garden of the Corderliers convent. They had all been laid to rest in the same manner: seated on the bottom of a circular pit, backs against the eastern wall, facing west. Their hands were on their laps or legs."
The New YorkerAda Ferrer on America’s Imperial Adventures in Cuba
Today is the feast day of Tetricus of Langres, Bishop of Langres from 539/540 until his death in 572/573 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/5.html?s=mb #travel #history
Anime HeraldThe Wild World of Anime CD-ROMs in North America - Mark McDonald explores the anime CD-ROM micro-boom of the 1990s, looking at the history format and their rise and fall, while highlighting exemplars of the format like the Anime Hyperguide and The World of U.S. Manga Corps.
Link: http://hera.fyi/cdroms
Emperor Tenmu, 40th Emperor of #Japan, assumed the Chrysanthemum Throne OTD in 673 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kofun/emperor-seimu.html?s=mb #travel #history
Kofun of Emperor Seimu — Megalithic Tombs of Japan's Ancient Rulers
Mausoleum of Emperor Seimu. Kofun, megalithic tombs with distinctive keyhole shapes, were built in Japan from the early 3rd to the early 7th century CE. Today they are believed to be the tombs of Emperors.
AnthonyNot trying to make it heavy in here but for #footpathfriday I wanted to share this stretch of path from one of the “Trail of Tears”. According to the signs, this is one of the best preserved stretches of the Trail of Tears and it was a sobering and reflective experience to think about all of those Natives who were forcibly removed from their homes and land. It bothers me Everytime I think about it.
#photography #nature #trail #trailoftears #forest #woods #footpath #fujifilm #nativehistory #history
#photography #nature #trail #trailoftears #forest #woods #footpath #fujifilm #nativehistory #history
wendythedruidTrump: "Gas prices will drop very rapidly when this is over."
That was Donald Trump — the bone-spur brigadier who launched Operation Epic Fury with Netanyahu on February 28th and acted shocked when Iran struck Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-trump-whoremuz-spring-is-here
#trans #queer #lgbtqia #news #liberal #progressive #nonfiction #history #culture
Abraham Beame, born OTD in 1906, was the 104th Mayor of #NewYorkCity, from 1974 to 1977, during a fiscal crisis during which the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-les-stanton/?s=mb #travel #history
