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Welcome to a weekly curation of interesting historical moments and facts!

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Pouring the foundation of the Eiffel Tower, 1887.

27.11.2024 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A young Barack Obama spending time on the beach with his grandfather, 1963

27.11.2024 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Adolf Hitler poses in lederhosen, circa 1927. He had this photo hidden from the public because, in his opinion, it undermined his dignity.

27.11.2024 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5
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McDonald's McPizza from 1992πŸ•

27.11.2024 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Proud mother, Mrs. Cleveland Owens, hears of son Jesse's Olympic triumphs in Berlin, 1936.

27.11.2024 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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89 year old Winston Churchill leaves the House of Commons for the last time in 1964. By this stage Churchill had been a member of Parliament for 64 years.

27.11.2024 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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French schoolchildren wait for their weekly dose of cod liver oil, 1948.

27.11.2024 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The sky is the limit, and it’s blue. Let’s beat Twitter’s record for most reposts (3.8 million). Repost this and make history!

21.11.2024 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A man rides a bus in Durban, meant for white passengers only, in resistance to South Africa’s apartheid policies, 1986.

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German children playing with bundles of worthless money due to hyperinflation, 1923.

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A couple holding hands across a fence of barbed wire as the Berlin Wall is put up, 1961.

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In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to buy a go-kart. He went on to become the CEO of McLaren F1 racing.

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Before the smart-phone, 1983

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This is a map of where Roman coins have been found throughout history

20.11.2024 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Billionaire John D. Rockefeller gives a nickel to a child on his 84th birthday, USA, 1923.

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After being painted blue for the Smurf movie, villagers of Juzcar had a vote and decided to keep the town blue.

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There were about 180 towers in Bologna in the 12th century. The tallest, 97 meters high, still stands.

20.11.2024 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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The cast of Pulp Fiction at the Cannes Film Festival, 1994

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