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YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Fort Fisher, NC Tour #civilwar #northcarolina

INSTANT VIDEO: Take a walk with us on a sunny day guided tour of Fort Fisher, the last Confederate fort to fall, 1865, that allowed supplies to get to Wilmington, NC, then N to Gen Lee's troops around Petersburg & Richmond. Now a NC state historic site. youtube.com/watch?v=VPp0... @battlefields.org

NEW ARTICLE: On 2/24/2022, a full scale invasion of the sovereign nation of #Ukraine by Russian Pres Putin w/troops entering from W, N, S causes mass migration. Western nations, incl US, send humanitarian & military aid. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2... @ukraineworld.bsky.social @deaidua.org

Time to save more Civil War land. americasbesthistory.com support the @Battlefields in their new effort to save 27.5 acres at 1st & 2nd Manassas and Williamsburg. Help if you can. www.battlefields.org/give/save-ba... @battlefields.org @manassas.bsky.social @civilwarpaths.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Atiyala Castle #history #southcarolina #murrellsinlet

INSTANT VIDEO: Take a guided tour through Atalaya Castle, the summer home of Archer & Anna Hyatt Huntington, the famous sculptor, who also started #Brookgreen Gardens. A fascinating tour to take south of Myrtle Beach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RILx... @myrtlebeach-social.bsky.social

SPOTLIGHT LESSER KNOWN HISTORY: Museum of the American Revolution. Since 2017, the only museum devoted to the entire American Revolution in in #Philly. It even has George Washington's original tent. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @visitphilly.bsky.social @va250.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Brookgreen Gardens #art #sculpture

INSTANT VIDEO: Brookgreen Gardens, Murrell's Inlet, SC is an oasis of 9,000 acres filled with sculpture, gardens, fountains, animals, & art. Its history stems from the sculpting of one of 1st female sculptors, Anna Hyatt Huntington. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9na... @myrtlebeach-social.bsky.social

NEW ARTICLE: On 4/14/2019, Tiger Woods wins his 15th Major at the #Masters after 11 yrs without a victory in one of the 4 major golf tournaments. On 10/28/2019, Woods ties Sam Snead for the most PGA Tour victories in a career, 82. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2... @pgatour-usa.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Teddy Roosevelt Quotes, including his difficulty controlling his daughter. #presidentialhumor

YOUTUBE SHORT: From the beginning days of Presidents, there have been plenty of funny quotes. Three from Pres Teddy Roosevelt, including his thoughts on crooks in Congress and the difficulty controlling his daughter. www.youtube.com/shorts/PFkGJ... @aaslh.org @historyteach.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo 1901

MINUTE WALK IN HISTORY: Pan American Expo 1901, Buffalo. Stroll along the promenade, watch a boat ride, listen to the Buffalo March & newspaper reports of the unfortunate shooting of Pres McKinley. Video footage by Edison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBjA... @buffaloguild.bsky.social

INSTANT VIDEO: It was officially called the Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles 1935 & was the 1st large fair sanctioned by the new international treaty body, the Bureau of International Exposition. jttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIe5AaAsUUA&t=38s @brussels.bsky.social

NEW ARTICLE: International Affairs. On 1/9/1964, the Panama Canal incident occurs when Panamanian mobs engage US troops over the flying of both flags, leading to the death of 21 Panama citizens & 4 U.S. troops.
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“Fall into History” at Gettysburg National Military Park - Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service) “Fall into History” at Gettysburg National Military Park

GETTYSBURG BUFFS. Don't forget this weekend's World War II festivities at #Eisenhower, and check out next week Fall spectacular at the #Gettysburg battlefield. Two battlewalks & two campfires. Make your plans. www.nps.gov/gett/learn/n... @destinationgettysburg.com @civilwarpaths.bsky.social

FAN FAV: On 3/30/1867 - Secr of State William Seward consummates the sale of #Alaska to the US from Russia for $7.2 million dollars, 2 cents per acre, by signing the Treaty of Cession of Russian America to USA. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @alaska.bsky.social @alaskaairlines.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Happy Constitution Day #constitution #democracy

INSTANT VIDEO: Happy Constitution Day, this Sept 17, with this video of the 39 signers & description of the document with the Bill of Rights to all those who value democracy, the rule of law, freedom, & liberty. www.youtube.com/shorts/k8ow4... @constitutionctr.bsky.social @freedom.press

NEW ARTICLE: 10/31/2009, The economic #recession deepens as jobless claims climb above 10.0%, reaching 10.2% in Oct. This occurs despite efforts by the Obama admin to ramp up gov spending pushed by the $780 billion economic #stimulus package. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2... @economist.com

YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Booker T. Washington's Birthplace #emancipation #freedom #civilrights

INSTANT VIDEO: Take a walk with us around Booker T. Washington National Monument, his birthplace & home when the Civil War ended, granting he, mother, & siblings their freedom. This is one of our favorite sites visited this year, 2025. youtube.com/watch?v=-vzh...
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TIMELINE OF MO: The 1800's. The USA was expanded & explored in many ways during the first & subsequent decades of the 1800s. We bought territory in the Louisiana Purchase, make roads for pioneers to reach the Mississippi, then sent explorers west. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @aaslh.org

HISTORIC SITE OF MO: The Lakota tribe knew of the importance of Wind Cave since their existence. They initially lived in a Spirit Lodge inside it. This is their origin story set in the Black Hills. americasbesthistory.com/abh-windcave... @windcave.bsky.social @blackhillsparks.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Presidential Gaffes & Jokes #humor #gaffes

INSTANT VIDEO: From the beginning days of Presidents in the USA, there have been plenty of funny, witty, sometimes gaffes or mistakes, made by occupants of the White House. Listen to ten here from Pres John Adams to Obama. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0_X... @politicalhumor.bsky.social

NEW ARTICLE: They were already working on cloning cows and sheep, without knowing the consequences. So the topic of human #cloning was becoming a hot subject. So on 3/4/1997, federal funding for any research into human cloning was barred by Pres #Clinton. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1...

Join the National Park Service for Eisenhower National Historic Site’s 2025 World War II Weekend, September 19 through 21 - Eisenhower National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) Join the National Park Service for Eisenhower National Historic Site’s 2025 World War II Weekend, September 19 through 21

UPCOMING EVENT: #WWII Weekend at the #Eisenhower Farm in #Gettysburg on Sept. 19-21. On site parking. Form more info. www.nps.gov/eise/learn/n... For those that love WW2 history, Eisenhower, and Gettysburg. @destinationgettysburg.com @dwightdeisenhower.bsky.social

SPOTLIGHT LESSER KNOWN HISTORY: Deep in the NC woods along the Little River is this marvelous, but small Native American site of ceremony, habitation, and culture, an archeological wonder of the Pee Dee people of the preColumbian era. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @ncarolinacan.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Spanish American War #militaryhistory #edison

INSTANT VIDEO: With film from Edison of the Spanish American War against Spain in Cuba & Philippines, get as close to the conflict in 1898 as possible, started by the sinking of the USS Maine. Troops, Roughriders & Teddy Roosevelt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpJ-... @spanishamericangal.bsky.social

NEW ARTICLE: May 18, 1980 - The Mount St. Helens volcano, in Washington, erupts, killing 57 people & economic devastation w/losses near $3 billion. The blast was est to have the power 500 times greater than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. @mtsthelenswa.bsky.social @volcanoearth.bsky.social

VICTORY IN LONG PRESERVATION FIGHT: Judge states that massive #Manassas Data Center was rezoned incorrectly and that procedure must be started again. Congrats ABT & others from americasbesthistory.com. Read more www.battlefields.org/news/judge-r... @battlefields.org @civilwarontour.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Minute Walk in History - Jamestowne Colony #colonialhistory #slavery #archaeology

Take a walk around both sections of the Jamestown site, incl the Visitor Center & archeological digs on the old town, as you listen to the diary of girl who made the voyage. John Smith, John Rolfe, Pocahontas, first slaves 1619, & abandonment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlgS... @jamestowner.bsky.social

LESSER KNOWN HISTORY: There's an effort to upgrade Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona to a National Park. The national monument is surrounded by both the Chiricahua Mountains & Coronado National Forest. Its a land of spires, hanging rocks, & trails. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight.html

NEW ARTICLE: Wheel of Fortune debuted on 1/6/1975, created by Merv Griffin, & would become the American icon it is today, now hosted by Vanna White & Ryan Seacrest. But the primary forces were in the decades of White & Pat Sajak. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @wheeloffortune1.bsky.social

YouTube video by America's Best History Happy 109th Birthday National Park Service

INSTANT VIDEO: Watch our congrats video for our fav U.S. agency, the spectacular National Park Service. Happy 109th Birthday, August 25, to the staff & rangers for saving our historic sites, cultural sites, awesome nature at our National Parks & more. youtu.be/x2AzvDOvx4s @nationalparks.bsky.social