@thismanyyearsago.bsky.social
I post daily about something that is “this many years ago”. This account is a hobby project. Time zone is GMT+2 and I usually post between 9AM and 1PM.
The execution scene, drawn by eyewitness Robert Beale
439 years ago, on the 8th of February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded after being found guilty of conspiring to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. She had been forced to abdicate as Queen of Scotland 19 years prior. #otd #history 🗃️
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The execution scene, drawn by eyewitness Robert Beale
439 years ago, on the 8th of February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded after being found guilty of conspiring to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. She had been forced to abdicate as Queen of Scotland 19 years prior. #otd #history 🗃️
08.02.2026 07:27 — 👍 87 🔁 14 💬 3 📌 0
Cripple Creek, Colo., under martial law in 1894.
132 years ago, on the 7th of February 1894, the Cripple Creel miners' strike began after two mine owners planned to lengthen the workday from 8 to 10 hours without increasing the daily wage. The strike ended on June 12th with a union victory despite state militia interference. #otd #history 🗃️
07.02.2026 09:01 — 👍 136 🔁 23 💬 4 📌 3Last year, I posted about the founding of the European Union.
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Emblem as displayed on a membership certificate from 1840
206 years ago, on the 6th of February 1820, the first 86 African American migrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society departed for what is now Liberia. The idea for the colony was rooted in the racist belief that free people of colour couldn't integrate into U.S. society. #otd #history 🗃️
06.02.2026 07:52 — 👍 59 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0Last year, I posted about Dandara dos Palmares.
06.02.2026 07:50 — 👍 31 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Added Steve and Dave's.
05.02.2026 21:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Reposting this thread again in case anyone has suggestions for accounts to add to this feed, or if there are people interested in following the feed who haven't seen it yet.
05.02.2026 17:52 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you for the suggestion. Link for people's convenience:
05.02.2026 09:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Followed by conflicting reports whether or not the nuclear package was removed before the test. Yeah, nice!
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Mark 15 Thermonuclear Bomb of the type lost when jettisoned after the collision
68 years ago, on the 5th of February 1958, the US Air Force lost a hydrogen bomb of the coast of Georgia. The bomb was ejected into the water from a B-47 bomber after it had collided with a F-86 fighter plane. The bomb has never been recovered. #otd #history 🗃️
05.02.2026 08:07 — 👍 83 🔁 14 💬 7 📌 1Last year, I posted about King Leopold II and Congo.
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typo, will fix
04.02.2026 12:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Repost to fix typo.
04.02.2026 12:08 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 01815 years ago, on the 4th of February 211, Roman emperor Septimius Severus died at Eberacum in Britain (now York). His two sons, Caracalla and Geta shared power until Caracalla had Geta murdered in December of the same year. (painting from 1769) #otd #history 🗃️
04.02.2026 12:08 — 👍 53 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0Last year, I posted about the Yalta conference.
04.02.2026 07:39 — 👍 34 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Don't even need to look at NFT's and Crypto. There are companies valued at billions barely or not even turning a profit.
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A standardized price index for tulip bulb contracts, created by Earl Thompson. Thompson had no price data between February 9 and May 1, thus the shape of the decline is unknown. The tulip market is known to have collapsed abruptly in February.
More details Wagon of Fools by Hendrik Gerritsz Pot, 1637. Haarlem weavers chase a wind-borne wagon flying a fool's cap flag. Flora, goddess of flowers, rides aboard to destruction in the sea with the vices Fraud, Gluttony and Avarice, Mrs. Mania, and Idle Hope/Fortuna.
389 years ago, on the 3rd of February 1637, tulip bulb contract prices collapsed causing the end of Tulip within the Dutch Republic. Tulip prices had shot up over 20-fold since November 12th and dropped back down to this level by May first. #otd #history 🗃️
03.02.2026 08:31 — 👍 81 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1Last year, I posted about Mehmed II.
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