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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's the bastion of country music, the program that made country music go from the back hills of Kentucky to the entire nation. The Grand Ole Opry radio program began in 1925. Watch a short montage of some of its stars. www.youtube.com/shorts/1zfGA... @opry.bsky.social @nashvillescene.com

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History Short - Grand Ole Opry Through the Years #grandoleopry #countrymusic #nashville

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

FAN FAV: March 13, 1866 - The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed by Congress, first federal law protecting the rights of African Americans. It is vetoed by Pres Johnson, but the veto overridden by Congress. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @civilrightscntr.bsky.social @naacpmke.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

HISTORY VIDEO: Watch scenes from the Battle of Mill Springs, KY & see the landscape that was fought over & won, one of the 1st major victories of the war for the Union under Gen Thomas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=njoY... @battlefields.org @kyhistsoc.bsky.social @civilwarlady.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky #civilwar #kentucky #1862 #americanhistory

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

NEW ARTICLE: February 4-11, 1945 - President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin hold the Yalta Conference in the Soviet Union, talking about how to end World War II. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @ww2tv.bsky.social @militarytimes.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

VIDEO SHORT: Civil War Battle of Carthage. An early Trans-Mississippi fight in the early stage of the war with the Confederate side led by the actual gov of Missouri, Claiborne F. Jackson, fighting against his own Union. www.youtube.com/shorts/7v8iB... @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @battlefields.org

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History Short - Civil War Battle of Carthage #missouri #civilwar #militaryhistory #1861

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: September 26, 1580 - Francis Drake returns home to Plymouth, England, becoming the second expedition to circumnavigate the globe. He returns with fifty-nine men, a cargo of spices, and Spanish treasure. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @maritimesmuseum.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: Witness the Sinking Spring Farm where Abraham Lincoln was born in that famous log cabin. See a period log cabin now housed in the Memorial Building, plus a second site, Knobs Creek Farm, where he was raised as a boy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU89... @abrahamlincoln.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace #kentucky #logcabin #presidentlincoln

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NEW ARTICLE: 3/31/1933 - The Civilian Conservation Corps is authorized. It would provide work for 2.5 million men over 9 yrs & help construct many national park & other projects across USA. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @nationalparks.bsky.social @nationalparksgirl.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

VIDEO SHORT: Take a quick look at some of the scenes and people engaged in the Civil War Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Its a state park with some amazing history. www.youtube.com/shorts/uyEX1... @kystateu.bsky.social @kyhistsoc.bsky.social @battlefields.org

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Scenes from the Battle of Perryville - #civilwar #kentucky #americanhistory #history #battlefield

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: Sept 24, 1493 - Columbus began his 2nd trip to the American colonies with seventeen ships and 1,200 men. These men were meant to colonize the land found & claimed during the journey after the 1st voyage. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @historyteachernerd.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: It's a Civil War battlefield kept in pristine condition that commemorates, in Prairie Grove Battlefield, a state park, the 1862 battle in NW #Arkansas. Take a walk with us on main portion of the battlefield. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ada5... @civilwarlady.bsky.social @battlefields.org

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Minute Walk in History - Battle of Prairie Grove #civilwar #arkansas #americanhistory

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW ARTICLE: #Country Music. November 28, 1925 - The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @opry.bsky.social @highcountrynews.org @grandoleopry.bsky.social @nashvillescene.com @countrymusicbox.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: Tour the museum, two homes & grounds of author Laura Ingalls Wilder of Little House on the Prairie fame. This historic site was the location where adult Laura would write her books & live from 1894 until her death. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGya... @childrensbooksf.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - Laura Ingalls Wilder Home, Little House on the Prairie #pioneers #missouri

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: Follow us on our tour of Pea Ridge National Historic Park which occurred in March 1862, & listen to 3 fantastic park rangers tell the stories of the two day battle, finally won on the 2nd by the Union. www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g6... @battlefields.org @uarkpress.bsky.social

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Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge #civilwar #nationalbattlefield #arkansas #history

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

HISTORIC SITE OF MONTH: #Bentonville Battlefield. Often overshadowed by the around the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond, the Battle of Bentonville was a de factor continuation of Union General Sherman's March to the Sea. americasbesthistory.com/abh-bentonvi... @battlefields.org @aaslh.org

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MINUTE WALK IN HISTORY: Musikfest Festival Bethlehem. Take in the sights and sounds of the largest free music festival in the US, Musikfest during its 40th anniversary season in the historic town of Bethlehem, PA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dlE... @musikfest.bsky.social @kendalconrad.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - Musikfest 40th Anniversary/Bethlehem/Steel

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

FAN FAV: Battle of Long Island. Washington guessed next target of British would be NY. March 1776, he marched 19,000 Cont soldiers there. British appeared in late June. The battle would be the 1st major engagement after Decl of Independence. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @battlefields.org

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: Don't miss this spectacular walk with one of the best young rangers in the National Park Service. Take the "Grant's Final First Day Line," walk with us. Thanks, Annybel, we thought you were great!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=92KV... @civilwarontour.bsky.social @battlefields.org

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Minute Walk in History - Shiloh Walk With Annybel Jaques, One of Best Young Rangers in NPS #civilwar

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

SPOTLIGHT ON LESSER KNOWN HISTORY: For generations, families across the US & world have been entertained by the books & series Little House on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home, is home of the author from 1894. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @prairiebooksnow.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

TIMELINE OF THE MONTH: 1700s. The conflict of colonies in their empires as England, Spain, France, & Netherlands compete for settlement & trade as the American plantations grow along the Atlantic Coast. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @frenchcolonial.bsky.social @colmigproject.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

NEW ARTICLE: #Panama #Canal Opens. August 3, 1914 - The first ship passes through the completed Panama Canal after the United States finishes construction over ten years. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @panamacanal.bsky.social @globalmarhist.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: Take a trip around the Shiloh battlefield with us amid three park ranger walks as we explore the Western theater battle of the Civil War that continued the reputation of General Grant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Tl... @battlefields.org @bfxpl.bsky.social @civilwarlady.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - Shiloh National Battlefield #civilwar #tennessee #history #america250

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

LESSER KNOWN HISTORY: The History Museum on the Square in Springfield, Missouri tells the story of Route 66 on its 100th anniversary, a gun battle with Wild Bill Hickock, & more in an innovative history museum. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @missouriindependent.com @rt66hiker.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

PAST HISTORY THIS WEEK: August 26, 1635 - Great Colonial #Hurricane strikes the Atlantic Coast and the colonies of #Jamestown, Plymouth, and Massachusetts Bay. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @thejamestownfdn.bsky.social @plimoth.bsky.social @nws.noaa.gov @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

HISTORIC SITE OF MO: Brussels International Exposition 1935. The Bureau of International Expositions was in place as of 1928 & the Brussels fair of 1935 would be its initial sanctioned fair of General Category 1. americasbesthistory.com/wfbrussels19... @belgiumineu.bsky.social @riyadhi.bsky.social

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Brussels World's Fair 1935.

History of the Brussels World's Fair of 1935, the first World's Fair sanctioned by the Bureau of International Exposition as a Universal Category fair. Known as the

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: Go down memory lane w/this from the 100th Anniversary of Route 66. With a bouncy tune, check out the kitschy motels, drive-ins, and attraction along the famous road from Chicago to Springfield to Malibu. www.youtube.com/watch?v=41cb... @route66news.bsky.social @route66kid.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - Route 66 100th Anniversary

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

TIMELINE OF MONTH: 1680s. A comet this way comes while New Spain has problems in Santa Fe, LaSalle explores the Mississippi for France, and New France begins its series of wars with the British colonies. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @aaslh.org @historyclippings.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

MINUTE WALK IN HISTORY: Take a walk with us on the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of #Gettysburg w/Ranger Matt Atkinson for a unique retelling of the battles of Pardee Field and Culp's Hill. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ox... @ellyingburg.bsky.social @destinationgettysburg.com @battlefields.org

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Minute Walk in History - 160th Anniversary, Day 3 - Culp's Hill/Pardee Field

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

FAN FAV - No easy way to put, but the Sesqui-Centennial International Expo held in Philly summer of 1926 was not well thought of. It paled compared to the 1876 Centennial Expo with unfinished exhibits & uninspiring site. americasbesthistory.com/wfphiladelph... @bie-paris.org @expo2030.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

NEW ARTICLE: 4/18-19, 1906 - San Fran earthquake occurs, est 7.8 Richter scale. Proximity to the epicenter of the San Andreas Fault & subsequent fire & aftershocks left 478 reported deaths, although estimates now peg that figure at nearly 3,000. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @aaslh.org

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Celebrate the 165th Anniversary of Battle of Wilson's Creek by following a NPS ranger on caravan around the important sections of the battlefield, from the Ray House to Bloody Hill. Impactful battle in Missouri. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D3E... @battlefields.org @cwbreakfastclub.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

VIDEO PREMIERE: 8/17, 9 am. Celebrate the 165th Anniversary of the Battle of Wilson's Creek w/video of the commemoration ceremony, incl story about the battle & impact on a soldier who fought & perished for the nation. youtu.be/RZ4XSGi9228 @battlefields.org @civilwarpaths.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - 165th Anniversary of Wilson's Creek, Ceremony #civilwar #missouri #history

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

WE'RE BACK!! From our trip across Multiple States to bring you more history. Starting Monday, look for new videos from Shiloh, Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Abe's Birthplace, and many more. americasbesthistory.com @battlefields.org @civilwarhistory.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

WHAT HAPPENED 490 YRS AGO? On July 24, 1536, the 4 survivors of the #Narváez expedition reach Mexico City after an 8 yr trek from Florida & capture by Indian tribes. The expedition had started w/600 men. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @globalmarhist.bsky.social @aaslh.org

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

AMERICA 250 ARTICLE: 9/7/1776 - In the world's 1st sub attack, the American submersible ship Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the flagship of British Admiral Richard Howe's ship HMS Eagle in NY Harbor. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @amrev.bsky.social @amrevmuseum.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

MINUTE WALK IN HISTORY: Chicago World's Fair 1893, the World's Columbian Expo. What many think of as the best & spawned the White City movement in architecture, & continued the idea that the USA was now equal to European nations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlPJ... @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social

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Minute Walk in History - World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

SPOTLIGHT LESSER KNOWN HISTORY. Battle of Long Island. Rev War was in its 2nd yr, & there had been few victories for Washington's Continental Army after success re Boston. This NY battle would not turn his fortunes. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @revwar250.bsky.social @battlefields.org

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Where did George #Washington and the Continental Army spend the winter of 1776? If you guessed #Morristown NHP, you're right. Check out the site of 2 winter encampments, one that was worse than Valley Forge. americasbesthistory.com/abh-morristo... @amrevmuseum.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

INSTANT VIDEO: @america250 Rewind. Bicentennial 200 celebrations and remembrances that spanned the USA in 1976. With video from the NPS, the National Archives, speech from Pres Ford. youtu.be/z3iwqtBcFAQ @america250.bsky.social @decofindependence.bsky.social @americanrevolution.bsky.social

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America250 Rewind - Bicentennial 1976 #freedomtrain #america250 #patriotic #wagontrain

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

HISTORIC SITE OF MO: River Raisin Battlefield site of two battles in War of 1812, 1st by the Americans who pushed the British out of Frenchtown, & 2nd, a surprising counterattack that would lead to massacre. americasbesthistory.com/abh-riverrai... @riverraisininst.bsky.social @battlefields.org

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NEW ARTICLE: July 27, 1995 - The #Korean War Memorial in #Washington, D.C. is dedicated in ceremonies presided by President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Yong-sam. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @koreanwarrior.bsky.social @visitdc.bsky.social

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America's Best History @ambesthistory.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

TIMELINE OF MONTH: 1890's. Immigrants streamed into Ellis Island in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, they crossed the nation, growing the cities of the east, land rushes, & adding to the experiment that was the USA. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1... @nilc.org @oklahomavoice.com

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