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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Hannibal and the Balearic Slingers: Masters of Long-Range Warfare www.historydefined.net/balearic-sli...
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Hannibal’s Secret War Weapon: The Balearic Slingers
Amidst the many forgotten battles and long-lost heroes of history, a tale of extraordinary warriors emerges from the beautiful Mediterranean shores of the Balearic Islands. Picture a band of…
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Ingrid Bergman in 25 gorgeous photographs www.historydefined.net/ingrid-bergm...
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Ingrid Bergman in 25 stunning photographs
Ingrid Bergman emerged as one of the most iconic actresses of the 20th century. Born in Sweden, her journey to stardom began in Europe before she transcended borders to become a Hollywood star. Her…
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In a remarkable twist of history, Robert Todd Lincoln was nearly pulled beneath a moving train but was saved at the last moment by famed actor Edwin Booth. About a year later, Edwin's brother, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. www.historydefined.net/edwin-booth/
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Edwin Booth: How John Wilkes Booth’s brother saved Lincoln’s son
In April of 1865, the American Civil War was coming to a close. A disgruntled actor took it upon himself to support his cause by assassinating the President of the United States. But sometime between…
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Classic scene from The Sopranos.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
When beer companies knew how to make great commercials
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Maradona told Pelé "I have the dream of heading the ball with you"
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A Serbian soldier sleeps with his father, who came to visit him on the front line near Belgrade, 1914/1915. The most haunting photos from history: bit.ly/46yA996
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Samantha Fox & Freddie Mercury ~ 1986
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Gene Hackman and Francis Ford Coppola Behind the Scenes of The Conversation (1974)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Sophia Loren as Cleopatra in Two Nights with Cleopatra, Mario Mattoli, 1954.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Jane Fonda by David Hurn, 1968.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Jane Fonda / ph. by Bob Willoughby on the set of They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Natalie Wood photographed by Ralph Crane, 1956.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Ford Motor Company factory, circa 1965
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The USS Missouri arrived in New York, for the Navy Day celebration, 1945.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
A top-of-the-line computer setup in the mid-1990s.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Chrysler's under dash record player for your car called "Highway Hi-Fi" from the late 1950s
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski in Rome starting off production for "Stay as You Are" (1978)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Page of the Sears Spring/Summer catalog from 1972.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Carrie Fisher at home in Bel Air. (1987)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Cong, 3300–2200 B.C. Congs are straight, rectangular jade tubes with a circular bore. They were made all over ancient China, and no one knows why.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A lone Soviet soldier walks away from a grave of his fallen brothers-in-arms on the banks of the Volga, Stalingrad. 478,000-675,000 Red Army troops died in the brutal fighting. February 1943.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Group of women at a roller skate rink in the 1950s.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Charlton Heston practicing his chariot skills while filming for Ben Hur in 1958.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Lynda Carter in London during the Miss World 1972 pageant.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Faye Dunaway in movie The Happening (1967).
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Photo of Warren Beatty, 1962
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
1967 Raquel Welch and Anthony Franciosa in a publicity still issued for the film Fathom
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Humphrey Bogart and his third wife, actress, Mayo Methot on their wedding day, 1938.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca" (1942)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Marilyn Monroe at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, May, 1957.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Mickey Rourke in the 80s
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Tippi Hedren in a promotional photo for Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963).
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Audrey Hepburn photographed for Sabrina (1954).
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Ann-Margret photographed for Screen Magazine (1965).
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate photographed in West Hollywood (1968).
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Susan and Chris Sarandon, 1968
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Sophia Loren by Willy Rizzo, 1961
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Jane Fonda, 1968
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Natalie Wood (1938-1981) wearing several blue bead and pearl necklaces, circa 1965.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Locals return to their homes in Cherbourg, France following the liberation of the area, 1944.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Here's an advertisement from the 1960s.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This was how they used trains to ship some cars (notably the Vega) back in the 1970s
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
21-year-old Second Lieutenant Winston Churchill of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 1895.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Veronica Cartwright & Tom Skerrit taking a Break on the set of ALIEN 1979
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
An unserious Marlon Brando and the always lovely Elizabeth Taylor while working on the movie "Reflections in a Golden Eye". 1967
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
John Travolta with his sisters, Ann & Ellen, NYC (1976)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Paul McCartney and Wings in Detroit on the Wings Over America tour (1976)
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The bullet riddled car of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, following his CIA backed assassination in 30 May 1961.
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History Defined @historydefined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Phoebe Cates in the 1980s
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