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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 21h

164 years ago, on the 30th of September 1862, Otto von Bismarck delivered the 'Blood and Iron' speech before the Prussian House of Representatives' Budget Committee. The House had previously refused to approve an increase in military spending. #otd #history 🗃️

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

110 years ago, on the 29th of September 1916, oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller became the first American billionaire. This happened five years after the Supreme Court had ruled that Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company company had illegally monopolized the oil industry. #otd #history 🗃️

Rockefeller as an industrial emperor, 1901 cartoon from Puck magazine

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

960 years ago, on the 28th of September 1066, William the Bastard (later Conqueror) landed at Pevensey Bay with his fleet. The English King Harold Godwinson had defeated the invading Norwegian force three days prior at Stamford Bridge in the North. #otd #history 🗃️

English: Bayeux Tapestry. Scene 39
Horses are being unloaded from boats.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

64 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️

Rachel Carson photo credit: Science History Images / Alamy

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

43 years ago, on the 26th of September 1983, the Soviet nuclear early warning system reported a missile launch from the United States. Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov judged the warning to be a false alarm and disobeyed military protocol, preventing a retaliatory attack. #otd 🗃️

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

471 years ago, on the 25th of September 1555, the Peace of Augsburg was signed. The settlement between the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League allowed rulers to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism as their state's confession. #otd #history 🗃️

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

454 years ago, on the 24th of September 1572, the last Sapa Inca, Túpac Amaru, was convicted for the murder of priests in Vilcabamba and beheaded by Spanish conquistadors. Amaru became Sapa Inca in 1571, after the death of his brother. He was 27 years old when he died. #otd #history 🗃️

Drawing by the chronicler Martín de Murúa showing the execution of Túpac Amaru I, with his executioner being a Spaniard.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

93 years ago, on the 23rd of September 1933, American geologists from the Standard Oil Company of California (now Chevron) arrived in Saudi Arabia in search of oil. The first discovery happened in 1938. #otd #history 🗃️

Dammam No. 7, the first commercial crude oil well in Saudi Arabia, struck oil on March 3, 1938.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

203 years ago, on the 22nd of September 1823, Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates from which he translated the Book of Mormon. Despite anachronisms such as mentions of horses and silk, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintains the book's historicity. #otd #history 🗃️

Cover page of the Book of Mormon, original 1830 edition

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

111 years ago, on the 21st of September 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for 6600 pounds. He donated it to the state three years later on a few conditions, including a maximal entrance fee of one shilling. English Heritage takes wage inflation into account to calculate the current price. #otd 🗃️

Sir Cecil Chubb in May 1926 on board RMS Aquitania

1928 image of Stonehenge with the remains of the aerodrome site in the background

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

80 years ago, on the 20th of September 1946, the first Edition of the Cannes Film Festival launched. Postponed for 7 years due to WWII, the festival was initially founded in 1939 in response to fascist influence over the Venice Film Festival. #otd #history 🗃️

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

35 years ago, on the 19th of September 1991, Erika and Helmut Simon discovered the mummified remains of a man who lived during the 4th millennium BCE. The man would later be nicknamed Ötzi after the Ötztal Alps where he was found. #otd #history 🗃️

Ötzi frozen in the glacier, photographed by Helmut Simon upon discovery in September 1991

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

49 years ago, on the 18th of September 1977, space probe Voyager I took the first long distance photograph of earth and the moon together from 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometres) away. #otd #history #space 🗃️

This picture of a crescent-shaped Earth and Moon -- the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft -- was recorded September 18, 1977, by NASA's Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. The Moon is at the top of the picture and beyond the Earth as viewed by Voyager. In the picture are eastern Asia, the western Pacific Ocean and part of the Arctic. Voyager 1 was directly above Mt. Everest (on the night side of the planet at 25 degrees north latitude) when the picture was taken. The photo was made from three images taken through color filters, then processed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Lab. Because the Earth is many times brighter than the Moon, the Moon was artificially brightened by a factor of three relative to the Earth by computer enhancement so that both bodies would show clearly in the print. Voyager 2 was launched Aug. 20, 1977, followed by Voyager 1 on Sept. 5, 1977, en route to encounters at Jupiter in 1979 and Sa

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

343 years ago, on the 17th of September 1683, Dutch scientist Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek wrote about his observation of microbes to the Royal Society, which is the first known observation of bacteria in history. Van Leeuwenhoek referred to them as 'diertjes' (Dutch for 'small animals'). #otd 🗃️

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. Mezzotint by J. Verkolje, 1686

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

106 years ago, on the 16th of September 1920, a horse-drawn wagon loaded with 100 pounds of dynamite and 500 pounds of cast-iron weights exploded outside the J.P. Morgan & Co headquarters on Wall Street. 38 people died with many more injured. The motive is still unknown. #otd #history 🗃️

The aftermath of the explosion. Federal Hall National Memorial is at the right.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

196 years ago, on the 15th of September 1830, British MP William Huskisson became the first widely reported railway passenger casualty when he was struck by the Rocket locomotive at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. #otd #history 🗃️

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

159 years ago, on the 14th of September 1867, the first volume of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital was published by Otto Meisner in Hamburg. The work has been foundational for various philosophical and political movements since. The second and third volumes were published after Marx's death in 1883. #otd 🗃️

"Capital" by Karl Marx in an 1867 edition from the Saitzew Collection in the Zurich Central Library

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

104 years ago, on the 13th of September 1922, the Straw Hat Riot began in New York city. A tradition of taunting people who wore straw hats after summer had ended escalated when a group of youths started to attack factory- and dockworkers, who fought back. #otd #history 🗃️

Sensationalized headlines about the straw hat riot of 1922 blamed “youthful marauders” for the violence. Library of Congress/Public Domain

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Straw Hat Smashing Orgy Bares Heads From Battery to Bronx
Stores Do Thriving Business, but Many Youthful Marauders Are Arrested and Seven Are Spanked at Station by Irate Parents
Boys who were guided by the calendar rather than the weather, and most of all by their own trouble-making proclivities, indulged in a straw hat smashing orgy throughout the city last night. A dozen or more were arrested and seven were spanked ignominiously by their parents in the East 104th Street police station by order of the --- 104th Street station were inclined to regard their activities lightly in spite station, until detectives and patrolmen of numerous complaints at the police in plain clothes began to fall victims to the hat crashers. Then sterner measures were adopted.
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Patrolmen King and Lamour came in hatless and indignant with seven boys, al

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

2515 years ago, on the 12th of September 490 BCE, the Battle of Marathon took place. Athenian and Plataean forces stopped the first attempted invasion of Greece by the Persian Empire. A ten-year interbellum followed before the next invasion attempt in 480 BCE. #otd #history 🗃️

Reconstruction of the painting of the Battle of Marathon in the Stoa Poikile, after Carl Robert, Hallisches Winckelmannsprogramm (1895)

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

2017 years ago, on the 11th of September 9 CE, the Battle of Teutoburg Forest between the Roman Empire and a Germanic alliance ended with a decisive defeat for the Empire. The XVII, XVIII and XIX legions were wiped out and never again appeared in the Roman Army's order of battle. 🗃️ #otd #history

Roman ceremonial face mask found at Kalkriese - Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet, Museum und Park Kalkriese, Germany

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

49 years ago, on the 10th of September 1977, Hamida Djandoubi was executed by guillotine, becoming the last person to die this way not only in France, but anywhere in the western world. The first person to be executed by guillotine was Nicolas Jacques Pelletier in 1792. #otd #history 🗃️

Djandoubi being escorted to his trial at the Cour d'assises d'Aix-en-Provence, February 1977

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

939 years ago, on the 9th of September 1087, William the Conqueror died. Both his sons had already left his side to go claim their inheritances. Nobles and prelates left as they feared anarchy and servants emptied the room of valuables, allegedly leaving William naked on the floor. #otd #history 🗃️

William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

362 years ago, on the 8th of September 1664, rule over New Amsterdam was transferred from the Dutch to the English. Peter Stuyvesant left the colony and Richard Nicolls became the new governor. #otd #history 🗃️

Peter Stuyvesant's surrender of New Amsterdam (scale model)

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

250 years ago, on the 7th of September 1776, Ezra Lee attempted to attach a time bomb to the HMS Eagle in the world's first submarine attack. He failed his mission as he was unable to drill through the ship's hull. The submarine, The Turtle, was sunk in 1776. #otd #history 🗃️

This 19th-century diagram shows the side views of Turtle. It incorrectly depicts the propeller as a screw blade; it was actually a paddle propeller blade, as seen in the replica shown above and reported by Sergeant Lee.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

504 years ago, on the 6th of September 1522, the Victoria arrived in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain. It was the only surviving ship of Magellan's global circumnavigation and the first ship ever to complete that feat. Magellan himself died during the expedition, while in the Philippines. 🗃️

Replica of Victoria, built in 1992, visiting Nagoya, Japan, for Expo 2005

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

328 years ago, on the 5th of September 1698, Russian Tsar Peter I instituted a tax on beards for all males except clergy and peasantry. The goal was to align Russian society with Western European nations. Police were allowed to forcibly shave those unwilling to pay the tax. #otd #history 🗃️

From The Barber Wants to Cut the Old Believer's Whiskers." Woodcut circa 1770. The print depicts an Old Believer on the left, wearing traditional Russian clothing and with a beard. To his right, a barber wearing German attire attempts to cut off the Old Believer's beard. The text identifies the Old Believer as a schismatic (reskolnik), who states, "Listen, barber, I neither want to cut my beard nor shave. Watch out, or I will call the guards to teach you to behave." Photograph and caption courtesy of Professor Stephen Norris, Assistant Professor of History, Miami University.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1550 years ago, on the 4th of September 476, Odoacer deposed Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus after the caputure of Ravenna. Odoacer sent the imperial regalia to Emperor Zeno in the east, who he also swore allegiance to. This date marks the end of the Western Roman Empire. #otd #history🗃️

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

766 years ago, on the 3rd of September 1260, Mamluk forces defeated a Mongol force at the Battle of Ain Jalut. It was a major defeat for the Mongols and marked their point of maximal expansion in the Middle East. #otd #history 🗃️

Page from a Mamluk manuscript, Manual of Horsemanship Illustrated page from a Mamluk manuscript titled Manual of Horsemanship, 1474. This manuscript was copied for a Mamluk officer in charge of military training, whose troops engaged in the Battle of ʿAyn Jālūt, a decisive victory of the Mamluks over the invading Mongols.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

2056 years ago, on the 2nd of September 31 BCE, the fleet of Octavian met those of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium, resulting in a battle and eventual victory for Octavian. Mark Anthony and Cleopatra were forced to flee, resulting in their suicides less than a year later. #otd #history 🗃️

Detail of the naval battle from an early 1st-century relief commemorating Actium (extensively restored)

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

87 years ago, on the 1st of September 1939, Nazi Germany and the Slovak Republic invaded Poland. In response, the UK and France declared war on Germany on the 3rd. On the 17th, the Soviet Union invaded from the east. By the 6th of October, German and Soviet forces fully controlled Poland. #otd 🗃️

Hitler watching German soldiers march into Poland in September 1939.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

228 years ago, on the 31st of August 1798, the Republic of Connacht was established with support of the French Republic. It collapsed on the 8th of September. President John Moore recieved a state funeral 162 years after his death. #otd #history 🗃️

Consequences of a successful French invasion: We fly on the Wings of the Wind to save the Irish Catholics from Persecution, 1798 satirical etching by James Gillray. A French army stamp on the valuables of an Irish Catholic church, and assault a priest. The cross is covered by a Phrygian cap; statues and crucifixes vandalised.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

1955 tears ago, on the 30th of August 70 CE, Roman Emperor Titus ended the siege on Jerusalem after the city and Second Temple were destroyed. These events happened during the first (of three) Jewish rebellions which resulted in mass death, displacement and enslavement. #otd #history 🗃️

In 71 CE, a triumph was held in Rome to celebrate the victory. It is commemorated on the Arch of Titus, which depicts Roman soldiers carrying spoils from the temple, including the menorah. Roman Triumphal arch panel copy from Beth Hatefutsoth, showing spoils of Jerusalem temple 81 ap. J.-C. .

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

438 years ago, on the 29th of August 1588, Japanese imperial regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued a 'sword hunt, confiscating weapons from everyone except the samurai class. The most recent 'sword hunt' in Japan was ordered by Douglas MacArthur in 1946. #otd #history 🗃️

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi portrait" (part of artwork). Acclaimed in the 3rd year of Keicho (1598), Kōdai-ji Temple, Kyoto.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

63 years ago, on the 28th of August 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have A Dream' speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. With 200.000 to 300.000 participants, the march is one of the largest political rallies for human rights in U.S. history. #otd #history 🗃️

View from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

143 years ago, on the 27th of August 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa erupted. The third explosion of that day is still the loudest sound known in history and could be heard in Perth, Austrialia (3.110 km/1.930 mi away) and Rodrigues near Mauritius (4.800 km/3.000 mi) away. #otd #history 🗃️

Title: The Eruption of Krakatoa Shelf mark: KITLV 5888 Subject (thematic): Volcanic eruptions Volcanoes Subject (geographical): Indonesia Krakatoa Lampung Selatan Note: Photo of a photo. Language: No linguistic content Country: No location, unknown or unspecified Published: 1883. Persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:788817 Scope: Digital image

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

106 years ago, on the 26th of August 1920, the 19th amendment to the U.S. constitution was certified, giving women the right to vote. Discrimination in voting rights based on race was still legal. Lucy Burns and Alice Paul were among those who had pushed the amendment forward. #otd #history 🗃️

Lucy Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington, D.C.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

483 years ago, on the 25th of August 1543, António da Mota and Francisco Zeimoto became the first Europeans on Japanese soil after the ship the were on was driven off course by a storm and landed on the island of Tanegashima. #otd #history 🗃️

António da Mota demonstrating the use of gun to the Japanese

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