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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#OTD July 11, 1960, the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee was first published. Can you find on a #map the town that Harper Lee modeled the fictional town? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=197&type=q #History #Books #Literature #TodayInHistory

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

1/ #OTD July 4, 1845, author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau went to live in a cabin in the woods for two years, inspiring his book 'Life in the Woods'. Can you find on a #map where this cabin is? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=167&type=q #history #nature #books

Black and white photo of Henry David Thoreau.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

1/ #OTD July 4, 1845, author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau went to live in a cabin in the woods for two years that would inspire his book 'Life in the Woods'. Can you find on a #map this cabin is? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=167&type=q #history #books #nature

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#OTD June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated, adding to the tensions that would lead to World War 1. Can you locate on a #map where the assassination took place? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=145&type=q #History #TodayInHistory

Illustration of Franz Ferdinand and his wife riding in the back of an open-top car being shot at by an assassin.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#OTD June 25, 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn took place, in which US Army forces were defeated by the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne. Can you find on a #map where this took battle place? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=166&type=q #history #nativeamerican #indigenous

Painting of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#OTD June 17, 1876, in a prelude to the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians defeat the US Army in the Battle of the Rosebud. Can you find on a #map where this battle took place? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=164&type=q #History

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

#OTD May 23, 1934, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed and killed by authorities. Can you find on a #map where this took place? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=231&type=q #History #TodayInHistory #TrueCrime #Geography

Black and white photo of Bonnie and Clyde.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

#OTD May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. Can you find where she landed on a #map? Click the link to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=95&type=q #womensrights #history #geography

Black and white photo of Amelia Earhart sitting in the cockpit of an airplane.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

#OTD May 18, 1980, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic eruption is US history occurred. Can you locate on a #map the location of this eruption? Click the link to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=200&type=q #History #Geography #Geology #TodayInHistory #Science

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

#OTD May 4, 1886, laborers protesting for an 8 hour work day clashed with police resulting in a bombing. Known as the Haymarket Affair, can you find where this took place on a #map? Click the link below to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=230&type=q #History #TodayInHistory

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#OTD April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place as reactor no. 4 at the nuclear power plant exploded. The radiation exposure has caused thousands of deaths in the years after the disaster. Find where this took place on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=196&type=q #History

Black and white photo of a building at Chernobyl that has a hole torn in the roof due to the explosion.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#OTD April 12, 1861, the treasonous Confederate losers attacked a Union held fort, starting the US Civil War. The Confederates believed owning another human being was their right. Click this link to see if you can find where this took place on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=229&type=q

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Picasso died on this day April 8th in 1973. His painting 'Guernica' showed the horrors of fascists bombing civilians. Can you find on a #map the location of the city the painting is based on? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=162&type=q #OTD #Art #History #TodayInHistory

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

In March for Women's History month, I highlighted an important woman and event each day. I have now put all of these on one map. You can visit the map here: www.whereintheworldgame.com?map=womensmo... If you would like to support this project, visit my Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/WhereInTh...

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 31 - Discovered in 1967, the fossilized bones of a female skeleton known as 'Lucy' were discovered, helping scientists better understand hominin evolution. Where in the World...was Lucy discovered? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=155&type=q #Science #maps

Skeleton cast of the fossilized bones of Lucy.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

#OTD March 30 in 1853, artist Vincent van Gogh was born. He would create over 800 oil paintings before his death at the age of 37. Click the link to find on a #map where he was born? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=27&type=q #Art #VanGogh #ArtHistory #History #Geography #TodayInHistory

Oil painting of artist Vincent van Gogh.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 30 - Author Jane Austen primarily spent the first 25 years of her life living with her family at the rectory of her father's church. Here she wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'. Where in the World...did she grow up? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=228&type=q

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 29 - Mathematician and writer Ada Lovelace has been regarded by some as the first computer programmer. Where in the World...did she grow up? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=227&type=q #History #Science #Math #Geography

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 28 - Aretha Franklin has been called the 'Queen of Soul' and is regarded as one of the great singers of all time. Where in the World...did she grow up and first get noticed for her singing? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=226&type=q #Music #History

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 27 - Author Ursula K. Le Guin was the first woman to win the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel. Where in the World...did she write many of her works? Click to find out on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=225&type=q #Literature #Books #History #ScienceFiction

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 26 - Katherine Johnson, a 'human computer' and one of the 'Hidden Figures' was vital in the success of the early US crewed space flights. Where in the World...did she primarily work? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=224&type=q #Science #Space #History

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 25 - The setting of some of writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston's stories are from her home town, which is one of the first self-governing all-black towns in the US. Where in the World...is this town? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=223&type=q

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 24 - Largely unknown during her lifetime, Emily Dickinson would become one of the most well-known and highly regarded poets after her death in 1886. Where in the World...did she spend most of her life? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=114&type=q #Poetry

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 23 - In 1881, nurse and civil rights activist Clara Barton established the American Redcross to provide humanitarian aid. Where in the World...was her home and Red Cross headquarters for many years? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=212&type=q

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 22 - In 1856, scientist Eunice Newton Foote was the first person to determine that rising CO2 levels could cause the greenhouse effect. Where in the World...did she identify this correlation? Find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=222&type=q #ClimateChange #Science

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 21 - Boudica, the queen of the Iceni tribe led a revolt against the Roman Empire in 60/61 AD. Her first target was Camulodunum, the capital of the province. Where in the World...was Camulodunum? Click to find out on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=221&type=q #History

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 20 - The book 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' is the first of seven autobiographical books by Maya Angelou. Where in the World...was the primary location in the book? Click to find out on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=220&type=q #Literature #Books

Book cover for the book 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 19 - Susan B. Anthony did not live to see full women's suffrage in the U.S., but she was instrumental in its establishment, which became the 19th Amendment. Where in the World...was she born? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=37&type=q #Suffragette #History

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 18 - The work of scientist Rosalind Franklin was vital in the discovery of the DNA double helix, but her work was largely unrecognized at the time. Where in the World...did she make this discovery? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=219&type=q #Science

Image of Rosalind Franklin looking into a microscope

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 17 - Maria Mitchell was the first internationally known woman to be a professional astronomer and a professor of astronomy. Where in the World...was she born and first study astronomy? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=217&type=q #Science #Astronomy #History

Image of Maria Mitchell and a student using a telescope.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 16 - Artist Georgia O'Keeffe was inspired by the nature near her home that she lived for over 40 years. Where in the World...was the home? View this #map to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=218&type=q Support: www.patreon.com/cw/WhereInTh... #Art #ArtHistory

Black and white image of artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 15 - Shoshone woman Sacagawea traveled thousands of miles helping guide the Lewis and Clark expedition to the west coast. Where in the World...was she born? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=215&type=q #History #Herstory #NativeAmericanHistory #Geography

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 14 - Author Octavia Butler in her 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower' wrote about a collapsing world in the 2020's due to climate change, corporate greed and wealth inequality. Where in the World...was she born? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=216&type=q

Image of the book cover for the book 'Parable of the Sower'.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 13 - Mary Anning was one of the most important figures in #paleontology, #science, and fossil hunting, but was disregarded by many of her male peers. Where in the World...did she display and sell her fossils? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=111&type=q

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 12 - Conservationist and writer Rachel Carson helped spark the #environmental movement with her book 'Silent' Spring', about the dangers of pesticides. Where in the World...did she write 'Silent Spring'? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=214&type=q #Science

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 11 - Children's and women's rights activist Malala Yousafzai is the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize for her courageous work in advocating for children's rights and education. Where in the World...was she born? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=213&type=q

Image of Malala Yousafzai sitting at a table signing a book.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 10 - Chemist and physicist Marie Curie is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Where in the World...was she born? Click to guess and find out on this #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=51&type=q #History #Science

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 9 - Where in the World...did the astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, teacher and counselor Hypatia spend most of her life? Click to guess and find out on this #map and learn more about her life: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=138&type=q #History #Science

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 8 - Where in the World...was the location of the 1848 convention that launched the women's suffrage movement in the U.S.? Click to guess and find out on this #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=168&type=q #History #Geography #CivilRights

Image of a sign that says 'First Convention for Woman's Rights was held on this corner 1848'.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 7 - Where in the World...was abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth born? Click to guess and find out on this #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=41&type=q Support 'Where in the World...' here: www.patreon.com/cw/WhereInTh... #History #WomensRights

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 6 - Where in the World...did author Mary Shelley write the novel Frankenstein? Click to guess and find out on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=123&type=q #History #Literature #WomensRights #Books #Geography

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 5 - Where in the World...did Jane Goodall conduct her most well known studies of chimpanzees? Click to guess and find out on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=115&type=q Support this project: www.patreon.com/cw/WhereInTh... whereintheworldhistory.substack.com #History

A color photo of Jane Goodall interacting with a chimpanzee.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 4 - In 1955, black woman Rosa Parks refused to get up from her bus seat for white passengers. For her refusal, she was arrested. Where in the World...did Rosa Parks resist bus segregation? Click to find out: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=40&type=q #History #CivilRights

Photo of Rosa Parks being fingerprinted.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 3 - Where in the World...was La Casa Azul, where artist Frida Kahlo spent many years of her life and did some of her most well known paintings? Click to guess and find out on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=116&type=q #Art #History #Geography Support in bio...

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 2 - Born in 1897, Amelia Earhart would become a pioneer in aviation, setting a number of records and 'firsts'. Where in the World...was Amelia Earhart born? Click to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=59&type=q #WomensRights #History #Geography #Map #Maps

Image of Amelia Earhart standing in front of an airplane.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 1 - Where in the World...was abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman born? Click to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=5&type=q More history: www.patreon.com/cw/WhereInTh... whereintheworldhistory.substack.com #History #WomensRights #BlackHistory

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

New #map on some historical events in #BlackHistory. www.whereintheworldgame.com?map=blackhis... Also updated the Martin Luther King Jr map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?map=mlk More info and and to support this project: www.patreon.com/posts/where-... open.substack.com/pub/whereint... #history

Image of Martin Luther King Jr giving a speech at the March on Washington.

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

View some of the many places Martin Luther King Jr. lived and visited in this interactive map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?map=mlk #MLK #MLKDay #CivilRights #History More info on this #map: www.patreon.com/posts/where-... whereintheworldhistory.substack.com/p/where-in-t...

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Where in the World @where-in-the-world.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

#OTD January 15th in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Originally named Michael King Jr., his name was changed at age 5 as his father was inspired by reformer Martin Luther. See if you can find where he was born on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=11&type=q #History #CivilRights #MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington.

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