#OnThisDay, 11 Jan 1935, Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Honolulu to California.
Earhart was an aviation pioneer, and set many records before her plane was lost in the Pacific in 1937.
#WomenPilots #HistoryOfFlight #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 11 Jan 1055, Theodora Porphyrogenita is proclaimed sole 'emperor' of the Byzantine Empire after the death of her sister Zoë. The sisters had previously ruled the empire - the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe - together.
#RegnantWomen #History #ByzantianHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 11 Jan 1935, Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Honolulu to California.
Earhart was an aviation pioneer, and set many records before her plane was lost in the Pacific in 1937.
#WomenPilots #HistoryOfFlight #AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 11 Jan 1055, Theodora Porphyrogenita is proclaimed sole 'emperor' of the Byzantine Empire after the death of her sister Zoë. The sisters had previously ruled the empire - the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe - together.
#RegnantWomen #History #ByzantianHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
Today in 1863, 163 years ago: The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
Today in 1863, 163 years ago: The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
JANUARY 10, 1854: WOMAN JAILED FOR TEACHING FREE BLACK CHILDREN TO READ
A judge in Norfolk, Virginia, sentenced a white woman, Margaret Douglass, to one month in jail for teaching free Black children to read.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/woman-jailed-teaching-black-children-to-read/
JANUARY 10, 1854: WOMAN JAILED FOR TEACHING FREE BLACK CHILDREN TO READ
A judge in Norfolk, Virginia, sentenced a white woman, Margaret Douglass, to one month in jail for teaching free Black children to read.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/woman-jailed-teaching-black-children-to-read/
#OnThisDay, 10 Jan 1917, the silent sentinels start their picketing of the US White House, demanding votes for women.
They protested six days a week until 1919, when the nineteenth amendment of the US constitution gave women the right to vote.
In practice, state restrictions on voters continued to limit some people’s right to vote.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #VotesForWomen
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#OnThisDay, 10 Jan 1917, the silent sentinels start their picketing of the US White House, demanding votes for women.
They protested six days a week until 1919, when the nineteenth amendment of the US constitution gave women the right to vote.
In practice, state restrictions on voters continued to limit some people’s right to vote.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #VotesForWomen
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#OnThisDay, 10 Jan 1917, the silent sentinels start their picketing of the US White House, demanding votes for women.
They protested six days a week until 1919, when the nineteenth amendment of the US constitution gave women the right to vote.
In practice, state restrictions on voters continued to limit some people’s right to vote.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #VotesForWomen
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#OnThisDay, 10 Jan 1917, the silent sentinels start their picketing of the US White House, demanding votes for women.
They protested six days a week until 1919, when the nineteenth amendment of the US constitution gave women the right to vote.
In practice, state restrictions on voters continued to limit some people’s right to vote.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #VotesForWomen
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Today in 1920, 106 years ago: The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States.
Today in 1920, 106 years ago: The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States.
#OnThisDay, 9 Jan 1998, Dr Mo Mowlam, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, held talks with loyalist prisoners in the Maze prison in an effort to continue the peace talks that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement.
Archive news: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0108/931726-mo-mowlam-visits-maze
#OnThisDay, 9 Jan 1998, Dr Mo Mowlam, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, held talks with loyalist prisoners in the Maze prison in an effort to continue the peace talks that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement.
Archive news: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0108/931726-mo-mowlam-visits-maze
#OnThisDay, 8 Jan 1816, mathematician Sophie Germain wins the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her paper on elasticity theory.
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