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Welcome to a weekly curation of interesting historical moments and facts!

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Pouring the foundation of the Eiffel Tower, 1887.

27.11.2024 13:03 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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A young Barack Obama spending time on the beach with his grandfather, 1963

27.11.2024 12:45 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Adolf Hitler poses in lederhosen, circa 1927. He had this photo hidden from the public because, in his opinion, it undermined his dignity.

27.11.2024 12:24 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5
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McDonald's McPizza from 1992πŸ•

27.11.2024 12:08 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Proud mother, Mrs. Cleveland Owens, hears of son Jesse's Olympic triumphs in Berlin, 1936.

27.11.2024 12:03 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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89 year old Winston Churchill leaves the House of Commons for the last time in 1964. By this stage Churchill had been a member of Parliament for 64 years.

27.11.2024 11:56 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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French schoolchildren wait for their weekly dose of cod liver oil, 1948.

27.11.2024 11:45 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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The sky is the limit, and it’s blue. Let’s beat Twitter’s record for most reposts (3.8 million). Repost this and make history!

21.11.2024 12:00 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A man rides a bus in Durban, meant for white passengers only, in resistance to South Africa’s apartheid policies, 1986.

21.11.2024 00:01 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1
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German children playing with bundles of worthless money due to hyperinflation, 1923.

20.11.2024 23:15 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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A couple holding hands across a fence of barbed wire as the Berlin Wall is put up, 1961.

20.11.2024 22:24 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to buy a go-kart. He went on to become the CEO of McLaren F1 racing.

20.11.2024 19:05 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Before the smart-phone, 1983

20.11.2024 18:47 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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This is a map of where Roman coins have been found throughout history

20.11.2024 18:11 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Billionaire John D. Rockefeller gives a nickel to a child on his 84th birthday, USA, 1923.

20.11.2024 18:07 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 8
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After being painted blue for the Smurf movie, villagers of Juzcar had a vote and decided to keep the town blue.

20.11.2024 18:07 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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There were about 180 towers in Bologna in the 12th century. The tallest, 97 meters high, still stands.

20.11.2024 18:06 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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The cast of Pulp Fiction at the Cannes Film Festival, 1994

20.11.2024 18:04 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0