#ThisWeekInHistory May 1990 this was on the NEWS. Nostalgic for this style of news reporting?
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Cover girls 😗 🫶 'The American Jewess' was the first English-language publication directed towards American Jewish women. It began production #ThisWeekInHistory in 1895.
#thisweekinhistory : Domboshava cave was vandalised on the eve of 14 May 1998. The incident was reported by law enforcement agents to National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) on 15 May 1998.
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Amy Eilberg was ordained as the first female Conservative rabbi #ThisWeekInHistory in 1985! buff.ly/3UxRiu2
Amy Eilberg's ordination at the Jewish Theological Seminary commencement ceremony on May 12, 1985, made her the first woman rabbi in the Conservative movement.
#WhoAmI ? James Marshall. On January 24, 1848 Marshall discovers gold at Sutters Mill. Learn more about the Gold Rush on Episode 39 of HTDS.
#HTDS #HistoryPodcast #AmericanHistory #TheGoldRush #HistoryProfessor #HistoryTeacher #thisweekinhistory
This Week in Maritime History: On January 16, 1919, Prohibition went into effect. Enterprising Cape Codders turned to brewing their own beer and spirits.
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Yiddish theater star Bertha Kalich was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1874! buff.ly/4a77j00
Loving this news clipping, 'Kalich Success is Repeated,' from the Cincinnati Post, with drawings of actress Bertha Kalich and others by cartoonist Manuel Rosenberg.
Swift, who is known for his satirical writing, as well as his poetry and essays, was born on November 30, 1667. #ThisWeekinHistory explores his life and accomplishments.
At 3am local time on January 17, 1991, U.S. military aircraft fired the first shots of the #OperationDesertStorm air campaign, setting the stage for the ground campaign that would begin at the end of February. #SoldierForLife #USArmySFL #ThisWeekInHistory
#ThisWeekInHistory on April 7, 1917, the U.S. declared war on Germany. Nearly one in five draftees was foreign-born. For their service, Congress passed laws to expedite their citizenship, leading to more than 300,000 naturalizations by #ServiceMembers and #Veterans . #USCISHistory
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#ThisWeekInHistory 1969
Atlantic Records (Atlantic Records) releases eponymous debut album of Led Zeppelin (@LedZeppelin) in the United States of America
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#ThisWeekInHistory 1933
In San Francisco, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge (Golden Gate Bridge), a suspension bridge that once boasted the longest main span in the world and is celebrated for the magnificence of its setting
After a secretive development process that lasted for nearly a decade, On November 22nd 1988, the Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber was shown publicly in Palmdale, California. #thisweekinhistory #B2StealthBomber #MilitaryAircraft
#ThisWeekInHistory : On Nov 26, US Secretary of State Cordell Hull submitted a final proposal for peace with Japan, but negotiations would fail. On Nov 25, the Japanese fleet had already left the Kuril Islands, heading for #Oahu . #PearlHarbor Day #RememberPearlHarbor #PearlHarbor
#ThisWeekInHistory : On April 18, 1942, a few months after the #PearlHarbor attack, the US carried out the #DoolittleRaid , making it the first American air operation to strike Japan: facebook.com/PacificParksPE…
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#ThisWeekInHistory : After the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki on Aug 6 & 9, 1945, the Japanese agreed to surrender. News that the war had ended was announced in the US on Aug 14 by President Truman, resulting in massive celebrations all over the world. #PacificWar #VJDay
This week in 1925, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover is seen with President Calvin Coolidge and his cabinet. (31-1925-04) #thisweekinhistory
