# ![@TodayinHistory Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1689104235731017728.png) @TodayinHistory Today in History

Today in History posts on X about history, the first, rome, animals the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"February [--] 1493: Christopher Columbus wrote the first written account of his voyage to the Americas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2023087070198321566)  2026-02-15T17:28Z 54.7K followers, 17.7K engagements


"The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is so incredible To think Michelangelo was initially reluctant to take on the project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2005765501793001894)  2025-12-29T22:18Z 54.5K followers, 154.1K engagements


"Built the 5th century BC And still all of Athens can look up and gaze upon the Acropolis 🙌🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2010552144181809657)  2026-01-12T03:19Z 54.4K followers, 54K engagements


"January [--] [--] AD: Trajan succeeded Nerva as Roman Emperor. It began one of the most prosperous periods of the Roman Empire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2016177818636554399)  2026-01-27T15:53Z 54.4K followers, 17K engagements


"January [--] 1845: Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven" was first published in the New York Evening Mirror"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2016892925133898211)  2026-01-29T15:15Z 54.4K followers, 39K engagements


"January [--] 1649: King Charles I of England was executed for treason outside the Banqueting House in London. This was a dramatic end to his reign and escalated the English Civil War"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2017299612915404986)  2026-01-30T18:11Z 54.4K followers, 12.8K engagements


"The Great Hall of Galleria Colonna in Rome Its absolutely stunning 🙌🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2017478514380050527)  2026-01-31T06:02Z 54.4K followers, 32.9K engagements


"February [--] 1865: President Abraham Lincoln signed the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2018004221250117822)  2026-02-01T16:51Z 54.5K followers, 70.2K engagements


"February [--] 1913: Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City as the world's largest train station at the time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2018108063996391806)  2026-02-01T23:43Z 54.4K followers, 14.9K engagements


"February [--] 1451: Mehmed II began his reign as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire at age [--]. Two years later he conquered Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2018718133184303182)  2026-02-03T16:08Z 54.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Rome covered in snow is a spectacular sight Theres no city like it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2018829953987649540)  2026-02-03T23:32Z 54.5K followers, 13.3K engagements


"February [--] 1789: George Washington was unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the Electoral College receiving all [--] electoral votes. He is the only president in history to be unanimously chosen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2019091856680997034)  2026-02-04T16:53Z 54.4K followers, 39.8K engagements


""Be harmonious enrich the soldiers scorn all others." These were the words of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to his sons before he died on this date in [---] AD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2019148866109730992)  2026-02-04T20:39Z 54.4K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1587: Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of Queen Elizabeth I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2020545734274326755)  2026-02-08T17:10Z 54.5K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1837: Richard Johnson became the first and only Vice President of the United States chosen by the Senate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2020567546735317041)  2026-02-08T18:36Z 54.4K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1906: The revolutionary British battleship the HMS Dreadnought was launched for the first time. It rendered previous naval fleets obsolete and started a global arms race"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2021298559249768714)  2026-02-10T19:01Z 54.5K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1996: IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue made history by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a game. It was the first time a computer beat a reigning world champion under standard chess tournament conditions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2021377395698303220)  2026-02-11T00:15Z 54.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Construction of Medieval Castles still blows my mind. For example heres Bamburgh Castle in England from the 11th century"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2011203359252873378)  2026-01-13T22:27Z 54.7K followers, 930.3K engagements


"February [--] 1812: The incredible English novelist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth England. Some famous works of his include Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2020189603433713966)  2026-02-07T17:35Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1783: The Great Siege of Gibraltar ended after nearly four years. French and Spanish forces lifted their blockade of the British held territory during the American Revolutionary War era"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2020204052701933846)  2026-02-07T18:32Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1497: In Florence supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burned art and books in what is now referred to as the "Bonfire of the vanities.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2020278210269966502)  2026-02-07T23:27Z 54.7K followers, 16K engagements


"February [--] 1961: Construction began on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri. It was built to be a symbol of westward expansion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2022052856971636941)  2026-02-12T20:59Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The Sagrada Famlia is scheduled to be completely finished this year That will be a glorious day 🙌🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2009387544149164338)  2026-01-08T22:11Z 54.7K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Its hard to believe Neuschwanstein Castle is real. The Germans certainly know what theyre doing when it comes to castles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2012295346525810905)  2026-01-16T22:46Z 54.7K followers, 32.9K engagements


"January [--] 1258: The Mongol army of [------] led by Hulagu the grandson of Genghis Khan arrived at the walls of Baghdad. The city fell one month later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2013052934590971925)  2026-01-19T00:56Z 54.7K followers, 1.6M engagements


"February [--] 1852: The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg opened to the public for the first time It was with Catherine the Great's collection of [----] paintings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2019507504615661883)  2026-02-05T20:24Z 54.7K followers, 47.3K engagements


"February [--] 1929: The Lateran Treaty was signed between Italy and the Holy See. It established Vatican City as an independent sovereign state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2021720667956371736)  2026-02-11T22:59Z 54.7K followers, 12.7K engagements


"February [--] 2013: Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation due to advanced age. He was the first pope to do so in nearly [---] years which led to the election of Pope Francis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2021755814936256547)  2026-02-12T01:18Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1809: Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville Kentucky. He became the 16th U.S. President and led the nation through the Civil War"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2021983061240696936)  2026-02-12T16:21Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1502: Vasco da Gama set sail with [--] ships and [---] men from Lisbon Portugal on his second voyage to India"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2022005570606342270)  2026-02-12T17:51Z 54.7K followers, 25.1K engagements


"February [--] 1542: Catherine Howard who was Henry VIIIs fifth wife was beheaded at the Tower of London for adultery and treason. It was another grim chapter in the Tudor kings marital saga"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2022361404699967629)  2026-02-13T17:25Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1849: James K. Polk became the first sitting U.S. president to have his photograph taken"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2022800027857621114)  2026-02-14T22:28Z 54.7K followers, 10.8K engagements


"Circus Maximus was built [---] years before the Colosseum Pliny the Elder said it held up to [------] peopleabsolutely massive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2022809063814472105)  2026-02-14T23:03Z 54.7K followers, 249.5K engagements


"Today in [---] BC Socrates was sentenced to death by the Athenian court. A tragic end to one of antiquity's greatest thinkers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2023072135963684872)  2026-02-15T16:29Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@UpdatingOnRome The books are so worth the read. Some of my all time favorites I watched some of the show and stopped. It just didnt come close in my opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2023092148607021476)  2026-02-15T17:48Z 54.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@JoshSterlingLaw Shake and bake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2023115914925818350)  2026-02-15T19:23Z 54.7K followers, [---] engagements


"February [--] 1779: British explorer Captain James Cook was killed by Hawaiians in Kealakekua Bay during his third Pacific voyage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2022774969709789366)  2026-02-14T20:48Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1564: Galileo Galilei was born"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2023108776535212387)  2026-02-15T18:54Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"February [--] 1764: The city of St. Louis was founded by French fur traders in what is now Missouri. It was named after King Louis XV of France"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/2023128347468046661)  2026-02-15T20:12Z 54.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@historyinmemes What a strange time it was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1730292426735284341)  2023-11-30T18:27Z 54.7K followers, 131.2K engagements


"@historyinmemes Some say its still sliding on the ice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1730667405616312554)  2023-12-01T19:17Z 54.7K followers, 297.8K engagements


"Paying respects to Alexander the Great today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1846145992187404561)  2024-10-15T11:07Z 54.7K followers, 30.4K engagements


"November [--] 1945: The UNESCO organization was founded. The mission of their World Heritage Program is to preserve cultural and natural sites deemed to have outstanding value to humanity. Here are some of the most amazing UNESCO sites around the world 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1857822966316404850)  2024-11-16T16:28Z 54.7K followers, 534.6K engagements


"Happy Birthday to St. Peters Basilica Consecrated today in [----]. https://x.com/21xsara/status/1724070338735321503/video/1 https://x.com/21xsara/status/1724070338735321503/video/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1858647360899084620)  2024-11-18T23:03Z 54.7K followers, 27.3K engagements


"Today in [----] the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamen was opened after lying undisturbed for over three millennia. Its potentially the greatest archaeological discovery in history Heres the remarkable story 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891141929955438648)  2025-02-16T15:05Z 54.7K followers, 241.6K engagements


"Gibbons work covers approximately [----] years from the 2nd century to [----]. This covers Romes peak the Western Empires collapse in [---] and the final fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497673921790341)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 106.4K engagements


"Gibbon argues strongly that Christianity shifted Romes focus from running the empire to focusing more on religious matters. This is a hotly debated topic even today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497686798377102)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 98.8K engagements


"Gibbon goes to great lengths to discuss religious controversies like Arianism Monophysitism and iconoclasm and how they strained the unity of the empire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497692829716942)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 91.1K engagements


"Gibbon argues that corruption undermined Romes core values of discipline and duty. Both leaders and citizens prioritized luxury and personal gain over the empires stability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497699691688283)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 96.1K engagements


"He highlights the steady pressure of barbarian invasions by Visigoths Vandals and Huns which gradually stripped away Roman territories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497712568131624)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 77.7K engagements


"Heavy taxation inflation and administrative mismanagement are themes that come up frequently in Gibbons account of the empires economic burdens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497719929200758)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 80.9K engagements


"Gibbons overarching theme of how religion moral decay external pressures and leadership failures culminated in Romes gradual collapse still holds up. Of course these are researched opinions not fact which is why many points are still debated today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891499472502325553)  2025-02-17T14:46Z 54.7K followers, 52.7K engagements


"Unparalleled courage. Today [--] years later we remember D-Day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931059617565647351)  2025-06-06T18:44Z 54.7K followers, 27.9K engagements


"Fear paralyzes dissent. The Partys use of fear through methods like punishment and Room [---] keeps people submissive. Fear is a tool for control"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740738154274934)  2025-06-08T15:50Z 54.7K followers, 39.8K engagements


"Today in [---] BC the impossible happened on a small plain in central Greece. [----] Thebans faced [-----] Spartans. In a few hours three centuries of military legend would end. This is the story of the day Sparta fell🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1941997236961067114)  2025-07-06T23:06Z 54.7K followers, 295.6K engagements


"@TheGlobeofRiley Always important to keep top of mind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957265785472327985)  2025-08-18T02:18Z 54.7K followers, 201.2K engagements


"October [--] [--] BC: The first battle of Phillipi began where Mark Antony Octavian and Lepidus eventually defeated Brutus and Cassius ending the Liberators' Civil War. After Julius Caesar's assassination in [--] BC Rome descended into chaos. Brutus and Cassius two leaders of the conspirators initially controlled Rome but very briefly. Sentiment in the city shifted leading Octavian Mark Antony and Lepidus to form the Second Triumvirate to punish Caesar's killers the Liberators. The Triumvirs pursued the Liberators to Greece where the two forces eventually met at Philippi in eastern Macedonia. The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1709219198172614795)  2023-10-03T14:49Z 54.7K followers, 246K engagements


"War Elephants. The first record we have of their use in battle comes from the ancient Indian subcontinent. They are mentioned in Indian epics like the Mahabharata and the Ramayana which date around [---] BCE. The first time the West encountered war elephants was during Alexander the Greats Battle of Hydaspes against King Porus. After Alexanders victory he was so impressed by their power and potential that he incorporated war elephants into his own army. The Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander especially the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt adopted the use of war elephants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1709580802420539501)  2023-10-04T14:46Z 54.7K followers, 43.7K engagements


"@Culture_Crit Construction on the church started in [----]. An incredible accomplishment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1717219285851082856)  2023-10-25T16:39Z 54.7K followers, 28.2K engagements


"@historyinmemes Imagine the impression it had on people then"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1734342977353654414)  2023-12-11T22:42Z 54.7K followers, 106.1K engagements


"@historyinmemes The earth used to be home to many megafauna"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1734700685663285585)  2023-12-12T22:24Z 54.7K followers, 984.5K engagements


"@historyinmemes Marlene Dietrich was a very bold German and American actress and singer during the 1900s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1734994450353639527)  2023-12-13T17:51Z 54.7K followers, 84.3K engagements


"1. February [--] 1564: Michelangelo Buonarroti potentially the greatest artist of all time passed away in Rome at the age of [--]. He excelled as a painter sculptor architect and poet and was truly the embodiment of the Renaissance. To remember him lets look at some of his most famous works. The Statue of David (1504)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1759225816108646464)  2024-02-18T14:38Z 54.7K followers, 82.6K engagements


"@historyinmemes What a great baseball moment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1762481797714395546)  2024-02-27T14:16Z 54.7K followers, 465.3K engagements


"@Culture_Crit Calcata is a must include glad you mentioned it One of the most unique places in the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1763249988874956865)  2024-02-29T17:08Z 54.7K followers, 164.4K engagements


"Paying respects today to King Leonidas of Ancient Sparta. Molon labe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1849439393888485691)  2024-10-24T13:14Z 54.7K followers, 36.1K engagements


"Who is your favorite hero Achilles is up there for me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1851732862518890527)  2024-10-30T21:08Z 54.7K followers, 46.2K engagements


"November [--] 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo was exhibited to the public for the first time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1852348350735216870)  2024-11-01T13:53Z 54.7K followers, 375.4K engagements


"Michelangelo once said the Pantheon was so beautiful it must have been designed by angels not humans. Is there a more beautiful building on earth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1853854244446806324)  2024-11-05T17:37Z 54.7K followers, 37.8K engagements


"A glorious day The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang this morning for the first time since the fire in [----] https://x.com/CatholicArena/status/1854855529136304262/video/1 https://x.com/CatholicArena/status/1854855529136304262/video/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1854870634125574494)  2024-11-08T12:56Z 54.7K followers, 2.2M engagements


"Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is home to [--] magnificent bells that ring out from its towers. But did you know each bell has a unique name and honors a saint Allow me to introduce them 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1855249239787606019)  2024-11-09T14:01Z 54.7K followers, 384.3K engagements


"Yesterday Paris was blessed with the ringing of Notre Dames wonderful bells calling once again to their saints A sign of hope and healing as the Cathedral is set to open again in December"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1855251696232104128)  2024-11-09T14:10Z 54.7K followers, 10.3K engagements


"You may just know Antoni Gaudi as the mastermind behind the Sagrada Famlia in Barcelona but he designed many beautiful buildings over his career Here are some of his most incredible works - a thread 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1860369807482474705)  2024-11-23T17:08Z 54.7K followers, 59K engagements


"Today in [----] a [--] year old princess became Queen Elizabeth II and began her 70-year reign making her the longest-serving monarch in British history. But how much do you really know about her extraordinary life and the impact she had on the world 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1887514769483300886)  2025-02-06T14:52Z 54.7K followers, 82.9K engagements


"Today in [----] Mary Queen of Scots was executed. Her death brought an end to one of the most tragic lives of a Monarch in history. Come step into the story of a queen caught between ambition betrayal and the fight for her crown. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1888260701140988317)  2025-02-08T16:16Z 54.7K followers, 253.6K engagements


"He presents Romes decline as not one single event or disaster but rather a slow deterioration of institutions and civic virtues that once made Rome strong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497680745976135)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 103.6K engagements


"Gibbon also shows how reliance on barbarian mercenaries coupled with poor military discipline and funding undermined the empires once mighty legions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497705303593466)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 83.2K engagements


"He catalogs the empires leaders and emphasizes that a handful of competent emperors slowed Romes collapse while many inept or corrupt rulers accelerated the decline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891497725931225541)  2025-02-17T14:39Z 54.7K followers, 70.2K engagements


"He concludes that the fall of Constantinople in [----] was when the Romans met their ultimate end"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891499140003061962)  2025-02-17T14:45Z 54.7K followers, 57.7K engagements


"Today in [----] Michelangelo Buonarroti passed away in Rome at the age of [--]. He is arguably the greatest artist of all time and was truly the embodiment of the Renaissance. To honor him come admire the incredible works he left behind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1891850677095133610)  2025-02-18T14:02Z 54.7K followers, 83.9K engagements


"Today in [----] George Washington was born His name is synonymous with American independence due to his leadership during the Revolutionary War and as Americas first president after. In honor of his 293rd birthday here are [--] facts about him you might not know 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1893350596716937326)  2025-02-22T17:22Z 54.7K followers, 245.3K engagements


"Its World Theater Day so here are a few of my favorite places on earth Epidaurus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1905311431157031015)  2025-03-27T17:30Z 54.7K followers, 29.2K engagements


"Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday will always be one of my favorite performances. Rest in peace Val. You will be missed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1907296817387340081)  2025-04-02T04:59Z 54.7K followers, 333K engagements


"April [--] 1775: The midnight ride Paul Revere William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode in the dead of night to warn colonial militia of the advance of British troops. This warning led to the battles of Lexington and Concord"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1913284569178259683)  2025-04-18T17:32Z 54.7K followers, 20.6K engagements


"Every single horse racing in tomorrows Kentucky Derby is a descendent of Secretariat. His times in all three of the triple crown races have never been beat. He is simply the greatest horse ever in racing history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1918534834072498473)  2025-05-03T05:15Z 54.7K followers, 597.8K engagements


"Totalitarian power crushes freedom. The Partys absolute control through surveillance and fear shows how authoritarian regimes eliminate personal liberties and achieve unchecked power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740277313864117)  2025-06-08T15:49Z 54.7K followers, 58.3K engagements


"Surveillance erases privacy. Constant monitoring by telescreens and the Thought Police destroys individual autonomy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740283588562968)  2025-06-08T15:49Z 54.7K followers, 46.4K engagements


"Truth is fragile and easily manipulated. The Partys rewriting of history and facts shows how propaganda can distort reality. Orwell demonstrates how essential it is to protect objective truth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740292538888326)  2025-06-08T15:49Z 54.7K followers, 56.5K engagements


"Individuality threatens oppression. The Partys suppression of personal identity and relationships reveals how totalitarian systems target individuality to maintain control"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740298348228754)  2025-06-08T15:49Z 54.7K followers, 41.8K engagements


"Psychological manipulation enforces loyalty. Doublethink fear and rituals like the Two Minutes Hate show how regimes exploit psychology to suppress dissent and ensure conformity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740304991744237)  2025-06-08T15:49Z 54.7K followers, 38.7K engagements


"Vigilance safeguards liberty. [----] warns readers to question authority and resist authoritarianism to prevent the erosion of democratic values and personal freedoms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740541013868888)  2025-06-08T15:50Z 54.7K followers, 34.4K engagements


"Control of history shapes power. The Partys ability to alter the past ensures its dominance. This stresses the importance of preserving historical accuracy which this page is very passionate about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740639114195079)  2025-06-08T15:50Z 54.7K followers, 33.9K engagements


"And lastly language controls thought. Newspeaks restriction of language limits critical thinking. Its so important to preserve linguistic freedom to maintain independent thought"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1931740853707682145)  2025-06-08T15:51Z 54.7K followers, 30.8K engagements


"Today in [----] George Washington became the Commander of Chief of the Continental Army. But why was this Virginian chosen to lead American forces to victory against the mighty British Empire Heres the story 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1934277895805186338)  2025-06-15T15:52Z 54.7K followers, 72.1K engagements


"Today in [----] on a muddy field in Belgium Napoleons empire met its end. Waterloo. It wasnt just a battleit was the day history turned and Europe changed forever. Here are [--] essential things to know about Waterloo 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1935345629150241275)  2025-06-18T14:35Z 54.7K followers, 148.9K engagements


"Today in [---] AD Justinian I became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. He refused to accept that Rome was gone forever and spent [--] years trying to bring it back. Heres the remarkable story of Justinian the Great 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1951404608125051324)  2025-08-01T22:08Z 54.7K followers, 83.5K engagements


"Exactly [---] years ago today Britain entered WWI. The statistics that emerged from that decision are almost too shocking to believe. Here are [--] mind-blowing facts about the British Army in WWI 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1952393873449513270)  2025-08-04T15:39Z 54.7K followers, 248K engagements


"Today in [---] AD Hadrian was declared Emperor of Rome During his reign he built something that shouldnt exista concrete dome so vast it was thought impossible Yet the Pantheon stands perfectly intact [----] years later 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1954924955709440062)  2025-08-11T15:16Z 54.7K followers, 98.9K engagements


"Today in [--] BC Cleopatra diedthe last pharaoh of Egypt. She was a brilliant ruler who spoke nine languages revitalized Egypt and kept Rome at bay during her [--] year reign. Heres what you should know about her extraordinary life 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1955331372010356851)  2025-08-12T18:11Z 54.7K followers, 85.1K engagements


"80 years ago today President Truman announced Japans surrender and Americans poured into the streets to celebrate VJ Day. World War II was over. These are the moments from the war we must never forget 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1956020141797597566)  2025-08-14T15:48Z 54.7K followers, 50.1K engagements


"Today in [----] George Orwell published a devastating critique of Communism. Animal Farm reveals why every communist revolution follows the same tragic pattern: liberation to corruption to oppression. Here are [--] truths from Animal Farm Orwell warned us never to forget 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204026573144400)  2025-08-17T22:12Z 54.7K followers, 16.6M engagements


"1. Revolution contains the seeds of its own corruption The animals overthrow their human farmer Mr. Jones to create an equal society but the pigs who led the rebellion gradually adopt every human vice. They sleep in beds drink alcohol walk on two legsuntil the final scene where neighboring farmers cant distinguish between the pigs and humans at a dinner party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204031698522355)  2025-08-17T22:12Z 54.7K followers, 668.7K engagements


"2. Power corrupts incrementally through small compromises After the revolution the pigs justify keeping the cows milk and apples as necessary brain food for leadership. This first small inequality sets a precedent that escalates step by step to mass executions and Napoleon the pig becoming an absolute dictator"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204036748505235)  2025-08-17T22:13Z 54.7K followers, 608.2K engagements


"3. Language becomes a weapon to control reality itself The pigs spokesperson Squealer secretly changes the farms written commandments at nightNo animal shall drink alcohol becomes No animal shall drink alcohol to excess This eventually culminates in the absurd contradiction All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204041630650770)  2025-08-17T22:13Z 54.7K followers, 547.5K engagements


"4. Ignorance is manufactured to enable oppression Napoleon the pig raises puppies in isolation to become his vicious guard dogs while deliberately keeping other animals illiterate so they cannot read the altered commandments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204046714216627)  2025-08-17T22:13Z 54.7K followers, 465K engagements


"5. Historical memory can be erased and rewritten Snowball a pig who heroically led the animals in battle and designed the windmill is later portrayed by Napoleon as having been a traitor in league with Jones from the beginning. The revolutionary anthem Beasts of England is also banned and replaced with songs praising Napoleon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204051613167759)  2025-08-17T22:13Z 54.7K followers, 455.1K engagements


"6. Propaganda is more powerful than physical force Squealer the pig constantly threatens that Jones will come back if animals dont obey while presenting false statistics showing increased food production even as the animals starve. They believe their suffering serves the greater good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204057527099809)  2025-08-17T22:13Z 54.7K followers, 427.8K engagements


"7. Scapegoating enables political manipulation When the windmill collapses in a storm Napoleon blames the exiled pig Snowball for sabotage. After that everything from missing eggs to broken tools is blamed on Snowball deflecting from Napoleons failures"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204262574071856)  2025-08-17T22:13Z 54.7K followers, 364.3K engagements


"8. Fear and violence reshape consciousness itself Napoleon uses his trained attack dogs to force animals to falsely confess to conspiring with the exiled Snowball then executes them publicly creating such terror that even questioning orders becomes unthinkable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204379809022022)  2025-08-17T22:14Z 54.7K followers, 337.6K engagements


"9. Mass conformity is engineered not natural The sheep are trained to mindlessly chant slogans and drown out any dissent by bleating for minutes on end. They easily switch from Four legs good two legs bad to Four legs good two legs better when the pigs start walking upright"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204476122759398)  2025-08-17T22:14Z 54.7K followers, 354.3K engagements


"10. The working classs loyalty becomes their exploitation Boxer the hardworking cart horse whose mottos are I will work harder and Napoleon is always right collapsed from overwork. Instead of retirement Napoleon sells him to a glue factory for whiskey money while telling the animals he died in a hospital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957204588127535402)  2025-08-17T22:15Z 54.7K followers, 337K engagements


"@DannyBeck59 I dont believe it is anymore. Unfortunate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1957265956864160161)  2025-08-18T02:19Z 54.7K followers, 190.1K engagements


"There are battles that echo throughout history but few rival the epic stand of the Greeks at Thermopylae. Today in [---] BC King Leonidas and his fearless Spartans fought to save Greece from the Persians at the "hot gates. 👇🏼🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1958171935566643563)  2025-08-20T14:19Z 54.7K followers, 90.9K engagements


"Today in [----] Michelangelo was commissioned to carve the Piet sculpture. At just [--] years old Michelangelo obsessed over this work for the next [--] months. What emerged was the Renaissances defining masterpieceheres the incredible story 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1960396543653241263)  2025-08-26T17:38Z 54.7K followers, 66.1K engagements


"Today in [----] Richard the Lionheart was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. He would spend only [--] months in England during his entire reign yet become one of its most legendary kings. Heres the remarkable story of Richard I that separates myth from reality 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1963277289598361735)  2025-09-03T16:25Z 54.7K followers, 274.2K engagements


"Today in [----] Londons Great Fire finally died out. Medieval London was gone85% of the ancient city was reduced to ash. Heres what really happened during those [--] apocalyptic days and the incredible rebuild that followed 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1964004509203542324)  2025-09-05T16:35Z 54.7K followers, 88.3K engagements


"October [--] 1880: Kaiser Wilhelm I placed the final stone of the Cologne Cathedral Bells pealed across Cologne as a medieval vision was finally complete after six centuries of perseverance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1978468729324458405)  2025-10-15T14:31Z 54.7K followers, 85.8K engagements


"October [--] 1541: Michelangelo completed his painting The Last Judgement on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1984278415223185761)  2025-10-31T15:16Z 54.7K followers, 22.7K engagements


"November [--] 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo was exhibited to the public for the first time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1984630289650631098)  2025-11-01T14:35Z 54.7K followers, 1.1M engagements


"November [--] 1500: Benvenuto Cellini an exceptionally skilled Italian goldsmith sculptor and writer was born in Florence. He is best known for his iconic Renaissance sculpture Perseus with the Head of Medusa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1985374775892701500)  2025-11-03T15:53Z 54.7K followers, 21.7K engagements


"Wow. Take me back to Rome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1985389407520915800)  2025-11-03T16:51Z 54.7K followers, 14.4K engagements


"November [--] 1922: Howard Carter discovered the largely intact tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. Over [----] artifacts were found and its seen as one of the most significant archeological finds in history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1985743612169408890)  2025-11-04T16:19Z 54.7K followers, 43.9K engagements


"November [--] 1737: The Teatro San Carlo in Naples was opened. Its the world's oldest active opera house Stunning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1985785942616207427)  2025-11-04T19:07Z 54.7K followers, 903.2K engagements


"November [--] 1996: Divers located the sunken ruins of ancient Alexandria particularly the port Cleopatra's palace and parts of the city from around 323-30 BC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1986081107272700406)  2025-11-05T14:40Z 54.7K followers, 228.5K engagements


"November [--] 1602: The Bodleian Library opened at Oxford University making it one of the oldest libraries in all of Europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1987208588906185135)  2025-11-08T17:20Z 54.7K followers, 162.9K engagements


"November [--] 1907: The Cullinan Diamond the largest diamond ever found was presented to King Edward VII for his birthday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1987573195281703163)  2025-11-09T17:29Z 54.7K followers, 50.2K engagements


"Yesterday was the anniversary of a special day as construction on St. Peters Basilica began in [----] Words cannot describe ones feeling of awe and wonder upon entering for the first time. Id like to tell you the story of the building of the largest church in the world 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1913640246291644927)  2025-04-19T17:06Z 54.7K followers, 326.2K engagements


"From [----] to Animal farm George Orwell taught humanity to recognize tyranny before its too late. But who was he and why did he understand totalitarianism so well Lets explore the man who armed us against oppression 🧵👇🏼"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TodayinHistory/status/1959278779047518251)  2025-08-23T15:37Z 54.7K followers, 260.8K engagements

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