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#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?
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#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 find where this took place on a #map:
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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?
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#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:
https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=11&type=qRead more about the different places Martin Luther King Jr. lived and visited here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/where-in-world-148239010?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link#History #CivilRights #MLK #Geography #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay
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#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: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=216&type=q#History #Literature #Books #Science #OctaviaButler #Climate
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Cahokia was the largest pre-Columbian urban area north of Mexico on the North American continent. At its peak, around 1000 years ago, it may have had a population of 40,000 people, possibly being larger than London or Paris at the time.
Can you find Cahokia on a #map?
Click to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=177&type=q
More info here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cahokia-142690669?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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#HalloweenWeek - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein had many inspirations. One may be the actual Frankenstein Castle itself and one of its nearby residents who was rumored to dig up dead bodies.
Click to find the castle on a #map and learn more: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=204&type=q
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#HalloweenWeek - In 1816, Mary Shelley became inspired to write Frankenstein as a challenge from Lord Byron to write a ghost story while they and friends were spending the summer together.
The summer was cold, rainy and gloomy, which fueled the feeling of the story.
Click to guess where this was: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=123&type=q
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#HalloweenWeek - these underground catacombs contain the remains of over 6 million people, including some famous revolutionaries. Can you locate on a map where they are?
Click to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=205&type=q
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#HalloweenWeek - Area 51 is a military base that has been subject to many conspiracy theories and UFO folklore. Can you locate it on a map?
Click to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=205&type=q
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#HalloweenWeek - can you find the location for the Washington Irving story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' in which Ichabod Crane is chased by a Headless Horseman?
Click to guess: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=184&type=q
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#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?
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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:
https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?map=womensmonthIf you would like to support this project, please visit my Patreon:
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#WomensHistoryMonth Day 31 - Discovered in 1967, the 3.2 million year old fossilized bones of a female skeleton known as 'Lucy' were discovered, helping scientists better understand hominin evolution.
Where in the World...was Lucy discovered?
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#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: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=116&type=q
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#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: https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=215&type=q