#today-in-history — Public Fediverse posts
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#TodayInHistory: June 11
1963: University of Alabama desegregated
1963: Vietnamese monk lights self on fire in protest
1955: Tragedy at Le Mans auto race
2001: Timothy McVeigh executed
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#TodayInHistory: June 11
1963: University of Alabama desegregated
1963: Vietnamese monk lights self on fire in protest
1955: Tragedy at Le Mans auto race
2001: Timothy McVeigh executed
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Anna Maria Höfflin ist heute vor 40 Jahren, am 9. Juni 1986, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/anna+maria/hofflin/30#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Marieluise, Gräfin von Strachwitz und Groß-Zauche ist heute vor 40 Jahren, am 9. Juni 1986, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/marieluise/von+strachwitz+und+grosz+zauche#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Gustav Adolf Hiss ist heute vor 45 Jahren, am 9. Juni 1981, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/gustav+adolf/hiss/6#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Dietrich Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Paul, Prinz zu Wied ist heute vor 50 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1976, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/dietrich+wilhelm+friedrich+karl+paul/zu+wied#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Walter Rhys, Freiherr Dynevor ist heute vor 70 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1956, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/walter/rhys#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Marie Laurencin ist heute vor 70 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1956, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/marie/laurencin#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Adelheid, Freiin von Oer ist heute vor 80 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1946, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/adelheid/von+oer#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Max, Freiherr von Oer ist heute vor 80 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1946, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/max/von+oer/1#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Fritz, Freiherr von Loë wurde am 8. Juni 1926 geboren und wäre heute 100 Jahre alt geworden.
https://geneee.org/fritz/von+loe#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Frieda Danzeisen ist heute vor 125 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1901, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/frieda/danzeisen/5#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Anna Dreher wurde heute vor 125 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1901, geboren.
https://geneee.org/anna/dreher/1#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Anna Maria Vogtsberger ist heute vor 125 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1901, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/anna+maria/vogtsberger/1#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Hedwig Gertrud Krumm wurde heute vor 125 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1901, geboren.
https://geneee.org/hedwig+gertrud/krumm#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Frederick Brandenberger wurde heute vor 150 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1876, geboren.
https://geneee.org/frederick/brandenberger/2#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Georg Jakob Engler ist heute vor 150 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1876, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/georg+jakob/engler#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Maria Katharina Bär wurde heute vor 150 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1876, geboren.
https://geneee.org/maria+katharina/bar/4#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Johann Adam Döbelin ist heute vor 150 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1876, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/johann+adam/dobelin#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Ferdinand Christoph, Graf von Degenfeld-Schonburg ist heute vor 150 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1876, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/ferdinand+christoph/von+degenfeld+schonburg#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Richard Hasenclever ist heute vor 150 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1876, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/richard/hasenclever#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Jakob Martin Schmidt wurde heute vor 175 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1851, geboren.
https://geneee.org/jakob+martin/schmidt/6#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Katharina Sexauer ist heute vor 175 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1851, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/katharina/sexauer/30#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Wilhelm Huber wurde heute vor 175 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1851, geboren.
https://geneee.org/wilhelm/huber/4#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Jendel Dreifuss ist heute vor 200 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1826, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/jendel/dreifuss#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Franz Hermann Salvator von Branconi wurde heute vor 225 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1801, geboren.
https://geneee.org/franz+hermann+salvator/von+branconi#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Anna Maria Mörkin ist heute vor 300 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1726, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/anna+maria/morkin/2#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Elisabeth Eusebia von Fürstenberg ist heute vor 350 Jahren, am 8. Juni 1676, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/elisabeth+eusebia/von+furstenberg#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Frederick George Kehret ist heute vor 35 Jahren, am 7. Juni 1991, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/frederick+george/kehret/1#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Evangeline Lucile Wickersheim ist heute vor 35 Jahren, am 7. Juni 1991, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/evangeline+lucile/wickersheim#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Maria, Prinzessin Gallitzin ist heute vor 50 Jahren, am 7. Juni 1976, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/maria/gallitzin#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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Gerhart Hauptmann ist heute vor 80 Jahren, am 6. Juni 1946, gestorben.
https://geneee.org/gerhart/hauptmann#OTD #TodayInHistory #YearsAgo #Genealogy #Genealogie #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung #Ancestry
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#TodayInHistory 1986 - In Japan, Enix releases #DragonQuest for the #Nintendo Famicom.
Created by Yuji Horii, and inspired by #RPG games such as Wizardry & Ultima. #Manga artist and #DragonBall creator Akira Toriyama produced the artwork and Koichi Sugiyama composed the music.
Dragon Quest has been credited with establishing the basic template for subsequent Japanese console RPGs.
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#OTD May 23, 1934, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed and killed by authorities.
Can you find on a #map where this took place? Click the link to find out:
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Today in History May 24 | 1976, American Wines, California, France, & Judgment of Paris
On this day in 1976 an Englishman living in Paris threw America a birthday party. Th…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #article #britannica #encyclopeadia #Encyclopedia #francais #france #French #frenchwine #TodayinHistory—May24:TheDayAmericanWinesDethronedFrance #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2650192/today-in-history-may-24-1976-american-wines-california-france-judgment-of-paris/ -
Today in History May 24 | 1976, American Wines, California, France, & Judgment of Paris https://www.diningandcooking.com/2650192/today-in-history-may-24-1976-american-wines-california-france-judgment-of-paris/ #article #britannica #encyclopeadia #Encyclopedia #francais #france #French #FrenchWine #TodayInHistory—May24:TheDayAmericanWinesDethronedFrance #Wine
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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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#TodayInHistory 1996 - #Nintendo releases the Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars video game for the #SNES developed by Square, It was the final #Mario game for the system.
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#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1969, the first two R42 subway cars entered service. Beginning their careers on the BMT Broadway line (today’s N train), these R42s ran in a mixed consist train with eight modified R40As. The R40As and R42s were very similar in appearance and could function together.
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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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#TodayInHistory 1916 – Claude Shannon, is born. (d 2001)
Known as the "father of information theory", and laid the foundations of the Information Age. The first to describe the use of Boolean algebra—essential to all digital electronic circuits—and founded the field of #AI
His work to cryptanalysis laid the foundation for symmetric-key cryptography, including Data Encryption Standard (DES), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Regarding him as the "founding father of modern #cryptography
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On April 26 1986, Chernobyl nuclear reactor #4 exploded. 40 years later, the event is still one of the most distinctive events of its time. Here is a piece, I wrote on one of the medallions given to the "Liquidators" who helped clean up after the accident: https://coinofnote.com/1986-ukraine-chernobyl-liquidators-medal/
While writing this post I discovered the #ChornobylNotChernobyl hashtag from which I learnt "Chornobyl (Чорнобиль) is the correct Ukrainian spelling and transliteration, which is increasingly adopted to reflect Ukrainian identity and decolonize place names. Chernobyl (Чернобыль) is the Russian spelling, which was standard internationally during the Soviet era and remains common in Western media."
https://www.reddit.com/r/chernobyl/comments/1higops/whats_up_with_the_new_spelling_chornobyl/#:~:text=Chernobyl%20is%20the%20Russian%20(default,Russians%20nor%20Ukrainians%20existed%20then.#Numismatics #Medallion #Chernobyl #chernobyl40thanniversary #Nuclear #NuclearAccident #History #Histodons #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory @numismatics @histodons
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#TodayinHistory 1946 – Robert Metcalfe, American engineer, is born.
He contributed to the development of the #internet in the 1970s. He co-invented #Ethernet co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a #telecommunications network.
He has received various awards, the IEEE Medal of Honor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation. In 2023, he received the Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science.
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#TodayInHistory 1986 - #IBM introduces the IBM PC Convertible laptop computer. It features 80C88 processor, 256 kB RAM, LCD screen, and two 3.5-inch 720 kB floppy disk drives. The detachable LCD screen can be replaced by a high-resolution monitor. Weight is 12 pounds; price is US$2000.
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#TodayInHistory 1976 – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded #Apple Computer, Inc.
The company was founded to market Wozniak's Apple I personal computer.
Since 2011, Apple has for the most part been the world's largest company by market capitalization, as of 2024, the largest manufacturing company by revenue, the 4th-largest PC vendor, the largest vendor of #tablet and #mobilephone As of 2025, is valued at just over $4 trillion.
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#TodayInHistory 1996 - #Capcom releases the #ResidentEvil #videogame for the #PlayStation
It is credited with defining the survival #horror genre and with returning zombies to popular culture. It established many conventions seen in other survival horror games, including the inventory system, save system, and use of a vitals-monitoring system instead of a health counter.
It is often cited as one of the greatest and most influential video games ever made.
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#TodayInHistory 1976 - Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs finish work on a #computer circuit board, that they call the #Apple I computer, which uses a standard keyboard for input, and standard television for output.
It was one of the first computers available that used the 6502 cpu. An expansion included a #BASIC interpreter, greatly lowering the entry cost for home computing.
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#TodayInHistory 1996 – The multimedia franchise #Pokemon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green.
They are #JRPG with an element of strategy and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the #Nintendo #Gameboy
Pokémon is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, the series has sold over 489 million units worldwide.
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Wohnung gesucht in Zürich – und das schon 1730.
Am 23. Februar 1730 erscheint die erste Ausgabe der «Donnstags-Nachrichten von Zürich». Darin finden sich 14 Inserate: eine Wohnungssuche, Verkaufsanzeigen – und sogar eine Bibliothek, die verlorene Bücher zurückfordert (Bild 2).
Dieser erste Kleinanzeiger Zürichs ging im 19. Jahrhundert im «Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich» auf, das noch heute fortbesteht.
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#TodayInHistory 1986 - In Japan, #Nintendo releases the Disk System for the #Famicom It's a 128kB disk drive, disks can be rewritten with new games at special vending machines. Price of the Disk System is about US$100.
The Legend of #Zelda was a launch title.
Sales ended in 1993, selling 4.4m units. Nintendo maintained Disk writing services by mail until 2003, and provided technical support until 2007.
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February 20, Thousands attend pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1617745/february-20-thousands-attend-pro-nazi-rally-at-madison-square-garden-2/ #February20History #garden #MadisonSquareGardenProNaziRally #NaziRally #TodayInHistory
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February 20, Thousands attend pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1617417/february-20-thousands-attend-pro-nazi-rally-at-madison-square-garden/ #February20History #garden #MadisonSquareGardenProNaziRally #NaziRally #TodayInHistory
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84 years ago #todayinhistory, an executive order mandated sending Japanese Americans to "relocation centers" as a security threat during World War II.
Descendants of the prisoners have restored a baseball field on the Manzanar site as a way to both celebrate the resiliency of so many of their ancestors, and to memorialize this dark period in U.S. history.
https://theconversation.com/baseball-returns-to-a-japanese-american-detention-camp-after-a-historic-ball-field-was-restored-265954
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Today is the Day of Remembrance of the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which led to nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans (two-thirds of them U.S. citizens) being forced into camps.
We remember not just what happened, but what it teaches us today.
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#TodayInHistory 1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose #Computer is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
It was Turing-complete and able to solve "a large class of numerical problems" through #programming
having cost $487,000 (equivalent to $7,000,000 in 2024), and called a "Giant Brain" by the press. It had a speed on the order of one thousand times faster than that of electro-mechanical machines.
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Today in History February 11 | Julia Child’s The French Chef First Appears on Television https://www.diningandcooking.com/?p=2508524 #article #britannica #encyclopeadia #Encyclopedia #francais #france #French #FrenchCuisine #TodayInHistory—February11:TheFrenchChefPremiere:WhenJuliaChildTaughtAmericaToCook(andLaugh)
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#TodayInHistory 1996 – #IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in #chess for the first time.
Deep Blue became the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion under regular time controls. However, Kasparov won three and drew two of the following five games, beating Deep Blue by 4–2 at the close of the match.