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  1. From a 1927 normal school with just 149 students (mostly women!) under the Billings Rimrocks, MSU-Billings grew into an educational powerhouse. Discover how a historic Gothic hall sparked a regional icon!

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/ins

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  2. From "Slabtown" sawmills to a glamorous luxury train stop, discover how a tiny Montana logging outpost evolved into Gallatin Gateway! Uncover lost railway rivalries, wild hotel grand openings, and deep Yellowstone history.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/pla

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  3. "Lyndon Johnson and a handful of men at HEW and Social Security: they wrote the Medicare Act in a way that prevented even one dollar of Medicare funds to go to any hospital that wasn’t in compliance with the Civil Rights Act."

    #Politics #Medicare #Healthcare #Discrimination #Racism #USHistory

    hartmannreport.com/p/the-hidde

  4. Yet another Bowery Boys banger. Boss Tweed seemed all powerful, with legions of supporters and a web of corruption that stretched across continents and shaped the global economy…until he wasn’t. Corruption is seductive but it’s a dead end. #BossTweed #podcast #USHistory #BoweryBoys podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/

  5. Thinking about American culture. In a backward way, the fact this artist is a footnote instead of a chapter title in America's cultural history just shows the amount of vitality and talent.

    youtube.com/watch?v=3NFywQdeKSo

    I mean, think about how these sounds must have hit a British crowd in 1964. And her solo at 2:00. It's all so good.

    Sister Rosetta's certainly not forgotten. But she's also not celebrated on the level of Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, or Elvis Presley. What I'm trying to say is, it's incredible that she had ANY competition.

    #SisterRosetta #rocknroll #ushistory #blackhistory #uk #1960s

  6. From ancient "Gate of Hell" tribal battlegrounds to a booming 19th-century timber hub, Missoula, Montana transformed into a vibrant cultural landmark. Discover how wild river trails, railways, and university roots shaped this legendary mountain city!

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/pla

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  7. The Vice Presidency is mostly for losers who suck shit. When you accidentally pick a powerful and talented Vice President instead of somebody nobody would pick over you, you get JFK'd.

    #ushistory #uspol #uspolitics

  8. Cut through 624 miles of rugged wilderness with Lt. John Mullan! Discover the epic, obstacle-ridden story of the historic military road that outran its original purpose to ignite the Montana gold rush.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/peo

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  9. I've been going through some old slides for a talk I'm giving today about the history of land use restrictions and noticed a gap between Jim Crow segregation practices and Hoover's nationwide promotion of exclusionary zoning. I've created a new slide to talk about that jump focusing on the disastrous Mississippi flood of 1927 and Robert Moton's key role in the cover up. #flooding #USHistory #zoning #RobertMoton #HerbertHoover #RedCross pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperienc

  10. A truck left abandoned at a trailhead, a mysterious park receipt on the dashboard, and a vanishing act swallowed by a massive wildfire. Unravel the haunting, unsolved disappearance of Larry Kimble in Glacier National Park.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/mys

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  11. Discover the gripping, harrowing true story of how the Northern Cheyenne broke out of confinement in Oklahoma and fought a thousand-mile running battle across the American plains to reclaim their ancestral homeland in Montana.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/eve

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  12. Lewis said he'd rather fight two men than one grizzly. Then came garbage dumps, one deadly night in Glacier, and a bear count that rose and fell by human hands. Today, Montana's grizzlies await a federal decision due Dec. 28. How did we get here?

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/ins

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  13. A cottonwood-log fortress where two great rivers meet became the "grand emporium of the upper Missouri." Fort Union traded guns, blankets, and buffalo robes, brokered tribal diplomacy, then faded when fashion changed. Discover how it rose, fell, and was rebuilt.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/pla

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  14. Fascinating video. It’s cool to see how my city evolved, and at the same time heartbreaking to see all the natural beauty and Indigenous communities that were sacrificed in the process. I can imagine a Native person watching this in sheer horror and grief. How do we make reparations and coexist equitably in the future? 😔💔

    youtu.be/5_EXFdn-KqY

    openculture.com/2026/08/watch-

    #nyc #newyork #history #ushistory #colonialism

  15. Who sounded the FIRST alarm at Pearl Harbor? A Laurel, Montana sailor on the USS Tangier spotted a lone Japanese plane at 7:54 a.m. and woke the fleet. Meet William H. Phillips, the hometown hero who later dove into shark-infested waters to save a buddy. Read his story!

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/peo

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  16. Dead cattle on Montana ranges, with eyes, tongues and organs removed in clean cuts, no blood, no tracks, and scavengers that sometimes steer clear. The FBI blamed predators, but many ranchers aren't buying it. Coyotes, cults, or something from above? Dive into one of the West's strangest unsolved mysteries.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/mys

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

  17. A prehistoric "living fossil" lurks in Montana's rivers, and it won't take a baited hook! Discover how dams, spring spawning runs, and a daring snagging tradition created one of the state's strangest fisheries, and the fight to protect it.

    Web:
    bigskytreasure.org/history/eve

    #WorldHistory #USHistory #MTHistory #Montana #History #BSTS #Fourosix #MontanaToday #histodons

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