History Season

It is debated whether this way of sleeping is natural and healthier. It is also debated how dominant this was throughout human history and across the world. However, we know it was dominant in Europe for many centuries. Sources: BBC, The Conversation, Big Think, CNN, National Geographic, News Medical and Roger Ekirchs “At Day's Close: Night in Times Past" (2005) #history #sleep #historical #sleeping #middleages #ancient #learning

A massive revolution in PC gaming came in 1993 with the release of Doom. The game introduced a new kind of multiplayer gameplay, which excited many gamers who wanted to play with their friends. However, to play together in Doom, you had to be on the same local network. This meant carrying your computer to a friend's house and setting it up. Doom was, in large part, the reason LAN parties began. Sources: dazed, Rare Historical Photos, All That’s interesting and Wikimedia Commons. #history #90s #2000s #throwback #nostalgia #gaming #lanparty #pcgaming

Today, the area around Chernobyl is still too dangerous to live in. Experts say it could take 20,000 years before it's safe for humans again. The disaster was a major blow to the prestige of the Soviet Union and the total cost of the disaster is estimated to be around $235 billion in today’s money. Sources: Brittanica Encyclopedia, National Geographic, Sky History and World Nuclear Association. #history #ukraine #coldwar #chernobyl #nuclearpower #ussr #sovietunion

Before working on the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo had been commissioned to work on the tomb of the Pope. However, the Pope and Michelangelo were in constant conflict over the design of the project. The contract was rewritten many times. Eventually, Michelangelo left the project in anger after disagreements with the Pope, and his pupils had to finish the work. Sources: Artnet, Slate, World History Encyclopedia and National Geographic #history #pope #rome #renaissance #art #sistinechapel #vatican #michelangelo

Sources: Discover Magazine, The Collector, World History Encyclopedia and Encyclopedia Romana #ancientrome #history #history #roman #dog #pet #roman #ancient

Sources: Imperial War Museum and Smithsonian Magazine #history #ww1 #worldwarone

German sub-marines managed to destroy over 30% of the world’s shipping fleet. Sources: North Earth Museums, Rare Historical Photos, The World War One Museum and Memorial, International Encyclopedia of The First World War.   #history #uboat #submarine #ww1 #worldwarone #ship #navy #salvaged

The Inuit and Yupik people live in Canada, Greenland, Siberia and Alaska. #arctic #inuit #greenland #canada #yupik #snow #indigenous #alaska #siberia #snowgoggles

After reading the popular book Around the World in 80 Days, Nellie Bly decided to break the record set in the story and travel around the world. Her trip took only 72 days and made her even more famous. At the age of 30, she married a 70-year-old oil millionaire. He passed away a few years later, and she took over his oil business. Sources: National Womens History Museum, Encyclopedia Brittanica and NPS. #history #ushistory #mentalasylum #nelliebly #womenshistory #1800s #19thcentury

From the 1880s to 1920s the population Of Argentina exploded—from 2 million to 8 million. Sources: DW, BBC, Retuers, ABC and Brittanica Encyclopedia. #argentina #economy #economichistory #1800s #19thcentury #wealth #history

If Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI didn’t produce an heir, the king’s brother would inherit the throne instead and this was a big problem for Marie and Louis. Sources: Smithsonian Magazine, Encyclopedia Brittanica, World History Encyclopedia, History Extra, Thought Co and History Hit. #history #france #french #marieantionette #versailles #1700s #18thcentury #frenchhistory

Down syndrome is caused by having an extra chromosome. It affects how a baby’s body and brain develop and can lead to both physical and intellectual challenges. Sources: Global Down Syndrome (website), News Medical (website), “On the Antiquity of Trisomy 21” by John M. Starbuck (Journal of Contemporary Anthropology, 2011), Down TV (website), Wikimedia Commons, Britannica, Science Daily, Smithsonian Magazine, Healthcare Daily Online (website), Live Science and CDC (website) #downsyndromeawareness #downs #downsyndrome #history

Headrests were used for many millennia in ancient Egypt, from around 3000 BCE to 30 BCE. In some parts of the world, such as African countries like Kenya and Mali, similar headrests are still used today. Sources: Glencairn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Global Egyptian Museum and North Carolina Museum of Art. #history #ancientegypt #egypt #ancient #archeology

It was not allowed to be gay or lesbian in the US or British military during World War II. Gay and lesbian service members had to hide their sexuality. Sources: National WW2 Museum, Military Times and Forces News. #history #drag #ww2 #secondworldwar #dragshow #usarmy #britisharmy

Sources: National Geographic, History Channel website, Brittanica Encyclopedia and Spring Field College Website. #basketball #history #sports #sportshistory #1800s #19thcentury #NBA

Tattooing had been around in Britain for centuries. Tattoos were mainly seen on sailors, soldiers, but at the end of the 19th century things began to change. The photos are not of Macdonald himself, but of his clients. Sources: Tattoo Archive, The Independent, Public Domain Review and My Modern Met #history #1800s #19thcentury #britain #uk #england #tattoos #tattooed #tattoo #tattooartist #art

These photos were taken by the American sociologist and photographer Lewis Wickes Hine. Hine was one of the most influential documentary photographers of the 20th century. He’s best known for capturing the lives of poor and disadvantaged people, always portraying them with dignity and compassion. In the early 1900s, he was hired by the National Child Labor Committee to document the harsh realities of child labor in the United States. His powerful images didn’t just tell a story—they helped change history, playing a key role in the fight to end child labor laws in the country. Sources: International Center of Photography, Library of Congress, Rare Historical Photos and History Channel (website) #history #photography #ushistory #early1900s #historical #learning

This peaceful protest, known as the Baltic Way, was held on the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact—the secret agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union that led to the Baltic nations’ annexation. Sources: NPR, thebalticway.e, Foreign Policy Research Institute, lsm.lv and Radio Free Europe. #history #coldwar #baltics #sovietunion #lithuania #estonia #latvia #protest #ussr

Theodoras father was a bear keeper at the Hippodrome (circus) in Constantinople and her mother was a dancer and actress. Theodora became probably the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. Sources: Britannica Encyclopedia, History Hit, World History Encyclopedia, History Extra and Thought Co. #history #ancient #romanempire #byzantineempire #byzantine #justinian #theodora #Love #lovestory #womeninhistory #powerfulwoman