Maria Savini

Lifelong learner. History nerd. Madison Fellow. Educator. Traveler. Artist. Loves antiques, period decor/old homes, animals & tree-lined walks with my tunes.

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@brianglenntv Would you have mocked Winston Churchill and his White House attire when his nation was at war? Stop diverting the conversation.

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@UpperMerionSD

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@mkellis77 🤣

[American Experience @AmExperiencePBS]

60 years ago, on October 6, 1961, President Kennedy encouraged Americans to build bomb shelters for protection from atomic fallout, a chilling reminder of Cold War tensions. #ThisDayInHistory https://t.co/pdpkIFLqig

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@mkellis77 Something comparable happened after the Bubonic Plague, which contributed to the end of feudalism & the proliferation of a new urban merchant class that emerged from serfdom (the Medici used their wealth to promote Greco-Roman culture & values to unleash the Italian Renaissance)

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@KatyaRahel

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Slavery Didn't End On Juneteenth. Here's What You Should Know About This Important Day https://t.co/jorRsiZ9bB

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@Film_DirectorV @TaetaeManoban Woohoo! Congratulations on this major achievement!

[US Capitol Historical Society @CapitolHistory]

#OTD in 1866, the Memphis Massacre began. After an incident between white police officers and Black Union Army veterans, white mobs rampaged through Black neighborhoods. The massacre's horrors shocked the nation and helped Republicans convince Congress to pass the 14th Amendment.

[Stanley Nelson @StanleyNelson1]

Announcing my next film, with @HipTruth, ‘TULSA BURNING: THE 1921 RACE MASSACRE’ executive produced by @russwest44. Premiering on Sunday, May 30th at 8pm ET/PT on @HISTORY. Tune in. #RememberTulsa

[The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @LorenzoTheCat]

Feel Good Photo of the Day---this woman adopted this 20-year-old cat from a shelter because she didn't want him to spend the end of his life alone in a cage.

[Today's Document @TodaysDocument]

Demonstration of Protest and Mourning for Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, #OTD in 1911

https://t.co/iaZAeJ30Mu

Suggested by @USNatArchives staff member Shannon Kerner--thank you!

[Today's Document @TodaysDocument]

Redlining map for Richmond, Virginia and Environs, #OTD in 1937.

This map shows mortgage lending risk by neighborhood type. Maps like these were used to deny mortgages to many African Americans.

https://t.co/367gVrPqau

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@mkellis77 Yep. It's pathetic that citizens have no other recourse than to hit corporations where it hurts.

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@mkellis77 I'd like to say that I am proud of Delta for doing the right thing; but, then I would have to validate the perverse amount of power and influence wielded by corporations in within our democracy. It sickens me.

[Maria Savini @MariaSavini32]

@jacobus_plooy @Suzume_chan007 Yep...a new monster in the making. A definite form of child abuse. That beautiful creature was destroyed for a disgusting photo opp.

[American Experience @AmExperiencePBS]

A dropped match hit the floor of New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911. Within minutes, the building was ablaze in one of the deadliest workplace accidents in American history. #ThisDayInHistory https://t.co/ihJVKMGxu8