Olivia
Online
Charles Anderson Jr.
@SirChuckles1962
Awesome son, valiant defender of my country, and storyteller extraordinaire. In times of crisis I am transformed from a geeky professor into History Man!
Fayetteville, NC
Joined December 2014
145 Following
168 Followers
29.6K Posts
Thought of the Day.
History Picture of the Day, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, 1946.
Today in History (1485) In the last major battle of the War of the Roses, King Richard III is defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1642) The English Civil Wars, fought between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, began when King Charles I formally raised the royal standard at Nottingham. #TodayinHistory
Who to follow
Daniel Elliott
@delliottart
Artist. Tips appreciated. $danielelliottart follow me on Instagram @danielelliottart
https://t.co/zT9GTFaPK7
DNVR Sports 
@DNVR_Sports
Sports Over Everything. Bringing Denver Fans Together For @ALLCITY_Network
OpenLearn
@OUFreeLearning
The home of free learning from @OpenUniversity. Get inspired, explore subjects and study free courses. For any queries please email [email protected]
Today in History (1851) The first America’s Cup was won by the American yacht America in a race around the Isle of Wight. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1932) The BBC begins its first experimental broadcast programming as the Empire Service. By the early 21st century the service broadcast in more than 40 languages to roughly 120 million people worldwide. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1973) U.S. President Richard M. Nixon named Henry A. Kissinger secretary of state. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1989) In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out Rickey Henderson to become the first MLB pitcher to register 5,000 strikeouts; he ended his career with a record-setting 5,714. #TodayinHistory
Thought of the Day.
History Picture of the Day. Eclipse, 2017. (viewed from Fayetteville, NC)
Today in History (1808) British General Arthur Wellesley used his “thin red line” of infantry to defeat French General Andoche Junot’s forces at the Battle of Vimeiro, leading to British control of Portugal. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1831) Nat Turner, an enslaved Black American, began a rebellion that killed between 55 and 60 white Virginians before being stopped by a 3,000-man militia. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1858) Debates between Abraham Lincoln, Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate, and incumbent Senator Stephen A. Douglas of the Democratic Party began. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1959) Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1986) A massive release of carbon dioxide from Cameroon’s Lake Nyos—a freshwater lake located in a volcanic caldera—killed more than 1,700 people and thousands of animals. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (1991) Latvia declared its independence from the Soviet Union. #TodayinHistory
Today in History (2017) For the first time in nearly 40 years, the continental United States experienced a total solar eclipse, which was viewed from Oregon to South Carolina. #TodayinHistory
Thought of the Day.
History Picture of the Day. A black Union soldier sits, posted in front of a slave auction house on Whitehall Street in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1864. The sign reads “Auction & Negro Sales”.
Today in History (1619) A ship arrived at Point Comfort (now Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia) carrying "20 and odd" captive Angolans, marking the documented arrival of the first enslaved Africans in English North America. #TodayinHistory
Most Popular Users
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
241.5M followers
Barack Obama
@barackobama
119.1M followers
Cristiano Ronaldo
@cristiano
113.6M followers
Donald J. Trump
@realdonaldtrump
111.8M followers
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
107.2M followers
Rihanna
@rihanna
98.5M followers
NASA
@nasa
92.4M followers
Justin Bieber
@justinbieber
91.7M followers
KATY PERRY
@katyperry
89.5M followers
Taylor Swift
@taylorswift13
83.4M followers
Lady Gaga
@ladygaga
74.9M followers
Virat Kohli
@imvkohli
72.6M followers
Kim Kardashian
@kimkardashian
70.7M followers
YouTube
@youtube
68.8M followers
Neymar Jr
@neymarjr
65.6M followers
Bill Gates
@billgates
64.9M followers
Selena Gomez
@selenagomez
62.6M followers
The Ellen Show
@theellenshow
62.3M followers
CNN
@cnn
61.8M followers
X
@x
60.8M followers