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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Below, Keegan O’Brien, public school educator and activist, shares the history of LGBTQ activism that led to this watershed moment. https://t.co/eSslPitRen

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The Washington State Archives, our friends and fellow supporters of Washington History Day, shared this memory of Johnny Cash visiting the Monroe State Reformatory back in 1971! https://t.co/OuZbmH4gwT

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Website students, September 1st is the deadline to convert and preserve your 2019 projects for future years! https://t.co/xMtHphm6QQ

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Here’s a bit of triumph and tragedy involving Washingtonian Bruce Lee:

In 1971, Bruce Lee developed a concept for a television series about a martial arts master in the American Old West. Lee’s pitch was... https://t.co/FIqNf2t8dN

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Registration is officially open to judge at the State contest, tentatively scheduled for May 4th at Central Washington University in Ellensburg! The location change is part of an initiative to make the State contest... https://t.co/IBACdjlX6P

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Today marks the 108th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American History. 146 garment workers (mostly immigrant women and teenage girls) died in the fire, as doors to stairwells... https://t.co/cX5xBv4pAY

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The staff of Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources had to call in a bomb squad last November. Live grenades from the Revolutionary War were discovered in the collection. https://t.co/i5BH6mDvkV

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"In an uh-oh episode of historic proportions, hand grenades from the last major battle of the Revolutionary War recently and repeatedly scrambled bomb squads in Virginia’s capital city." https://t.co/i5BH6mDvkV

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Thank you ALL who came out last weekend to support the Eastern Washington, Southwest Washington, and East Puget Sound Regional contests! We couldn’t do it without you.

Judging spots are still available... https://t.co/jhx6zzr8C8

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Good news! Washington History Day has a new website at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction! At the link below you can find information about upcoming contests, theme and rule books, and information about Washington... https://t.co/tTAzp10mob

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Congratulations to Washington History Day teacher Brad Liebrecht, who was one of eighteen educators selected to participate in the 2019 Memorializing the Fallen program through National History Day! Brad... https://t.co/SptpAmvXBg

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Evelyn Berezin, creator the first computerized word processor, died on Saturday. In 1969 Berezin developed the Data Secretary which allowed users to type, edit, delete, cut, and paste text – tasks unable... https://t.co/jcXUFc1eDk

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A new permanent gallery is set to open at the National Museum of American History in 2021 that highlights the U.S. Latinx experience. It will be the first of its kind at the Smithsonian Institute, which advocates hope will lead to a standalone museum... https://t.co/PronDScOFc

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‘Tis the season for holiday treats. In this video Philip Boyes, a research associate with the Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS), leads a history and baking... https://t.co/nFHIUv8wKY

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The fourth season of Outlander premiered earlier this month with Claire and Jaime Fraser arriving in colonial... https://t.co/FnjMUW7Oc9

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Did anyone miss the webinar about the 2019 NHD theme “Triumph and Tragedy in History” from September? Check it out below! And also remember that theme book and rule book are available for free online at: https://t.co/LCrxvahxoJ https://t.co/SSupkt4Scj

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Some things change, others do not...like bored teens doodling in math class. https://t.co/mPqAkZq1aX

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A treat is coming this autumn to the NHD Puget Sound community – the Tacoma Public Library will host an exhibit about the life and work of Maurice Sendak. Sendak, born in New York City, was the child of... https://t.co/L1UUvrsfrb