AndyGalley Historian

Teacher,M.Res & Ba.Hons.1st History LJMU 2013-17 Milit.&War,Slavery&abolition,legit. commerce,Antarctica,Maritime&Ind. heritage, museums,Local History. L.F.C.🚩

[AndyGalley Historian @AndrewGalley]

Amazing Flag from @NASA Apollo 8 (Dec.21–27, 1968) @Lpoolcentlib 1st crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit & 1st human spaceflight to reach the Moon. Given city of #Liverpool by the #USA 3 #astronauts Borman, Lovell @tomhanks, and Anders 1st to photograph far side of #MOON

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

Me think me know this song 💙

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

#OnThisDay in 1939, Frank Wild, Shackleton’s “loyal lieutenant” died at the age of 66 of pneumonia.

Wild was born in Yorkshire, England in 1873. He joined the Merchant Service in 1899 and Royal Navy in 1900 before playing a key role in five Antarctic expeditions led by Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott and Douglas Mawson. He was awarded the polar medal with four bars, making him the most decorated polar explorer of the heroic age of exploration!

One of Wild’s most well-known adventures took place on Elephant Island, where he remained in command of 21 men as part of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic 'Endurance' (1914-17) Expedition, while Shackleton and five others made the incredible journey to South Georgia Island to seek rescue at the Stromness Whaling Station. Four months passed with no sign of relief from Shackleton's rescue party, during which the men’s spirits and sanity were severely tested. However, Wild applied routine and optimism unfailingly! Every single morning, Wild would command the men to roll up their sleeping bags and “get your things ready boys, the Boss may come today.” Incredibly, he did just that and one morning George Marston, who had been assigned lookout duties, called from his post “Ship O!” at the sighting of Shackleton aboard the 'Yelcho'. It is testament to the consummate leadership of Wild that all 22 men survived.

Wild joined Shackleton again for the 'Quest' expedition in 1922. Sadly Shackleton died during this expedition leaving Wild in charge.

Before he died, Wild stated that he wished for his ashes to be buried alongside Shackleton's at Grytviken in South Georgia. The outbreak of World War II meant this wasn't possible and for years his remains were seemingly lost, until historian Angie Butler discovered them at Braamfontein Cemetery in Johannesburg where they had laid for 72 years. Wild's wishes were finally granted at a ceremony at Grytviken attended by relatives, whereby he was laid to rest alongside Sir Ernest Shackleton.

📸 Frank Wild in 1914, public domain

#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica

[The History Press @TheHistoryPress]

#OnThisDay in 1987, Rudolf Hess, #Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s former deputy, is found strangled to death in Spandau Prison in Berlin at the age of 93. Discover 10 conspiracies surrounding him here👉: https://t.co/LuJIm9kEzW #OTD #RudolfHess #WW2

[The History Press @TheHistoryPress]

#OnThisDay in 1969, the generation-defining #Woodstock Music Festival in New York State, attended by 400,000 people, ends.🤘🎸 Discover 5 guitars that made rock history at Woodstock👉: https://t.co/8v4tH9pkkq #MusicHistory #OTD

[📜Echoes of Empire📜 @EchoesofEmpire_]

'History repeats itself', political cartoon suggesting that the British Empire will meet the same fate as the Roman Empire and Napoleon's French Empire - 1885

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

During WWII, American heavy bomber pilots made ice cream by strapping buckets of ice cream mix to their planes before missions. ✈️

The cold temperatures and turbulence during flight would churn and freeze the mix, turning it into ice cream by the time they returned. 🍦🍨

[Working Class History @wrkclasshistory]

#OtD 18 Aug 1966 a million Red Guards arrived in Beijing to hear Mao Zedong speak at the start of the 'Cultural Revolution'. While considered a factional ploy by some, the subsequent events opened up space for working class self-activity. Learn more: https://t.co/9aqaoflPYe

[AndyGalley Historian @AndrewGalley]

Great place love a coffee and book browsing here

[Liverpool Vista @LiverpoolVista]

The Bluecoat is Liverpool’s oldest surviving building in Liverpool city centre. Built in 1718.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Britain fooled Hitler into moving his defenses using a dead homeless man dressed as a fake officer...

In 1943, British intelligence carried out Operation Mincemeat, a deception designed to convince Nazi Germany that the Allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia rather than Sicily. Intelligence officers obtained the body of Glyndwr Michael, a 34 year old Welshman who had died in London after ingesting rat poison.

They created an entirely fictional identity for him: Major William Martin of the Royal Marines. The body was dressed in a military uniform and equipped with identification, receipts, personal letters, keys, theater tickets, and even a photograph of a fictitious girlfriend. A briefcase chained to his wrist contained supposedly secret correspondence suggesting that Greece was the Allies' primary invasion target.

The body was released from a British submarine off the Spanish coast, where officials recovered it. Copies of the documents eventually reached German intelligence. Adolf Hitler accepted the deception and reinforced Greece, Sardinia, and the Balkans.

When Allied forces invaded Sicily on July 10, 1943, German commanders had been encouraged to expect the main attack elsewhere. Sicily fell after 38 days, helping open the Mediterranean and contributing to the collapse of Benito Mussolini's government.

Glyndwr Michael's grave in Huelva, Spain, originally identified him only as "Major William Martin." In 1998, his real name was added to the headstone with the inscription, "Glyndwr Michael served as Major William Martin, RM." Operation Mincemeat, a well written narrative non-fiction book by Ben MacIntyre is worth a read to learn more about this entire campaign.

#archaeohistories

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

#OnThisDay in 1991, Soviet hardliners launched a coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was placed under house arrest. The next day, the plotters declared a state of emergency but popular resistance pushed back. The coup collapsed after just three days.

📸 Getty

[AndyGalley Historian @AndrewGalley]

Great series! Bring it bk to Iplayer PLEASE @BBC

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

BBC's 2014 mini-series 'Our World War' features one of the few cinematic depictions of the 1914 Battle of Mons, Britain's first major engagement of the Great War. If you can find a copy of the series, it's worth a watch.

[Adam M. Ibbotson @AdamMIbbotson]

I saw the best archaeology I've ever been lucky enough to witness yesterday... 😵

Newton Kyme Henge - whose ditches are almost completely lost. Almost 300m edge-to-edge. Showing up in this heatwave as a perfect ghost from 5000 years ago. Absolute magic.

#archaeology #prehistory

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

#OnThisDay in 1960, US pilot Gary Powers was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for espionage after his U2 spy plane was brought down over Sverdlovsk in central Russia. He served 21 months in prison before being exchanged for the KGB spy Rudolf Abel.

📸 Getty

[Revd Nicholas Pye @RevdPye]

16 Aug 1888, Col T. E. Lawrence, British soldier, diplomat, writer & archaeologist, born. Known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ for his role in Arab Revolt (1916–1918) & Sinai & Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) in #WW1. Studied history @JesusOxford. Died due to motorcycle crash in 1935.

[AndyGalley Historian @AndrewGalley]

Fact of the day. I knew I should have perservered with A level #Physics #History #Atomic #Nobel #Carlsberg

[Liverpool1207 @Liverpool1207]

On 15th August 1814 at the Kings Arms, in Liverpool, it was resolved to form a club, to be called The Wellington Club, for the purpose of having balls and other entertainments.
I wonder what their thoughts would be today?

[Liverpool1207 @Liverpool1207]

The exhibition opened on the 14th August

[Liverpool1207 @Liverpool1207]

#Liverpool 13th August 1964 - One of the last two UK hangings is carried out at Walton Gaol. That of twenty one year old Peter Anthony Allen....

[Liverpool1207 @Liverpool1207]

Having been launched at Cammell Laird in Dec 1925, HMS Rodney departed from the River Mersey on 13th August 1927....
'the largest warship ever seen in the Mersey'

[Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine @militaryhistori]

Well done to all the 9,455 electors of Clacton on Sea who voted for the Count. You restored colour and meaning to the democratic process, and won an incredible 26.93% of the turnout.
As Farage controvertially opted not to attend the result, it allowed Count Binface to claim, "I came first in the Clacton by-election - of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results." Briitish eccentricity at its best.