Historical Marker Database

“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”

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El Obelisco de Buenos Aires in #BuenosAires, #Argentina 🇦🇷
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@buenosaires @AlbicelesteTalk

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#OnThisDay in 1494, Columbus landed at Fisherman's Point, #Cuba 🇨🇺, searching for gold but left empty-handed. 🌊⛵️ #History #Columbus @CubanHistory @OrigenesPodcast

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#OnThisDay in 1805, #LewisAndClark marveled at the abundance of game in Missouri River country 🐻🦬🦌🌾 Nature in its glory! #History #Montana #BigSkyCountry #AmericanWest @MontanaHistory @LewisClarkTrail 🤪

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#OnThisDay in 2011, we remember Salomé Girard and all victims of violence. 🕊️ May Salome's Garden inspire peace and joy. 🌼🇫🇷🇲🇦 #NeverForget #Memorial 🌍 @MoroccanSories

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Maytown in Maytown, Pennsylvania
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@PHMC @LanCoHistory

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#OnThisDay in 1890, Banjo Paterson's epic ballad "The Man from Snowy River" was first published! 🇦🇺🎶 #AustralianHistory #GoldCoast #Oceania @australian @AustHistAssoc

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#OnThisDay in 1863, Union troops at Greenland Gap fought fiercely to delay Confederate forces. 🇺🇸⚔️ #CivilWar #History #WV @CivilWarTrails @WVHistory

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#OnThisDay in 1960, Dr. Gilbert Mason led 125 in a peaceful wade-in at Biloxi Beach, sparking national attention. 🏖️✊🏾 #CivilRights #History @MississippiHis2 @WLOX

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#OnThisDay in 1915, poet Rupert Brooke, known for his WWI sonnets, passed away at 27. 🌿 His legacy lives on. #Poetry #WWI #History @EnglandHist @TheWWImuseum @PoetrySociety

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#OnThisDay in 1862, the 10th #Michigan Infantry fought at Town Creek Bridge, AL, during the Civil War. 🪖🇺🇸 #CivilWarHistory @MichiganHist @CivilWarTrails

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#OnThisDay in 1865, Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Rutherfordton, #NorthCarolina during his raid in Western NC. 🏇📜 #CivilWar #History @CivilWarTrails @NC_Markers

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Frederick "Doc" Mirliani in New Britain, Connecticut
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@CThistorynews @CoNBCT

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#OnThisDay in 1995, the fence at the Oklahoma City bombing site became a symbol of unity, healing, and remembrance. 🌹🕊 #NeverForget @cityofokc @okhistory

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#OnThisDay in 1932, crews blasted tunnels for the #HooverDam, diverting the #ColoradoRiver amid dangerous conditions. 💥🏞️ #History @NvHistorySoc @usbr

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#OnThisDay in 1933, Clarence "Jeep" Jones was born in Roxbury, Boston. A legend on and off the court. 🏀 #HBCUs #CommunityLeader #BNBL @HBCUstorian @WSSURAMS

https://t.co/kXgZCMa3NC

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#OnThisDay in 1909, #Hastings #Nebraska welcomed the iconic Woolworth's 5- and 10-Cent Store, transforming downtown shopping! 🏬🛍️ #History @nehistorical @CityHastingsNE

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#OnThisDay in 2014, #Florence Town Hall joined the National Register! From a WPA project to a vibrant community hub 🏛️🎉 #Wisconsin #History @WisHistory @florencewisconsin @florencecounty

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#OnThisDay in 1944, Gov. Henry F. Schricker planted a Sycamore tree for #ArborDay in Mile Square, #Indianapolis 🌳 #History #Indiana @IndianaArchives @in_bureau

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Battle of Dam No. 1 in Newport News, Virginia
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@VaDHR_SHPO @VirginiaMuseum @CivilWarTrails #civilwarhistory

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#OnThisDay in 1945, Master Sgt. Henry Erwin saved his B-29 crew by jettisoning a burning flare mid-flight. Incredible bravery! ✈️🔥 #WWII #USAF @TxHistComm

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#OnThisDay in 1940, General Otto Ruge inspired 🇳🇴 with his courage and leadership against the Nazi invasion. #WWII #Norway #History @VisitOSLO @visitnorway

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