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Ancient Diving Bells. Maya Bloodletting. Imperial Harems.

So many fascinating topics discussed in the excellent @WorkingOTseries podcast.
We can't recommend it enough!

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--Eugene Bullard--

Spy, pilot, prizefighter. He was the first African-American military pilot. . Flew for France as a combat pilot during WW1. Called the “Black Swallow of Death”.

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--Robert E. Lee--

#OTD in 1870 American Confederate general Robert E. Lee dies. He is best known as a commander of Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

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--Battle of Tours--

A battle that brought the Burgundian and Frankish forces against the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate. The Franks won the war. Termed by some scholars as a decisive battle that stopped Umayyad advance into Europe.

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--Thor Heyerdahl--

Ethnographer, experimental archaeologist & explorer known for Kon-Tiki voyage. His “Kon-tiki theory” claims Polynesian peoples originated in South America.

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--The Iron Church--

A prefabricated iron-framed church is transported by ship from England to Costa Rica by John Le Lacheur. It is the first Protestant church in the country and gains the nickname the Iron Church.

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--Yom Kippur War--

#OTD in 1973 the Yom Kippur War began. Egypt and Syria instigated a surprise attack against Israel.

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--House Resolution 331--

A resolution acknowledging the contribution of the Iroquois Confederacy to the development of the US Constitution and to reaffirm the relationship between Native American tribes and the US established in the Constitution.

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--Johanna van Gogh-Bonger--

#OTD in 1862 Dutch editor and translator of the letters of the van Gogh brothers, Johanna van Gigh-Bonger was born. She was the wife of Theo van Gogh, and the sister-in-law of the painter Vincent van Gogh.

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--Christian Missionaries--

Missionaries from Britain saw the new colonies as great opportunities for converts. In addition to spreading Christianity, they were also key in enforcing Western beliefs and customs, especially through mission schools.

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--Mark Melford - a Suffragist poet--

Born George Smith (c.1850 - 4 January 1914) in Fareham, his stage name was Mark Melford. A much loved British "dramatic author, actor and variety artiste”, he was also a political activist and male suffragist.

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--Swadeshi movement--

The Swadeshi (self-rule) movement was part of the Indian independence movement and contributed to the development of Indian nationalism. It was led by Gandhi who sought independence for Indians from the British.

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--The Gump Cornwall--

Magical and mysterious hill in Cornwall, England. Home (apparently) to hooting stones, partying pixies, wrestling demons, and even giants!

The @LoremenPod have more:

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--Chinese Purple--

Also known as Han purple is an early synthetic pigment with strange physical properties. Found in Zhou dynasty. it was used on Terracotta Warriors.

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--Malthusianism--

Belief based on Robert Malthus’ controversial 1798 paper ‘An essay on the principle of population’ describing how global population will grow beyond available resources if unchecked, resulting in poverty and destitution.

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--Johanna van Gogh-Bonger--

Dutch editor and translator of the letters of the van Gogh brothers. She was the wife of Theo van Gogh, and the sister-in-law of the painter Vincent van Gogh and became a key person in Vincent’s fame.

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--Elizabeth Van Lew--

#OTD in 1900, Elizabeth van Lew, an abolitionist died. She orchestrated Richmond Underground, an espionage ring.

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--The First Great Migration--

Movement of 1.5 million African Americans from rural areas in the South to northern industrial cities. Caused primarily by the poor economic conditions as well as prevalent racial segregation and discrimination.

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--Costa Rica Packet--

Captain Le Lacheur set the speed record of 131 days for sailing from London to San Francisco in his ship the Costa Rica Packet. The ship was described as the best to have ever entered the port of San Francisco.

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--Happy Science--

Controversial religion that was founded by Ryuho Okawa. Beliefs include one god- El Cantare, reincarnation, alien visitors, selling of "spiritual vaccines". Considered by some to be a cult.

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--Kappa--

Japanese freshwater mythical beast. Resembles a toddler-sized turtle with a bowl built into the top of its head.
Favourite foods include cucumbers and the shirikodama (a mythical organ contained in the human anus).

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