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quick bites of history - follow for obscure and interesting stories

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In 1945, the U.S. bombed a German mail train on purpose, then dropped fake mailbags with Allied Propaganda into the wreckage that the postal service actually delivered ✉️

https://t.co/unOMS2jU8a

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@BarnabyHistory @NicholasWahbe Lee wrote that he couldn't "raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home."

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@HistoryCalendar Brush up on Watergate, the quick version on tildeer: https://t.co/yElg7grDZD

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@PrezWisdom A 20-year-old Babe Ruth was on that Red Sox team

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@MilHistNow The ear was cut off in 1731, but the war didn't start until 1739. Jenkins' story became a rallying cry for war with Spain, and the name came much later.

The TLDR: https://t.co/bzIXPrM7RJ

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@EchoesofWarYT Westport ended Sterling Price's road. He'd helped win Wilson's Creek in 1861, which was the first major battle west of the Mississippi.

The TLDR on Wilson’s Creek to get you full circle to Westport: https://t.co/y34b3OwsvX

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On this day in 1929, a secret 185-foot steel spire was hoisted out of the Chrysler Building's roof and riveted together in 90 minutes, stealing the "world's tallest" building title from a rival.
https://t.co/3YMWjd16HD

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@PrezWisdom 3 of the first 5 presidents died on July 4. Adams (2) and Jefferson (3) died hours apart in 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration. Monroe (5) followed in 1831. Hard not to find that symbolic.

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@TheEpicVault Wild guy! In 1940 he reportedly made what's considered the last confirmed longbow kill in war.

The TLDR: https://t.co/34FyekOoKm

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@DOGEQEEN Incredible story, you've sent me down a rabbit hole reading about this. The children only knew her as "Jolanta." Decades later, after her story spread, people called to tell her, "I remember your face."

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@HistoryFeed_7 Ghost stories for Halloween season 🎃

That highway marker notes it’s the "only known case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murderer."

Our TLDR story on it: https://t.co/JvATpBtlbc

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@TheGentsGuild A moving postscript to Scott's story.

Our TLDR on his expedition: https://t.co/PCpK0SPlFe

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@HailHistory @Rainmaker1973 Speaking of polar expeditions: in 1897, three Swedes tried to reach the North Pole by balloon. It crashed after 65 hours, and their fate was unknown for 33 years.

The TLDR: https://t.co/YgjuGMPqbZ

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@EchoesofWarYT Another Cowpens detail: Morgan expected his militia to bolt, so he chose ground with a rain-swollen river six miles behind them. Not much of an escape route.

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@Napoleon_Chron Napoleon was just 9 when he set out for France, barely speaking French.

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On this day in 1962, JFK went on TV to say the Soviets had put nuclear missiles in Cuba and the U.S. was setting up a "quarantine" (a different kind of social distancing back then). The White House had known for six days.
https://t.co/9GcW5niITt

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@aviationarchive Future President Bush pressed his bombing run with his plane on fire, then bailed out and spent about four hours in a raft, with fighters circling overhead, until the Finback surfaced.

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@historigins Enjoyed watching the new “Tenzing” movie on Apple TV this week!

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@LtGenScott @ManifestHistory “Roger Houston”

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@ManifestHistory At his inauguration, Houston gave up the sword he'd used at San Jacinto, a signal to Texans that it was time to turn from war to building a country.

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@CosyFuturism Thanks for adding that! What a funny story from history.

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Random history fact: In 1807, Napoleon's staff organized a rabbit hunt to celebrate a peace treaty. They accidentally bought tame rabbits. Hundreds charged at him. He retreated to his carriage. The rabbits followed him in. He conquered most of Europe, lost to the bunnies.