““Martha Washington often recalled the two saddest days of her life. The first was December 14, 1799 when her husband died. The second was in January 1801 when Thomas Jefferson visited Mount Vernon. As a close friend explained, “She assured a party of gentlemen, of which I was one…that next to the loss of her husband” Jefferson’s visit was the “most painful occurrence of her life.”
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Dying.
(via patsyjefferson)
please note that george washington was martha washington’s second husband, so her rank potentially went 1) george dying, 2) jefferson in her house, 3) first husband dying.
(via nonnegative)
safarox:
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james-wessley:
kanthia:
stitch-n-time:
thing-for-ferryboats:
sirl33te:
asexualmagneto:
danray002:
simaraknows:
gilbertbielschmidt:
seduce me with ur history knowledge
vikings made their woman handle the finances because they thought math is witchcraft
During a military campaign, Vlad the Impaler, the basis for Dracula, once pulled his troops out of a major engagement in a valley at dusk so that the sun was in their enemies’ eyes. Once they were over the hill, they set loose a bunch of rabid bats who flew away from the sun (towards the enemy) and attacked them, leading to significant infection in their ranks, and Vlad’s eventual victory. Because of how the bats appeared from where Vlad’s soldiers appeared to be at dusk, myth stated that the soldiers turned into bats at night, which is where the “Dracula can change into a bat” thing came from.
raphael, the renaissance painter, literally fucked himself to death
during the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan Ibrahim I had 280 of his concubines drowned in the ocean after ONE of them slept with another man.
The earths carbon levels fell by 700 million tons because Genghis Khan killed so many people
King James (the one known for revising the Bible) liked to watch women give birth. That’s where the “tradition” of women laying on their backs to give birth comes from.
Previous to that it was common for women to have chairs with holes in them and straw underneath, so they could sit on this special chair and let gravity help with the birthing process.
Spicy foods were thought to increase libido and cause children to masturbate. To prevent kids from touching themselves at night, a man named Kellogg invented the blandest combination of cereals, marketed it at kids, and called it Corn Flakes
At the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, a small group of Union soldiers had run out of ammo against a large group of the Confederate Army. In a panic, the Union soldiers sprinted at them, screaming, with only bayonets drawn. The entire Confederate Army that was present turned and ran away in fear, not knowing that they had literally no ammunition.
When the Roman Emperor Caligula went to invade Britain he stood on the coast of Gaul with his army and suddenly declared war on Neptune, God of the Sea. He had his men collect sea shells from the shore as “spoils from the Ocean”.
Oh and he appointed his horse to the senate.
Thomas Paine (author of “Common Sense”) was pretty much a serial revolutionary. After his involvement in the American Revolutionary War (he wasn’t even a colonist btw, Benjamin Franklin brought him to America in 1774 for the explicit purpose of involving him in the Revolution) he left for France and became involved in their Revolution. He was thrown in prison, eventually released, and later moved back to America where he died. Only six people attended his funeral, which is sad because even though he was a bit extreme, he still did a lot of good.
shikishima-ackerman:
its that time of the year again
glumshoe:
skippercifer:
gregferrell:
digg:
Even presidents doodle in meetings. (via Washington Post)
Interesting that doodle monsters and weird shit didn’t change much since LBJs time.
- That it exactly what I would expect of Ronald Reagan.
- I like Johnson’s, Harding’s, and Nixon’s best
- Roosevelt’s aren’t bad either is that Jesus punishing children and a man being attacked by a small dog?
I have more in common with LBJ than initially supposed.
ratherbookish:
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angelclark:
Historic Black and White Pictures Restored in Color- Women Delivering Ice, 1918
- Times Square, 1947
- Portrait Used to Design the Penny. President Lincoln Meets General McClellan – Antietam, Maryland ca September 1862
- Marilyn Monroe, 1957
- Newspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the evening paper bearing news of Titanic’s sinking the night before. (April 16, 1912)
- Easter Eggs for Hitler, c 1944-1945
- Sergeant George Camblair practicing with a gas mask in a smokescreen – Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1942
- Helen Keller meeting Charlie Chaplin in 1919
- Painting WWII Propaganda Posters, Port Washington, New York – 8 July 1942
- Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge ca 1935
This is awesome.
Not something I’d typically reblog but I like.
This is bloody fantastic.
Honestly seeing old photos in color makes the past so much more tangible.
tastefullyoffensive:
The Adventures of George Washington (Part 2) by LadyHistory [more]
Previously: Part One
tastefullyoffensive:
The Adventures of George Washington by LadyHistory
Part Two
thedoctorheretohelp:
AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE AN ANCIENT GREEK TRAGEDY PARTY ‘CUZ AN ANCIENT GREEK TRAGEDY PARTY DON’T STOP ‘TIL EVERYONE IS DEAD
bunny-banana:
Hello, I’m auditioning for Archduke Franz Ferdinand and I will be singing Hit Me With Your Best Shot
salahmah:
Young Girl strolls past a British Soldier, with her groceries. Belfast, Ireland, 1969.
surprisebitch:
she-s-a-shy-one:
streeter:
I am a historian and this is how it happened.
I am also a historian and this is accurate.
I love the history side of tumblr.
youjustgotunfollowed:
this is one of the best puns i have ever seen
neptunain:
“GENTLEMEN, WE ARE AT WAR WITH TROY AND MUST NOT DROP OUR GUARD AT ALL”
“sir, the enemy gave us a giant wooden horse”
“oh rad bring it in”
babytrampvamp:
this is why i love history teachers.
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