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She Made Art About Black Womanhood — So the U.S. Government Banned Her

She made art about what it meant to be a Black woman in America. She made it so powerfully that the U.S. government declared her an undesirable alien and barred her from her own country. She kept making art anyway. Tomorrow We’re just wondering. 🕯️ #WithoutHer #BlackHistory #WomensHistory

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She Stepped Off the Boat — And Threw Her Veil Into the Sea | Huda Sha’arawi | Wi

She was born in 1879 into a wealthy Egyptian family — educated behind a latticed screen while her brother sat in the room next door. Married at thirteen to a man decades her senior. She spent those years planning. In 1919 she led one of the first major public demonstrations by Egyptian women in hi

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Tomorrow

On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn — second wife of Henry VIII — was executed at the Tower of London on charges historians believe were fabricated. On the exact same date in 1962, Marilyn Monroe stepped onto a stage at Madison Square Garden in a dress sewn onto her skin and sang Happy Birthday to Preside

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He Crowned Himself Emperor. A Volcano Didn’t Care. | History by the Day — May 18

On May 18, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte took the crown from the Pope’s hands and placed it on his own head — declaring himself Emperor and master of Europe at just 34 years old. On the exact same date in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with the force of 1,600 nuclear bombs, killing 57 people and blastin

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She Stepped Off the Boat — And Threw Her Veil Into the Sea | Who am I?

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She Ran for President in 1972 — Nobody Wanted Her There. Shirley Chisholm

She grew up in Brooklyn understanding that every open door and every closed one was political. She decided she would be the one opening them. In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. Four years later she ran for president — the first Black candid

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He Crowned Himself Emperor. A Volcano Didn’t Care. | History by the Day — May 18

On May 18, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France — declaring himself master of the most powerful empire on Earth. On the exact same date in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state, killing 57 people and blasting 1,300 feet off the top of the mountain in minutes. One m

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She Climbed Everest. He Won the Championship. Same Date. | History by the Day —

On May 16, 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman in history to summit Mount Everest — twelve days after an avalanche nearly killed her entire team. On the exact same date in 1980, a 20-year-old Magic Johnson stepped in for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, played all five positions, scored 42 poin

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You decide

History called him a failure. He won the Nobel Peace Prize 22 years after leaving office. The record is a lot more complicated. 🕯️ Fact or Fiction — you decide. #JimmyCarter #FactOrFiction #AmericanHistory #CampDavid #HiddenHistory #JustWondering

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Who am I

She told the women of Kenya that planting a tree was an act of resistance. They planted 47 million of them. The government called her a threat to national security. She called it gardening. Tomorrow — We’re just wondering. 🕯️ #WithoutHer #GreenBeltMovement #Africa #WomensHistory #Conni

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May 16

On May 16, 1975, Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Five years later on the exact same date, a 20-year-old rookie named Magic Johnson stepped in for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, played center, scored 42 points, and delivered the Lakers th

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The Day Women Forced Their Way In — Twice | History by the Day — May 15

On May 15, 1942, President Roosevelt signed the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps into law — and 150,000 American women became soldiers. On the exact same date in 1991, Edith Cresson became the first woman ever to serve as Prime Minister of France. Two countries. Two institutions that said no. Two women

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Everyone knew

A short documentary-style visual series exploring power, silence, survivor testimony, and the questions that still remain surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and the systems that protected him. This series focuses on accountability, institutional failure, and the voices of survivors still demanding just

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Who am I

I sang one song that made the federal government so uncomfortable they spent years trying to destroy me. They called it a drug problem. It wasn’t a drug problem. It was Strange Fruit. We’re just wondering. 🕯️ #WithoutHer #StrangeFruit #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #ConniesRamblings

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The Day Women Broke Into Power — Twice | History by the Day — May 15

On May 15, 1942, President Roosevelt signed the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps into law — giving American women official military status for the first time. On the exact same date in 1991, Edith Cresson became the first woman ever to serve as Prime Minister of France. Same date. 49 years apart. Two m

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The Day a Nation Was Born & America Reached for Space | History by the Day — May

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the State of Israel — ending 2,000 years of exile. On the exact same date in 1973, NASA launched Skylab, America’s first space station. One people claimed a homeland. One nation claimed the heavens. Same date. 25 years apart. Two of the most audacious mome

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Nixon: Better Than You Thought, Worse Than You Knew | Fact or Fiction

He’s the only president to resign in disgrace. Watergate. The enemies list. The tapes. “I am not a crook.” We know that story. But here’s what got buried — he created the EPA, signed the Clean Air Act, established OSHA, ended the draft, opened China, signed Title IX, and proposed universal healthca

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