Alice
LightNews LightNews
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
Alice
@alice5454kcv.bsky.social
380 followers 680 following 20 posts
Divorced 🚺 Investor 💰 World traveler 🌎 Animal lover 🐩 Peace lover. Ban Pornography. Love America and proud of it 💖
Posts Replies Media Videos
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
Washington D.C. Real Estate Dealer's Wild Divorce and Troubled Marriage
Learn the wild story of William F. Matteson, a real estate dealer in Washington D.C. who filed a divorce and two suits against his wife's lovers for the alleged alienation of her affections. Find out ...
ghostsofdc.org
January 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
Uncovering History: A Look at the 1944 Easter Monday Egg Roll at the White House
Explore a piece of history with us as we uncover a photo of the 1944 Easter Monday Egg Roll at the White House. See the photo and learn more here!
ghostsofdc.org
January 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
An Amazing Night Shot of the U.S. Capitol Building in the Rain from 1919
View an amazing night shot of the U.S. Capitol Building in the rain from 1919. See the beautiful image plus its source on our blog.
ghostsofdc.org
January 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
A Look Back at Defrees Alley in Washington D.C.
Take a step back in time and explore Defrees Alley in Washington D.C. through this fascinating photograph. See what living conditions once looked like in this part of Northeast D.C.
ghostsofdc.org
January 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
#16 Mailman Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels. Chicago, USA. 1929. Colorized
January 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
The 8 weirdest British monarch deaths in history
Fish overdose, friendly fire, and burnt to death on the inside: the deaths of British monarchs have been bizarre, clumsy, and sinister
www.history.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
That takes guts: 7 gory execution methods from Tudor England
Tudor capital punishment was brutal, cruel, and very public
www.history.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
3 women who won the George Cross
Odette Sansom was awarded the George Cross for her stoicism and loyalty to her fellow agents in 1946
www.history.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
The weirdest cold war assassination of all
Georgi Markov was poisoned with a ricin-tipped umbrella as he crossed Waterloo Bridge
www.history.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
What's in a name? The origins of our months' names
How did the months of the Gregorian calendar get their names? Were some months really named after Roman deities and rulers? Here’s what historians know.
www.history.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
American Godfathers: The Five Families
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades, these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia into an underworld empire
www.history.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
Al Murray : Why Does Everyone Hate the English?
What's your effing problem with the English?
www.history.co.uk
January 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
The history of gladiatorial games in Ancient Rome
Learn about the origins, venues, gladiators and events of Ancient Roman gladiatorial games, plus how the era came to an end and the legacy left behind
www.history.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
The true story of Anne Frank and her diary
Anne Frank’s diary is one of the most comprehensive records of the Jewish experience during Nazi rule
www.history.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
What happened to British Airways Flight 149?
What really happened to British Airways Flight 149? Discover the shocking ordeal innocent passengers and crew faced after landing in Kuwait in August 1990.
www.history.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
6 strange New Year's Eve traditions from around the world
Spanish people are assured a year of good luck and prosperity if they are successfully able to eat 12 grapes with each strike of the bell as it chimes for midnight
www.history.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 2:55 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
Hello blue sky! 👋 💙🌈 I just joined here and I must say, in a much better mood 😁😁💙🌈
December 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
6 premonitions of disasters that came true
14 years before the Titanic sank, a book was written about an ocean liner called the Titan that went down in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg
www.history.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
TIME Magazine’s most surprising people of the year
Politicians, business titans, activists and religious leaders are among those who’ve been declared Time’s Person of the Year
www.history.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 5:09 PM
alice5454kcv.bsky.social
The world’s worst monarchs from history
Some monarchs just weren't meant to rule – but who was the worst in history? From Caligula to King Louis XVI, discover some of the world’s worst monarchs.
www.history.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 2:04 AM