160 years ago #OTD, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union Army of the Potomac. Check out our collection of writing about the history and memory of Appomattox: www.bunkhistory.org/tags/ideas/a...

Abraham Lincoln was born in a Kentucky log cabin #OTD in 1809. Sometime between then and now, he became the fifth most-mentioned person in our archive of historical writing. Check out a few of the highlights here:
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The murder of teenage concertgoer Meredith Hunter by Hells Angels at Altamont #OTD in 1969 is well-known. A few years ago, @sashafrerejones.bsky.social wrote about what's wrong with the Altamont story that's usually told 🗃️⬇️

"A hero in the midst of us cowards is always so dreaded...He shows himself superior to nature. He has a spark of divinity in him."
- Henry David Thoreau, writing about John Brown, executed #OTD in 1859.

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