Tom Ewing
@ethomasewing.bsky.social
Professor of History, Virginia Tech. I research 1889 & 1918 influenza epidemics, teach history courses on Russia, medicine, & data in social context & direct Bike 76 VA public history project. More information: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/etewing/home
On International #Owl Awareness day, follow recommendation of this "wise old owl" to ride a 10 speed #bicycle
#bikesky
Learn more about cycling and 1970s from Bike 76 Va project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/
Ad from Santa Cruz Sentinel 8/22/1974
#bikesky
Learn more about cycling and 1970s from Bike 76 Va project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/
Ad from Santa Cruz Sentinel 8/22/1974
August 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
On International #Owl Awareness day, follow recommendation of this "wise old owl" to ride a 10 speed #bicycle
#bikesky
Learn more about cycling and 1970s from Bike 76 Va project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/
Ad from Santa Cruz Sentinel 8/22/1974
#bikesky
Learn more about cycling and 1970s from Bike 76 Va project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/
Ad from Santa Cruz Sentinel 8/22/1974
50 years ago, Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom on top of US charts in April 1975. Learn more about freedom, the 1970s, and cycling from the Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/
Photo @templeuniversity.bsky.social & The Trelllis Philly: www.thetrellisphilly.com
Photo @templeuniversity.bsky.social & The Trelllis Philly: www.thetrellisphilly.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
50 years ago, Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom on top of US charts in April 1975. Learn more about freedom, the 1970s, and cycling from the Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/
Photo @templeuniversity.bsky.social & The Trelllis Philly: www.thetrellisphilly.com
Photo @templeuniversity.bsky.social & The Trelllis Philly: www.thetrellisphilly.com
New blog post explores commemorations of Patrick Henry's speech in 1975 and 2025, with discussion of complex meaning of liberty in the revolutionary context of Virginia along #bikesky Route 76 @va250.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social
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March 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New blog post explores commemorations of Patrick Henry's speech in 1975 and 2025, with discussion of complex meaning of liberty in the revolutionary context of Virginia along #bikesky Route 76 @va250.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social
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Hey #bikesky! Guess how many times "bicycle? appears in State of the Union? #sotu
Only once! In 1903, President T. Roosevelt credited the bicycle, telephone & trolley for "lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive" www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/th...
Only once! In 1903, President T. Roosevelt credited the bicycle, telephone & trolley for "lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive" www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/th...
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hey #bikesky! Guess how many times "bicycle? appears in State of the Union? #sotu
Only once! In 1903, President T. Roosevelt credited the bicycle, telephone & trolley for "lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive" www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/th...
Only once! In 1903, President T. Roosevelt credited the bicycle, telephone & trolley for "lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive" www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/th...
Bicycle commute to @virginiatech.bsky.social along Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, #railstotrails project founded more than 30 years ago: huckleberrytrail.org. Learn more about bicycling and history in Virginia from @bike76va.bsky.social podcast and blog: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky
March 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Bicycle commute to @virginiatech.bsky.social along Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, #railstotrails project founded more than 30 years ago: huckleberrytrail.org. Learn more about bicycling and history in Virginia from @bike76va.bsky.social podcast and blog: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky
City health officer Dr. Minerva Goodman advocated evidence-based health measures in Stockton CA during 1918 flu, despite opposition from business elite and city council, who eventually acknowledged she had been "right all the way through" @nursingclio.bsky.social
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December 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM
City health officer Dr. Minerva Goodman advocated evidence-based health measures in Stockton CA during 1918 flu, despite opposition from business elite and city council, who eventually acknowledged she had been "right all the way through" @nursingclio.bsky.social
nursingclio.org/2021/04/20/r...
nursingclio.org/2021/04/20/r...
Essay for Circulating Now, National Library of Medicine, discusses #virginiatech Data in Social Context course project exploring #statistics & stories about American soldiers & #1918flu #epidemiology #histmed #wwi #pbl
circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2024/11/08/r...
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November 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Essay for Circulating Now, National Library of Medicine, discusses #virginiatech Data in Social Context course project exploring #statistics & stories about American soldiers & #1918flu #epidemiology #histmed #wwi #pbl
circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2024/11/08/r...
sites.google.com/vt.edu/etewi...
circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2024/11/08/r...
sites.google.com/vt.edu/etewi...