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The Sandbar Fight of 19 September 1827 made James 'Jim' Bowie famous, as well as the Bowie knife – less than 10 years before the Alamo (where he fell alongside the heroes William Barret Travis and David Crockett) – but it was essentially just a brawl o... #history
How a Chaotic Duel Turned Jim Bowie Into an American Legend
The Sandbar Fight of 19 September 1827 made James 'Jim' Bowie famous, as well as the Bowie knife – less than 10 years before the Alamo (where he fell alongside the heroes William Barret Travis and David...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Sandbar Fight of 19 September 1827 made James 'Jim' Bowie famous, as well as the Bowie knife – less than 10 years before the Alamo (where he fell alongside the heroes William Barret Travis and David Crockett) – but it was essentially just a brawl o... #history
💭 Happy World Philosophy Day!
➡️ Read more about Philosophy here: https://www.worldhistory.org/philosophy/
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➡️ Read more about Philosophy here: https://www.worldhistory.org/philosophy/
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November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
💭 Happy World Philosophy Day!
➡️ Read more about Philosophy here: https://www.worldhistory.org/philosophy/
#Philosophy #WorldPhilosophyDay #History #AncientHistory #Wisdom #Aristotle #Socrates #Confucius #LaoTzu
➡️ Read more about Philosophy here: https://www.worldhistory.org/philosophy/
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🚢 Smasher of Napoleon's invasion dream, and veteran of three major wars, HMS Victory is one of Britain's most famous warships.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Nick Pocock, Library of Congress, Lemuel Francis Abbott and Geoff Parselle - MOD.
#HMSVictory #Britain #Warship #History
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Nick Pocock, Library of Congress, Lemuel Francis Abbott and Geoff Parselle - MOD.
#HMSVictory #Britain #Warship #History
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🚢 Smasher of Napoleon's invasion dream, and veteran of three major wars, HMS Victory is one of Britain's most famous warships.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Nick Pocock, Library of Congress, Lemuel Francis Abbott and Geoff Parselle - MOD.
#HMSVictory #Britain #Warship #History
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Nick Pocock, Library of Congress, Lemuel Francis Abbott and Geoff Parselle - MOD.
#HMSVictory #Britain #Warship #History
James 'Jim' Bowie (1796-1836) was a frontiersman, land speculator, slave trader, and militia officer who became a legendary figure following the Sandbar Fight in 1827, an event that also made the Bowie Knife famous, and an international hero after his ... #history
From slave trader to American icon: Jim Bowie's unlikely rise
James 'Jim' Bowie (1796-1836) was a frontiersman, land speculator, slave trader, and militia officer who became a legendary figure following the Sandbar Fight in 1827, an event that also made the Bowie...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
James 'Jim' Bowie (1796-1836) was a frontiersman, land speculator, slave trader, and militia officer who became a legendary figure following the Sandbar Fight in 1827, an event that also made the Bowie Knife famous, and an international hero after his ... #history
✨ Scythian pectoral, created by Greek masters from Athens or Panticapaea, 4th century BCE. Found on 21 June 1971 in a mound of the Scythian period, near the city of Ordzhonikidze of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
📷 Photo by Terminator.
#Scythian #Scythia #Art #History #AncientHistory
📷 Photo by Terminator.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
✨ Scythian pectoral, created by Greek masters from Athens or Panticapaea, 4th century BCE. Found on 21 June 1971 in a mound of the Scythian period, near the city of Ordzhonikidze of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
📷 Photo by Terminator.
#Scythian #Scythia #Art #History #AncientHistory
📷 Photo by Terminator.
#Scythian #Scythia #Art #History #AncientHistory
Already subjected to constant bombardment by artillery, enemy sniper fire, and the awful living conditions, soldiers fighting in the muddy trenches of the First World War did not imagine their situation could get any worse. https://whe.to/ci/2-2839-en/ #history
Why did WWI soldiers fear gas more than bullets or bombs?
Already subjected to constant bombardment by artillery, enemy sniper fire, and the awful living conditions, soldiers fighting in the muddy trenches of the First World War did not imagine their situation...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Already subjected to constant bombardment by artillery, enemy sniper fire, and the awful living conditions, soldiers fighting in the muddy trenches of the First World War did not imagine their situation could get any worse. https://whe.to/ci/2-2839-en/ #history
There were around 15 non-combatants in the Alamo who survived the battle on the morning of 6 March 1836 and, among these, were two who became famous for their first-hand accounts of what happened during the 13-day siege of the Alamo and the Battle of the... ht... #history
How did illiterate survivors shape the history of the Alamo's fall?
There were around 15 non-combatants in the Alamo who survived the battle on the morning of 6 March 1836 and, among these, were two who became famous for their first-hand accounts of what happened during...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There were around 15 non-combatants in the Alamo who survived the battle on the morning of 6 March 1836 and, among these, were two who became famous for their first-hand accounts of what happened during the 13-day siege of the Alamo and the Battle of the... ht... #history
😷 The Spanish flu broke out in March 1918 at Camp Funston, an army camp in Kansas, and struck young, healthy adults with greater ferocity than any other demographic group.
📝 Article by John Horgan.
📷 Images by US War Department, John Singer Sargent, G.L Angeny, and the US Public Health Service.
📝 Article by John Horgan.
📷 Images by US War Department, John Singer Sargent, G.L Angeny, and the US Public Health Service.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
😷 The Spanish flu broke out in March 1918 at Camp Funston, an army camp in Kansas, and struck young, healthy adults with greater ferocity than any other demographic group.
📝 Article by John Horgan.
📷 Images by US War Department, John Singer Sargent, G.L Angeny, and the US Public Health Service.
📝 Article by John Horgan.
📷 Images by US War Department, John Singer Sargent, G.L Angeny, and the US Public Health Service.
King George's War (1744-1748) was the third great colonial conflict fought in North America between Great Britain and France, each side aided by their respective Native American allies. https://whe.to/ci/1-25516-en/ #history https://www.worldhistory.org/King_George's_War/
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November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
King George's War (1744-1748) was the third great colonial conflict fought in North America between Great Britain and France, each side aided by their respective Native American allies. https://whe.to/ci/1-25516-en/ #history https://www.worldhistory.org/King_George's_War/
If you can't access our website right now, that'd be due to a global Coudflare outage. 😱 We hope they'll fix it soon and get our site (and millions of others) back online!
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Colonel José Enrique de la Peña (1807-1840) was an officer in the Mexican army during the Texas Revolution in 1836 and was present during the siege of the Alamo, participated in the Battle of the Alamo, and retreated from Texas after President/General Antonio.... #history
Mexican Officer's Diary Reveals the Hidden Truth Behind the Alamo
Colonel José Enrique de la Peña (1807-1840) was an officer in the Mexican army during the Texas Revolution in 1836 and was present during the siege of the Alamo, participated in the Battle of the Alamo...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Colonel José Enrique de la Peña (1807-1840) was an officer in the Mexican army during the Texas Revolution in 1836 and was present during the siege of the Alamo, participated in the Battle of the Alamo, and retreated from Texas after President/General Antonio.... #history
🗺️ The Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and composed around the 8th–7th century BCE, recounts the decade-long journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War.
🗺️Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#Odyssey #Odysseus #Homer #Map #Maps #TrojanWar
🗺️Map created by Simeon Netchev.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
👑 On this day in 1558: The Elizabethan Era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Paintings by Nicholas Hilliard, William Segar, and Quentin Metsys the Younger.
#History #ElizabethI #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Paintings by Nicholas Hilliard, William Segar, and Quentin Metsys the Younger.
#History #ElizabethI #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
👑 On this day in 1558: The Elizabethan Era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Paintings by Nicholas Hilliard, William Segar, and Quentin Metsys the Younger.
#History #ElizabethI #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Paintings by Nicholas Hilliard, William Segar, and Quentin Metsys the Younger.
#History #ElizabethI #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The story of the #Alamo is among the most famous in #American #history and has inspired several #myths, for example that Davy Crockett Was a Co-Commander. According to scholar William C. Davis, when he was approached for the position, Davy declined.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2802
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2802
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The story of the #Alamo is among the most famous in #American #history and has inspired several #myths, for example that Davy Crockett Was a Co-Commander. According to scholar William C. Davis, when he was approached for the position, Davy declined.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2802
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2802
The Paris Peace Conference, held from January 1919 to January 1920 and attended by the victorious Allied powers, debated and agreed the terms of the peace settlement that formally ended the First World War (1914-18). https://whe.to/ci/1-25118-en/ #history
Paris 1919: Disappointed victors and no self-determination for losers
The Paris Peace Conference, held from January 1919 to January 1920 and attended by the victorious Allied powers, debated and agreed the terms of the peace settlement that formally ended the First World...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Paris Peace Conference, held from January 1919 to January 1920 and attended by the victorious Allied powers, debated and agreed the terms of the peace settlement that formally ended the First World War (1914-18). https://whe.to/ci/1-25118-en/ #history
⚖️ The United States Constitution (1787) represents the foundational legal and political framework of the American republic, drafted to unify the newly independent states under a stronger central government.
✏️ Infographic created by Simeon Netchev.
#America #USA #AmericanHistory #History
✏️ Infographic created by Simeon Netchev.
#America #USA #AmericanHistory #History
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
⚖️ The United States Constitution (1787) represents the foundational legal and political framework of the American republic, drafted to unify the newly independent states under a stronger central government.
✏️ Infographic created by Simeon Netchev.
#America #USA #AmericanHistory #History
✏️ Infographic created by Simeon Netchev.
#America #USA #AmericanHistory #History
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Why Millions Read World History Encyclopedia (And You Should Too)
Discover how Jan Van Der Crabben, founder of World History Encyclopedia, turned a simple idea into the world’s most-read free history publication 🌍📚. In th...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🎤 Many thanks to the Growthlio Podcast and Jacques Rossouw for sitting down with us and helping to tell World History Encyclopedia's story! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVTnJ7AJ1AI&t=1s
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The death of David "Davy" Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) has been understood as a heroic last stand at least since 1880 when Texan historian Reuben M. Potter dismissed eyewitness accounts that Crockett had surrendered as "cal... #history
The forgotten accounts that challenged the Alamo legend for nearly 150 years
The death of David "Davy" Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) has been understood as a heroic last stand at least since 1880 when Texan historian Reuben M. Potter dismissed eyewitness...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The death of David "Davy" Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) has been understood as a heroic last stand at least since 1880 when Texan historian Reuben M. Potter dismissed eyewitness accounts that Crockett had surrendered as "cal... #history
☀️ Abu Simbel is a temple complex, originally cut into a solid rock cliff in southern Egypt at the second cataract of the Nile River. The two temples that comprise the site were created during the reign of Ramesses II.
📷 Photo by Dennis Jarvis.
#Egypt #AbuSimbel #History #AncientHistory
📷 Photo by Dennis Jarvis.
#Egypt #AbuSimbel #History #AncientHistory
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
☀️ Abu Simbel is a temple complex, originally cut into a solid rock cliff in southern Egypt at the second cataract of the Nile River. The two temples that comprise the site were created during the reign of Ramesses II.
📷 Photo by Dennis Jarvis.
#Egypt #AbuSimbel #History #AncientHistory
📷 Photo by Dennis Jarvis.
#Egypt #AbuSimbel #History #AncientHistory
🌾 Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. He and his family hailed from a manor owned by the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés near Paris and worked as its tenants.
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌾 Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. He and his family hailed from a manor owned by the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés near Paris and worked as its tenants.
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. https://whe.to/ci/1-25559-en/ #history
The real Davy Crockett vs. the American icon we thought we knew
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. Scholar Michael Wallis writes: Perhaps...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. https://whe.to/ci/1-25559-en/ #history
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in the English-speaking world. https://whe.to/ci/2-2834-en/ #history
Catherine of Braganza: More than the queen overshadowed by Charles II's mistresses
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in the English-speaking world. https://whe.to/ci/2-2834-en/ #history
After being captured by #British soldiers in 1781, Andrew Jackson (7th US president) refused a humiliating order from a British officer to clean his boots. The officer slashed him with his saber, leaving him with lifelong #scars.
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After being captured by #British soldiers in 1781, Andrew Jackson (7th US president) refused a humiliating order from a British officer to clean his boots. The officer slashed him with his saber, leaving him with lifelong #scars.
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/