History Buffs

Historical Pictures? Documentaries? How about educational videos and articles? Have an opinion on a historical event you want to share? If it's from the past, it's welcome here! From the Creator: I'm not really expecting anyone to follow any rules other than basic respect for others. However, I ask that you keep posts as historically accurate as possible. This is a group about history, and while there will always be biased articles and documentaries, which I have no problem with, propaganda and conspiracy videos are things I would like to keep away from this group. Like I said previously, please just fact check and keep things as historically accurate as you can. Thank you. :)

Whistlin' Britches

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Mayan funeral mask, Chiapas, Mexico

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Persepolis, a masterpiece of Persian engineering, architecture in Fars https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/10/11/756690/discover-iran-persepolis-masterpiece-persian-engineering-architecture-fars "Founded by Darius I the Great around 518 BCE, this was not merely a city but a monumental ceremonial capital, an awe-inspiring complex constructed on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace"

Discover Iran: Persepolis, a masterpiece of Persian engineering, architecture in Fars

Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, showcases exquisite architecture, multicultural artistry, and symbolic friezes, embodying timeless significance as a world heritage site.

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On this date in 1973 – Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.

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Looks like something from M.C. Escher.

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On this date in 2001 – U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

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On this date in 1990 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount.

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On this date in 1973 – Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir's armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.

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On this date in 2001 – The Global War on Terrorism begins as a result of the September 11 attacks. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan initiates with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.

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On this date in 1940 – World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.

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On this date in 1864 – American Civil War: Bahia incident: USS Wachusett illegally captures the CSS Florida Confederate raider while in port in Bahia, Brazil in violation of Brazilian neutrality.

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On this date in 1763 – King George III of the United Kingdom issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlements.

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On this date in 1976 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados, after two bombs, placed on board by terrorists with connections to the CIA, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.