A quotation from John AdamsPosterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present Generation, to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good Use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it.John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)Letter (1777-04-26) to Abigail AdamsMore info about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34950/#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #cost #dedication #effort #future #gratitude #history #labor #posterity #worthiness #legacy

Mickey Hart was born OTD in 1943 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-haight-ashbury/?s=mb #music #history #SanFrancisco

Archaeological discoveries in #Russia and #Ukraine have uncovered burial sites of ancient warrior women who match descriptions of the legendary Amazons from Greek #mythology. The findings show that nomadic Scythian cultures allowed women to fight alongside men as equals, providing the real-world foundation for what Greeks turned into mythical stories. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/amazons-myth-or-real-warrior-women-ancient-world/#archaeology #history #science #discovery #research #culture #education

@lillyfinch THRUTH and FACTS ...

Forever In Our Heart Lemmy Kilmister & Joey Ramone, New York City, September 1999#punk #punks #punkrock #hardrock #HeavyMetal #joeyramone #lemmykilmister #history #punkrockhistory

Qin Shi Huang, who died OTD in 210 BC, founded the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified #China https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/china/li-river.html?s=mb #travel #history

Emperor Go-Nijō, 94th Emperor of #Japan, died OTD in 1308 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kofun/emperor-suinin.html?s=mb #travel #history

Nicolás Bravo, born OTD in 1786, served as the 11th President of #Mexico https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/mexico/tecate-ensenada.html?s=mb #travel #history

OTD in 1561 Takeda Shingen defeated Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts at the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kamakura/yagura.html?s=mb #travel #Japan #history

@paninid I would like to return to Baghdad out of uniform. It’s a beautiful area and the culture is incredible.

Ashikaga Yoshitane, born OTD in 1466, became the 10th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate https://toilet-guru.com/shogunate/?s=mb #travel #Japan #history

Today is the feast day of Saint Rufus, Bishop of #Thessaloniki 407-434 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/thessaloniki.html?s=mb #travel #Greece #history

The Allies landed at Salerno and Taranto, #Italy, OTD in 1943; see the Salerno landing beach near the ancient city of Paestum https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/paestum/?s=mb #travel #history

Guillaume le Conquérant or William the Conqueror, who died OTD in 1087, led the 1066 invasion from #Normandy to Britain https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/normandy/?s=mb #travel #history

Toyotomi Hideyori, born OTD in 1593, was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/hiroshima/?s=mb #travel #history

As I stood by the steps, I was thinking that several people must have passed this way before...#Photography #MonochromeMonday #Stairs #Church #History #Psychogeography

37 years ago todayBad Religion return with their third album, Suffer - their first full-length in five years and one of their best selling albums of all time.#punk #punks #punkrock #suffer #badrelegion #history #punkrockhistory #otd

How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Become One of the Most Powerful Women of the Middle Ages?Eleanor of Aquitaine carved her way into the English court through a series of cunning and tactical maneuvers.by Erin Wrighhttps://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/Eleanor of Aquitaine at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine#books #history

Cats that sailed on ships to catch rodents once had passports signed with their paw prints. "For Herman, getting his identification was no easy matter. Like many defense workers, including some of the foreign-born, he ran into issues over his birth certificate" https://www.vintag.es/2023/08/herman-the-cat.html#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #History

The Mount, Kirkton. An abandoned, crumbling gothic chapel and crypt, built by the Johnstones of Carnsalloch. Slowly being eaten by the woods. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #History