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🚨NEW FROM @OriginsOSU!🚨 In February 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos peacefully rose up to bring down the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Now, 35 years later, @mjs_history looks back at the #Philippines People Power Revolution and its legacy: origins.osu.edu/milestones/p…

The People Power Revolution, Philippines 1986

From February 22 to 25, 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos rose up to overthrow dictator Fernando Marcos.

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🚨🚨🚨 Infectious disease and public health history expert Dr. Jim Harris (@Jimtopia) is answering your questions on r/AskHistorians LIVE right now!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Click here to join us: reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/c…
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Check out this review of a hugely important new work on the history of Black HIV-AIDs activism (previously discussed in a @HistoryTalkPod episode here: origins.osu.edu/history-talk…)
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In the decades since it was identified in 1981, HIV/AIDS has devastated African American communities. TO MAKE the WOUNDED WHOLE (@uncpressblog) offers the 1st history of African American AIDS activism in all of its depth and breadth. @danroyles joins us👇 newbooksnetwork.com/dan-royl…
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Dive into the history of American women in politics with Season 1 of @ProloguedPod — out now! origins.osu.edu/milestones/p…

Prologued Podcast

With amazing stories and remarkable guests, Prologued offers in-depth discussions of the historical roots of the world today.

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The Amazon River, which snakes through the rainforest that bears its name, has become a transmission route for #Coronavirus into vulnerable indigenous communities that are already deeply threatened by deforestation and development: origins.osu.edu/article/amaz…
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Thanks for the read! We also produced an episode of our @HistoryTalkPod podcast on the alt-right's obsession with the ancient world, featuring @pharosclassics's @CurtisDozier, @donnazuck, and Denise Eileen McCoskey of @MiamiOHClassics: bit.ly/ClassicsAltRight… Quote Tweet
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This offers interesting points on how the far right uses and abuses history for ideological purposes.
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Shots rang out in Boston #OnThisDay 250 years ago, when a confrontation between British troops and angry Bostonians turned violent, leaving five dead. The Boston Massacre marked the point of no return on the road to revolution and independence: bit.ly/OriginsBostonMassacre
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Michael Bloomberg's record-breaking campaign spending has led many to wonder if the path to the White House is paved with cash. Check out our @HistoryTalkPod conversation with three experts about the influence of money on the ballot box in U.S. history. origins.osu.edu/historytalk/…
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A Kentucky lawmaker promotes a measure to restore felon voting rights. Policies of felon disenfranchisement are inherently rooted in the racial politics of the Reconstruction South, as @HistoryTalkPod explores: origins.osu.edu/historytalk/…
Voter Disenfranchisement in the United States

Voter Disenfranchisement in the United States

Two experts on voter disenfranchisement consider the past and present of voting rights in the United States.

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“It really is a place for living history.” Check out this episode of @HistoryTalkPod, where Professors Stephanie Shaw and Hassan Kwame Jeffries (@ProfJeffries) discuss their work renovating the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. #BlackHistoryMonth youtu.be/Bhqt3PcqcH0
Putting Race on Display (a History Talk podcast)

Putting Race on Display (a History Talk podcast)

History Talk podcast: Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyon...

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In honor of #RoevWade Day, check out @HistoryTalkPod's episode on the politics of abortion in the United States and Europe: origins.osu.edu/historytalk/…
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🚨 NEW FROM @OriginsOSU ! 🚨 Fifty years ago today, the Nigerian Civil War ended with the demise of the breakaway state of Biafra. On this anniversary, @osuhistorydept Professor Ousman Kobo looks back at a conflict with "no victor and no vanquished": origins.osu.edu/milestones/n…
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Ten years ago today, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing at least 100,000 people and reducing much of the island to rubble: origins.osu.edu/article/pact…
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If you're stuck in traffic while traveling home for Thanksgiving, this might be a good time to listen to our @HistoryTalkPod discussion of why America's roads, rail, and other infrastructure is in such dire shape: bit.ly/2YL43DQ
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Also, check out our @HistoryTalkPod episode where we discuss 1989, the year that changed it all, with @osuhistorydept Professors Theodora Dragostinova (@theodora_dragos) and Nicholas Breyfogle, and @osu_slavic Professor Angela Brintlinger: bit.ly/HistoryTalk1989
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And this classic @HistoryTalkPod discussion with three Cuban history experts! origins.osu.edu/historytalk/…
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Today in History: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman faced off against each other #OnThisDay in 1974, in the iconic Rumble in the Jungle boxing match. #OTD bit.ly/2MIROnt

History Milestone: The Rumble in the Jungle

The true story behind the most famous boxing match of all time.

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The Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through the window of her home has been charged with murder. Listen to this @HistoryTalkPod discussion on the long historical roots of police misconduct in America: bit.ly/2DEsK9e
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On 15 September 1963, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 4 young girls and injuring 22 people. One of the most heinous crimes of the civil rights era, the perpetrators went unpunished for decades. #OTD bit.ly/2khKXpx
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The British government has released documents related to “Operation Yellowhammer,” laying out its contingency plans in the event of a #NoDealBrexit. Listen to @HistoryTalkPod discuss the political and economic ramifications of #Brexit with two experts: origins.osu.edu/historytalk/…
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