@InThePastLane

Historian, author, college prof, public speaker, podcaster. Seen on @History channel + @PBS. Founder of @WeemsyAwards. All his social media is @inthepastlane

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#PeteHegseth has won the top Weemsy Award for 2025 for the Most Absurd, Outrageous, and/or Demonstrably False Statements and Actions Related to #USHistory, including renaming 7 military bases for Confederate traitors. #confederatemonuments #woundedknee tiktok.com/t/ZP8U3spfu/
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⭐Watch tonight @HISTORY 9pm New HAZARDOUS HISTORY WITH HENRY WINKLER #HazardousHistory "Precarious Parenting" Starring @hwinkler4real Featuring @AdamRichman @BQQuinn @Collectingcandy @InThePastLane About bit.ly/4jQIMAW
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Students in Florida Discovered a 400-Year-Old Intact Pot That Reveals Conflict Among Indigenous, Spanish and English Powers smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…

Students in Florida Discovered a 400-Year-Old Intact Pot That Reveals Conflict Among Indigenous,...

Archaeology students at the University of Florida discovered the rare vessel at the site of the former Mission San Francisco de Potano, established in 1606 when Florida was under Spanish rule

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Trump fails Vietnam War history - AGAIN! #USHistory #vietnamwar #bonespurs #militaryhistory #americanhistory tiktok.com/t/ZP8tuVQSe/

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Breaking: Area man who cheats at golf just…
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The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of casualties. They explain that this is because "their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." Free gift link: nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/po…

Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website (Gift Article)

Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.

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Ava DuVernay Announces ‘14th,’ New Documentary on Birthright Amendment Contested by Trump portside.org/2026-07-21/ava-… #ushistory #blackhistory #13A #14A

Ava DuVernay Announces ‘14th,’ New Documentary on Birthright Amendment Contested by Trump | Portside

NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay announced Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War,...

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Trump makes the wrong kind of history again - his face will be featured on a “gold” $1 coin #USHistory #trumpcoin #bessent #mountrushmore #ovaloffice tiktok.com/t/ZP8t6hRTA/

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Kalshi tries to exploit Black history - and it goes very poorly  #USHistory #BlackHistory #JackieRobinson #predictionmarkets #segregation tiktok.com/t/ZP8te1hrq/

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Melania’s advisor Marc Beckman absurdly claims she’s the “most consequential” first lady in US history #USHistory #Melania #MarcBeckman #firstladies #eleanorroosevelt tiktok.com/t/ZP8GTJQyU/

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Trump cancels plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill #USHistory #HarrietTubman #abolition #andrewjackson #undergroundrailroad tiktok.com/t/ZP8Gn2N1M/

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Linda McMahon screws up US history - again #USHistory #womenssuffrage #suffs #idabwells #LindaMcMahon tiktok.com/t/ZP8GVCvKN/

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Has Trump Changed Democracy Forever? We Asked 11 Historians. politico.com/news/magazine/2…

Has Trump Changed Democracy Forever? We Asked 11 Historians.

Experts on U.S. history look to the past — and the future.

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The Roberts court will become known for its turn away from the Reconstruction Amendments slate.com/news-and-politics/… #ushistory #blackhistory #reconstruction #jimcrow

It’s Shocking to Consider the Roberts Court Perspective on Race

There is one loud lesson to be found in this term’s rulings.

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30 Black history groups establish the Descendants Forum as Trump administration works to diminish the history of slavery thegrio.com/2026/07/09/desce… #ushistory #blackhistory #smithsonian

Descendants forum unites Black history groups as debate over slavery's history intensifies

The Descendants Forum is bringing together Black descendant-led organizations to preserve slavery's history as the Trump administration reshapes public narratives.

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TX Lt Gov Dan Patrick falsely claims separation of church and state is not in the Constitution #USHistory #separationofchurchandstate #firstamendment #danpatrick #founders tiktok.com/t/ZP8GXTnMr/

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Decades Late, Museum Scrambles to Return 2,700 Native Remains nytimes.com/2026/07/08/arts/…

Decades Late, Museum Scrambles to Return 2,700 Native Remains

The American Museum of Natural History said it would repatriate hair clippings that must be returned to tribes under a 1990 federal law.

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Trump and Schumer say some dumb things about the Founders #USHistory #declarationofindependence #founders #america250 #AmericanHistory tiktok.com/t/ZP8GHuTTp/

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Time for four July 4th history dad jokes! #USHistory #declarationofindependence #dadjokes #america250 #founders tiktok.com/t/ZP8Gy79km/

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An immigrant and a woman played key roles in the Declaration of Independence #USHistory #declarationofindependence #independenceday #america250 #july4th tiktok.com/t/ZP8GySyb4/

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Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.? Because we gave them that L in 1776.
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Trump’s “Freedom Trucks” present a whitewashed version of US history #USHistory #freedomtrucks #founders #america250 #july4 tiktok.com/t/ZP8GDbrWo/

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