Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Viggiano on the publication of his new book (volume 1 of the series) and forthcoming presentation at the American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting in January! www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...

The History of Paper Is Anything But Blank thehistorianshut.com/2017/10/25/t... #history

A little something for the end of the week: The story of how Paris conjured lightning from choux and cream, turning a fragile baton of pastry into a jewel of desire, a proclamation of modernity, and an edible hymn to fleeting splendour. Let me know what you think! #food #history #pastry

Registration is open for #AHA26! The conference, which will take place in Chicago on January 8-11, 2026, includes over 460 sessions and events. 🗃️

Looking to read some world #history. Does anyone have any recommendations for an overview style tome? Or perhaps a series that focuses on specific eras/areas?

A century ago, a new wellness trend captivated people around the world. Just a small dose of newly discovered supplement could cure almost anything — from gout to headaches to “lack of bodily vigor.” 🧵🗃️

This month's Presidencies newsletter is now available! As a baseball fan in addition to being a presidential history fanatic, I couldn't help but take a look at the intersection between sports and presidents. Hope you enjoy! #history #POTUS open.substack.com/pub/presiden...

In a world of fast food, the automat was a marvel. A simple nickel could get you a hot meal, a slice of pie, and a taste of the future. Discover the story of a forgotten American icon. #Automat #HornAndHardart #History #Diners #Nostalgia

"The team also found that women were just as likely, if not more so, to be buried with stone tools than men. This flies in the face of a decades-old stereotype that Stone Age women didn’t use stone tools as frequently as men." 👩🏽‍💼🪦🗡️🪓 #StoneAge #Women #Tools #Archaeology #History

History 115 students helping to put up flags to honor 9/11 victims!

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🗃️ Still needing nominees! #academicsky #history

Here's my new Considering History column once more. I hope you'll share widely to help us all continue commemorating Katrina's anniversary & all that it foreshadowed for the worst & best of our moment. 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Some thoughts about the loss of my cousin and the broader question of 9-11 memory. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Great day at SHU! Hosting Dr. Berkin to hear her talk on women and the Revolution!

One of my great joys of teaching #history hands-on, was showing students the tools used by both colonial & pioneer people. Can you recognize some of them?

This Day in #History 1882 In its first large-scale test, Thomas Edison's light bulb is used to light New York's Pearl Street Station... (no elephants were electrocuted this time...)

Happy Labor Day!

Flour mills, mill girls & the birth of Betty Crocker. We meant to spend 2 hours at the Mill City Museum. We stayed 5. Minneapolis history never smelled so good (well, except the Water Lab).🗃️ Read the whole story here: tinyurl.com/37kkd4n9

We’re preparing the ballot for the New England Historical Association and seeking people to run for a variety of positions within the organization! Please email me if interested: [email protected] 🗃️

“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.

How Ancient Were the ‘Ancient’ Order of Assassins? www.medievalists.net/2025/08/anci... and check out Steve Tibble's new book from @yalebooks.bsky.social #history

The Chernobyl disaster is one of the most devastating disasters in history. But there are myths and then there’s the reality of what happened. #histbookchat #booksky #history #nonfiction #coldwar open.substack.com/pub/jeffreyr...

After being ratified by the requisite three-fourths of the states earlier in August of 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment of the United States was officially certified by the United States Congress on this day in 1920. ⠀ Learn more about the women's suffrage movement in our blog: buff.ly/STaBmAX

Day 2!

Plague Doctors—The Creepy And Ineffective Early Prelude To The Hazmat Suit thehistorianshut.com/2017/05/16/p... #history

Our speaker for our next and final Scopes Centennial webinar is Adam Laats! Join us this Wednesday, August 27 at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT for a talk on the history of America's culture wars. Sign up in advance to receive a Zoom link. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #scopes #historysky #webinars #academicsky

#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1950, Edith Sampson becomes the first Black American delegate to the United Nations. Sampson had been a social worker before becoming a lawyer. She went on to be the first Black woman to be elected as a judge in Illinois. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️

Welcome back!

#OtD 21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/a-h...

Did you know? In the Victorian era, actress Ellen Terry bewitched audiences as Lady Macbeth, while wearing a gown sewn with thousands of iridescent green beetle wings. Designed in 1888 by Alice Comyns Carr, the shimmering dress caught the stage lights like a living creature. #Victorian #history

Stories are truly how we make sense of the world. How Alexander the Great Used Myths to Conquer the World - GreekReporter.com https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/19/alexander-the-great-myths-conquer/ #history

🗺️ On this day in 1590: John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.  ➡️ Read more about Roanoke Colony here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Roanoke_Colony/  🖼️ Image by John White. #History #OnThisDay #America #RoanokeColony

Getting ready for the new semester!

East Carolina University students believe they have discovered the 18th century wreck of the Spanish privateer ship La Fortuna. www.wavy.com/news/north-c... #maritimehistory #history #skystorians

Any #skystorians have recommendations for a good economic history of Guatemala, esp. 19th/20th centuries? Any suggestions welcome! 🗃️📚🇬🇹

Congratulations to Dr. Gledhill on his new book! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

It's #DigitalFriday ! This is my routine appeal to #skystorians and all other academics prepping for teaching to share any software, hardware, online resources (primary, secondary, teaching tools, blogs) tips and tricks that they've found useful this week! #AcademicSky 🗃️(pls boost to relevant feeds)

Happy to visit my favourite archive today. It is normal to have a favourite archive, isn't it? (If you do have a favourite archive I'd love to hear it) 🗃️

Yes! So we did this exercise with chatbots purporting to stand in for Frederick Douglass in my Civil War and Reconstruction class at JMU. Biggest takeaway from students? LLMs do a god awful job of emulating Douglass AND he would've hated having his powerful, inimitable voice stolen by big tech 🗃️

Bookmarking this one! 🗃️

John Snow died #OTD in 1858. When cholera broke out in Soho, Snow proved that it was the local street pump that was infecting people. His work lead to thousands of lives being saved. Hear the story in our History of Medicine Podcast: tinyurl.com/mryw64up #history #medicine #london

"Read widely, and without apology. Read what you want to read, not what someone tells you you should read." Joyce Carol Oates

On June 8, 1949, George Orwell’s “1984” was published. Though a novel, its chilling vision of surveillance and control foreshadowed real-world debates about data privacy, digital freedoms, and authoritarian technology in the 21st century. #StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery

🗃️ A short article I wrote on "wartime race politics" for @oah.org magazine, The American Historian. It captures the context for my book-in-progress, Good Neighbor at Home: Mexican American Politics in the World War II Era (under contract with @pennpress.bsky.social). www.oah.org/tah/america-...

We always think women stayed in the background during medieval times, but they had a surprising amount of power behind the scenes. flip.it/SLMtp9 #history #flipboardusergroup #contentcreator #historywriter #medieval #middleages #women #castles

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

#OnThisDay in 1856, Charles Darwin noted in his journal, "began...writing species sketch." This "sketch" would form the base of his book On the Origin of Species. 🏺 🧪