20 Years of the United States in the World Series Congratulations to Cornell University Press! @cornellupress.bsky.social #USA #world #CUP #OilMoney #history www.instagram.com/reel/Daihrig...

Mr. Everyman and the 4th of July The quote in the video is from Carl L. Becker’s annual address of the president of the American Historical Association in 1931. @historians.org #FourthofJuly #DeclarationofIndependence #America250 #USA #history www.instagram.com/reel/DaW7S-I...

Thank You SHAFR and Ohio State University And thank you to the organizers, attendees, and fellow speakers. #SHAFR2026 #OSU #LibyanStudents #MuammarGaddafi #history @shafrhistorians.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DaQvePV...

They Said No to Nixon Currently Reading - They Said No to Nixon: Republicans Who Stood Up to the President’s Abuses of Power #TheySaidNoToNixon #RichardNixon #Republicans #POTUS #history @mikekoncewicz.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DY5HT-F...

First Ten Countries to Elect or Appoint a Female Head of Government Since World War II, not counting hereditary monarchs or widely unrecognized states. #women #leaders #primeminister #president #history www.instagram.com/reel/DYAgBPJ...

The CBC knows “David Wight is the guy for this” Thank you to Jayme Poisson, Joyita Sengupta, and the CBC for putting together this Front Burner podcast on the petrodollar order! Link: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p... #petrodollars #IranWar #SaudiArabia #CBC #history www.instagram.com/reel/DXxCCwQ...

NPR called me a NERD! The hosts might have a point. Check out the whole interview here: www.npr.org/2026/04/22/n... Thank you to hosts Wailin Wong and Adrian Ma! “You know, David being David” is my new favorite phrase. #petrodollars #IranWar #NPR #nerd #history www.instagram.com/reel/DXpbINZ...

Featured in Documentary by Phoenix Television I speak at minutes 3:32, 9:41, 17:23, 24:10, 28:24, 30:21, 36:23, 45:14, and 48:22 Link: www.fengshows.com/video/f2fe4f... #petrodollars #oil #PhoenixTelevision #HongKong #history www.instagram.com/reel/DXhtedY...

Upcoming Event Online: The Long History History behind the Israeli War with Iran A discussion with me and Dr Muntazir Ali Friday April 24, Noon-1pm ET Hosted by UNCG on Teams go.uncg.edu/roots_thelon... #IranWar #Israel #USA #Iran #history www.instagram.com/reel/DXccpSD...

Thank You University of Wisconsin-Madison And thank you to the organizers, attendees, and fellow speakers. #UniversityofWisconsinMadison #MiddleEastStudies #LibyanStudents #activism #history www.tiktok.com/@world.of.hi...

First video to pass 100,000 views! Comments section is pretty interesting, too! www.instagram.com/reel/DWj36bs...

Petrodollar vs Petroyuan www.instagram.com/reel/DW65As-...

The Fall of the Petrodollar? www.instagram.com/reel/DW4XTW5...

Move over TikTok, my most viewed video is now on Instagram: 75,000 views and counting! www.instagram.com/reel/DWj36bs...

First Instagram to pass 10,000 views! www.instagram.com/reel/DWj36bs...

Saudi Prince Won’t Vacate Hilton Suite What would you do if a Saudi prince stole your hotel reservation? In 1978, Hilton and US embassy staff in Cairo faced this question. #SaudiArabia #Egypt #Hilton #JimmyCarter #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bvDHrr/

The Road to the Oil Shock In September 1973, Nixon dismissed Arab threats to cut oil production. Shortly thereafter, world oil prices quadrupled and the United States endured an Arab oil embargo. #oil #MiddleEast #RichardNixon #oilcrisis #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Vycw7m/

Jibbon Dharawal Aboriginal Engravings Just outside Sydney, a testament to Dharawal art and culture #Dharawal #Aboriginal #Australia #Sydney #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xhEese/

Detention Empire Currently Reading - Detention Empire: Reagan's War on Immigrants and the Seeds of Resistance by Kristina Shull #DetentionEmpire #RonaldReagan #immigrants #ICE #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89nCP4d/

Democracy Activist Lee Han-yeol A student protester whose sacrifice galvanized the cause of democracy in South Korea in June 1987 #protester #democracy #authoritarianism #SouthKorea #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP85cNh3p/

Kissinger: A Social Secretary’s Dream So much cringe #HenryKissinger #WhiteHouse #WashingtonPost #cringe #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8f63Mq6/

Government Intervention Get the full story of the origin of high US income taxes, and much more, in “Government Intervention: Trust-Busting to the Federal Reserve System” in Guide to U.S. Economic Policy: sk.sagepub.com/book/edvol/g... #USA #Germany #WorldWarI #taxes www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yVANss/

Can You Guess What Archive I’m Outside?! Time to go searching through some boxes of documents! #archives #jeopardy #scenic #views #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yjQSoG/

Final Exams Are Coming Just Say No To ChatGPT #FinalExams #ChatGPT #AI #students #instructors www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UCxfB9/

Blew past 25K views for this TikTok video last night! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UDXmpj/

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas The largest Spanish fort in South America #SpanishEmpire #Colombia #Cartagena #SouthAmerica #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8US7LyR/

Hit 100 followers on TikTok 😊 www.tiktok.com/@world.of.hi...

"No Fairies for Nixon!" now has over 10,000 views on TikTok! www.tiktok.com/@world.of.hi...

True Story Currently Reading - True Story: How A Pulp Empire Remade Mass Media by Shanon Fitzpatrick #TrueStory #massmedia #BernarrMacfadden #healthindustry #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UJwxmE/

How Many TikTok Followers? OK, no more followers, I have to stay here now! Just kidding, let’s get to 67 million followers! #6-7 #67 #SixSeven #TikTok #history www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DpjK86/

Passed 1,000 likes on TikTok www.tiktok.com/@world.of.hi...

Ife Sculptures Copper-alloy and terracotta sculptures that have inspired for centuries. #Africa #Nigeria #Benin #sculptures #history youtube.com/shorts/_4J5v...

Secret US Document Declassified? How much can you redact from a declassified document? More than you might think! #declassified #classified #secret #SaudiArabia #history youtube.com/shorts/CycqX...

Colonialism in Its Worst Form? Saudi Arabia’s first oil minister had harsh words about Western oil companies in the Arab world. #colonialism #oil #Arab #nationalization #history youtube.com/shorts/81Xxh...

Greensboro History Museum One of the best city history museums around! #Greensboro #NorthCarolina #museums #cities #history youtube.com/shorts/T75xV...

Imperfect Strangers Currently Reading - Imperfect Strangers: Americans, Arabs, and U.S.-Middle East Relations in the 1970s by Salim Yaqub #Americans #Arabs #ArabIsraeliConflict #1970s #history youtube.com/shorts/ho8vm...

Good Grief! Charlie Brown turns 75! Charlie Brown, and the cartoon strip Peanuts, debuted 75 years ago on October 2, 1950. They became a global phenomenon. #CharlieBrown #Peanuts #Snoopy #cartoons #history youtube.com/shorts/c14Gr...

Latest video doing particularly well on the TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ad6EgF/

No Fairies for Nixon! There were some very specific orders for choosing US president Richard Nixon’s interpreter in Yugoslavia… #fairy #masculine #type #RichardNixon #history youtube.com/shorts/vM1Ov...

Introducing World of Histories I’m historian David Wight, and I’m launching a new video series: World of Histories! Stay tuned for more videos soon!