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The team on the ranch experiments with new ground penetrating radars. #SecretOfSkinwalkerRanch
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1927, Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight. And just 5 years later, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to match his feat. history.visitlink.me/FImcgA
Who watched tonight’s episode of #MegaBrandsThatBuiltAmerica and #HowDisneyBuiltAmerica on HISTORY ???
They are rerunning all through the night, plus, you’ll be able to catch them with a few past episodes next Sunday!
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were given a patent for work pants reinforced with metal rivets on #ThisDayInHistory in 1873 – marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments. The famous 501 brand jeans, known until 1890 as “XX” were soon a best seller.
In 1919, Conrad Hilton decided his brand would be service. Check into an all new episode of the #MegaBrandsThatBuiltAmerica tonight at 9/8c.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1536, Anne Boleyn, the infamous second wife of King Henry VIII, was executed after being found guilty on charges of adultery, incest and conspiracy against the king. history.visitlink.me/HZj9Vj
Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was one of the defining fashion trendsetters of the 1960s. American women eagerly sought out the famous “Jackie look.” The icon died on #ThisDayInHistory in 30 years ago. history.visitlink.me/Xa5JrS
The historic decision made 70 years ago, on #ThisDayInHistory , ruled that racial segregation in public educational facilities was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka served to help mobilize the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
The first legal same-sex marriage in the United States was performed just 20 years ago on #ThisDayInHistory in Massachusetts. Over the course of the day, many same-sex couples tied the knot across the state. history.visitlink.me/3odanx
Another round of two truths and a lie. Can you spot the lie? #MegaBrandsThatBuiltAmerica