18 April 1912. The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brought 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. The ship, which was 67 miles away, received a distress call from the RMS Titanic. It arrived 1 hour and 40 minutes after the ship sank and rescued the lifeboat survivors.

When the Titanic sank, it carried millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. The money in his bank account was enough to build 30 Titanics. However, faced with mortal danger, he chose what he deemed morally right and gave up his spot in a lifeboat to save two frightened children.

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Babylon's Ishtar Gate may have a totally different purpose than we thought, as archaeologists measured the magnetic fields found in clay bricks to determine the construction date of Babylon's Ishtar Gate.

Babylon's bright-blue Ishtar Gate was thought to have been built to

I like a splash of red. What do you think?

In 1904, a Swedish sailor named Carl Emil Pettersson shipwrecked on an island in Papua New Guinea that was inhabited by what he believed to be a cannibalistic tribe.

He was carried to their king, whose daughter fell in love with him. He eventually married the king's daughter

Now where is this Rugby ball from?

A 1600 CE, Tea-bowl (White Satsuma Ware) was mended by Master Potter 'Honami Koetsu' (1558-1637 CE). Later, in late 17th Century CE, this Tea-bowl undergoes the practice of Kintsugi, during Edo Period (1603-1868 CE).

Some four or five centuries ago in Japan, a lavish technique

Is it only Monday?

A large banqueting hall with a white mosaic floor and black frescoed walls, which are adorned with paintings of Greek mythological figures, has been unearthed in Regio IX of the Roman city of Pompeii destroyed by the A.D. 79. eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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Historical hottie du jour: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, showing off his incredibly sharp white outfit (& v. nice dog) in 1564. No wonder Elizabeth fell for him! Painted by Steven van der Meulen, whose day is today.

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13 April 1990. The Soviet Union finally accepted responsibility for the massacre in the Katyn Forest in 1940. The confession ended nearly 50 years of official Soviet denial. The Soviet Union had previously insisted that Nazi Germany was responsible for the massacre.

Among the most visible reminders of Rome's storied hegemony are its aqueducts.

These engineering marvels channeled the lifeblood of civilization for near a millennia.

Here’s how they worked…🧵

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It was not uncommon that impetuous young knights tried to seek glory on the battlefield at any cost and took great risks.

At the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, English knight Henry de Bohun charged at Robert the Bruce alone as the latter was arraying infantry.

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Sennacherib Prism (691 BC), also known as Taylor Prism, an ancient Assyrian artifact that provides valuable historical and archaeological insights into reign of King Sennacherib, who ruled Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705-681 BC. The prism is named after British archaeologist Colonel

My Tuesday has been fun. Hope yours has too.

Palmyra Castle (Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani) or Tadmur Castle, a medieval castle overlooking Palmyra, Homs province, Syria.

Archaeological site of Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From 1st-2nd