#beliveitornot this colourised high-res picture was taken 100 years ago! Shows a crew of men unloading a banana boat in New York.

In 1916, there was a proposed amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote. Anyone voting in favour would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.

A literacy test given to black voters in the 1960s. One error and you didn’t pass.

In 1930, the Indiana bell building was rotated 90 degrees. Over a month, the 22 million pound structure was moved 15/hr all while 600 employees still worked there. There was no interruption to gas, heat, electricity, water or sewage. Nobody inside felt the move.

In 1940s, kids remote learning during the polio outbreak. Teachers read lessons over the radio!

David Bowie is talking about the impact of internet on society in 1999

In 1959, police were called to a segregated library in South Carolina when a 9 year old Black boy refused to leave. He later got a PhD from MIT and was one of the astronauts aboard the space shuttle challenger. The library that refused to lend him books is now named after him.

British huntsmen used to rent Sri Lankan babies to use as a crocodile bait #lk #SriLanka

Rest in peace Queen 👑

Who can be compared to Hitler? Did you know that Pol Pot killed at least one-fifth of every Cambodian? Specially hated those who wore glasses! As he perceived them intelligent. Read this fascinating article on the worst humans who have walked the earth! museumfacts.co.uk/shocking-secre…

What do you think she was on? 🤣

In 1919, a storage tank burst in Boston and released over two million gallons of molasses. A wave up to 25 feet high rushed through the streets, killing 21 people and trapping others in sticky debris.

We often talk loads about World War II, but WWI is actually the one that rewired the word. New borders, new ideas, new chaos. Article has a fascinating list of things about all the changes. museumfacts.co.uk/effects-of-wor…

Imagine a society that would watch your house burn because you didn’t pay for insurance. That was 1600s London. Fire crew shows up, checks for your insurance mark… no mark? Tough 😳😳 museumfacts.co.uk/5-wild-ways-th…

Only 5% of history buffs can pass this Elizabethan quiz lol... how much do we know our history? 🤔 museumfacts.co.uk/qsm_quiz/only-…

In 1908 the Russian Olympic team arrived at the London Olympics 12 days late because it was still using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar #HistoryFacts