ColdHardHistory @ColdHardHistory
Digging up the past 📜 Joined August 2023-
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Though ultimately crushed in 1858, the uprising ended the East India Company’s rule. Britain took direct control of India, and the Raj was born. The 1857 revolt leaves behind a contested legacy: mutiny, war, or a first fight for freedom. #onthisday #history #sepoy
The rebellion now begins to take shape - Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow. Rebels declared the experienced Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, as their leader. The British responded with brutal force, mass reprisals and murders.
🗓️May 10, 1857: In Meerut, Indian soldiers (Sepoys) in the British East India Company’s army rose up in revolt. But what began as a mutiny over rifle cartridges quickly escalated into a widespread rebellion against colonial rule.
On this day in 1872, Victoria Woodhull made history as the first woman to run for President of the United States, despite not being able to vote herself. She ran under the Equal Rights Party - with Frederick Douglass nominated as her VP. #WomensHistory #OnThisDay #history
📅On this day in 1847, Paul Von Hindenburg was born. He famously inflicted heavy defeats on the Eastern Front in WW1 including the Battle of Tannenberg in the opening month of the war. ⚔️
#OTD in 1799🗓️ Napoleon Bonaparte pulled off the Coup of 18 Brumaire which is considered by many to be the final event of the French Revolution. This brought Napoleon to power as the First Consul of France 🇫🇷 #Napoleon #coldhardhistory
Official postal marking from May 1940 in reference to the Reichsparteitage (Nuremberg rallies/congresses)
Italian Fascist Headquarters, 1934 adorned with the face of Benito Mussolini 🇮🇹 #coldhardhistory #history #architecture #europeanhistory #worldhistory
#OTD in 1862🗓️ Otto Von Bismarck is appointed the prime minister of Prussia by Wilhelm I #coldhardhistory #prussia #bismarck #europeanhistory
A #RomanEmperor every day 🏛️- Day 2 Tiberius -The second Roman Emperor was an esteemed military general who managed to extent the empire into Germany. After his son Drusus died in AD23 he became increasingly paranoid and moved to Capri. He never returned to Rome. #ancientrome
#OTD in 1862🗓️ President Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation, threatening to free all enslaved people in the south if the rebel states did not rejoin the union by January 1st. #coldhardhistory #UShistory #slavery
#OTD in 1792🗓️ A proclamation announces the formal abolition of the French monarchy with Louis XVI being arrested a month prior. He was charged with high treason and eventually executed by guillotine in January 1793. 👑🇫🇷🗡️ #coldhardhistory #frenchrevolution #OnThisDay
#OTD in 1854🗓️ Allied forces made up of British🇬🇧, French🇫🇷 and Ottoman🇹🇷 troops defeat the Russians🇷🇺 at the Battle of the Alma. The battle saw the allies lose a significant amount of troops but they managed to capture Sevastopol as the Russians fled. #coldhardhistory #crimean
The Bayeux Tapestry is a 70metre long piece of embroidered cloth displaying the events that led to the Norman Conquest in 1066 battled between the Normans (William of Normandy) and the Anglo-Saxons (Harold Godwinson). #coldhardhistory #medievalhistory
#OTD in 1893🗓️ New Zealand 🇳🇿 become the first country to allow women to vote in parliamentary elections as Governor Lord Glasgow signed a new electoral act into law 👩🏻⚖️🗳️ #coldhardhistory #suffrage #history #women
#OTD in 1812🗓️ The fire of Moscow eventually burns out🇷🇺🧯. 75% of the city was destroyed with over 10,000 killed. The fire was primarily blamed on Moscow military governer Rostopchin in an attempt to weaken the French🇫🇷 during their occupation of the city 🌆 #coldhardhistory
#OTD in 1787🗓️ The US Constitution is officially signed by delegates at the Philadelphia convention, marking it as one of the most significant dates in US history 🇺🇸 #coldhardhistory #USHistory #History
The basement of the Ipatiev house, Yekaterinburg, Russia 🇷🇺. A regicide that ended the 455 years of autocratic rule in Russia. Nicholas Romanov and all family members were shot, bayoneted and killed, including multiple imperial entourage #coldhardhistory #history #russia
🙌 If you enjoyed this thread on the reconstruction of Dresden and would like to see more content similar to this, interactions are much appreciated ❤️ #coldhardhistory #visitgermany #visitdresden #history
7/ 📚 Dresden's history serves as a reminder that nothing is ever fully lost. The city now thrives with its education, culture and economy, something that would be unimaginable to any city that lost virtually all of its cultural and architectural identity less than a century ago
🏰 Dresden, a city steeped in centuries of history, once known as a shining jewel known as "Florence on the Elbe." Imagine grand palaces, artistic brilliance, and a vibrant culture that left the world in awe. #Dresden
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