Today in 1945, George Orwell published a devastating critique of Communism.
Animal Farm reveals why every communist revolution follows the same tragic pattern: liberation to corruption to oppression.
Here are 10 truths from Animal Farm Orwell warned us never to forget 🧵👇🏼
On this day in 1776, Edward Gibbon published the first volume of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a monumental work he would complete in six volumes by 1788.
If you haven’t read all six (which I highly recommend you do), here are the main things you need to know! 🧵
Today in 1949, George Orwell published one of the most chilling books I’ve ever read, 1984.
A literary masterpiece, 1984 exposes tactics of suppression that feel all too familiar in our world today.
Here are ten truths Orwell urged us to confront to ward off Big Brother 🧵👇🏼
November 5, 1996: Divers located the sunken ruins of ancient Alexandria, particularly the port, Cleopatra's palace, and parts of the city from around 323-30 BC.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is home to 10 magnificent bells that ring out from its towers.
But did you know each bell has a unique name and honors a saint?
Allow me to introduce them 🧵👇🏼
Yesterday was the anniversary of a special day as construction on St. Peter’s Basilica began in 1506!
Words cannot describe one’s feeling of awe and wonder upon entering for the first time.
I’d like to tell you the story of the building of the largest church in the world 🧵
Every single horse racing in tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby is a descendent of Secretariat.
His times in all three of the triple crown races have never been beat.
He is simply the greatest horse ever in racing history.
