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Today in 1973, the greatest horse race in history was run.
Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to become the Triple Crown winner and set a world record time that has never been beaten!
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- 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 🧵👇🏼
- A glorious day! The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang this morning for the first time since the fire in 2019!
- November 4, 1737: The Teatro San Carlo in Naples was opened. It’s the world's oldest active opera house! Stunning.
00:00 - November 1, 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, was exhibited to the public for the first time.
- 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 1, 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, was exhibited to the public for the first time.
- 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.
- Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday will always be one of my favorite performances. Rest in peace, Val. You will be missed.
00:00 - 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 🧵
00:00 - 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.
