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Dear #twitterstorians: What sources do you recommend for learning more about May 23-24, 1865 Grand Review of Armies in D.C.? Interested in planning of the Review, recollections of soldiers who marched, public perceptions, newspaper articles, & pretty much anything. Thanks!

Special Republican Party "How it Started, How it's Going" Lincoln's Birthday edition... #twitterstorians How it started: How it's going:

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States & viewed by most as our greatest president, born in KY #OnThisDay in 1809. Led the nation through the Civil War, insisted on a "new birth of freedom" so US could actually live up to "all men are created equal." #twitterstorians

Despite "rugged westerner" image, Wm. Henry Harrison born on a VA plantation #OnThisDay in 1773. Elected ninth POTUS as a Whig in 1840; died 1 month after taking office, revealing a constitutional weakness: lack of specificity about presidential succession. #twitterstorians

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified #OnThisDay in 1870, guaranteeing all men suffrage regardless of race. Needless to say, this promise has not always been kept. Access to voting for all remains an issue even today. #twitterstorians

Today is #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay, celebrated each year on Feb. 3 because it's the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S. (at Geneva Medical College in NY). She was born in the U.K. #OnThisDay 200 yrs ago-2/3/1821.#twitterstorians

Reminder: on Wed., Jan. 6, domestic terrorists, fueled by Big Lie about voter fraud, attacked the US Capitol to prevent certification of a US election (in which, it turns out, many of them didn't even vote). Many Republicans want you to just forget about it. #twitterstorians

Provost Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Troops. February is #BlackHistoryMonth. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #werehistory #twitterstorians

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending Mexican-American War signed #OnThisDay in 1848. Mexico ceded land seen on this map to the US for $15 million. Many viewed the war & treaty as a southern land grab for more territory to which the South could expand slavery. #twitterstorians

Yesterday was 156th anniversary of Thirteenth Amendment's passage. On 1/31/1865, US House of Representatives passed it, sending it to states for ratification (Senate had passed the previous year). Amendment abolishes slavery "except as punishment for a crime." #twitterstorians

#OnThisDay 35 yrs ago-Jan. 28, 1986-Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, FL, killing all seven crew members. The mission had attracted public attention due to selection of Christa McAuliffe as "first teacher in space." #twitterstorians

Just a reminder that this happened three weeks ago today. Trump terrorists and leading Republicans/co-conspirators/enablers want you to forget so they're not held accountable. #twitterstorians

youtube.com/watch?v=lFde6u-O… #OnThisDay 60 years ago-Jan. 25, 1961-President John F. Kennedy held the nation's first-ever live televised news conference. Watch the entire news conference here via You Tube. #twitterstorians

bleacherreport.com/articles/… RIP, Hammerin' Hank. #twitterstorians

thehill.com/homenews/adminis… Hey #twitterstorians, has anyone checked FORMER President Trump's Twitter feed to see how furious he is about this? Oh, wait...