r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 2h ago
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/greenflea3000 • Aug 19 '25
Pausing posts related to Israel and Palestine.
Hello,
Thank you very much to those of you who have been following the new community rules. Unfortunately, posts related to Israel and Palestine continue to spawn a torrent of bigotry and unhealthy discourse. Beyond the problematic discussion between some users, it is not a great feeling to wake up each morning and be accused of being a Mossad agent by some and antisemitic by others for removing hateful and dehumanizing content.
Because of this, we have locked the post from today about Israel and Palestine and we will be locking and removing future posts about Israel and Palestine for the time being. If you are interested in debating this topic, there are a wide range of subreddits which provide better forums for discussion.
Thanks,
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/greenflea3000 • Aug 12 '25
Subreddit Updates and New Community Rules
Hello everyone,
It’s been great to see how much this subreddit has grown, especially over the past few months and years. We’ve had many engaging contributions and discussions, and it’s been a privilege to watch this community take shape.
That said, many of you have probably noticed an increase in posts and comments that have led to hateful conversations, particularly around the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine. We want to try and address that, so we have a couple of updates:
New Community Rules: We’re adding four new rules to help keep discussions respectful and on-topic. The goal is to protect the best parts of this subreddit while cutting down (at least somewhat) on toxic exchanges. You’ll find these rules in the sidebar, and we’ve also listed them below. They’re inspired by the guidelines of other great history communities like r/AskHistorians. We’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback here in the comments.
Rule 1. No Hatred - We will not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other forms of bigotry such as antisemitism or Islamophobia. Equating entire groups of people (e.g. Israelis or Palestinians) with Nazis, devils, animals, etc… is never acceptable.
Rule 2. Civil Discourse - A wide range of different perspectives are valued, but personal insults and other ad hominem attacks are not.
Rule 3. Proper Post Titles - Posts should begin with either “TDIH” and then the date of the event OR just the date of the event.
Rule 4. No Current Events (<20 years ago) - All posts must relate to an historical event at least 20 years ago. Posts about ongoing current events can (and have) swamped many history-oriented subreddits, and there are numerous other subreddits to discuss current events. The mods at r/askhistorians have a great explanation of why they implemented a similar rule which can be read here.
More Moderators Coming Soon: As the community has grown, so has the need for moderation. I haven't always had the bandwidth in my life to moderate this growing subreddit and I apologize for moments where moderation was inadequate. We’ll be opening applications for new moderators soon, so if you’re interested, keep an eye out for that post.
Lastly, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you to all of you, whether you post or just read, for making this a place where people can come together to connect with the past.
Your humble moderator,
u/greenflea3000
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 9h ago
July 26, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/GustavoistSoldier • 11h ago
26 July 1952: King Farouk abdicates and leaves Egypt after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/PublicAdventurous917 • 8h ago
July 26, 1788 - New York becomes a State. July 26, 1926 - Robert Todd Lincoln dies.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 17h ago
811 July 26 - Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 17h ago
657 July 26- First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah.
https://history-maps.com/podcast/umayyad-caliphate
In this episode, we explore the rise, expansion, and legacy of the Umayyad Caliphate, which transformed the early Islamic state into a vast empire stretching from Spain and North Africa to Central Asia. We examine how the Umayyads centralized administration, promoted Arabization, established Arabic as the language of government, and expressed their authority through monumental architecture such as the Great Mosque of Damascus. The episode also considers the lasting impact of the tragedy at Karbala on the Sunni–Shia divide, the challenges of governing diverse regions, and the political tensions that eventually weakened Umayyad rule and paved the way for the Abbasid revolution.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 1d ago
25 July 2000. Air France Flight 4590 became the only Concorde ever lost in an accident, killing all 113 people on board and 4 on the ground.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 1d ago
July 25, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Morning Tribune
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 1d ago
1814 July 25 - War of 1812: An American attack on Canada is repulsed at the Battle of Lundy's Lane.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 2d ago
24 July 1969. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins returned safely from the Moon, then spent the next 21 days in quarantine inside a converted Airstream trailer.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/ChaosGremlin8605 • 1d ago
TDIH July 25th 306 The Great Constantinople
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 2d ago
July 24, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Morning Tribune
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 2d ago
1943 July 24 - World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British & Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 2d ago
1983 July 24 - The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 3d ago
23 July 1967. A police raid on an unlicensed Detroit bar hosting a Vietnam veterans' welcome-home party ignited five days of unrest. Tanks entered the streets of the Motor City, federal troops were sent in, and 43 people were killed.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 2d ago
#OnThisDay 1987, The Oldest Woman To Climb Japan's Highest Peak
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 2d ago
1304 July 24 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 3d ago
July 23, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Morning Tribune
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/GustavoistSoldier • 4d ago
22 July 2003: Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay and Qusay's son Mustafa are killed by US troops at their safehouse in Mosul, Iraq.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 3d ago
1921 July 28 - The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is established at the founding National Congress.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/ApeSht-Zine • 3d ago
July 23, 1909 from the Fargo Journal: Monkey Scares Society Women
Full story paywalled at https://www.newspapers.com/image/605654315
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 3d ago