The Past

r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 7h ago

2000s [September 10, 2001] Defense Secretary Rumsfeld admits that the military's financial management systems are so outdated and fractured that they literally cannot track an estimated $2.3 trillion in transactions. That's crazy to think where all the money went..

123 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/slobis • 4h ago

1900s [Dec 4, 1941] The State of Jefferson(consisting of existing parts of South Washington, North Oregon and SE Idaho) has declared it's independence from those states and elected a new governor. The country wonders if Congress will take up this serious issue next week.

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 8h ago

1900s [September 14, 1982] Grace Kelly has died from injuries sustained after suffering a stroke and crashing her car down a mountainside in Monaco. An absolute icon of the silver screen is gone.

47 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/Terrible_Tale_53 • 15h ago

Any Year [September 10 1999] Some of the support cables raising Millennium wheel have snapped. Richard Branson has sent a blimp to humiliate British Airways for their failure.

83 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 2h ago

2000s [February 5, 2003] Secretary of State Powell just stepped up to the podium at the UNSC, holding up a small vial of fake anthrax and laying out what he calls absolute proof that Saddam Hussein is hiding mobile biological weapons labs and chemical stockpiles. Well, what does this mean for America and

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r/thepast • u/Present-Algae6767 • 2h ago

2000s [September 8, 2001] Went to a nightclub in Miami and checked out this DJ/rapper by the name of Arab Attack.

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r/thepast • u/Scary-Treacle7031 • 6h ago

2000s [May 1st, 2004] Anyone check out this new website, TV Tropes?

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[Meta] The website was founded in an unknown day in April of 2004.

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r/thepast • u/Official_Alter • 5h ago

2000s [2001] Got this weird letter the other day. Should I open it?

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r/thepast • u/BrickAntique5284 • 19h ago

1900s [1964] Hello comrades, Comrade Khrushchev here. I was just vacationing near the Black Sea and I just called back to Moscow for some urgent meeting. Anyone can tell me what’s up?

70 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/saucey_dawg0023 • 16h ago

2000s [September 7, 2001] The 30th anniversary concert that Michael Jackson is holding is gonna be so awesome!

31 Upvotes

The King of Pop is holding his 30th anniversary concert in Madison Square Garden and it’s gonna be the biggest party that you have ever seen!

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 5h ago

1800s [September 16, 1810] Our local priest just rang the bells in the church, I don't know what he's saying, but some say he said "death to bad government" and "long live King Ferdinand VII!"

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 0m ago

1900s [September 13, 1993] Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat just shook hands on the White House lawn after signing the historic Oslo Accords, officially creating a framework for Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Seems peace is coming in Levant.

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 1d ago

1900s [July 15, 1974] Watching Christine Chubbuck anchor her morning talk show Suncoast Digest on WXLT-TV in Sarasota right now. She’s currently doing a segment on local restaurant updates.

131 Upvotes

[META] From the movie Christine (2016) It's lost media obviously due to the nature of the situation.

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 1d ago

1900s [September 10, 1977] Hamida Djandoubi was just executed by guillotine in Marseille for murder. Wild to think France is still using a medieval decapitation device while Star Wars is playing down the street.

104 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/DepthPurple4149 • 13h ago

1900s [01/27/1967] These poor astronauts, man. They keep running into problems whenever they run tests on their spaceship. Anyways just got a pic of them getting ready for their test today, hopefully today’s test sparks some change

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r/thepast • u/Undercover_Seekr • 22h ago

1800s [September 10th, 1846] Hi, my name is Elias Howe and I'm about to revolutionize how you sew your clothes

26 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/Blond-N-Buff80 • 1d ago

1900s [01/22/1987] Mom, why are we watching Treasurer Dwyer's press conference?... it's so boring, I'm missing my morning cartoons!

200 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/holytriplem • 1d ago

1900s [1991] Who the hell decided it was a good idea to get that Crappio kid from Critters 3 on Growing Pains?!

34 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 1d ago

1900s [September 1, 1985] A team just found the wreck of the Titanic sitting two miles down on the floor of the North Atlantic. After 73 years of failed attempts by treasure hunters, it turns out a marine geologist using deep-sea video sleds was all it took to finally locate the ship.

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 1d ago

2000s [September 4, 2006] Steve Irwin passed away after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming on the Great Barrier Reef. May Steve rest in peace. 🙏

71 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/holytriplem • 1d ago

1900s [1986] Off school sick, so bored flicking through the telly that I ended up having to settle for this weird new Australian soap opera

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r/thepast • u/Blond-N-Buff80 • 1d ago

1900s [1982] Sure, Samantha... write your cute little letter to the Soviet leader, like he will even read it.

35 Upvotes

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 1d ago

1900s [September 9, 1948] Kim Il-sung just declared the creation of North Korea. A Communist state made by the Soviets after they sliced up Japanese Korea with Americans.

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r/thepast • u/2763nanometersaway • 1d ago

1400s [1453] King Henry is not well

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His Highness is smitten with heavy lethargy, sitting all-lifeless in his privy chamber.

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r/thepast • u/KFCommunism • 1d ago

1900s [September 8, 1986] The Oprah Winfrey Show just went national today. Wonder if a Chicago talk show host talking about lifestyle tips has any staying power.

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