‘TIL That the Civil Rights Act Was Not the First One in the U.S., But Rather the Second One….’
A Reddit post claimed that the Civil Rights Act was preceded by an effort quashed by the Supreme Court decades before.
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‘This Unbelievable Photo Is of the RMS Queen Elizabeth Ship Pulling Into New York Harbor in 1945 … ‘
A historical photograph posted to social media showed what appeared to be a very crowded ship.
Eisenhower: ‘Don’t Join the Book Burners’
A quote meme about book burning attributed to U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower circulated amid discourse about banned books in early 2022.
FDR: ‘No Business Which Depends for Existence on Paying Less Than Living Wages to Its Workers Has Any Right to Continue in This Country’
Posts attributed a quote about “living wages” to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
‘Ben Franklin Left Money to Boston’
A circulating meme contained the claim that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin left $2,000 to young people in Philadelphia and Boston.
Is Independence From Britain Celebrated Somewhere Every Seven Days on Average?
A “fun facts” tweet claimed that on average, one country celebrates becoming independent from the UK every seven days.
Teddy Roosevelt: ‘I Again Recommend a Law Prohibiting All Corporations from Contributing to Campaign Expenses’
An Imgur meme quoted U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as saying “I again recommend a law prohibiting all corporations” from contributing to campaigns.
‘King George VI Having Fun’
A somewhat somber image purportedly shows King George VI “having fun,” sliding down a carnival-style slide in the early 20th century.
‘Zabol Priestess with a Golden Eye’
A tweet about a “5,000-year-old prosthetic eye found near Zabol in Iran” on the skeleton of an “unnaturally tall” priestess was popular in August 2021.
‘On This Day in 1944, Polish Resistance Fighters Liberated 348 Jewish Prisoners from the Gęsiówka Labor Camp’
A screenshot of a post to r/Judaism was shared to Imgur, describing the liberation of the Gęsiówka labor camp.