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#TodayinHistory in 1901, at the town plaza of #Balangiga, Samar #PH, Company C of the U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment was ambushed by the Filipino townspeople for the abuses on them. This would be known as the Balangiga Massacre. The Americans would retaliate excessively. THREAD.
#TodayinHistory in 1807, an Ilocano revolt vs. Spanish rule began in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, and spread to adjacent towns, after the gov imposed a #Basi wine monopoly that impoverished Ilocano wine producers. This would be known in #PH #history as the Basi Revolt of 1807.
THREAD.
#TodayinHistory in 1896, approx 500+ members of the secret Filipino revolutionary org, #Katipunan, gathered in the backyard of Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, in Caloocan, & tore their cedulas to pieces, to commence the Philippine Revolution vs. Spain. THREAD. #PH #history
Join us tonight in #HistorySpacePH as we celebrate Jose #Rizal’s birth anniversary, his insatiable thirst for learning, & the freedom space it requires. As they used to say during his time: “An educated native is a dangerous native.” 🇵🇭
🎙: https://t.co/ZmN5CZBKW0
Andres Bonifacio. Who was he? What was his family bg? How did he wind up as one of the founding leaders of the #Katipunan, & leader of the Philippine Revolution vs. Spain? What really happened in Tejeros in 1897? Join us later in #HistorySpacePH, Supremo Edition, 8pm! 🇵🇭 https://t.co/I7I9I5eGkp
#HistorySpacePH will be on break again tonight, but we will have a space next Sat on Andres Bonifacio. Who was he? What was his family bg? How did he wind up as one of the founding leaders of the #Katipunan? What really happened in Tejeros in 1897?
This & more, on the 27th!
#TodayinHistory in 1901, at the town plaza of #Balangiga, Samar #PH, Company C of the U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment was ambushed by the Filipino townspeople for the abuses on them. This would be known as the Balangiga Massacre. The Americans would retaliate excessively. THREAD.
#HistorySpacePH is on its 4th episode of its Martial Law Series. Join us as we explore #PH under Ferdinand Marcos' authoritarian rule. Was it really a Golden Age? We will tackle the defining moments of that 14 years of dictatorship & how we still feel its impact today. https://t.co/7oJRNVAd0m
Empathy is not selective.
We. Fight. For. All. 🇵🇭
#BlackLivesMatter = #NoToEJK
*Credit: Graphics from @theaworks from IG. https://t.co/dwnb8E6IWU
#TodayinHistory in 1521, the 1st #baptism was officiated in the Philippines by Fr. Pedro de Valderrama of the Magellan-Elcano expedition. Rajah Humabon of Cebu & household, Rajah Colambu of Limasawa, queen and her entourage, and other inhabitants were baptized throughout the day.