Short Bites of History
Welcome to **Short Bites of History**—where the past comes alive in bite-sized videos! 🏛️⚡ We deliver quick, engaging history shorts that reveal fascinating moments in time. Occasionally, we stitch them together to paint a bigger picture.
@discovernikkei.bsky.social
A global community sharing the experiences of Nikkei around the world. Publishing daily stories by and about people of Japanese descent who have migrated and settled worldwide. English, 日本語, Español, Português. A project of @jamuseum.bsky.social
@renatakeller.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Latin American History, University of Nevada, Reno. Author of *Mexico’s Cold War*. Co-editor of InterConnections: The Global 20th Century book series at UNC. Forthcoming book on Cuban Missile Crisis https://tinyurl.com/FateAmericas
@jdegroat.bsky.social
historian, modern France, gender, loves goldens, cats, knitting, gardening, & justice. she/her. trans rights are human rights.
@onslies.bsky.social
Historian: mobility & recordkeeping of #earlymodern Catholic minorities. Book: confessional mobility and English Catholics in Early Modern Europe. Also grumpy about the state of UK Higher Education so likely to talk about how it is being failed...(She/Her)
@drninastuder.bsky.social
Historian, IEH2, University of Geneva History of medicine & psychiatry, gender issues & drinking studies in the colonial Maghreb. Current: https://wetdreams.hypotheses.org/ 🗃️🍸 Passionate about literature and theatre. She/her https://nina-studer.com
@amyjay401.bsky.social
Historian of War, Gender, and the Modern U.S. Author of Rough Draft: Cold War Military Manpower Policy and the Origins of Vietnam-Era Draft Resistance. Working on a book on the effects of peace activism on the US military. Former high school teacher.
@greenleejw.bsky.social
Surprised historian, not surprised eels. Doctor of medieval history, talking’ about eels, history, maps, and the Spaniel. Alt-text artist. I draw custom maps on commission: https://surprisedeelmaps.com/ Support me here: patreon.com/SurprisedEel
@footnotesinhistory.bsky.social
Historian of Japanese American Life from 1941-1945 🇺🇲 | PNW Native 🌲 | Documentary Maker 📽️ | Perpetually Working on My Book 🗃 | Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! youtube.com/@FootnotesInHistory
@alisabokulich.bsky.social
Professor @ Boston U, History & Philosophy of Science—esp Philosophy of Geosciences, Director Phi-Geo Research Group, Assoc @ Harvard U. Hist Sci, Radcliffe Fellow Alum. Settler, wife, & mother. 📸s my crappy phone. Webpage: https://bokulich.org/
@johnraimo.bsky.social
Historian of modern Europe. DE, EN, FR & IT; working on CZ (permanently) & NL. Mostly history, literature, & arts here; desperately trying not to post political content yet here we are now.
@laprofmme.bsky.social
Historian, 🐶 🐩 mom, aspiring native plant gardener, knitter, vintage plumbing fixture enthusiast. Oxford comma and footnotes, always and forever. I block with abandon. Go Bills!
@christinekooi.bsky.social
LSU professor, Reformation historian, immigrant, dochter van Nederlanders, birder (not necessarily in that order). Working on a book on the year 1572 in (mostly) Europe. Opinions all mine, and I speak only for myself.
@renfro.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History at Florida State University. Wrote STRANGER DANGER (Oxford University Press, 2020) and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RYAN WHITE (UNC Press, 2024). Represented by the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. Father of H and G. He/him.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.social
Historian. Author of Bank Notes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic. Editor: commonplace.online. joshuargreenberg.com
@nulybranch.bsky.social
Diploid studying polyploids @natural-history.bsky.social @nyu.edu Evolutionary Biologist by day | Historian by night || Contr.Ed Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social | NiCHE @nichecanada.bsky.social
@kjeanveau.bsky.social
This year, get them English Muffins™️ Non-binary PhD Candidate History @ Western University. My research looks at London tube shelter newspapers in the Blitz. I spent too much time playing Baldur's Gate 3 in 2024.
@profgidlow.bsky.social
Historian of US politics, voting rights, women, race, 19thA Wrote TheBigVote & Obama,Clinton,Palin Radcliffe Fellow@Harvard. Swam in RFK Sr's pool
@chriskempshall.bsky.social
President @fwwsoc.bsky.social. Public Historian & Author on #FWW allied relations, historical games studies, & #StarWars. Rep'd Justin Nash of Kate Nash Literary Agency. He/him https://linktr.ee/chriskempshall
@1789jam.bsky.social
French/Global History, 1500-1850 at #Emory, Opera, Skiing, Gardening, Vote Blue...& Shoes! User #396,109 :) Ohio native bouncing between Atlanta, Paris, & Salt Lake City. Immune compromised, still wear a mask. Where's the #skiing community
@tkinias.bsky.social
Historian researching race & whiteness, late-19C/early-20C British Empire (esp Aus & Can), teaching broadly in world and Euro history. Linux geek & SF nerd. Texas by way of Colo., Mass., Ariz., Ind., and Egypt. Views my own and likely ill-informed.
@us.theconversation.com
A nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of experts with the public, in accessible, trustworthy articles drawing on their research. Free to read, without paywalls or ads.
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
Historian of US immigration | 19th-century | race | labor | slavery | global migration | diaspora
@americanstudier.bsky.social
Prof of Amer Lit & Studies. Dad to 2 amazing young men. Married. We the People: http://tinyurl.com/yyhxjktb; Of Thee I Sing: http://tinyurl.com/y6hsozjx. #ScholarSunday guru. https://linktr.ee/americanstudier he/him
@brionyneilson.bsky.social
Historian of 19th-century France—incarceration of juveniles, prisons, settler/penal colonies (esp New Caledonia). Book out now "Dangers of Youth" www.mqup.ca/dangers-of-youth-products-9780228024330.php. Based in Sydney, Australia
@profmarylewis.bsky.social
Historian of France and its overseas empire. Living on unceded Pequossette land. Researching the French Empire after the Haitian Revolution. Parent, partner, citizen, defender of democracy, avid gardener. RTs not necessarily endorsements.
@wendylrouse.bsky.social
Professor, Historian, Author of Queer History of the Suffrage Movement & Her Own Hero: Origins of Women's Self-Defense, History Teacher Prep, #LGBTQHistory 🏳️🌈🗃️ WendyLRouse.com
@ideasroadshow.bsky.social
🎬 Independent filmmakers combining unlimited curiosity & meticulous research 📚 Plus lots of books, essays & podcasts 🚘 📱 Website & App: https://ideasroadshow.com/
@worldhistory.bsky.social
History, Climate, Education. Looking Through the Past newsletter at https://worldhistory.substack.com/. Other writing at https://worldhistory.medium.com/. #coys
@stephenwest.bsky.social
Historian of Civil War & Reconstruction. Bicyclist, baker, 3d favorite human of Banjo the dog. Views=mine, repost ≠endorsement
@historleans.bsky.social
| Historian | 📖 "Massive Resistance and Southern Womanhood" | Heart in New Orleans |
@cordeliabeattie.bsky.social
Professor of History, with particular focus on women in England c.1300-1700. Was PI on AHRC-funded Alice Thornton’s Books project, 2021-25. https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/people/cbeattie/
@diveintodiscovery.bsky.social
Curiosity leads the way at #DiveIntoDiscovery 🎙️🌍 This account is run by fellow explorers. Feel free to reach out, share your thoughts, or just say hi! Let’s broaden our horizons together. #StayCurious 👇 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/curious-crew
@profelainechalus.bsky.social
Historian of 18C/19C women, politics, sociability and cosmopolitanism. Frequently infuriated by politics. Reposting not necessarily a statement of personal beliefs.
@shipwreckspod.bsky.social
A maritime history podcast!⚓ shipwrecksandseadogs.com youtube.com/@shipwreckspod patreon.com/shipwreckspod intohistory.com/shipwreckspod
@markstoneman.com
Historian, editor, and translator for hire (🇩🇪 to 🇺🇸) longtime resident of Washington, DC, now in Conway, NH, as a caregiver (he/him) ✊🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🗽 I cross-post from https://markstoneman.com and engage with people here, there, and on Mastodon.
@juliarosekraut.bsky.social
JD/PhD | THREAT OF DISSENT: A HISTORY OF IDEOLOGICAL EXCLUSION AND DEPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES | https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674292352 | Posts are mine, not the views of my employer. ❤️ & Reposts are not endorsements.
@drmendozan.bsky.social
Asst Prof at CU-Boulder | studies modern US history; pedagogy | Reviews Editor Teaching History A Journal of Methods https://www.colorado.edu/history/natalie-mendoza
@linconspirators.bsky.social
Historian studying Abraham Lincoln's assassination, John Wilkes Booth, and the Booth family. My website: LincolnConspirators.com Also a Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and classic cartoon fan. Husband to @dicejailjen.bsky.social
@bhgross144.bsky.social
John Merritt Associate Director for Research Services at the Harry Ransom Center; Author of The TVs of Tomorrow-How RCA's Flat-Screen Dreams Led to the First LCDs (Chicago 2018). Posting in a personal capacity.
@carvehername.bsky.social
Every day women have, and are, making history. Follow us to get daily posts on what women have done #OnThisDay. 🗃️ We check replies on weekdays, but not always at weekends. https://carvehername.org.uk/ and https://linktr.ee/CarveHerName
@uelizahnd.bsky.social
Professor at the Institute of Reformation History in Geneva, Switzerland. Intellectual historian, digital humanist. Bridging the gap between the Late Middle Ages and the Reformation era #earlymodern #reformation @ihr-geneva.bsky.social
@bobbylee.bsky.social
Historian of the United States, mostly in the 19th c., colonialism, land, GIS. American abroad
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
Boston: Civil War historian, educator, and public speaker. Author: _Searching For Black Confederates_ https://amzn.to/4c2KSuT. Biography of Robert Gould Shaw forthcoming with UNC Press Join my Civil War Memory newsletter: https://kevinmlevin.substack.com
@ansleyerickson.bsky.social
US cities & schools, historically. Russell Sage Visiting Scholar this year. Books: Making the Unequal Metropolis; Educating Harlem. Thoughts here represent me, not my employer. www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/ate11 nyccivilrightshistory.org
@inverting-vision.bsky.social
Writing about the history of science, exploration, and technology. Interested in photography + robotics in planetary science, oceanography, cryosphere. Regular contributor for JSTOR Daily. Work in Aeon, Atlas Obscura. History Blog: invertingvision.com
@euqinimodart.bsky.social
Freelance black Illustrator + Designer and comic colorist, I love history :) | Mtg, Netflix, UMG Records Inc, PRH, Scholastic, Harper Collins Website: www.dominiqueramsey.com Archive: dominiqueramseyillustration.com
@jazmineulloa.bsky.social
I am a national reporter for The New York Times, covering the border and immigration. My book, “El Paso: One Hundred Years of Blood, Race, and Memory,” from Dutton, is coming in 2026.