Retelling history, 140 characters at a time
Twitter has become a terrific place for people to re-tell historical events, like World War II and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Spoiler alert: The Cuban Missile Crisis ended without the United States and the Soviet Union launching even a single nuclear weapon, and the Allies won World War II.
You’re no doubt well aware of those ultimate outcomes, but what if you don’t remember, or never knew, the myriad individual moments, big and small, that led to those famous conclusions? There are plenty of thick history books you could pick up, but maybe you’re…
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