Texas

 On 2 March 1836 Texas declared its independence from Mexico localhistories.org/a-history-of-texas

Women in the 20th Century

 The bikini was invented in 1946. In 1947 Christian Dior introduced the New Look, with long skirts and narrow waists giving an ‘hourglass’ figure. During the 1950s women’s clothes were full and feminine. However in 1965, Mary Quant invented the mini skirt and clothes became even more informal. localhistories.org/women-in-the-20th-century/

Holodomor

I thought people might be interested to read this article about the Holodomor, the terrible man-made famine in Ukraine in the 1930s.  https://www.euronews.com/2019/11/23/holodomor-ukrainians-remember-the-famine-that-killed-millions-in-soviet-ukraine?fbclid=IwAR34JCwH72vZIS1yKVw0QlyjOg8DgDjpAlaX7NjOeVv5sC7S2PmiMOS_HC8 

Tightrope walking

 28 February is the birthday of Charles Blondin the first man to walk a tightrope across Niagra Falls. Tightrope walking has a long history going back to Ancient Greece. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/an-abridged-history-of-funambulists

The History of Ukraine

This is my history of Ukraine localhistories.org/a-history-of-ukraine

Domestic Violence

 I wrote a history of domestic violence localhistories.org/a-history-of-domestic-violence

Queen Mary

 Mary Tudor became queen of England on 18 February 1553. She was the first woman to rule all of England. https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-queen-mary-i