100 Year History Challenge [Let’s #explore1918 + Upvote Prizes]
A History Challenge!
Even more than today, there was a lot happening in the world exactly 100 years ago. 1918 was a formidable year for events that resonated across the globe. World War I had countries engaged in unprecedented conflict that would reshape geopolitics for the century to come. An Influenza outbreak decimated communities all over the United States, with a death toll reaching 675,000 people (in the U.S. alone). Race riots were commonplace and tensions were building as past and present fought for equal footing.
However, 1918 wasn’t all doom and gloom. A new wave of technology was growing behind the scenes. Peace was on the horizon. Gandhi began advocating for the voiceless farmers of Kheda (India) against European oppression. The legendary magician Houdini made an elephant disappear in front of a live audience, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series.
Let’s Explore 1918
As some of you know, we’re collaborating with @phillyhistory this Spring for a graduate History course at Temple University. Temple is based in Philadelphia, a city rich with American history, culture and the birthplace of independence. As part of this course, 15 students will be joining Steemit to blog about weekly assignments and historical research as the semester develops. The class will be looking at “1918” as a central theme, celebrating lost narratives and connecting dots between historical artifacts that they uncover.
The Steem & SBD that @phillyhistory earns through the course will be used to fund real educational and public programming and preservation initiatives at the Philadelphia History Museum this summer. In this way, Steem will empower new life for lost narratives!
Share a Story & Receive Upvote Rewards!
We wanted to open up the discovery process and conversation to the whole Steemit community. 1918 was a “world” year after all, and we have so many diverse stories and histories to learn from here!
Follow these steps to take part in the challenge:
- Discover a story from the year 1918 that relates to you.
- Post about this story using the #explore1918 tag!
- Comment below with a short description and a link to your post.
- First, Second, Third Place = 50% @sndbox upvote
- Fourth, Fifth = 25% @sndbox upvote
- All participants will receive a partial @sndbox upvote
@sndbox will upvote all #explore1918 participants (with a partial upvote) who follow the guidelines and rigorously source all of their research. Winners will be decided on in collaboration with @phillyhistory. Be very thorough with any and all sources please, this is a graduate History course after all :)
hello! I have actually posted mine yesterday but didn't realise I need to leave a comment here.
here is my entry
https://steemit.com/explore1918/@japanguide/the-rice-riots-of-1918
Here is my entry. It's about the largest plague in Taiwan's history.
https://steemit.com/explore1918/@catwomanteresa/100-year-history-challenge-explore1918
I simply LOVE this new challenge, a historical one to boot! THANKS!!!
Great call, thanks for exposing us to such mindset too and may the challenge be seeing the rise of amazing stories among us all, namaste :)
Thanks as always for your support Eric. We're looking forward to some interesting re-discoveries!
Good good
Finally! A contest that suits me as an undergraduate of the AB History program
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote!
Here's my entry! It's about the worst fire disaster in the record of Hong Kong, my home town :)
https://steemit.com/explore1918/@aaronli/100-year-history-challenge-worst-fire-in-hong-kong-history
This is great! We all have an opportunity to learn about events in history. There are so many defining moments in the history of the world we can learn from.
My post below is about the establishment of Standard Timezones and Daylight savings time which is something most of us experience or are accustomed to. It is also an important event in history that set the foundation of where we are today when it comes to our current observation the different time zones and DST.
100 Year History Challenge Submission - The Standard Time Act of 1918 that changed the way we look at time
Excellent @cloh76. The Calder Act, what a great topic! And today, history is repeating itself. In 1918 we received a global metric for Time. Perhaps in 2018, we'll receive a global metric for Currency!
Hopefully, Steem/SBD, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrencies will be part of that global metric of currency. Wouldn't that be awesome!
Count on me! I have a degree in literature and history.
Beyond the prize, I think it's a wonderful initiative because I'm sure there will be new historical events that I will find out about.
You will know more about me. Regards!
Thanks @lord-faustus! As you say, it'll be great to learn about historical events around the globe and perhaps we can weave a few of them together. Looking forward to learning more about you!
This is such a cool idea!! I have an idea for it...
I think i can do this... after all, I'm a graduate of History and international studies. Goodluck to all of us!
Great @camilus, you're just the person we're looking for! Can't wait to read about the stories you uncover.
Yea... I'm back. Tho i had some issues with my first post but here is the corrected version
https://steemit.com/explore1918/@camilus/reposting-hallmark-of-1918-in-nigeria
This contest sounds very interesting. Let me research what exactly the world was doing 100 years ago, especially the events happened in South Asia!
Yes! Fantastic @ghulammujtaba. We hope this challenge becomes an opportunity to explore what the world looked like 100 years ago. Looking forward to learning more about 1918 South Asia :)