The History Thread Shall Call Him Vandor!

This week’s History Thread didn’t have much time to prepare, so today we’ll share some links instead of a normal post.

The History of Garden Gnomes

Glenn Burke, the first openly gay baseball player

The Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian activist group in America

The Jerusalem Post explores medieval grave robbing

America’s first Filipino settlement endangered by climate change

80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s invasion of the USSR

Richard Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan

Have a fun thread and remember to leave the arguments to the trolls!