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Bill Petro

@billpetro

articles: 77
total claps: 4,406
top claps: 354
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paywalled: 62
active: 2020-12-11 → 2026-07-20

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#history ·74 #christmas ·15 #world-war-ii ·8 #christianity ·7 #historyoftheholidays ·6 #william-wilberforce ·6 #amazing-grace ·6 #king-herod ·5 #dachau ·5 #ibm-pc ·4

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History of the IBM PC: 43 Years Ago

Why It Was So Important

Aug 15, 2024 · 6 min read · 354 claps paywalled #ibm-pc #pc #personal-computer

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History of King Herod

Why was he called Great?

Dec 16, 2023 · 5 min read · 288 claps paywalled #christmas #king-herod

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History of the IBM PC: 41 Years Ago — Why It Was So Important

Forty-one years ago, the IBM PC was released.

Aug 12, 2022 · 6 min read · 274 claps paywalled #ibm-pc #macintosh #computers

History of the IBM PC: 41 Years Ago — Why It Was So Important

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American Revolution: Reason and Religion

The Enlightenment meets the Great Awakening

Jun 26, 2026 · 6 min read · 257 claps paywalled #american-revolution #enlightenment #the-great-awakening

American Revolution: Reason and Religion

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History of William Wilberforce

Jul 20, 2026 · 6 min read · 221 claps paywalled #william-wilberforce #slavery #abolition

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History of Infinity Day: Why is it on August 8?

Who Came Up With The Idea?

Aug 08, 2024 · 3 min read · 214 claps paywalled #infinity-day #august-8 #history

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History of William Wilberforce

Champion of British Slavery Abolition

Jul 26, 2024 · 6 min read · 195 claps paywalled #william-wilberforce #history #slavery

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History of D-Day: 80 Years Ago

The Battle that turned the tide of World War II

Jun 05, 2024 · 7 min read · 187 claps paywalled #d-day #history #world-war-ii

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History of Independence Day

Was the Declaration of Independence really signed on July 4, 1776?

Jul 03, 2026 · 6 min read · 180 claps paywalled #independence-day #fourth-of-july #declaration-independence

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History of the IBM PC: 42 Years Ago

Why It Was So Important

Aug 11, 2023 · 6 min read · 170 claps paywalled #ibm-pc #ibm #computers

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History of Jonathan Edwards

America’s greatest theologian

May 12, 2026 · 6 min read · 157 claps paywalled #jonathan-edwards #the-great-awakening #history

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History of Amazing Grace, part 2

How the British Slave Trade was Banned

Feb 24, 2024 · 5 min read · 156 claps paywalled #william-wilberforce #amazing-grace #john-newton

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History of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

59 Years Ago Today

Jun 02, 2026 · 8 min read · 151 claps paywalled #beatles #beach-boys #sgt-pepper

History of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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History of the Santa Tracker

How a Typo began Christmas tracking at NORAD

Dec 23, 2025 · 3 min read · 110 claps #santatracker #norad #christmas

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History of Amazing Grace, part 1

Abolition of the British Slave Trade

Feb 22, 2024 · 3 min read · 101 claps paywalled #amazing-grace #john-newton #music

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History of Ben Franklin

The Original Founding Father?

Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min read · 100 claps paywalled #ben-franklin #benjamin-franklin #history

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History of Pentecost

50 Days after Easter

May 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 99 claps paywalled #pentecost #christianity #history

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History of Yom Kippur

The Day of Atonement

Sep 25, 2023 · 2 min read · 85 claps paywalled #yom-kippur #history #jewish

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History of the American Experiment

A Democracy or A Republic?

Jul 10, 2026 · 9 min read · 80 claps paywalled #american-experiment #history #america-250

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History of Amazing Grace, part 1

How a slave trader wrote the classic hymn and helped end the British slave trade

Feb 24, 2023 · 3 min read · 70 claps paywalled #amazing-grace #john-newton #music

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History of Christmas Eve and the Battle of the Bulge: 77 Years Ago

On Christmas Eve, 1944, my father, Staff Sergeant John Petro, had arrived in Strasbourg with the 42nd “Rainbow” Infantry Division. Eight…

Dec 23, 2021 · 5 min read · 68 claps paywalled #battle-of-the-bulge #christmas-eve #bastogne

History of Christmas Eve and the Battle of the Bulge: 77 Years Ago

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History of September 21: Earth, Wind & Fire

It’s the 21st night of September

Sep 20, 2024 · 3 min read · 60 claps paywalled #september-21 #earth-wind-and-fire #music

History of September 21: Earth, Wind & Fire

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History of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste

The Roman Empire vs. Christian Legionnaires

Mar 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 59 claps paywalled #40-martyrs-of-sebaste #rome #legion

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History of the Conclave: Update

How a New Pope is Elected

May 07, 2025 · 7 min read · 53 claps paywalled #conclave #pope #roman-catholic

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History of the IBM PC: 44 Years Ago

Why It Was So Important

Aug 12, 2025 · 6 min read · 53 claps paywalled #ibm-pc #ibm #personal-computer