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#HistoryLesson refers to a hashtag on TikTok in which users use paper to label themselves certain historical figures, then act out a skit representing the historical events.

Origin

The began under the hashtag #history in February of 2019. On February 10th, 2019, TikTok user lastmanstanley posted a skit in which he imagined Abraham Lincoln being assassinated because John Wilkes Booth spied on him through his web camera. The video gained over 46,000 likes (shown below).

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Several similar videos appeared over the following months before they were fitted to the hashtag "#HistoryLesson." Some include a TikTok by @erinlanier that gained over 10,000 likes (shown below, left). Another by @jylecrennan gained over 56,000 likes (shown below, right).

The hashtag #HistoryLesson began seeing use in April of 2019. Early examples using the hashtag include TikToks by @gamerguyboy123, gaining over 41,000 likes (shown below, left) and another by @simply.monisah that gained over 21,000 likes (shown below, right). The videos were covered by StayHipp^[1] on May 2nd, 2019.

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