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- Subject
- It started with one t-shirt
- Preview text
- The story behind The History List.
- From
- lee@
thehistorylist.com - Brand
- The History List
- ESP
- Klaviyo
- Sent
- Wed Oct 14, 2026, 2:02 PM ET
- Size
- 27 KB
- Images
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- Links
- 6, 2 of them buttons
- Subject length
- 27 characters
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Sent in the 2 PM hour, which holds 10% of its emails; 47% arrive in the 8 PM hour. The subject is 27 characters; its average is 50.
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- The History List | Lee Wright <[email protected]>
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- [email protected]
- Subject
- It started with one t-shirt
- Date
- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:02:32 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-ID domain
- geopod-ismtpd-28
- Return-Path domain
- newsletter.thehistorylist.com
- DKIM signature
- d=thehistorylist.com s=kl2
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| Oct 17, 2026 8:30 PM | New: Pom Knit Cap made in America + Framed "Recipe for Revolution" | |
| Oct 16, 2026 2:04 PM | 4,000+ reviews, 4.98 stars | |
| Oct 15, 2026 9:01 PM | "It is a trade risk, which every prominent public man has ought to accept as a matter of course.” | |
| Oct 14, 2026 2:02 PM | It started with one t-shirt (this email) | |
| Oct 13, 2026 8:15 AM | Welcome to The History List | |
| Oct 10, 2026 8:30 PM | New and very limited: WWII History Box | |
| Oct 3, 2026 8:45 PM | New: Christmas Crossing Tea Towel + Special Holiday Offers |
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