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Nov/1913: 110 years to beginning of M.E. conflict, anti-Semitic tropes poem in Arab 'Falastin' 0 Words that matter Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1319
On This Day: Rabin, Peres, Arafat share Nobel Peace Prize 1 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 12283
Yes, the Nazis did KILL babies during World War Two 0 steve2470 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 1287
On October 8, 1952, the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1295
The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece by Michelangelo Buonarroti, was unveiled 7 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 15 1979
Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says 6 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 1584
A look back at 1973's October War 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 785
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. 1 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1186
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way 4 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 12 1510
Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway 1 sl8 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1522
On this day, September 26, 1905, Albert Einstein introduced the special theory of relativity. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 929
On September 26, 1983, Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 7 1680
First Visual Survey of IJN Akagi 赤城 - Historic Battle of Midway Shipwreck 2 catbyte Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1558
10 Ancient Celtic Symbols Explained 2 littlemissmartypants Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 1380
Here is Germany by Frank Capra, 1945 1hr GRAPHIC 1 irisblue Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1113
On September 15, 1935, The Nurnberg Laws were passed in Germany. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1435
On September15, 1940, the Luftwaffe failed to draw out the RAF into a battle of annihilation. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1843
Wow, I was just listening to Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech after Pearl Harbor was attacked 9 captain queeg Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 2232
On September 12, 1933, it occurred to Leo Szilard how a nuclear chain reaction would work. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1300
On this day, September 12, 2009, agronomist and Nobel Prize recipient Norman Borlaug died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1180
On this day, September 12, 1977, Steve Biko died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 851
On this day, September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1476
On this day, September 8, 1944, a V-2 rocket came down in London for the first time. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1408
On this day, September 6, 1952, the 1952 Farnborough Airshow crash occurred 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1047
On this day, September 5, 1972, Palestinian extremists killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympics. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1455
On this day, September 3, 1878, SS Princess Alice sank in the River Thames. 600 to 700 died. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2107
On this day, September 1, 2004, the Beslan school siege began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1361
The Most Dangerous Spy of WW2 - The Limping Lady 0 catbyte Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 1333
On this day, August 30, 1910, Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape," was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1500
On this day, August 29, 1944, troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1687

World History Continued...

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On this day, August 29, 1533, Pizarro Executed Atahuallpa, Last Emperor of the Incas. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1496
March on Washington was 60 yrs ago this weekend 0 irisblue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 983
On this day, August 25, 1944, Paris was liberated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1391
The War of 1812 USA v Great Britain - Full Details of the Reasons Why, Battles Fought & Consequences 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1566
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: the devil's alliance - David Marples - TVP World 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1534
On this day, August 23, 1973, the bank robbery that led to the Stockholm syndrome started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1246
USA War Machine - Reasons, Outcome, Casualties & Implications of 5 Major USA Wars from 1950 to 2000 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1913
On this day, August 22, 1961, Ida Siekmann became the first person to die at the Berlin Wall. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 940
The Secret First World War - Full Story of the Seven Years War in 3 Continents from 1756-1763 - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1615
On this day, August 21, 2015, there was an attack on board an Amsterdam-to-Paris Thalys train. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1369
On this day, August 20, 1968, "Operation Danube," the invasion of Czechoslovakia, began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 968
On this day, August 20, Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen (1873) and Eero Saarinen (1910) were born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1899
free streaming HistoryHit Channel (one of Amazon's FreeVee channels) 2 eShirl Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1042
On this day, August 18, 1977, Steve Biko was arrested. He never saw another day of freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2109
On this day, August 17, 1962, Peter Fechter was killed trying to get over the Berlin Wall. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1425
The Ghost of Achilles on Snake Island 0 littlemissmartypants Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 945
15 August 1928 A Polish girl, Czesława Kwoka, was born in Wlka Złojecka 0 Swede Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1520
August 15, 1961: E. German border guard Conrad Schumann leaps into the French Sector of West Berlin. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1646
On this day, August 14, 1961, East Berliners awoke to see a wall going up between them and W. Berlin 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2398
On this day, August 5, 2010, the 2010 Copiapo mining accident occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1241
Can anyone recommend a good book on Hildegard von Bingen? 5 bif Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1724
On this day, July 25, 2019, heat records were set in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1732
On this day, July 25, 2000, Air France flight 4590 crashed on takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 2723
On this day, July 20, 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and others almost assassinated Hitler. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2132
What did ancient Greece look like? (cinematic animation) 6 barbaraann Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2249
What Did Ancient Rome Look Like? (Cinematic Animation) 9 barbaraann Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2216
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1442
The heartbeat of Ukraine 3 littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 1447
A Royal Navy submarine vanished in WWII. A diver thinks he's found it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 3330
New episode of one of my favorite documentary series...the Fall of Civilizations 3 pecosbob Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 2707

World History Continued...

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Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie 2 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1315
On this day, June 18, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered his "This was their finest hour" speech. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2986
Medici tv series from 2016-2020 0 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1895
World War One (ALL PARTS) 3 Uncle Joe Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1294
The Only Moving Film Footage of Anne Frank, Born June 12, 1929; Jewish Emigration 7 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 25 3697
Plz give me your best audios, from the US a/b the Normandy landings 2 irisblue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1516
Oradour Sur Glane, France: Preserved Town after Nazi Massacre June 10, 1944, 4 Days after D-Day 3 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3247
On this day, June 10, 1942 and 1944, there were three German-led massacres. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1107
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3027
D-Day vets remember their landing, very emotional. 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1167
D Day, June 6, Operation Overlord, largest military operation in US history. 3 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 3427
On this day, May 31, 1911, the Titanic was launched. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 2002
I bear witness 2 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 12 2576
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 2960
German child evacuees of World War Two-BBC program witness hstory 1 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 1 1104
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 45 4090
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 12 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 25 6291
June 6, 1944, D-Day, Operation Overlord Colorized WW2 2 Uncle Joe May 2023 May 2023 9 1580
Explorers find a World War II ship that was sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard 2 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 May 2023 8 4042
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