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On this day, October 17, 2000, four died in a rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 1491
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 1565
On This Day: Rabin, Peres, Arafat share Nobel Peace Prize 1 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 12556
Yes, the Nazis did KILL babies during World War Two 0 steve2470 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 1586
On October 8, 1952, the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1571
The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece by Michelangelo Buonarroti, was unveiled 7 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 15 2550
Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says 6 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 2095
A look back at 1973's October War 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1014
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. 1 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1425
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way 4 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 12 2013
Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway 1 sl8 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1803
On this day, September 26, 1905, Albert Einstein introduced the special theory of relativity. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1155
On September 26, 1983, Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 7 1981
First Visual Survey of IJN Akagi 赤城 - Historic Battle of Midway Shipwreck 2 catbyte Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1839
10 Ancient Celtic Symbols Explained 2 littlemissmartypants Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 1696
Here is Germany by Frank Capra, 1945 1hr GRAPHIC 1 irisblue Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1391
On September 15, 1935, The Nurnberg Laws were passed in Germany. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1690
On September15, 1940, the Luftwaffe failed to draw out the RAF into a battle of annihilation. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2376
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 3023
On September 12, 1933, it occurred to Leo Szilard how a nuclear chain reaction would work. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1517
On this day, September 12, 2009, agronomist and Nobel Prize recipient Norman Borlaug died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1413
On this day, September 12, 1977, Steve Biko died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1082
On this day, September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1819
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 1636
On this day, September 6, 1952, the 1952 Farnborough Airshow crash occurred 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1278
On this day, September 5, 1972, Palestinian extremists killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympics. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1782
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 2616
On this day, September 1, 2004, the Beslan school siege began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1587
The Most Dangerous Spy of WW2 - The Limping Lady 0 catbyte Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 1552
On this day, August 30, 1910, Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape," was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1792

World History Continued...

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On this day, August 29, 1944, troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1970
On this day, August 29, 1533, Pizarro Executed Atahuallpa, Last Emperor of the Incas. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1860
March on Washington was 60 yrs ago this weekend 0 irisblue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1191
On this day, August 25, 1944, Paris was liberated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1643
The War of 1812 USA v Great Britain - Full Details of the Reasons Why, Battles Fought & Consequences 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1779
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: the devil's alliance - David Marples - TVP World 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1746
On this day, August 23, 1973, the bank robbery that led to the Stockholm syndrome started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1470
USA War Machine - Reasons, Outcome, Casualties & Implications of 5 Major USA Wars from 1950 to 2000 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2169
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 1174
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 1809
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 1611
On this day, August 20, 1968, "Operation Danube," the invasion of Czechoslovakia, began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1256
On this day, August 20, Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen (1873) and Eero Saarinen (1910) were born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2210
free streaming HistoryHit Channel (one of Amazon's FreeVee channels) 2 eShirl Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1302
On this day, August 18, 1977, Steve Biko was arrested. He never saw another day of freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2389
On this day, August 17, 1962, Peter Fechter was killed trying to get over the Berlin Wall. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1650
The Ghost of Achilles on Snake Island 0 littlemissmartypants Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1173
15 August 1928 A Polish girl, Czesława Kwoka, was born in Wlka Złojecka 0 Swede Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1761
August 15, 1961: E. German border guard Conrad Schumann leaps into the French Sector of West Berlin. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2009
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 2674
On this day, August 5, 2010, the 2010 Copiapo mining accident occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1486
Can anyone recommend a good book on Hildegard von Bingen? 5 bif Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 2095
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 2034
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 3100
On this day, July 20, 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and others almost assassinated Hitler. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2581
What did ancient Greece look like? (cinematic animation) 6 barbaraann Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2764
What Did Ancient Rome Look Like? (Cinematic Animation) 9 barbaraann Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2843
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1605
The heartbeat of Ukraine 3 littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 1828
A Royal Navy submarine vanished in WWII. A diver thinks he's found it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 3560

World History Continued...

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New episode of one of my favorite documentary series...the Fall of Civilizations 3 pecosbob Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3104
Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie 2 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1636
On this day, June 18, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered his "This was their finest hour" speech. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3304
Medici tv series from 2016-2020 0 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2140
World War One (ALL PARTS) 3 Uncle Joe Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1712
The Only Moving Film Footage of Anne Frank, Born June 12, 1929; Jewish Emigration 7 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 25 4256
Plz give me your best audios, from the US a/b the Normandy landings 2 irisblue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1839
Oradour Sur Glane, France: Preserved Town after Nazi Massacre June 10, 1944, 4 Days after D-Day 3 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3636
On this day, June 10, 1942 and 1944, there were three German-led massacres. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1359
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3340
D-Day vets remember their landing, very emotional. 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1420
D Day, June 6, Operation Overlord, largest military operation in US history. 3 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 3821
On this day, May 31, 1911, the Titanic was launched. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 2282
I bear witness 2 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 12 2912
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 3194
German child evacuees of World War Two-BBC program witness hstory 1 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 1 1379
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 45 4645
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 12 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 25 7295
June 6, 1944, D-Day, Operation Overlord Colorized WW2 2 Uncle Joe May 2023 May 2023 9 1894
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