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BumRushDaShow

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5. My dad would have been 6 months old a few days after that publication date.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 07:02 AM

Dec 2023

He ended up fighting in that war that Hitler started, Mussolini jumped into, and Hirohito went along with (at least after the embargos of their ships).

ETA - as an interesting coda to that, see this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143171247

(in the "what's old is new again" cycle)

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On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP

The authorities were convinced NJCher Dec 2023 #1

So they basically said, "He has probably learned his lesson". llmart Dec 2023 #4

Are we sure it wasn't Susan Collin's who actually wrote the article? Do we really know how old she is? Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #11

Indeed. Nazism was Grand Theft Civilization bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #2

Again with the NY effin' T EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #3

My dad would have been 6 months old a few days after that publication date. BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #5

Did Susan Collins write for that paper? Martin Eden Dec 2023 #6

omg you beat me to it.....well played prodigitalson Dec 2023 #8

Do we really know how old she is? Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #12

She looks kinda dusty Martin Eden Dec 2023 #15

You know, if you spend time journaling, sometimes you can get all your worries off your chest Bucky Dec 2023 #7

Nice find... This was making the rounds on Mastodon a month ago or so AnrothElf Dec 2023 #9

This is why Trump needs to go away for life. intheflow Dec 2023 #10

We can always hope Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #13

Adolph H. was only 35 years old at this time. nt LeftinOH Dec 2023 #14