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On this day, June 19, 1876, British steam locomotive designer Sir Nigel Gresley was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 1163
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, D-Day Prayer, June 6, 1944 - The National WWII Memorial 🇺🇸 5 appalachiablue Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 1403
On this day, June 18, 1972, the deadliest air accident (as opposed to acts of terrorism) in the United Kingdom occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 838
On this day, June 18, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered his "This was their finest hour" speech. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 993
WW2, D-Day Speech, General Eisenhower, June 6, 1944 -'The Light of Dawn' D-Day Film 1 appalachiablue Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 1040
The Gadget That Changed How We See The World Cell BBC Earth Science 0 Uncle Joe Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 916
On this day, June 10, 1944, six hundred forty-two men, women, and children were massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 1138
On this day, June 10, 1944, German troops massacred 228 men, women and children in Distomo, Boeotia, Greece. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 1089
On this day, June 10, 1942, Lidice, Czechoslovakia, was destroyed in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 798
The dramatic story of Pointe du Hoc, the backdrop to Biden's D-Day anniversary speech 2 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 33 1808
"You're my hero!": WWII veteran shares emotional moment with Ukraine's Zelenskyy at D-Day ceremony 18 blue-wave Jun 2024 Jun 2024 68 4087
"Chanson d'automne" ("Autumn Song") is a poem by Paul Verlaine 4 elleng Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 1165
Winston Churchill's 'We Shall Never Surrender' Speech (with subs) Darkest Hour Dunkirk Evacuation 0 BootinUp Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 806
In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead 3 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 1094
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 appalachiablue Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 1327
On this day, June 4, 1989, 575 people were killed in the deadliest peacetime rail disaster in Soviet/Russian history. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 965
On June 3, 1998, 101 people were killed and at least 88 were injured in the world's worst ever high-speed rail disaster. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 1244
Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed 2 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 7 975
On this day, May 31, 1911, RMS Titanic was launched. 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 5 1571
On this day in 585 BC, the eclipse of Thales, the earliest event of which the precise date is known, occurred. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 8 1408
Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Begins - Extra History 1 Uncle Joe May 2024 May 2024 2 849
On this day, May 27, 1942, Reinhard Heydrich was mortally wounded in an ambush in Prague. 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 7 1607
Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill & Sara Delano Roosevelt. Book, Vid. 0 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 6 912
On this day, May 23, 1945, Heinrich Himmler died by suicide while in British custody. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 5 1048
On this day, May 22, 1960, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded hit southern Chile. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 1 1188
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 2 849
On this day, May 20, 1983, the first articles about the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS were published. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 2 865
(Time Team) New Episode Day 1: Secrets of Wytch Farm Time Team (Dorset) 2024 0 Eko May 2024 May 2024 1 1056
Time Team Special: Lost Submarines of World War I Classic Special (Full Episode) 2013 0 Eko May 2024 May 2024 3 1054
On the night of May 16-17, 1943, Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambuster Raid, was carried out. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 5 1178

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On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 2 1045
Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two (DW Documentary) 4 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 7 1598
🇬🇧 British D-Day Vet Celebrates Turning 100 - But Big Event 80th Anniv D-Day, June 6, 1944 3 appalachiablue Jan 2024 May 2024 9 2293
WW2, Atlantic Crossing Peril, German UBoat-Wolfpacks 🇨🇦 Canada Supply Ships to Britain; Dieppe, France Raid 2 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 4 1322
VE Day, May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe: WWII The Greatest Generation, Victory over Fascism 0 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 5 2344
On May 7 and May 8, 1945, the Halifax VE-Day riots occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 3 1270
On this day, May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 2 1177
50 Greatest Historical Events That Never Happened 2 Eko May 2024 May 2024 3 1607
Leprosy Passed Betw Medieval Squirrels & Humans, Study Suggests: Fur Trade, England, Viking Scandi 0 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 4 1197
On this day, May 2, 1952, the de Havilland Comet went into service. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 0 1279
The people are revolting - the history of protest 4 Uncle Joe May 2024 May 2024 4 1620
Hitler Death, April 30, 1945, Last Days Fuhrerbunker Berlin; Wm. Vandivert Photography, LIFE Mag 0 appalachiablue Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1572
Hitler d. April 30, 1945. Battle of Berlin, Soviet Red Army April 20- May 2, 1945. End of Third Reich 0 appalachiablue Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1264
April 29, 1945 *Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp by US Troops, Germany, WW2 (Repost 2023) 6 appalachiablue Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 1977
April 29, 1945: *Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp by US Troops, Nazi Germany, WW2 8 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2024 6 4922
On this day, April 28, 1789, there was a mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1485
Graphic: On this day, April 28, 1945, Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1543
On this day, April 24, 2013, 1,134 people were killed when the Rana Plaza in Dhaka collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1705
On this day, April 22, 2004, there was a massive explosion on a train in North Korea. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1361
On this day, April 20, 1945 Adolf Hitler went above ground for the last time. He never saw daylight again. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1652
Once Upon a Time Full Episode 3 A Brief History of the Future PBS 0 Uncle Joe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1342
On April 16, 1945, the bulk of the German forces surrendered in the collapse of the Ruhr pocket. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1696
On April 14 and 15, 1912, ships in the North Atlantic heard the wireless distress call "MGY CQD." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1837
On this day, April 14, 2022, Ukraine sank the Russian warship "Moskva" with two Neptune missiles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1330
Chaos and Complexity Full Episode 2 A Brief History of the Future PBS 0 Uncle Joe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1505
WW2, Hitler Nephews That Stalin Caught, Stalin's Son, Yakov Captured By Germans: Mark Felton 1 appalachiablue Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1682
Thousands cheer madly as Titanic leaves Southampton on maiden voyage, April 10, 1912 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1562
'The secret of freedom is educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny 3 elleng Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1784
Beyond the Now Full Episode 1 A Brief History of the Future PBS 1 Uncle Joe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1757
On the night of April 5, 1944, Siegfried Lederer escaped from Auschwitz. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1543

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Curious if national newspapers printed a coded message before Normandy landing 2 Thunderbeast Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1873
On this day, April 1, 2001, same-sex marriage was legalized in the Netherlands. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1443
The Fall of Wake Island, and Donald Trump's toothbrush 3 DemocraticPatriot Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 2221
Berlin in July 1945 (youtube video) 2 Swede Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 1918
Political, ethnic, religious: History of Russia's terrorism - How We Got Here - TVP World 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1518
On the night of March 24-25, 1944, the "Great Escape" occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1699
On this day, March 24, 1999, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1658
On this day, March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed in the French Alps. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1697
On this day, March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed after the pilot's son had unknowingly disabled the autopilot. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 2276
'Don't talk about history': how Jared Kushner crafted his Middle East 'peace' plan 3 Uncle Joe Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1969
On this day, March 18, 1996, 162 people were killed in a nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1555
How Jared Kushner And The Trump Admin Traded U.S. Foreign Policy For $2 Billion 6 Uncle Joe Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 2559
On this day, March 11, 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1584
Why the Houthis Control Half of Yemen - Modern Affairs DOCUMENTARY 0 Uncle Joe Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1536
On this day, March 11, 2004, terrorists attacked the Madrid commuter rail system. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1541
Front page, The New York Times, Monday, March 7, 2022. Yes, disturbing. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 54 6150
On March 5, 1966, a BOAC 707 Boeing disintegrated in mid-air shortly after departing from Tokyo. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1849
Hitler's secret Nazi war machines of World War II 3 steve2470 Sep 2015 Mar 2024 3 4560
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On this day, August 2, 1947, a British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Mar 2024 2 3529
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