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On September 12, 1933, it occurred to Leo Szilard how a nuclear chain reaction would work. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1472
On this day, September 12, 2009, agronomist and Nobel Prize recipient Norman Borlaug died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1363
On this day, September 12, 1977, Steve Biko died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1031
On this day, September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1727
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 1585
On this day, September 6, 1952, the 1952 Farnborough Airshow crash occurred 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1228
On this day, September 5, 1972, Palestinian extremists killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympics. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1713
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 2511
On this day, September 1, 2004, the Beslan school siege began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1550
The Most Dangerous Spy of WW2 - The Limping Lady 0 catbyte Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 1508
On this day, August 30, 1910, Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape," was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1727
On this day, August 29, 1944, troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1915
On this day, August 29, 1533, Pizarro Executed Atahuallpa, Last Emperor of the Incas. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1763
March on Washington was 60 yrs ago this weekend 0 irisblue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1146
On this day, August 25, 1944, Paris was liberated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1591
The War of 1812 USA v Great Britain - Full Details of the Reasons Why, Battles Fought & Consequences 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1745
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: the devil's alliance - David Marples - TVP World 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1707
On this day, August 23, 1973, the bank robbery that led to the Stockholm syndrome started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1425
USA War Machine - Reasons, Outcome, Casualties & Implications of 5 Major USA Wars from 1950 to 2000 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2121
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 1127
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 1778
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 1560
On this day, August 20, 1968, "Operation Danube," the invasion of Czechoslovakia, began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1194
On this day, August 20, Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen (1873) and Eero Saarinen (1910) were born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2140
free streaming HistoryHit Channel (one of Amazon's FreeVee channels) 2 eShirl Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1249
On this day, August 18, 1977, Steve Biko was arrested. He never saw another day of freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2326
On this day, August 17, 1962, Peter Fechter was killed trying to get over the Berlin Wall. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1609
The Ghost of Achilles on Snake Island 0 littlemissmartypants Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1126
15 August 1928 A Polish girl, Czesława Kwoka, was born in Wlka Złojecka 0 Swede Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1711
August 15, 1961: E. German border guard Conrad Schumann leaps into the French Sector of West Berlin. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1946

World History Continued...

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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 2607
On this day, August 5, 2010, the 2010 Copiapo mining accident occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1428
Can anyone recommend a good book on Hildegard von Bingen? 5 bif Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 2012
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 1972
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 3017
On this day, July 20, 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and others almost assassinated Hitler. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2481
What did ancient Greece look like? (cinematic animation) 6 barbaraann Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2596
What Did Ancient Rome Look Like? (Cinematic Animation) 9 barbaraann Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2683
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1575
The heartbeat of Ukraine 3 littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 1744
A Royal Navy submarine vanished in WWII. A diver thinks he's found it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 3513
New episode of one of my favorite documentary series...the Fall of Civilizations 3 pecosbob Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3010
Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie 2 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1563
On this day, June 18, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered his "This was their finest hour" speech. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3235
Medici tv series from 2016-2020 0 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2096
World War One (ALL PARTS) 3 Uncle Joe Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1609
The Only Moving Film Footage of Anne Frank, Born June 12, 1929; Jewish Emigration 7 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 25 4128
Plz give me your best audios, from the US a/b the Normandy landings 2 irisblue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1766
Oradour Sur Glane, France: Preserved Town after Nazi Massacre June 10, 1944, 4 Days after D-Day 3 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3552
On this day, June 10, 1942 and 1944, there were three German-led massacres. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1301
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3276
D-Day vets remember their landing, very emotional. 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1374
D Day, June 6, Operation Overlord, largest military operation in US history. 3 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 3735
On this day, May 31, 1911, the Titanic was launched. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 2225
I bear witness 2 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 12 2841
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 3148
German child evacuees of World War Two-BBC program witness hstory 1 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 1 1328
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 45 4522
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 12 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 25 7063
June 6, 1944, D-Day, Operation Overlord Colorized WW2 2 Uncle Joe May 2023 May 2023 9 1832

World History Continued...

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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 4298
Canadians in disarray: the Halifax VE-Day riots, 7-8 May 1945 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 2639
On 7 May 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in the French town of Reims. 2 elleng May 2023 May 2023 3 2406
VE Day, May 8, 1945 - Nazi Germany Surrenders - Victory in Europe Day - End of World War II Europe 2 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 6 3110
On this day, May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 4708
Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find 10 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 Apr 2023 62 5574
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began today. I bear witness 5 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 21 2097
Serge & Beate Klarsfeld: World Famous Nazi Hunters, Tracking Down Hitler's Henchmen: Memoirs 0 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 3280
Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg Prosecutor has gone to honored glory today. 2 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2788
Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries 3 sl8 Nov 2022 Apr 2023 9 3330
I bear witness to the Benjamin family 4 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 31 2461
I am, you are, UKRAINIAN CREATORS FAIR March 24--26th 2023 1 littlemissmartypants Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 4025
Where does the Heart of Darkness come from? 34 Scrivener7 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 6781
The Edelweiss Pirates, German Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany, WWII 5 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 3470
I enjoyed this history of Ancient Greece; the reactor added to the perspective. 0 Ptah Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 3710
Two archaeologists walk into a 5,000-year-old tavern ... 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 10 1961
"Night and Fog." Historical Movie about German Concentration Camps in WWII 7 Stuart G Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 3691
Mary Queen of Scots Prison Letters Decoded, Captive of Queen Eliz. I for 19 Yrs Before Beheaded 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 33 4629
Metal Detectorist Unearths Large, Tudor Gold Pendant Linked to King Henry VIII, Warwickshire 10 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 4782
Vikings Brought Their Animals with Them to Britain over 1,000 Years Ago: CNN 6 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 4085
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