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World War One (ALL PARTS) 3 Uncle Joe Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1760
The Only Moving Film Footage of Anne Frank, Born June 12, 1929; Jewish Emigration 7 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 25 4337
Plz give me your best audios, from the US a/b the Normandy landings 2 irisblue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1875
Oradour Sur Glane, France: Preserved Town after Nazi Massacre June 10, 1944, 4 Days after D-Day 3 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 3698
On this day, June 10, 1942 and 1944, there were three German-led massacres. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1421
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3394
D-Day vets remember their landing, very emotional. 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1457
D Day, June 6, Operation Overlord, largest military operation in US history. 3 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 3873
On this day, May 31, 1911, the Titanic was launched. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 2319
I bear witness 2 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 12 2968
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 3244
German child evacuees of World War Two-BBC program witness hstory 1 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 1 1418
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 45 4719
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 12 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 25 7422
June 6, 1944, D-Day, Operation Overlord Colorized WW2 2 Uncle Joe May 2023 May 2023 9 1942
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 4428
Canadians in disarray: the Halifax VE-Day riots, 7-8 May 1945 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 2724
On 7 May 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in the French town of Reims. 2 elleng May 2023 May 2023 3 2507
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 3233
On this day, May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 4821
Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find 10 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 Apr 2023 62 5874
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began today. I bear witness 5 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 21 2263
Serge & Beate Klarsfeld: World Famous Nazi Hunters, Tracking Down Hitler's Henchmen: Memoirs 0 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 3358
Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg Prosecutor has gone to honored glory today. 2 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2902
Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries 3 sl8 Nov 2022 Apr 2023 9 3467
I bear witness to the Benjamin family 4 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 31 2630
I am, you are, UKRAINIAN CREATORS FAIR March 24--26th 2023 1 littlemissmartypants Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 4132
Where does the Heart of Darkness come from? 34 Scrivener7 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 8252
The Edelweiss Pirates, German Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany, WWII 5 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 3644
I enjoyed this history of Ancient Greece; the reactor added to the perspective. 0 Ptah Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 3783

World History Continued...

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Two archaeologists walk into a 5,000-year-old tavern ... 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 10 2089
"Night and Fog." Historical Movie about German Concentration Camps in WWII 7 Stuart G Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 3991
Mary Queen of Scots Prison Letters Decoded, Captive of Queen Eliz. I for 19 Yrs Before Beheaded 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 33 4724
Metal Detectorist Unearths Large, Tudor Gold Pendant Linked to King Henry VIII, Warwickshire 10 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 5064
Vikings Brought Their Animals with Them to Britain over 1,000 Years Ago: CNN 6 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 4325
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 1466
Stalingrad: 80 years ago, a victory that changed World War II 1 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3693
51 years ago today... 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2023 Jan 2023 10 1771
27 January 1945, Russian troops enter Auschwitz 6 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 3183
On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 23 3886
Indian and Slave Royalists in the Age of Revolution: Reform, Revolution, and Royalism in... 0 old as dirt Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 7687
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. 6 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 6381
Betje van Delft.was 10 months old when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 17 1917
Fanny Synnve Ganz was 6 yrs 11 months when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 3775
Nazeem Hussain, Hx of the Royal Familyn Cross Post from Comedy 2 littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 3148
She was a child, I bear witness 5 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 2556
Musk ain't the only genius/stupid person .....Wait...Was there another?? 2 Stuart G Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3129
Siegfried Robert Spanjaard was born this day. He was 4 yrs and 11months old when he was murdered 0 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 3693
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1773
From the Auschwitz Museum Twitter, her name is Elisabeth Cohen-Duits 🕯️ 0 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 23 4227
The ultimate Art Deco painting - tweet 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 32 3858
Statues discovered in a Tuscan spring could rewrite the history of art -- and the Roman Empire 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 13 4094
One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. (Twitter) 1 BootinUp Oct 2022 Nov 2022 9 2957
Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" ... but what is it? 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 2904
1956 High School Exchange Students Debate on Prejudice (1). Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa 0 Uncle Joe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 3806
A Fabled Map of the Cosmos Lost for Thousands of Years Has Been Found 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2714
Qatar's history: a rich past of heritage and archaeology 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Oct 2022 2 2183
Can someone recommend books on The Partition of India in 1947 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Oct 2022 0 3589
About the Holocaust, an entire film about the concentration camps..now at Democratic Underground. 4 Stuart G Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 4895
Regarding Churchill's history of WW 2 12 prodigitalson Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 4388

World History Continued...

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Rhyming with the Crusades 3 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 3185
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1738
Princess Anne's jobs. 4 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 4016
The Dark Side of British History You Weren't Taught in School 2 al bupp Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 3635
'What Life Was Like In Fascist Italy' Benito Mussolini, IL Duce. 'The Dictator's Playbook' PBS 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 4339
Japanese Seoul 1937 -- Koreans and Americans comparing old Seoul to modern 0 soryang Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2587
Richard Cur de Lion was born on the day (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199) 1 Shellback Squid Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2567
'Surviving the Holocaust' DW - Hideouts of Polish Jews Used to Escape Transport to Camps Documentary 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 4051
France: D-Day Tribute or Theme Park? Battle Rages Over Normandy Plan 6 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 4138
Galileo Manuscript Likely Fake 3 berniesandersmittens Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2147
"Where They Burn Books"...Heinrich Heine 4 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 15 3504
"Chain dogs", the German Army and the 1945 Battle of Berlin 3 steve2470 Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 4679
Anne Frank Captured, Aug. 4, 1944: This Day in History 2 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1935
Photos That Helped to Document the Holocaust Were Taken by a Dutch Nazi, NYT 2 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 3838
History of the World Map by Map 2 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 2742
A Documentary that Made Me Weep. 1 NNadir May 2022 Jul 2022 9 3486
DREAD AND TREMBLING" 3 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1928
Two suggestions for World War Two history buffs ( YouTube channels ) 3 steve2470 Apr 2022 May 2022 5 4111
After String of Adventures, Ancient Mycenaean- Era Gold Ring Back In Greece 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 4308
WW2 Victory Roundup, May 1945: German Forces Surrender, Celebrations Across Free Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 1 3076
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