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Dancer, singer ... spy: France's Panthon to honour Josephine Baker 0 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1144
Israeli Preteen Discovers Rare Silver Coin Minted During Jewish Revolt Against Rome 3 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 8 1455
The Board of the Barbados National Art Gallery is pleased to announce 0 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1104
Hitler's Alligator - The Last German Prisoner of War in Russia (seriously) 2 appalachiablue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 10 1511
Taking the Fight for Japan's History Online: The Ramseyer Controversy and Social Media 0 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1347
Metal detectorist finds 2,000-year-old dagger wielded by Roman soldier in battle with Rhaetians 2 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 11 1614
How the Ancient Romans Went to the Bathroom 4 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1869
Why 94% of China Lives East of This Line 6 Uncle Joe Oct 2021 Nov 2021 6 2047
Lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed in one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years 2 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 28 2111
Whatsis I'm hearing about a dead Mexican Spanish teacher... 3 TreasonousBastard Nov 2021 Nov 2021 11 1686
The Fuhrer and the Prince 1 bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 Nov 2021 6 1383
What if the UK Gunpowder Plot of 1605 had succeeded ? 2 steve2470 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1638
World War Two: Lying About the Jews in Film 3 Best_man23 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1696
Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing 4 elleng Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1746
Hitler's Dark Methods of Manipulation Hitler's Propaganda Machine Timeline 0 bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1359
Sharp-eyed diver finds crusader's ancient sword on Israeli seabed 4 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 19 1816
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1069
WW2:The Rhine Meadows Camps-What Really Happened? Did US Forces Mistreat, Starve Captured Germans? 3 appalachiablue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1595
Treasure hunter finds gold hoard buried by Iron Age chieftain 5 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 16 1971
Imperial Japan's Forever War, 1895-1945 4 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1519
Crusader mass grave in Lebanon sheds light on cruelty of medieval warfare 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1340
Ancient City's Destruction by Exploding Space Rock May Have Inspired Biblical Story of Sodom 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1526
Who were the Knights Templar? 4 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1579
The Code of Ur-Nammu: When Ancient Sumerians Laid Down the Law, Everyone Obeyed 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1294
Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Trove of Sixth-Century Gold Jewelry 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1257
The Forgotten Indian Soldiers of Dunkirk, WWII 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1196
Trove of 239 Rare Gold Coins Discovered in Walls of French Mansion 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1303
Epic Rap Battles of History- Rasputin v. Stalin 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1117
The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman 1 Uncle Joe Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1293
Nazi Youth, Gender Roles: Tomorrow's Wives & Warriors, Girls- Children, Church, Kitchen 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1154

World History Continued...

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The history of Nigeria explained in 6 minutes (3,000 Years of Nigerian history) 2 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 11 1435
Thousands of Rare Artifacts Discovered Beneath Tudor Manor's Attic Floorboards 10 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 62 3607
Archaeologists in Egypt Discover Mummy With Gold Tongue 2 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1320
Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen's Tomb, 13-Foot 'Book of the Dead' Scroll 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 14 1181
Violet Gibson, Irish Woman Shot Italian Fascist Dictator Mussolini, Almost Altered History: New Film 4 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1763
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 748
Prologue To Annihilation, Cold Pogrom Against Jews, Early Third Reich (1930-36) Known By US, Britain 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1085
Elizabeth Monroe, Wife of Jas. Monroe Rescued Mme. de Lafayette From Guillotine In French Revolution 6 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1575
Israeli Tour Guide on Camping Trip Discovers 1,700-Year-Old Coins 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 985
Persephone, The Robot Guide, Leads Visitors In A Greek Cave 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1129
Monty Python- Bridge of Death 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1075
Roman Britain: Did Officials Throw Prisoners To The Lions? Bronze 'Key' Handle, 1st Discovery 8 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1763
Heroic Women-Run Resistance In Ghettos & Nazi Death Camps: New Book, 'The Light of Days' 3 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1368
Monty Python, Constitutional Peasants Scene 1 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1140
Monty Python, The Black Knight- 'Tis But A Scratch 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1074
The Day The Soviets Nearly Captured Hitler, WW2 5 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1480
'Inside The Revolution,' Episode 5. The Spanish Civil War, BBC Documentary 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1178
Basque Refugee Children Evacuated From Spanish Civil War Arrive In England: Civil War (1936-1939) 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1145
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) *1st Battle Between Democracy & Fascism* Prelude To Tragedy, WWII 2 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1474
Inside Vietnam's Forgotten Drone War (msn) 0 eppur_se_muova Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1180
Ancient Rome in 20 minutes 1 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1178
Ancient Greece in 18 minutes 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1163
Researchers excavate remains of Korean War massacre victims in Daejeon 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1056
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Dagger Linked to Enigmatic Indian Civilization 1 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1317
3,500-year-old summer residence of Hittite kings to host visitors 3 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1387
With More Freedom, Young Women in Albania Shun Tradition of 'Sworn Virgins' 2 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1529
Kindertransport: Jewish Children Rescued From Nazi Europe After Kristallnacht 1938, Sent To Britain 4 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 2235
Scientists in Morocco unearth Stone Age hand-axe site dating back 1.3 million years 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1610
Well-Preserved Visigoth Sarcophagus Found at Roman Villa in Spain 6 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 15 2041
Traces of Submerged Roman Road Found Beneath Venetian Lagoon 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 1545

World History Continued...

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Spain: Unease Over Planned Statue Honoring Elite Troops In Military Dictator Franco's Fascist Mvmt. 4 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2026
Amateur Metal-Detectorist Finds Viking 'Piggy Bank' Filled With 1,000-Year-Old Silver Coins 2 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1708
Deposed Ninth-Century King May Have Called This Cave Dwelling Home 4 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 2070
The terrible beauty of reading Max Hastings. 1 NNadir Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1409
Nazi Germany, Opposition To Hitler: 'They're Drunk On Propaganda' 0 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1379
One of Napoleon's Hats Could Fetch 600,000 Euros At Auction In Paris 0 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1508
American Nazis, The German American Bund: Fascist Groups in Europe 1920s, 1930s 2 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1812
Hitler's Forgotten Ally, Croatia's Ante Pavelic: Pre-War Fascists, Nationalists In Nazi Europe 0 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2118
Kim Hong-do, Korea's Renaissance Painter 0 soryang Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1786
Metal Detectorist Discovers Black Death Period Coins 2 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 9 1778
This date, 28 June 1935, Paragraph 175 & 175a. 0 irisblue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1542
Christopher Clark: The 1848 Revolutions 1 bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1421
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt 3 Montauk6 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1512
I wonder why so many scholars of Islam pronounce Caliph as 'CAY-liff' & not 'cah-LEEF' 5 Bucky Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2339
Elzbieta Wondraczek born this date survived Auschwitz 1 irisblue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1394
Odd Arne Westad - Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations 0 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1752
David Dushman, Russian tank driver who helped liberate Auschwitz passed away today 0 irisblue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1426
World's oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman 1 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1467
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1395
*Five centuries ago, a major revolution overturned traditional ship designs; 2 elleng Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 1595
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