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World War One (ALL PARTS) 3 Uncle Joe Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1102
The Only Moving Film Footage of Anne Frank, Born June 12, 1929; Jewish Emigration 7 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 25 3395
Plz give me your best audios, from the US a/b the Normandy landings 2 irisblue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1310
Oradour Sur Glane, France: Preserved Town after Nazi Massacre June 10, 1944, 4 Days after D-Day 3 appalachiablue Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2998
On this day, June 10, 1942 and 1944, there were three German-led massacres. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 949
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 2853
D-Day vets remember their landing, very emotional. 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1004
D Day, June 6, Operation Overlord, largest military operation in US history. 3 BigmanPigman Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 3125
On this day, May 31, 1911, the Titanic was launched. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 1807
I bear witness 2 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 12 2390
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 2821
German child evacuees of World War Two-BBC program witness hstory 1 irisblue May 2023 May 2023 1 937
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 45 3807
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 12 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 25 5768
June 6, 1944, D-Day, Operation Overlord Colorized WW2 2 Uncle Joe May 2023 May 2023 9 1401
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 3873
Canadians in disarray: the Halifax VE-Day riots, 7-8 May 1945 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 2296
On 7 May 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in the French town of Reims. 2 elleng May 2023 May 2023 3 1994
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 2649
On this day, May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 4297
Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find 10 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 Apr 2023 62 4532
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began today. I bear witness 5 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 21 1510
Serge & Beate Klarsfeld: World Famous Nazi Hunters, Tracking Down Hitler's Henchmen: Memoirs 0 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 2963
Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg Prosecutor has gone to honored glory today. 2 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2355
Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries 3 sl8 Nov 2022 Apr 2023 9 2819
I bear witness to the Benjamin family 4 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 31 1863
I am, you are, UKRAINIAN CREATORS FAIR March 24--26th 2023 1 littlemissmartypants Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 3650
Where does the Heart of Darkness come from? 34 Scrivener7 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 2891
The Edelweiss Pirates, German Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany, WWII 5 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 2701
I enjoyed this history of Ancient Greece; the reactor added to the perspective. 0 Ptah Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 3399

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 1508
"Night and Fog." Historical Movie about German Concentration Camps in WWII 7 Stuart G Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2882
Mary Queen of Scots Prison Letters Decoded, Captive of Queen Eliz. I for 19 Yrs Before Beheaded 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 33 4027
Metal Detectorist Unearths Large, Tudor Gold Pendant Linked to King Henry VIII, Warwickshire 10 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 3630
Vikings Brought Their Animals with Them to Britain over 1,000 Years Ago: CNN 6 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 3302
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 1064
Stalingrad: 80 years ago, a victory that changed World War II 1 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3248
51 years ago today... 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2023 Jan 2023 10 1231
27 January 1945, Russian troops enter Auschwitz 6 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2274
On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 23 3064
Indian and Slave Royalists in the Age of Revolution: Reform, Revolution, and Royalism in... 0 old as dirt Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 7280
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. 6 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 5543
Betje van Delft.was 10 months old when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 17 1538
Fanny Synnve Ganz was 6 yrs 11 months when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 3378
Nazeem Hussain, Hx of the Royal Familyn Cross Post from Comedy 2 littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 2579
She was a child, I bear witness 5 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 1720
Musk ain't the only genius/stupid person .....Wait...Was there another?? 2 Stuart G Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 2620
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 3326
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1252
From the Auschwitz Museum Twitter, her name is Elisabeth Cohen-Duits 🕯️ 0 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 23 3855
The ultimate Art Deco painting - tweet 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 32 3315
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 3582
One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. (Twitter) 1 BootinUp Oct 2022 Nov 2022 9 2499
Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" ... but what is it? 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 2133
1956 High School Exchange Students Debate on Prejudice (1). Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa 0 Uncle Joe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 3398
A Fabled Map of the Cosmos Lost for Thousands of Years Has Been Found 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2322
Qatar's history: a rich past of heritage and archaeology 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Oct 2022 2 1685
Can someone recommend books on The Partition of India in 1947 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Oct 2022 0 2851
About the Holocaust, an entire film about the concentration camps..now at Democratic Underground. 4 Stuart G Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 4140
Regarding Churchill's history of WW 2 12 prodigitalson Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2920

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Rhyming with the Crusades 3 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2595
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1426
Princess Anne's jobs. 4 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 3269
The Dark Side of British History You Weren't Taught in School 2 al bupp Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 2986
'What Life Was Like In Fascist Italy' Benito Mussolini, IL Duce. 'The Dictator's Playbook' PBS 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 3744
Japanese Seoul 1937 -- Koreans and Americans comparing old Seoul to modern 0 soryang Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2215
Richard Cur de Lion was born on the day (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199) 1 Shellback Squid Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2118
'Surviving the Holocaust' DW - Hideouts of Polish Jews Used to Escape Transport to Camps Documentary 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 3473
France: D-Day Tribute or Theme Park? Battle Rages Over Normandy Plan 6 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3252
Galileo Manuscript Likely Fake 3 berniesandersmittens Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1485
"Where They Burn Books"...Heinrich Heine 4 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 15 2765
"Chain dogs", the German Army and the 1945 Battle of Berlin 3 steve2470 Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 3807
Anne Frank Captured, Aug. 4, 1944: This Day in History 2 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1373
Photos That Helped to Document the Holocaust Were Taken by a Dutch Nazi, NYT 2 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 3291
History of the World Map by Map 2 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 2147
A Documentary that Made Me Weep. 1 NNadir May 2022 Jul 2022 9 2968
DREAD AND TREMBLING" 3 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1344
Two suggestions for World War Two history buffs ( YouTube channels ) 3 steve2470 Apr 2022 May 2022 5 3377
After String of Adventures, Ancient Mycenaean- Era Gold Ring Back In Greece 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3893
WW2 Victory Roundup, May 1945: German Forces Surrender, Celebrations Across Free Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 1 2693
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