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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 4049
Canadians in disarray: the Halifax VE-Day riots, 7-8 May 1945 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 2445
On 7 May 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in the French town of Reims. 2 elleng May 2023 May 2023 3 2176
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 2846
On this day, May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 4483
Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find 10 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 Apr 2023 62 4982
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began today. I bear witness 5 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 21 1755
Serge & Beate Klarsfeld: World Famous Nazi Hunters, Tracking Down Hitler's Henchmen: Memoirs 0 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 3092
Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg Prosecutor has gone to honored glory today. 2 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2536
Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries 3 sl8 Nov 2022 Apr 2023 9 3060
I bear witness to the Benjamin family 4 irisblue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 31 2140
I am, you are, UKRAINIAN CREATORS FAIR March 24--26th 2023 1 littlemissmartypants Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 3813
Where does the Heart of Darkness come from? 34 Scrivener7 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 3933
The Edelweiss Pirates, German Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany, WWII 5 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 3022
I enjoyed this history of Ancient Greece; the reactor added to the perspective. 0 Ptah Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 3535
Two archaeologists walk into a 5,000-year-old tavern ... 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 10 1706
"Night and Fog." Historical Movie about German Concentration Camps in WWII 7 Stuart G Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 3216
Mary Queen of Scots Prison Letters Decoded, Captive of Queen Eliz. I for 19 Yrs Before Beheaded 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 33 4299
Metal Detectorist Unearths Large, Tudor Gold Pendant Linked to King Henry VIII, Warwickshire 10 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 4070
Vikings Brought Their Animals with Them to Britain over 1,000 Years Ago: CNN 6 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 3680
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 1203
Stalingrad: 80 years ago, a victory that changed World War II 1 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3389
51 years ago today... 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2023 Jan 2023 10 1417
27 January 1945, Russian troops enter Auschwitz 6 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2572
On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 23 3299
Indian and Slave Royalists in the Age of Revolution: Reform, Revolution, and Royalism in... 0 old as dirt Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 7443
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. 6 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 5809
Betje van Delft.was 10 months old when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 17 1667
Fanny Synnve Ganz was 6 yrs 11 months when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 3528
Nazeem Hussain, Hx of the Royal Familyn Cross Post from Comedy 2 littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 2751

World History Continued...

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She was a child, I bear witness 5 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 1989
Musk ain't the only genius/stupid person .....Wait...Was there another?? 2 Stuart G Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 2794
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 3449
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1462
From the Auschwitz Museum Twitter, her name is Elisabeth Cohen-Duits 🕯️ 0 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 23 3983
The ultimate Art Deco painting - tweet 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 32 3487
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 3779
One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. (Twitter) 1 BootinUp Oct 2022 Nov 2022 9 2650
Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" ... but what is it? 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 2378
1956 High School Exchange Students Debate on Prejudice (1). Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa 0 Uncle Joe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 3553
A Fabled Map of the Cosmos Lost for Thousands of Years Has Been Found 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2453
Qatar's history: a rich past of heritage and archaeology 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Oct 2022 2 1864
Can someone recommend books on The Partition of India in 1947 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Oct 2022 0 3083
About the Holocaust, an entire film about the concentration camps..now at Democratic Underground. 4 Stuart G Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 4429
Regarding Churchill's history of WW 2 12 prodigitalson Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 3335
Rhyming with the Crusades 3 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2801
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1540
Princess Anne's jobs. 4 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 3520
The Dark Side of British History You Weren't Taught in School 2 al bupp Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 3245
'What Life Was Like In Fascist Italy' Benito Mussolini, IL Duce. 'The Dictator's Playbook' PBS 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 3949
Japanese Seoul 1937 -- Koreans and Americans comparing old Seoul to modern 0 soryang Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2345
Richard Cur de Lion was born on the day (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199) 1 Shellback Squid Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2268
'Surviving the Holocaust' DW - Hideouts of Polish Jews Used to Escape Transport to Camps Documentary 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 3677
France: D-Day Tribute or Theme Park? Battle Rages Over Normandy Plan 6 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3573
Galileo Manuscript Likely Fake 3 berniesandersmittens Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1731
"Where They Burn Books"...Heinrich Heine 4 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 15 3014
"Chain dogs", the German Army and the 1945 Battle of Berlin 3 steve2470 Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 4154
Anne Frank Captured, Aug. 4, 1944: This Day in History 2 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1572
Photos That Helped to Document the Holocaust Were Taken by a Dutch Nazi, NYT 2 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 3488
History of the World Map by Map 2 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 2389

World History Continued...

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A Documentary that Made Me Weep. 1 NNadir May 2022 Jul 2022 9 3154
DREAD AND TREMBLING" 3 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1531
Two suggestions for World War Two history buffs ( YouTube channels ) 3 steve2470 Apr 2022 May 2022 5 3632
After String of Adventures, Ancient Mycenaean- Era Gold Ring Back In Greece 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 4041
WW2 Victory Roundup, May 1945: German Forces Surrender, Celebrations Across Free Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 1 2833
Secret British 'black propaganda' campaign targeted cold war enemies 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 2522
The Father of Fascism, Benito Mussolini: The Dictator Who Destroyed Democracy, Il Duce 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2925
The Northern Territories Dispute...Stephen Kotkin review 0 soryang May 2022 May 2022 0 1335
VE Day, May 8, 1945 - Germany Surrenders - Victory in Europe Day - End of World War II Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 8 2874
Youth in Nazi Germany, Wives & Warriors; Girls- Kinder, Kirche, Kuche (children, church, kitchen) 1 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2037
US Army 'Replaces' Birthday Cake It Stole from Italian Girl in 1945, WW2, For Her 90th B.Day 5 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 3484
WWII: The Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp, April 29, 1945, Germany 3 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 2364
Jewish Aid and Rescue During the Holocaust 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1670
In response to 'Ukraine has planted 20% expected spring crops so far this year,' 0 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2771
'The Edelweiss Pirates': Little- Known Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 12 1838
From Potemkin to Putin: What a centuries-old myth reveals about Russia's war against Ukraine. 2 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 13 2782
When cultural heritage becomes collateral damage in war 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1984
Ancient Coins of the Kingdom of Sophene 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2031
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1331
The Candor & Lies of Nazi Albert Speer, Arms Minister, Hitler Confidant-Henchman: Holocaust, Slaves 4 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3078
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