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Online Resources for Historians 6 RZM Feb 2012 Mar 2018 7 45103
Welcome to the DU World History Group! 0 RZM Feb 2012 Dec 2011 3 56050
On this day, July 25, 1943, the Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini. 1 mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago 46 min ago 5 103
On this day, July 25, 1920, Rosalind Franklin was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 100
On this day, July 25, 2019, heat records were set in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 83
On this day, July 25, 2000, Air France flight 4590 crashed on takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport 0 mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 0 120
Greensboro Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit Ins ended today 25 July 1960 0 irisblue 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 4 106
On this day, July 24, 2013, a high-speed train derailed rounding a curve in Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 0 101
The Rape of Lucretia and the Fall of the House of Trump 0 thucythucy Tuesday Tuesday 1 339
On July 20, 1944, Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt led by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 2 164
On this day, July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers were executed 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 17 Jul 17 2 236
Anyone know anything about the women who worked in Blechley 5 irisblue Jul 17 Jul 17 1 270
On this day, July 17, 1918, the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic, was sunk. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 17 Jul 17 4 176
Fate of Pets in the Holocaust, a 2015 blog I found 6 irisblue Jul 15 Jul 15 6 459
On this day, July 14, 1902, an expedition led by Agustin Lizarraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 14 Jul 14 6 261
Lighthouse of Alexandria rises again as 22 massive blocks resurface from the seafloor after 2,000 years 5 ZDU Jul 13 Jul 13 53 1843
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 irisblue Jul 13 Jul 13 5 433
On July 12, 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper, was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 13 Jul 13 2 269
On this day, July 13, 1955, British nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis was hanged. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 13 Jul 13 2 451
Maybe NSFW. Children from the Lodz Ghetto September 1942 & Chelmno train from eloons place 3 irisblue Jul 8 Jul 8 8 499
On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 7 309
On July 3, 1938, LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard set the world speed record for a steam locomotive. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 243
7/7 London bombing attacks. 1 irisblue Jul 7 Jul 7 3 492
Battle of Balikpapan July 1945 1 VGNonly Jul 4 Jul 4 4 403
July 1st, 1936. Sachsenhausen a concentration camp was opened- from eloons place 3 irisblue Jul 1 Jul 1 10 488
Why Hitler did not go to the top of the Eiffel Tower in June 1940- from eloons place 3 irisblue Jul 1 Jul 1 18 670
IMAGE MIGHT NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK--The execution by Nazis of Lepa Radić at age 17 (eloons place 1 irisblue Jun 30 Jun 30 13 826
On this date in 1918, the "Llandovery Castle" was sunk 0 ITAL Jun 27 Jun 27 2 405
On June 24, 1982, all four engines of British Airways Flight 009 failed when it flew into a cloud of volcanic ash. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 499
On this day, June 10, 1942, Lidice, Czechoslovakia, was destroyed in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 Jun 19 2 595

World History Continued...

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mahatmakanejeeves you are a blessing and a glory to us. 4 irisblue Jun 17 Jun 17 7 545
The Naval Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942-1943 - Animated (ALL PARTS) - Youtube. 0 Eko Jun 13 Jun 13 4 484
Who Wrote the Bible? AI Uncovers "Likely Authors" 4 erronis Jun 10 Jun 10 6 964
The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary -- The Guardian 0 erronis Jun 10 Jun 10 3 464
On this day, June 10, 1944, German troops massacred 228 men, women and children in Distomo, Boeotia, Greece. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 Jun 10 3 476
On this day, June 10, 1944, six hundred forty-two men, women, and children were massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 Jun 10 4 533
Ancient 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex found under destroyed Syrian house 1 littlemissmartypants Jun 9 Jun 9 9 645
DDay+1, a German-Jewish refugee w/the Brits on Gold Beach from twitter 1 irisblue Jun 7 Jun 7 6 570
From youtube- 1964 CBS Reports, Ike & Cronkite on the beach 7 irisblue Jun 5 Jun 6 9 833
Things I learned today from a twitter history acct 2 irisblue Jun 6 Jun 6 11 684
DDay radio broadcasts. 2 & a half hours worth from youtube 0 irisblue Jun 6 Jun 6 5 558
From twitter, this account is following the very early hours of the paratroopers 9 irisblue Jun 5 Jun 5 15 935
There are many threads on Bluesky & the loons place today about the Landings 81 yrs ago 4 irisblue Jun 5 Jun 5 10 659
Mothers of the Disappeared: Challenging the Junta in Argentina (1977-1983) 1 struggle4progress May 24 May 24 3 681
Chile: Struggle against a military dictator (1985-1988) 0 struggle4progress May 24 May 24 3 531
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 14 May 14 3 647
May 10, 1933, The Nazis begin burning books. From twitter 1 irisblue May 10 May 10 4 2102
On this day May 9, 1921, Sophie Scholl was born. The German That Refused to be a Nazi. 1 spike jones May 9 May 9 8 734
VE Day, 80 yrs ago, 8 May 1945, Churchill, Truman & Stalin announcements 6 irisblue May 8 May 8 7 1014
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 irisblue May 1 May 1 4 835
"Who Were the Medieval Normans?" (2-part series) with Dr Eleanor Janega for History Hit 1 eShirl Apr 28 Apr 28 5 787
Geronimo in a Locomobile Model C 1 struggle4progress Apr 27 Apr 27 3 880
The Holocaust, 80 Years On 0 struggle4progress Apr 26 Apr 26 4 599
Teeth in the Bones: Gladiator Skeleton Proves Lion Combat in Roman Britain 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 861
Based on the interesting premise of the book jacket, I asked my wife I could buy it, and did so. 7 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 19 1465
On this day, April 22, 2004, there was a massive explosion on a train in North Korea. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 0 672
Amazing Grace: The Story Behind the Song 2 Uncle Joe Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 768
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 635
Liberation of Bergen Belsen by the British Army 15 April 1945 Info from twitter & BBC 4 irisblue Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 967
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 irisblue Apr 2025 Apr 2025 0 511

World History Continued...

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Berlin & Moscow: Rare Footage Revealed War's Aftermath UNCENSORED 1 Zorro Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 919
Thousands cheer madly as Titanic leaves Southampton on maiden voyage, April 10, 1912 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 999
One hundred years ago today 0 struggle4progress Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 869
The image that changed our view of the Universe forever BBC Global 0 Uncle Joe Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 926
Rare Color Footage of Berlin After WWII - UNCENSORED - World at War 3 Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1164
Sound like anyone you know? 0 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 12 861
Dictatorship torturer 'Turco' Julian dies in prison 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 759
James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88; February 17, 2025 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1028
Medieval Africa (The Medieval Podcast) 0 eShirl Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 696
Who could this possibly be? 3 Lionel Mandrake Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 1189
On the night of March 24-25, 1944, the "Great Escape" occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 793
On this day, March 24, 1999, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 640
On this day, March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed in the French Alps. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 676
On March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed after the pilot's son had unknowingly disabled the autopilot. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 745
X declared war on the USA, but the USA never declared war on X. 6 Lionel Mandrake Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1274
Spinoza's 'Ethics': What do you mean by 'God'? 0 Uncle Joe Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 761
On this day, March 21, 1768, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 696
On March 18, 1996, 162 people were killed in a nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 666
'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 831
On March 3, 1944, the deadlist railway accident in Italian history occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 718
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