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51 years ago today... 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2023 Jan 2023 10 1131
27 January 1945, Russian troops enter Auschwitz 6 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2078
On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 23 2874
Indian and Slave Royalists in the Age of Revolution: Reform, Revolution, and Royalism in... 0 old as dirt Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 7184
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. 6 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 5366
Betje van Delft.was 10 months old when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 17 1449
Fanny Synnve Ganz was 6 yrs 11 months when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 3280
Nazeem Hussain, Hx of the Royal Familyn Cross Post from Comedy 2 littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 2467
She was a child, I bear witness 5 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 1568
Musk ain't the only genius/stupid person .....Wait...Was there another?? 2 Stuart G Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 2520
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 3242
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 1134
From the Auschwitz Museum Twitter, her name is Elisabeth Cohen-Duits 🕯️ 0 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 23 3773
The ultimate Art Deco painting - tweet 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 32 3213
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 3455
One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. (Twitter) 1 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 9 2407
Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" ... but what is it? 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 1940
1956 High School Exchange Students Debate on Prejudice (1). Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa 0 Uncle Joe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 3305
A Fabled Map of the Cosmos Lost for Thousands of Years Has Been Found 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 2212
Qatar's history: a rich past of heritage and archaeology 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Oct 2022 2 1586
Can someone recommend books on The Partition of India in 1947 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Oct 2022 0 2745
About the Holocaust, an entire film about the concentration camps..now at Democratic Underground. 4 Stuart G Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 3960
Regarding Churchill's history of WW 2 12 prodigitalson Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2629
Rhyming with the Crusades 3 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2458
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1349
Princess Anne's jobs. 4 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 3147
The Dark Side of British History You Weren't Taught in School 2 al bupp Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 2824
'What Life Was Like In Fascist Italy' Benito Mussolini, IL Duce. 'The Dictator's Playbook' PBS 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 3601
Japanese Seoul 1937 -- Koreans and Americans comparing old Seoul to modern 0 soryang Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2147
Richard Cur de Lion was born on the day (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199) 1 Shellback Squid Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2034

World History Continued...

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'Surviving the Holocaust' DW - Hideouts of Polish Jews Used to Escape Transport to Camps Documentary 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 3325
France: D-Day Tribute or Theme Park? Battle Rages Over Normandy Plan 6 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3095
Galileo Manuscript Likely Fake 3 berniesandersmittens Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1333
"Where They Burn Books"...Heinrich Heine 4 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 15 2618
"Chain dogs", the German Army and the 1945 Battle of Berlin 3 steve2470 Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 3592
Anne Frank Captured, Aug. 4, 1944: This Day in History 2 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1243
Photos That Helped to Document the Holocaust Were Taken by a Dutch Nazi, NYT 2 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 3179
History of the World Map by Map 2 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 2016
A Documentary that Made Me Weep. 1 NNadir May 2022 Jul 2022 9 2855
DREAD AND TREMBLING" 3 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1215
Two suggestions for World War Two history buffs ( YouTube channels ) 3 steve2470 Apr 2022 May 2022 5 3216
After String of Adventures, Ancient Mycenaean- Era Gold Ring Back In Greece 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3776
WW2 Victory Roundup, May 1945: German Forces Surrender, Celebrations Across Free Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 1 2592
Secret British 'black propaganda' campaign targeted cold war enemies 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 2250
The Father of Fascism, Benito Mussolini: The Dictator Who Destroyed Democracy, Il Duce 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2685
The Northern Territories Dispute...Stephen Kotkin review 0 soryang May 2022 May 2022 0 1119
VE Day, May 8, 1945 - Germany Surrenders - Victory in Europe Day - End of World War II Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 8 2626
Youth in Nazi Germany, Wives & Warriors; Girls- Kinder, Kirche, Kuche (children, church, kitchen) 1 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 1687
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 3042
WWII: The Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp, April 29, 1945, Germany 3 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1986
Jewish Aid and Rescue During the Holocaust 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1262
In response to 'Ukraine has planted 20% expected spring crops so far this year,' 0 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2502
'The Edelweiss Pirates': Little- Known Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 12 1493
From Potemkin to Putin: What a centuries-old myth reveals about Russia's war against Ukraine. 2 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 13 2496
When cultural heritage becomes collateral damage in war 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1754
Ancient Coins of the Kingdom of Sophene 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1812
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1069
The Candor & Lies of Nazi Albert Speer, Arms Minister, Hitler Confidant-Henchman: Holocaust, Slaves 4 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 2507
A Trip Through Paris, France in late 1890s (remastered, colorized) 4 steve2470 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1873
Million Dollar Hangover: Victory Celebration at Berchtesgaden, Hitler Eagles Nest- Natl. WWII Mus. 5 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 10 2551

World History Continued...

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cool discussion of major climate impacts around 536 AD 0 captain queeg Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1646
Camp Ruston: WWII German P.O.W.'s in Louisiana 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1494
Giant stone jars found in India 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 1212
4000-year-old boat excavated near the ancient city of Uruk 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1847
'Stolen' Darwin manuscripts anonymously returned to university library 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1434
Ukraine war boosts interest in Finnish history 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1052
Notre-Dame Repair Crews Discover an Ancient Graveyard With a Sealed Sarcophagus 6 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1710
The United Arab Emirates' Earliest Buildings Are 8,500 Years Old 1 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1322
WW2 - Combat Boots Save Lives 1 Best_man23 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1056
Choirboy's hidden note found in church pew 125 years on 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 11 1672
Podcast about Twentieth Century History 1 steve2470 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 907
'Kapo': Nazi Camp Prisoner- Supervisor/Admin.; Carmen Mory, Swiss Nazi SS Spy - Kapo 1 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1674
Gold Ring that Belonged to Real Sheriff of Nottingham Sold 2 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 1183
WW2, The Allied Bombing of Dresden, Germany, Feb. 13, 1945: Legitimate Target or War Crime? DW News 5 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1485
Anybody wanna buy a lightly used P-82? 3 pecosbob Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1424
Hitler's 'Atlantic Wall' Coastal Defences Get 2nd Life, Living Under War, Occupation WWII 4 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1267
Roman Coin Minted as a Salute to Julius Caesar's Assassination Is Up for Auction 0 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1426
Egypt Displays Recently Discovered Ancient Tombs in Saqqara 0 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1227
A historical timeline of post-independence Ukraine 0 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1024
Videos That Showcase Ukraine 0 littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 768
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