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Dec 22, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by ChrisAine
THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE The farthest west the offensive reached was the village of Foy-NĂ´tre-Dame, south east of Dinant, being stopped by the U.S. 2nd Armored Division on 24 December 1944. Improved weather conditions from...
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Books: Only Books
Mar 30, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Reignmond
Just finished Bomber Mafia written by my genetic 4th cousin on both of our Fathers' side. I have been a fan of Malcome Gladwell's for some time before he popped up in my relatives list. This was a very interesting book with a lot of information I ...
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The Sound Of A Good Book
Mar 13, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Reignmond
A topic that we are unfortunately dealing with at home and abroad. Interesting and worthy of reading. Listen to The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett on Audible.
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This Day In History
Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by altschmerz
October 25, 1944 The Japanese are defeated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the world's largest sea engagement. From this point on, the depleted Japanese Navy increasingly resorts to the suicidal attacks of Kamikaze fighters. ...
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General & Hellos
Sep 14, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Remiforce
The Ubiquity of Horror--What's God Got to do with it? I was born at the very start of WWII. The holocaust started the day after I was born. Historians tell us 65 million people died in that war. When I was a toddler, a clothesline ...
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General & Hellos
Aug 8, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by FrayedBear
Lest we forget? Western amnesia about Soviet role in WWII victory has some disturbing aspects… How quickly the US ignored the truth instead preferring to be led by the nose into indoctrination by Zionism and other right wing agendas. ...
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Traditional and Folkmusic
Jun 6, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by FrayedBear
One of the reasons Uncle Sam joined in WWII. The group is the Weavers. The song "the Sinking of the Reuben James" lyrics given in YouTube
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Foreign Film Fans
May 30, 2019May 2019

Posted by EricTrommater
"Is Paris Burning?" This 1966 Rene Clement film is on Amazon right now. It's an under appriciated gem, IMHO. Though not a great masterpiece like Clement's "Forbidden Games," it is a stirring look at The French Resistance in the last days before the ...
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Religion & Spirituality
May 6, 2019May 2019

Posted by St-Sinner
THERE CANNOT BE A GOD When I worked in New York downtown 33 years ago, the employer gave limo rides home (anywhere in NYC, CT, NJ and PA) if you worked until 7 pm and after. One of my favorite things as a new comer to the U.S. was to chat with the ...
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General & Hellos
Apr 11, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by SkotlandSkye
LINKThe Fake Rooftop Towns of World War II
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Religion & Spirituality
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by IntoTheMist
How common is it for societies to become predominantly deist before becoming predominantly atheist or agnostic?
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News & Links
Aug 6, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by KateZilla
Hiroshima. August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 ...
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General & Hellos
Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Snickers77
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY -- PRAGUE -- 1995 What astounded me most about Prague was the dearth of destruction from WWII. The old city center was intact and most of the renowned architecture was still in good repair. The first 2 are from just ...
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General & Hellos
Jul 1, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by AmiSue
So many photos lost and damaged in last weeks flood. This one is particularly sad. My Dad in 1943.
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Politics
Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Censorshipsucks
POLLDid you know that Joseph Stalin killed more people than Adolf Hitler?
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News & Links
May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by BookDeath
LINKBattle of Attu: 75 years ago, all but 28 Japanese soldiers died in brutal conflict - The Washington Post
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