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Online Resources for Historians 6 RZM Feb 2012 Mar 2018 7 44633
Welcome to the DU World History Group! 0 RZM Feb 2012 Dec 2011 3 55714
Mothers of the Disappeared: Challenging the Junta in Argentina (1977-1983) 1 struggle4progress May 24 May 24 3 287
Chile: Struggle against a military dictator (1985-1988) 0 struggle4progress May 24 May 24 3 239
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 14 May 14 3 319
May 10, 1933, The Nazis begin burning books. From twitter 1 irisblue May 10 May 10 4 756
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 8 382
VE Day, 80 yrs ago, 8 May 1945, Churchill, Truman & Stalin announcements 6 irisblue May 8 May 8 7 579
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 irisblue May 1 May 1 4 483
"Who Were the Medieval Normans?" (2-part series) with Dr Eleanor Janega for History Hit 1 eShirl Apr 28 Apr 28 5 490
Geronimo in a Locomobile Model C 1 struggle4progress Apr 27 Apr 27 3 534
The Holocaust, 80 Years On 0 struggle4progress Apr 26 Apr 26 4 323
Teeth in the Bones: Gladiator Skeleton Proves Lion Combat in Roman Britain 0 erronis Apr 23 Apr 23 8 565
Based on the interesting premise of the book jacket, I asked my wife I could buy it, and did so. 7 NNadir Apr 1 Apr 23 19 928
On this day, April 22, 2004, there was a massive explosion on a train in North Korea. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 22 Apr 22 0 407
Amazing Grace: The Story Behind the Song 2 Uncle Joe Apr 21 Apr 21 2 452
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 16 Apr 16 3 338
Liberation of Bergen Belsen by the British Army 15 April 1945 Info from twitter & BBC 4 irisblue Apr 15 Apr 15 5 581
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 irisblue Apr 15 Apr 15 0 250
Berlin & Moscow: Rare Footage Revealed War's Aftermath UNCENSORED 1 Zorro Apr 13 Apr 13 8 576
Thousands cheer madly as Titanic leaves Southampton on maiden voyage, April 10, 1912 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 10 Apr 10 6 592
One hundred years ago today 0 struggle4progress Apr 7 Apr 7 10 606
The image that changed our view of the Universe forever BBC Global 0 Uncle Joe Apr 7 Apr 7 9 649
Rare Color Footage of Berlin After WWII - UNCENSORED - World at War 3 Rhiannon12866 Apr 1 Apr 1 8 801
Sound like anyone you know? 0 NNadir Apr 1 Apr 1 12 591
Dictatorship torturer 'Turco' Julian dies in prison 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 2 459
James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88; February 17, 2025 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 4 Mar 29 5 625
Medieval Africa (The Medieval Podcast) 0 eShirl Mar 27 Mar 27 2 431
Who could this possibly be? 3 Lionel Mandrake Mar 25 Mar 25 0 826
On the night of March 24-25, 1944, the "Great Escape" occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 1 493

World History Continued...

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On this day, March 24, 1999, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 0 371
On this day, March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed in the French Alps. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 0 393
On March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed after the pilot's son had unknowingly disabled the autopilot. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 2 445
X declared war on the USA, but the USA never declared war on X. 6 Lionel Mandrake Mar 19 Mar 22 2 816
Spinoza's 'Ethics': What do you mean by 'God'? 0 Uncle Joe Mar 21 Mar 21 4 492
On this day, March 21, 1768, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 1 408
On March 18, 1996, 162 people were killed in a nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 0 387
'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 7 505
On March 3, 1944, the deadlist railway accident in Italian history occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 14 Mar 14 0 436
On this day, March 14, 1926, 385 people were killed when a train derailed while crossing a bridge in Costa Rica. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 14 Mar 14 2 395
On this day, March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein was born. On this day, March 14, 2018, Stephen Hawking died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 14 Mar 14 2 377
On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 2 418
On March 11, 2004, terrorists attacked the Madrid commuter rail system. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 1 371
Detectorists! Mystery of Jersey's huge iron age hoard may have been solved 1 cbabe Mar 11 Mar 11 10 569
Anti-Nazi Resistance in Berlin -- and Its Lessons 2 struggle4progress Mar 8 Mar 8 6 544
Front page, The New York Times, Monday, March 7, 2022. Yes, disturbing. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 9 781
On March 5, 1966, a BOAC 707 Boeing disintegrated in mid-air shortly after departing from Tokyo. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 4 544
The soldiers who broke Hitler's mind 1 struggle4progress Mar 6 Mar 6 10 549
The True Story The Hunt For Red October 1 YoshidaYui Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 606
Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost 'Match of the Century,' Dies at 88 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 512
On this day, February 28, 2001, two trains collided after a Land Rover fell onto the tracks. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 579
On this day, February 27, 1933, the Reichstag was set on fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 472
On this day, February 26, 1995, Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 495
Russian police arrest man holding up blank sheet of paper 2 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 686
Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End) 2 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 864
Rome's Antico Caffe Greco - Historic Coffee Bar, Writers, Artists, Goethe, Twain, Est 1760, Spanish Steps 0 appalachiablue Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 649
The Night of Long Knives - Hitler's Rise to Power Part 2 Free Documentary History 0 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 461
The Night of Long Knives - Hitler's Rise to Power Part 1 Free Documentary History 0 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 496
On February 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin declared the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics independent from Ukraine. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 502
On this date, February 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 444

World History Continued...

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Gil Won-ok, Victim of Wartime Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan's Apology, Dies at 96 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 491
Music of the Edelweiss Pirates 3 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 556
Miss Pavlichenko 2 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 513
How Doctor Lyubov Langman Died (Sorochitsy) 0 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 455
Before the advent of electric lighting, theaters used heated calcium oxide (quicklime) 1 elleng Feb 2025 Feb 2025 18 783
The Belgian hit list 1 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 565
The aristocrat and the communist 0 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 501
Jean Moulin: uniting the French resistance 0 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 488
On this day, February 13, 1945, the Allies begin firebombing Dresden. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 531
On this day, February 13, 2017, Kim Jong-un's brother, Kim Jong-nam, was assassinated with the nerve agent VX. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 486
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike 1 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 574
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 0 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 492
Is Every Civilization Doomed to Fail? - Gregory Aldrete 3 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 783
On this day, February 4, 1966, All Nippon Airways Flight 60 mysteriously crashed into Tokyo Bay. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 616
Mandela Destroys Arrogant Journalist After He Disparages Support for Palestine/Libya/Cuba (1990) 0 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 598
Did any ruthless dictator have a peaceful ending? 10 multigraincracker Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 1323
How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin 2 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 749
80 Years Later: Anne Frank's Sister Breaks Her Silence 0 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 12 1132
Marie Louise von Franz - "When A Man Has Not Developed His Anima, His Feminine Side Is Narcissistic" 3 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 10 927
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