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Germany during the Thirty Years War, 1618 to 1648: Wallenstein versus Gustavus Adolphus 3 bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 868
Dniprodzerzhynsk. 4 byronius Mar 2012 Apr 2012 6 4551
Emelienne. 0 byronius Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 1997
My interest in history is the mundane detail of everyday life 9 canetoad Jan 2012 Feb 2012 0 3460
Any fans of Time Team? 0 canetoad Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1544
A rare color film of the aftermath of war in Berlin 1945. 0 canoeist52 May 2015 May 2015 6 1689
Was just watching a video about Lend-Lease. 6 captain queeg Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1435
Still reading about Churchill 4 captain queeg Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1633
Ever wonder where the Foo Fighters got their name? 5 captain queeg Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 904
cool discussion of major climate impacts around 536 AD 0 captain queeg Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1556
Wow, I was just listening to Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech after Pearl Harbor was attacked 9 captain queeg Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1037
Breakout from Normandy; this film documents the rapid advance inland 1 catbyte Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 2510
I found a very entertaining series on YouTube: BBC's "A Victorian Farm Christmas" 4 catbyte Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 1012
Realistic Facial Recreations of Roman Emperors Using AI and Photoshop (1st Century CE) 13 catbyte Dec 2020 Jan 2021 47 9684
200 years after Napoleon defeat, Russia and France bury their dead 0 catbyte Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 1022
Stalingrad: 80 years ago, a victory that changed World War II 1 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3022
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 2631
Albert Goering , hero 7 catbyte Aug 2023 Nov 2023 3 563
The Most Dangerous Spy of WW2 - The Limping Lady 0 catbyte Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 996
First Visual Survey of IJN Akagi 赤城 - Historic Battle of Midway Shipwreck 2 catbyte Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1097
Feli from Germany: Do Germans Talk About World War II? What Do They Teach About the Holocaust? 6 catbyte Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1148
HITLER WAS INCOMPETENT AND LAZY--AND HIS NAZI GOVERNMENT WAS AN ABSOLUTE CLOWN SHOW 11 Cattledog Jul 2019 Jul 2019 34 3839
Any World War II buffs here? 4 CTyankee Sep 2014 Mar 2018 3 2077
Why most narrative history is wrong: Even the best histories fail 6 Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2018 Oct 2018 6 1817
The Fall of Wake Island, and Donald Trump's toothbrush 3 DemocraticPatriot Mar 31 Mar 31 2 1030
A $7.5-million find: Overlooked Getty estate sale map turns out to be 14th century treasure 0 Demovictory9 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 10 2055
What if Gavrilo Princip had failed at assassinating Prince Franz Ferdinand? 5 DetlefK Jul 2014 Mar 2018 1 3793
51 years ago today... 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2023 Jan 2023 10 1025
Found a cool site called Fascinating History 0 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 1820
New book list out, with some interesting history topics. 5 dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 3671

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The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple 2 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1820
We've all heard of "Bretton Woods", here is a very short description of what it is 3 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1750
The Great Seabee Train Robbery! 6 Eko Dec 2023 Jan 2024 2 1081
America's Airborne Anti-hero - Jake "McNasty" McNiece- You tube video. 0 Eko Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1598
Red Zones, Northern France: The Lasting Scars of World War I- well worth watching. 1 Eko Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1209
Holy Horror: A New History of John Brown's Raid (feat. InRangeTV)- Youtube 2 Eko Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1050
50 Greatest Historical Events That Never Happened 2 Eko Saturday Sunday 3 522
Could the city of Petra be an ancient Shiva temple? 1 EleazarV Jul 2012 Oct 2012 3 3297
Crimes Against Humanity. Historical Evolution and Contemporary Application – M. Cherif Bassiouni 0 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2039
Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis? 0 elleng Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1938
New Oxford Shakespeare Edition Credits Christopher Marlowe as a Co-author. 0 elleng Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1259
A More Accurate World Map Wins Prestigious Japanese Design Award. 2 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2124
McDonalds in Italy Embraces Off-Menu Item: Slice of Roman Road 0 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2119
Indias Muslims and the Price of Partition 0 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1195
Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned. 0 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1801
Allah Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes. 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1700
The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food. 0 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1263
Karen Dawisha, 68, Dies; Traced Roots of Russian Corruption. 0 elleng Apr 2018 Apr 2018 5 1246
David Douglas Duncan, 102, Who Photographed the Reality of War, Dies 0 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1275
Overlooked No More: Rani of Jhansi, India's Warrior Queen Who Fought the British 0 elleng Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1185
The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes 2 elleng Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1630
Victory in Europe Day 3 elleng May 2020 May 2020 7 1391
Notre Dame: Cathedral's spire will be restored to 19th Century design. 3 elleng Jul 2020 Jul 2020 5 2880
'All Creatures Great and Small': Who Was the Real James Herriot? 0 elleng Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 929
African colonies after Berlin conference 1884 0 elleng Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 853
***Inside the Met PBS 0 elleng May 2021 May 2021 0 751
*Five centuries ago, a major revolution overturned traditional ship designs; 2 elleng Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 1182
With More Freedom, Young Women in Albania Shun Tradition of 'Sworn Virgins' 2 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1128
Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing 4 elleng Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1258
The Board of the Barbados National Art Gallery is pleased to announce 0 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 782

World History Continued...

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Five Centuries of Jerusalem Soup 0 elleng Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 946
The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps' 20 elleng Jan 2022 Jan 2022 28 2158
from a friend: famous Battle of Thermopylae 4 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 8 1024
A historical timeline of post-independence Ukraine 0 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 928
From Potemkin to Putin: What a centuries-old myth reveals about Russia's war against Ukraine. 2 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 13 2388
In response to 'Ukraine has planted 20% expected spring crops so far this year,' 0 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2400
DREAD AND TREMBLING" 3 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1116
History of the World Map by Map 2 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 1909
Princess Anne's jobs. 4 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 3046
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. 6 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 5246
On 7 May 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in the French town of Reims. 2 elleng May 2023 May 2023 3 1754
Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie 2 elleng Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 914
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. 1 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 880
The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece by Michelangelo Buonarroti, was unveiled 7 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 15 1335
'The secret of freedom is educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny 3 elleng Apr 10 Apr 10 2 648
Ancient tablet may contain world’s oldest ‘Yo Mama’ joke, along with sex and beer humor 8 ellisonz Feb 2012 Feb 2012 12 7213
Was Stonehenge the result of an extraordinary hallucination after frenzied flute playing? 4 ellisonz Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2383
World War II Rumor About an Ancient Lake Is Revived 0 ellisonz Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1658
Guinea Pigs Were Widespread as Elizabethan Pets 3 ellisonz Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 5083
Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries 0 ellisonz Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 1544
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