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Online Resources for Historians 6 RZM Feb 2012 Mar 2018 7 43484
Welcome to the DU World History Group! 0 RZM Feb 2012 Dec 2011 3 54946
On September 12, 1977, Steve Biko died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 7 203
On September 12, 1933, it occurred to Leo Szilard how a nuclear chain reaction would work. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 4 183
On this day, August 12, 1985, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 12 Friday 0 413
On this day, September 12, 2009, agronomist and Nobel Prize recipient Norman Borlaug died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 117
World Trade Center and Tall Ships, New York City, Bicentennial Day 1976: 1 irisblue Wednesday Wednesday 7 254
On December 24, 1994, terrorists hijacked an Air France Airbus A300, intending to blow it up over the Eiffel Tower. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 4 204
On September 8, 1944, a V-2 rocket came down in London for the first time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 215
On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 5 195
On September 5, 1972, Palestinian extremists killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympics. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 3 195
On September 6, 1952, the 1952 Farnborough Airshow crash occurred 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 0 199
Checking out the Writing in Historical Writing Can Be a Real Joy: Ian Toll. 1 NNadir Sunday Sunday 10 290
Polish Thermopylae, with Panzers 0 sarisataka Sep 7 Sep 7 5 361
How the Atlantic Ocean made the modern world - CaspianReport 1 TexasTowelie Sep 6 Sep 6 6 471
Zyklon B was used on 3 September 1941 in Auschwitz 2 irisblue Sep 3 Sep 3 5 334
On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after the aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 4 189
On September 1, 2004, the Beslan school siege began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 185
On this day, September 3, 1878, SS Princess Alice sank in the River Thames. 600 to 700 died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 2 235
.." the Germans began the construction of Stutthof camp" Auschwitz twitter 1 irisblue Sep 2 Sep 2 9 431
Nazi Gustav Wagner, Sadist 'Beast' of Sobibor Camp; T4 Euthanasia Prog Killed 300K Unworthy of Life 3 appalachiablue Aug 31 Sep 2 5 402
1 September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland " The Second World War began in Europe 3 irisblue Sep 1 Sep 1 3 311
On this day, August 30, 1910, Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape," was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 30 Aug 30 4 280
'I couldn't believe it was my son who did it': boy, 4, smashes bronze age jar in Israel museum 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 29 Aug 29 1 448
On this day, August 29, 1944, troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 29 Aug 29 2 263
On this day, August 29, 1533, Pizarro Executed Atahuallpa, Last Emperor of the Incas. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 29 Aug 29 2 297
Remains of the ancient Roman city under the modern road in Verona, close to Porta Leoni, Italy. 0 elleng Aug 26 Aug 26 1 7606
On this date 26 August 1905 Rudolph von Mayer was born- from @Auschwitz twitter 0 irisblue Aug 26 Aug 26 0 6257
On August 25, 1944, Paris was liberated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 26 Aug 26 7 227
Non-Fiction I'm reading: The Dragon from Chicago 2 bucolic_frolic Aug 25 Aug 25 8 353

World History Continued...

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Aug 19, 1934 Hitler Becomes President of Germany, Unlimited Power Dictator, Turning Pt World History 🇩🇪 7 appalachiablue Aug 19 Aug 24 6 343
50 years ago: CBS News report from Vietnam sparked U.S. outrage 3 Uncle Joe Aug 24 Aug 24 13 499
On this day, August 23, 1944, the deadliest aircraft accident to occur in Britain during World War II occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 23 Aug 23 2 368
On this day, August 23, 1973, the bank robbery that led to the Stockholm syndrome started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 23 Aug 23 0 241
On this day, August 22, 1961, Ida Siekmann became the first person to die at the Berlin Wall. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 22 Aug 22 0 238
On this day, August 21, 2015, there was an attack on board an Amsterdam-to-Paris Thalys train. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 1 223
On this day, August 20, 1858, Charles Darwin first published his theory of evolution through natural selection. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 20 Aug 20 5 255
On this day, August 20, 1968, "Operation Danube," the invasion of Czechoslovakia, began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 20 Aug 20 2 248
On this day, August 20, Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen (1873) and Eero Saarinen (1910) were born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 20 Aug 20 2 245
Fascism: Is Italy's Government Allowing The Past To Live On? BBC News 0 appalachiablue Aug 19 Aug 19 3 559
On August 19, 2002, 127 people died when a Russian Mil Mi-26 was shot down in the deadliest helicopter crash in history. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 19 0 313
On this day, August 19, 1942, the disastrous Allied amphibious attack Operation Jubilee, or the Dieppe Raid, occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 19 4 287
On August 18, 1977, Steve Biko was arrested. He never saw another day of freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 19 4 299
On August 17, 1962, Peter Fechter was killed trying to get over the Berlin Wall. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 19 1 209
I find this way cool. Recent and not so recent historical finds 0 mitch96 Aug 16 Aug 16 4 522
Lost wreck of WW1 warship found in 'remarkable' condition 0 sl8 Aug 16 Aug 16 4 510
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL Remembering the Iraq War Vote PBS 1 Uncle Joe Aug 15 Aug 15 2 265
On this day, August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito broadcast his declaration of surrender. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 15 Aug 15 2 233
On this day, August 15, 1961, E. German border guard Conrad Schumann leaped into the French Sector of West Berlin. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 15 Aug 15 3 291
WW2 Italian Campaign 1943-45; End Fascist Rule, Dictator Mussolini 'Il Duce' Executed, April 28 1945 4 appalachiablue Aug 14 Aug 14 4 354
On this day, August 14, 1961, East Berliners awoke to see a wall going up between them and W. Berlin. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 14 Aug 14 3 268
Obama, Netanyahu bash each other's Iran plans 2 Uncle Joe Aug 13 Aug 13 1 466
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Ep. 6: 'Masks of Eternity' 1 Uncle Joe Aug 12 Aug 12 4 301
On this day, August 12, 1944, German troops ended the week-long Wola massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 12 Aug 12 2 342
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Ep. 5: 'Love and the Goddess' 0 Uncle Joe Aug 11 Aug 11 6 325
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Ep. 4: 'Sacrifice and Bliss' 1 Uncle Joe Aug 10 Aug 10 5 317
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Ep. 3: 'The First Storytellers' 0 Uncle Joe Aug 9 Aug 9 6 306
Operation Beluga 0 Bayard Aug 9 Aug 9 8 361
The Paradox of Being a Good Person - George Orwell's Warning to the World 0 Uncle Joe Aug 8 Aug 8 8 599
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Ep. 2: 'The Message of the Myth' 0 Uncle Joe Aug 7 Aug 7 2 361

World History Continued...

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Carl Jung: Face to Face - 1959 Interview (Colorized & Remastered) 0 Uncle Joe Aug 6 Aug 6 10 476
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Ep. 1: 'The Hero's Adventure' 3 Uncle Joe Aug 5 Aug 5 6 363
On this day, August 5, 2010, the 2010 Copiapo mining accident occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 5 Aug 5 0 212
On this day, August 4, 1944, Anne Frank, her family, and four others were discovered by the Gestapo, following a tip. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 4 Aug 4 3 322
The phenomenon Donald Trump - did the media cause it? Ulrik Haagerup TEDxLinz 7 Uncle Joe Aug 4 Aug 4 9 472
1st Genocide 20th C: Herero, Nama Conc Camps 1904-08, German Empire SW Africa, Racism; Ethnic Cleansing 0 appalachiablue Jul 27 Jul 27 4 318
On July 25, 2000, Air France flight 4590 crashed on takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 26 Jul 26 4 335
On July 25, 2019, heat records were set in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 26 Jul 26 2 205
On this day, July 25, 1920, Rosalind Franklin was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 25 Jul 25 0 238
On this day, July 25, 1943, the Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 25 Jul 25 3 321
On this day, July 20, 1944, Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt led by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 20 Jul 20 2 298
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 2 304
On this day, July 17, 1918, Anastasia screamed in vain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 17 Jul 17 2 435
On this day, July 14, 1902, an expedition led by Agustin Lizarraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 14 Jul 14 5 409
On July 12, 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper, was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 14 Jul 14 6 323
July 14, 1789 - Storming of Bastille - Paris, France 🇫🇷 Key to Bastille on Display GW Home Mount Vernon 2 appalachiablue Jul 14 Jul 14 3 309
WW2 Occupation - Norway Teachers Resisted, Refused To Teach Nazism - Arrested, Forced Labor Camps 7 appalachiablue Jul 12 Jul 12 7 459
'NUTS!' US Gen. McAuliffe Refused To Surrender to Germans - Bastogne, The Bulge, Dec. 22, 1944 12 appalachiablue Jul 7 Jul 11 5 795
'Swing Kids' In Nazi Germany, Jazz Music Loving, Non-Conformist Youth 1930s, 1940s 7 appalachiablue Dec 2020 Jul 10 9 1952
On this day, July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 6 Jul 6 2 263
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