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Online Resources for Historians 6 RZM Feb 2012 Mar 2018 6 37422
Welcome to the DU World History Group! 0 RZM Feb 2012 Dec 2011 3 45894
For those interested in WWII, a YouTube channel devoted to WWII has dropped stunning D-Day 2 catbyte Tuesday Tuesday 8 160
D-Day vets remember their landing, very emotional. 0 BigmanPigman Tuesday Tuesday 6 196
D Day, June 6, Operation Overlord, largest military operation in US history. 3 BigmanPigman Tuesday Tuesday 5 240
On this day, May 31, 1911, the Titanic was launched. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 31 May 31 1 256
I bear witness 2 irisblue May 26 May 26 12 388
On this day, May 22, 1915, Britain's deadliest rail accident happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 1 409
German child evacuees of World War Two-BBC program witness hstory 1 irisblue May 22 May 22 1 195
Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 17 May 17 45 2039
On this day, May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps with cowpox. 12 mahatmakanejeeves May 14 May 14 25 1561
June 6, 1944, D-Day, Operation Overlord Colorized WW2 2 Uncle Joe May 11 May 12 9 479
Explorers find a World War II ship that was sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard 2 Jilly_in_VA Apr 23 May 8 8 1446
Canadians in disarray: the Halifax VE-Day riots, 7-8 May 1945 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 8 May 8 4 440
On 7 May 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in the French town of Reims. 2 elleng May 8 May 8 3 513
VE Day, May 8, 1945 - Nazi Germany Surrenders - Victory in Europe Day - End of World War II Europe 2 appalachiablue May 7 May 7 6 615
On this day, May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 6 May 6 3 336
April 29, 1945: The Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp by US Troops, Nazi Germany, WW2 7 appalachiablue Apr 29 Apr 30 6 1034
Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find 10 Jilly_in_VA Apr 22 Apr 22 62 2786
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began today. I bear witness 5 irisblue Apr 19 Apr 19 21 715
Serge & Beate Klarsfeld: World Famous Nazi Hunters, Tracking Down Hitler's Henchmen: Memoirs 0 appalachiablue Apr 18 Apr 18 6 1098
Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg Prosecutor has gone to honored glory today. 2 irisblue Apr 8 Apr 8 11 1200
Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries 3 sl8 Nov 2022 Apr 3 9 1424
I bear witness to the Benjamin family 4 irisblue Apr 2 Apr 3 31 1131
I am, you are, UKRAINIAN CREATORS FAIR March 24--26th 2023 1 littlemissmartypants Mar 24 Mar 24 5 1816
Where does the Heart of Darkness come from? 34 Scrivener7 Mar 21 Mar 21 9 918
The Edelweiss Pirates, German Teenage Resistance Fighters of Nazi Germany, WWII 5 appalachiablue Mar 12 Mar 12 13 1450
I enjoyed this history of Ancient Greece; the reactor added to the perspective. 0 Ptah Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 1720
Two archaeologists walk into a 5,000-year-old tavern ... 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 10 782
"Night and Fog." Historical Movie about German Concentration Camps in WWII 7 Stuart G Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 1285
Mary Queen of Scots Prison Letters Decoded, Captive of Queen Eliz. I for 19 Yrs Before Beheaded 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 33 2289
Metal Detectorist Unearths Large, Tudor Gold Pendant Linked to King Henry VIII, Warwickshire 10 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 15 1848
Vikings Brought Their Animals with Them to Britain over 1,000 Years Ago: CNN 6 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 1324
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 553
Stalingrad: 80 years ago, a victory that changed World War II 1 catbyte Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1778
51 years ago today... 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2023 Jan 2023 10 679
27 January 1945, Russian troops enter Auschwitz 6 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1343
On this day, January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 23 1612
Indian and Slave Royalists in the Age of Revolution: Reform, Revolution, and Royalism in... 0 old as dirt Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1882
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. 6 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 3466
Betje van Delft.was 10 months old when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 17 1040
Fanny Synnve Ganz was 6 yrs 11 months when she was murdered. I bear witness 0 irisblue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 2093
Nazeem Hussain, Hx of the Royal Familyn Cross Post from Comedy 2 littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1505
She was a child, I bear witness 5 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 1128
Musk ain't the only genius/stupid person .....Wait...Was there another?? 2 Stuart G Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 1848
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 2112
Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 709
From the Auschwitz Museum Twitter, her name is Elisabeth Cohen-Duits 🕯️ 0 irisblue Nov 2022 Nov 2022 23 2619
The ultimate Art Deco painting - tweet 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 32 2063
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 2276
One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. (Twitter) 1 BootinUp Oct 2022 Nov 2022 9 1514
Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" ... but what is it? 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 17 1449
1956 High School Exchange Students Debate on Prejudice (1). Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa 0 Uncle Joe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 2147
A Fabled Map of the Cosmos Lost for Thousands of Years Has Been Found 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 Oct 2022 10 1566
Qatar's history: a rich past of heritage and archaeology 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Oct 2022 2 1163
Can someone recommend books on The Partition of India in 1947 5 irisblue Jul 2022 Oct 2022 0 1893
About the Holocaust, an entire film about the concentration camps..now at Democratic Underground. 4 Stuart G Sep 2022 Sep 2022 7 2763
Regarding Churchill's history of WW 2 12 prodigitalson Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1918
Rhyming with the Crusades 3 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1432
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Ponietz Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1016
Princess Anne's jobs. 4 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 2109
The Dark Side of British History You Weren't Taught in School 2 al bupp Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 1915
'What Life Was Like In Fascist Italy' Benito Mussolini, IL Duce. 'The Dictator's Playbook' PBS 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 2635
Japanese Seoul 1937 -- Koreans and Americans comparing old Seoul to modern 0 soryang Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1314
Richard Cur de Lion was born on the day (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199) 1 Shellback Squid Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1564
'Surviving the Holocaust' DW - Hideouts of Polish Jews Used to Escape Transport to Camps Documentary 2 appalachiablue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2408
France: D-Day Tribute or Theme Park? Battle Rages Over Normandy Plan 6 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 2239
Galileo Manuscript Likely Fake 3 berniesandersmittens Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1013
"Where They Burn Books"...Heinrich Heine 4 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 15 1993
"Chain dogs", the German Army and the 1945 Battle of Berlin 3 steve2470 Jul 2022 Aug 2022 5 2940
Anne Frank Captured, Aug. 4, 1944: This Day in History 2 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 973
Photos That Helped to Document the Holocaust Were Taken by a Dutch Nazi, NYT 2 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 2783
History of the World Map by Map 2 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 1688
A Documentary that Made Me Weep. 1 NNadir May 2022 Jul 2022 9 2469
DREAD AND TREMBLING" 3 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 961
Two suggestions for World War Two history buffs ( YouTube channels ) 3 steve2470 Apr 2022 May 2022 5 2789
After String of Adventures, Ancient Mycenaean- Era Gold Ring Back In Greece 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3151
WW2 Victory Roundup, May 1945: German Forces Surrender, Celebrations Across Free Europe 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 1 2336
Secret British 'black propaganda' campaign targeted cold war enemies 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 1967
The Father of Fascism, Benito Mussolini: The Dictator Who Destroyed Democracy, Il Duce 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2407
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