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Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing 4 elleng Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1692
Hitler's Dark Methods of Manipulation Hitler's Propaganda Machine Timeline 0 bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1323
Sharp-eyed diver finds crusader's ancient sword on Israeli seabed 4 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 19 1759
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1041
WW2:The Rhine Meadows Camps-What Really Happened? Did US Forces Mistreat, Starve Captured Germans? 3 appalachiablue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1537
Treasure hunter finds gold hoard buried by Iron Age chieftain 5 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 16 1908
Imperial Japan's Forever War, 1895-1945 4 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1456
Crusader mass grave in Lebanon sheds light on cruelty of medieval warfare 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1288
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Who were the Knights Templar? 4 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1518
The Code of Ur-Nammu: When Ancient Sumerians Laid Down the Law, Everyone Obeyed 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1256
Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Trove of Sixth-Century Gold Jewelry 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1215
The Forgotten Indian Soldiers of Dunkirk, WWII 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1158
Trove of 239 Rare Gold Coins Discovered in Walls of French Mansion 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1265
Epic Rap Battles of History- Rasputin v. Stalin 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1081
The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman 1 Uncle Joe Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1249
Nazi Youth, Gender Roles: Tomorrow's Wives & Warriors, Girls- Children, Church, Kitchen 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1115
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Thousands of Rare Artifacts Discovered Beneath Tudor Manor's Attic Floorboards 10 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 62 3523
Archaeologists in Egypt Discover Mummy With Gold Tongue 2 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1267
Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen's Tomb, 13-Foot 'Book of the Dead' Scroll 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 14 1131
Violet Gibson, Irish Woman Shot Italian Fascist Dictator Mussolini, Almost Altered History: New Film 4 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1706
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 719
Prologue To Annihilation, Cold Pogrom Against Jews, Early Third Reich (1930-36) Known By US, Britain 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1047
Elizabeth Monroe, Wife of Jas. Monroe Rescued Mme. de Lafayette From Guillotine In French Revolution 6 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1514
Israeli Tour Guide on Camping Trip Discovers 1,700-Year-Old Coins 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 950
Persephone, The Robot Guide, Leads Visitors In A Greek Cave 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1092
Monty Python- Bridge of Death 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1033
Roman Britain: Did Officials Throw Prisoners To The Lions? Bronze 'Key' Handle, 1st Discovery 8 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1701
Heroic Women-Run Resistance In Ghettos & Nazi Death Camps: New Book, 'The Light of Days' 3 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1322

World History Continued...

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Monty Python, Constitutional Peasants Scene 1 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1101
Monty Python, The Black Knight- 'Tis But A Scratch 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1038
The Day The Soviets Nearly Captured Hitler, WW2 5 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1422
'Inside The Revolution,' Episode 5. The Spanish Civil War, BBC Documentary 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1139
Basque Refugee Children Evacuated From Spanish Civil War Arrive In England: Civil War (1936-1939) 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1101
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) *1st Battle Between Democracy & Fascism* Prelude To Tragedy, WWII 2 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1429
Inside Vietnam's Forgotten Drone War (msn) 0 eppur_se_muova Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1146
Ancient Rome in 20 minutes 1 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1138
Ancient Greece in 18 minutes 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1126
Researchers excavate remains of Korean War massacre victims in Daejeon 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1011
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Dagger Linked to Enigmatic Indian Civilization 1 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1276
3,500-year-old summer residence of Hittite kings to host visitors 3 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1328
With More Freedom, Young Women in Albania Shun Tradition of 'Sworn Virgins' 2 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1487
Kindertransport: Jewish Children Rescued From Nazi Europe After Kristallnacht 1938, Sent To Britain 4 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 2184
Scientists in Morocco unearth Stone Age hand-axe site dating back 1.3 million years 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1561
Well-Preserved Visigoth Sarcophagus Found at Roman Villa in Spain 6 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 15 1976
Traces of Submerged Roman Road Found Beneath Venetian Lagoon 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 1487
Spain: Unease Over Planned Statue Honoring Elite Troops In Military Dictator Franco's Fascist Mvmt. 4 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1960
Amateur Metal-Detectorist Finds Viking 'Piggy Bank' Filled With 1,000-Year-Old Silver Coins 2 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1663
Deposed Ninth-Century King May Have Called This Cave Dwelling Home 4 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 2016
The terrible beauty of reading Max Hastings. 1 NNadir Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1372
Nazi Germany, Opposition To Hitler: 'They're Drunk On Propaganda' 0 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1335
One of Napoleon's Hats Could Fetch 600,000 Euros At Auction In Paris 0 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1466
American Nazis, The German American Bund: Fascist Groups in Europe 1920s, 1930s 2 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1764
Hitler's Forgotten Ally, Croatia's Ante Pavelic: Pre-War Fascists, Nationalists In Nazi Europe 0 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2077
Kim Hong-do, Korea's Renaissance Painter 0 soryang Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1743
Metal Detectorist Discovers Black Death Period Coins 2 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 9 1728
This date, 28 June 1935, Paragraph 175 & 175a. 0 irisblue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1503
Christopher Clark: The 1848 Revolutions 1 bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1386
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt 3 Montauk6 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1458

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I wonder why so many scholars of Islam pronounce Caliph as 'CAY-liff' & not 'cah-LEEF' 5 Bucky Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2275
Elzbieta Wondraczek born this date survived Auschwitz 1 irisblue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1353
Odd Arne Westad - Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations 0 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1712
David Dushman, Russian tank driver who helped liberate Auschwitz passed away today 0 irisblue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1385
World's oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman 1 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1389
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1352
*Five centuries ago, a major revolution overturned traditional ship designs; 2 elleng Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 1541
Sir Ken Adam: German Fighter Pilot In Brit RAF WW2; Film Design Awards, James Bond, Dr Strangelove.. 0 appalachiablue May 2021 May 2021 1 1823
Sand Dunes Preserved These Roman Baths in Spain for Thousands of Years 1 left-of-center2012 May 2021 May 2021 2 1375
Nazi Princesses, The Fates of Top Nazis' Wives & Mistresses: Mark Felton Prod. 3 appalachiablue Feb 2021 May 2021 12 4042
Mexico City Marks 500th Anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitln 0 left-of-center2012 May 2021 May 2021 0 1102
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SS Bank Heist - Berlin 1945 0 bucolic_frolic May 2021 May 2021 1 1381
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***Inside the Met PBS 0 elleng May 2021 May 2021 0 1017
Silver Medieval Seal Featuring Engraved Roman Gem Unearthed in England 1 left-of-center2012 May 2021 May 2021 10 1486
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THE DARK AGES: Just How Dark Were They After The Fall of The Roman Empire? 8 appalachiablue May 2021 May 2021 15 2651
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