November 2018
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on 29 November 1898. His father was Albert James Lewis (1863–1929), a solicitor whose father Richard had come to Ireland from Wales during the mid-19th century. This is my tribute to one of the best authors that ever lived.Together with his friend J.R.R.…
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Mel Brooks once said about Hitler “I was never crazy about Hitler. If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator, you never win. That’s what they do so well: they seduce people. But if you ridicule them, bring them down with laughter, they can’t win. You show how crazy they are.”
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Dutch have always been in constant war with the sea. Most people know about the 1953 flood but there have been floods throughout the centuries with higher casualties. I specified the year in the title because today is the 596th of the St Elizabeth’s flood, but technically this…
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On October ,28 1939, students from the Charles University in Prague held a demonstration to remember the 21st anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Czechoslovakia. The demonstration was violently suppressed by the occupying Nazi regime more then a dozen students were seriously injured, one of the students Jan Opletal later died of his
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Telegram from Sir G Ogilvie Forbes regarding the damage dealt to Jewish properties during ‘Kristallnacht’ Telegram (en clair) from Sir G. Ogilvie Forbes (Berlin), D. BY TELEPHONE. 10th November, 1938. R 5.5p.m. 10th November, 1938 No.663. IMPORTANT My telegram No. 661. I have just returned from a tour of Friedrichstrasse and city districts where Jewish
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Tarzan had been played by a great number of actors, the actor mostly associated with the character Tarzan is the former Olympian Johnny Weissmüller. But the title of this blog indicates WWII,and Weissmüller did not serve during the war. However two other actors who played Tarzan did actively serve…
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9 Candles were on my last birthday cake,just one away from double digits . 9 Candles on my cake, one candle for each year. 9 Candles were lit, I could feel the heat of each of them. 9 Candles that punched 9 little holes in my cake. 9 Candles, not enough to light up the
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: A white cross made of marble or wood is all that is there to remember you by. Unknown, known but to God The fate that awaited you, to you was unknown. You mother,father,sister brother,wife,son or daughter, unknown Your name, your rank, your unit, unknown Your favorite,actor,singer,movie and song. unknown…
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I don’t think there isn’t one person on the planet who hasn’t heard of Elvis, the undisputed King of Rock N Roll. This is the story of his first ever number 1 hit “Heartbreak Hotel”. ‘Why do a story on just one song?’ I hear you say. The answer is easy, there are so many
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They say that money of the root of all evil. It isn’t. Hate is the root of all evil and indifference is the root of all hate. Indifference can turn ordinary but ill informed people into hateful individuals and mobs. Ill informed because they believe what their leaders tell them,without questioning them. I could do
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