April 2019
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On July 13 1985, one of the biggest ever music concerts took place. Live Aid. The aim of the concerts was to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. The concerts are often referred to as a dual-venue benefit concert, which is actually not true. Yes the main…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The title is not a tagline for a Hollywood blockbuster, although it should have been. I am sure it would have made a great movie. James Stewart and Walter Matthau did serve together in the 453rd Bombardment Group during WWII. Prior to becoming a Hollywood icon,Walter Matthau was a radioman-gunner…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Mack the Knife is one of my favourite Jazz songs, I love the Bobby Darin and Louis Armstrong versions equally. It just doesn’t get cooler then that song, sung by those 2 performers, although Sammy Davis Jr, does a pretty cool rendition also. Even though I have admired this…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Vienna in 1913 was a vibrant cultural city. It was one of Europe’s power houses.Needless to say it attracted people from all over the continent and indeed the world. Not was it only known for its musical heritage it was also known for its many fine coffee houses. today…
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I have literally seen thousands of graphic Holocaust pictures. At the start they really had an effect on me, physically they made me sick. However such is the human psyche that after a while you get desensitized by them. They still upset you but not to the same extend as they did before. But looking
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Dutch famine of 1944–45, known as the Hongerwinter (“Hunger winter”) in Dutch, was a famine that took place in the German-occupied part of the Netherlands, especially in the densely populated western provinces north of the great rivers, during the winter of 1944–45, near the end of World War II. A German blockade cut off food…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I was born many years after WWII but it is because of those brave men who gave their lives I was born a free man. NEVER FORGET THE REAL HEROES WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR OURS. The Fallen 9000 Sand Project by Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss
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In the English language there is a saying ” The chickens are coming home to roost” it basically means bad deeds or words return to discomfort their perpetrator. Hitler must have felt very much discomforted by the actions of two of his closest allies. Hermann Göring sent Hitler a telegram wherein he gave Hitler an
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Despite all the horrors of WWII there was still room for humour, satire and a healthy dose of sarcasm during WWII. Although sometimes the price to pay for a joke could be quite high. In this blog just examples some WWII jokes and the consequences for some of them,…
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