November 2020
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Music is one of my biggest passions, it has helped mte through many tragedies in my life and it still plays a very important part in my life. Something that worries me is when music is used for political reasons or when musicians make political statements. They are of…
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Commonplace Fun Facts There are certain addresses that just about everyone knows because of the wealth or power associated with them. Addresses such as 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or 10 Downing Street are connected in our culture with more than real estate; they represent the power and authority of those who reside there. In a world
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: It is easy to forget that the Nazis didn’t take power, they were democratically elected, although they did not shy away from using violence securing the votes. However despite the bully tactics by the SA, people still had a choice to vote for the NSDAP or for any other…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: We all know about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime and they are truly awful, mostly even hard to fathom, but we should never forget the crimes committed by the Japanese regime, very often they were just as evil if not worse.. One only had to look at…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: When I see a dog I want to play with it When I see a flower I want to pick it When I see a crayon I want to draw a picture When I cross the road I hold my Mother’s hand When I have a bad dream I…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Japanese Imperial Armed forces did claim they were honorable and conducted themselves in the way of the Bushido. In reality there was very little honour in how they conducted themselves, especially when it came to treating prisoners of war. The Bushido code consists of a set of 8…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The one thing this is for certain in history, it always repeats itself. With all the talk about spies nowadays it is a good time to look at one of WWII spies.Takeo Yoshikawa. Because of his expertise on the U.S. Navy, Yoshikawa was sent to Hawaii under the cover…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: It is said that a picture paints a thousand words , and it does, but that also means that sometimes a picture is just to horrible to look at it, for just a glimpse can evoke a thousand emotions. There are so many images of the Holocaust which are…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On February 25, 1941 the Dutch decided that enough was enough. No longer would they stand idly by to see their Jewish neighbours being treated they way they were. The first 8 months of the Nazi occupation did not see that much change to the Dutch, The changes were…
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