February 2021
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If Elvis Presley was the king of Rock and Roll, then Johnny Cash surely must be the king of Country and Western. I only began to appreciate his music late on in life. Born J. R. Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas, on February 26, 1932. There is not much I can say about the man that
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Most of the songs we hear on the radio are in the English language, be it by native English speaking singers or by nothers. However there are so many songs which are not in English. Here are just some examples
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George Harrison -25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001- was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called “the quiet Beatle” Inspired by the likes of Django Reinhardt; Carl Perkins and Chet Atkins. This is jst some of his music
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Born in Amsterdam, 24 February 1936 – Murdered in Auschwitz, 12 August 1942, aged 6. Why kill a 6 year old boy? All he wanted was to play with a toy Why kill a 6 year old boy? Did that give you joy? Why kill a 6 year old boy? Or why would you kill
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Dear little Max, what future you may have had? You’re future was taken awy from you. Murdered for one reason only, you were Jewish. What breaks my heart is to know that you spend your 3rd birthday in a concentration camp. Camp Westerbork. The day after that birthday you were put on a train heading
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Do you sleep at night, knowing what you did to me? Does your conscience bother you? Do you have a soul? And if you do how could you do what you did? Do you have children of your own? Or do you have nieces or nephews? Would you kill…
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We all know about the allied troops which consisted of the US, British, Soviet, Australian, Indian and South African forces and there were others of course. However, one country that is always overlooked as a supplier of troops during World War II was Brazil. Roosevelt knew it was important to get the whole continent of
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Despite all the death and the destruction during WWII and the uncertainty of what the future would hold, so many people were still putting up a brave face and continued their daily lives as best as they could.Or defy the enemy even after being captured. The picture above was…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Hitler considered homosexuals “infectious” and sought to isolate or exterminate them to ensure his pure German master race. Most of what the Nazis called “die Rosa-Winkel” (the Pink Triangles), died – possibly up to 15,000 of them – either from exhaustion or starvation in the camps or on long…
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