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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Nothing was sacred and nothing was spared during WWII, not even the hallow grounds of the All-England Lawn Tennis Club otherwise known as ;Wimbledon’. Although the club was closed for all matches in the war years. Rather then having Tennis players run over its lawns civil defense and military personnel made…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: July 4th, Independence day, a great day for the USA, but also an important day for other nations. However for 2 of the Founding Fathers the 4th of July turned out to be not such a great day after all.On July 4 1826, the 50th anniversary John Adams and…
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Commonplace Fun Facts Theodore Roosevelt loved anything that challenged the body or the mind. He had a fondness for brain teasers. This one was his favorite: I talk, but I do not speak my mind. I hear words, but I do not listen to thoughts. When I wake, all see me. When I sleep, all…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: There have been far greater sea disasters then the Titanic but for more then 100 years it still captures the imagination of people like no other nautical disaster. Below are just some pictures of that famous unsinkable ship. Unfinished, at Belfast, on May 31, 1911. Under construction. The Titanic,…
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There is a saying that goes, “If you want to get to know somebody, walk a mile in their shoes.” These shoes were found in Auschwitz and are on display in the Jewish Museum in London. I don’t know if the actual shoes are on display. or if it is just a photograph. It doesn’t…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: You’re an immensely popular Rock-Blues band and you have been invited to one of the Warsaw pact countries,Czechoslovakia to be precise. They just got a new leader a man with a vision,a prelude to glasnost as such. Alexander Dubček opened it up his country for new cultural experiences, so when…
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