History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: AC/DC will celebrate their 50th anniversary later this year. I was surprised to find out that their first singer wasn’t Bon Scott but, Dave Evans, Although he only recorded one song with the band. He was the original lead singer for AC/DC in 1973–1974 and sang on their debut…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: There will be only a few people who may not have heard of ABBA. The Swedish band shot to world fame in 1974 after winning the Eurovision Song Contest on 9 April 1974 with their song ‘Waterloo.” However, not all of them were born in Sweden. Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad…
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It must have been meaningful for the US troops to find some entertainment during World War 2. We know about the USO, who hired big stars to sing or act for the troops, but there were other ways. The American Red Cross rodeo and “Wild West” show staged a rodeo in Foggia Stadium in Southern
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: “Going Dutch”is a term that indicates that each person participating in a paid activity covers their own expenses, rather than any one person in the group defraying the cost for the entire group. The term stems from restaurant dining etiquette in the Western world, where each person pays for…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I had a chat a few days ago with a friend. We were talking about the Holocaust and we both agreed that the Germans, specifically the German Nazis, were the main instigators and culprits of the world’s biggest crime. Without them, there may not have been a Holocaust or…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: For several years I have been on a quest to find answers, initially about the death of my Grandfather, but also about why the Holocaust happened. In the case of my Grandfather, I have found something like an answer, or at least something I can live with. However when…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: By doing this blog I am taking a few risks. Firstly I will be giving away my age, secondly I am taking the risk to destroy all my Rock N Roll credibility. But yes, I did like the debut album of Musical Youth. titled “The youth of Today”. They…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I could have picked any name out of millions of victims to write about today. So why did I pick Margot Frank-Cohen? No particular reason other then that she would have been 100 years old today. A few decades ago it would have been utter nonsense to talk about…
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