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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I know I am a day early but with all the trick or treaters calling tomorrow I might not be have the time to do a piece then. Although Halloween is originally a Celtic event.Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Not all casualties during WWII were caused by battles or other war related events. Like any other era in history there were also other ‘regular’ disasters that occurred. However this disaster was indirectly linked to WWII actions. October 23 1942 – All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: This is a very personal blog for me.Not because I was personally involved in it, because I wasn’t, but because it really touched me emotionally. Although I am don’t suffer from depression myself that is really what the song is about,depression and the effects it has especially on teenagers…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The day has finally arrived to show off my gaming knowledge and leave you all in awe and amazement! Ah no, in fact I wouldn’t have the foggiest, I never got into the whole video/computer games universe, Yet the title is Nintendo, the name of one of the biggest…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: ++++++ CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE++++++++++++ On this day in 1974 the Bob Marley song “I shot the Sheriff” performed by Eric Clapton reached Number 1 in the Billboard 100. Throughout the decades there have been many songs that were about crime or criminal behaviour, this is just a quick overview…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I reckon at least 70% of all Star Wars fans will hang their heads in shame after reading this blog for not knowing this.I did after I heard about this. “Rising to the challenge of a Skyhopper race against the cocky Fixer, Luke wins the race and the respect of his peers.…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On his his 101st birthday it is a good time to look back at the life of one of my all time favourite actors. But rather then looking at all the marvelous movies he did I’ll be looking at one change he made that changed the lives for many…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I contribute this movie to have triggered my long lasting love affair with the silver screen.I vividly remember watching this movie on one of the German TV Channels. Although even at a young age I found it annoying that the Germans just couldn’t resist dubbing any non German movie,…
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