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Online Resources for Historians 6 RZM Feb 2012 Mar 2018 7 43801
Welcome to the DU World History Group! 0 RZM Feb 2012 Dec 2011 3 55176
On this date, December 27, 1571, Johannes Kepler was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 184
One this day, December 27, 1923, Gustave Eiffel died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 3 177
'Really incredible' sixth-century sword found in Kent 5 Jilly_in_VA Thursday Thursday 32 1267
WW2 Christmas 1944, Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne & the Legendary 'Nuts!' That Changed the War ⭐ 8 appalachiablue Wednesday Thursday 9 367
On this day, December 26, 1944, the siege of Bastogne was lifted. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 6 234
This Day in Labor History: December 25, 1831. The Baptist Rebellion began in Jamaica. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 143
On this day, December 26, 2004, an earthquake and tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 1 191
The story of "Carol of the Bells" and its relevance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 erronis Wednesday Wednesday 7 330
On December 21, 2024, at least 41 people were killed in a traffic accident in Brazil. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 2 188
On December 17, 2023, Maureen Sweeney, weather watcher who influenced D-Day plans, died at 100. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 204
On this day, December 23, 1888, Vincent van Gogh severed part of his ear and gave it to a woman in a brothel. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 194
On this day, December 18, 1981, the Tupolev Tu-160 "White Swan" first took to the skies. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 18 Dec 18 2 280
On this day, December 17, 1961, over 500 were killed in the Niteroi circus fire in Brazil. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 17 Dec 17 0 222
The Argentine dictatorship's dirty war 0 struggle4progress Dec 15 Dec 15 1 310
The Revolt of 1381 2 struggle4progress Dec 14 Dec 15 20 814
The French Resistance 0 struggle4progress Dec 15 Dec 15 4 321
Jewish Partisans Against Nazis 0 struggle4progress Dec 14 Dec 14 3 251
How Norwegians Resisted Nazi Occupation 4 struggle4progress Dec 14 Dec 14 14 785
The Polish Resistance 0 struggle4progress Dec 13 Dec 13 2 293
On this day, December 13, 1937, the Nanjing Massacre started. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 13 Dec 13 8 330
Henri Borlant, French survivor who endured Auschwitz as a teen, dies at 97 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 12 Dec 12 7 278
On this day, December 12, 1988, the Clapham Junction rail crash occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 12 Dec 12 0 215
Spinoza's God: The Mind-Blowing Philosophy That Inspired Einstein - Baruch Spinoza 1 Uncle Joe Dec 10 Dec 10 8 395
80 Years After December 1, 1944, Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 4 Dec 4 3 277
On this day, December 4, 1872, Mary Celeste was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 4 Dec 4 3 403
On December 2 and 3, 1984, the Bhopal disaster occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2 Dec 2 2 290
The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 29 Nov 29 13 422
On November 27, 1835, James Pratt and John Smith became the last people to be executed in England for sodomy. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 27 Nov 27 1 309

World History Continued...

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On November 26, 1914, the second most catastrophic accidental explosion in the history of the United Kingdom occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 26 Nov 26 3 292
On this day, November 26, 2003, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 26 Nov 26 0 292
If I were to recommend a highly perceptive and original book on the Second World War, it would be... 2 NNadir Nov 24 Nov 24 8 612
On this day, November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was first published. It sold out. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 24 Nov 24 2 207
On this day, November 14, 1974, the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton nicknamed "Lucy" was discovered. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 24 Nov 24 4 255
On this day, November 24, 2012, the Tazreen Fashion factory fire, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 24 Nov 24 1 549
Truth & Conviction: The Helmuth Hubener Story. Youth Resistance To Nazi Germany, Executed at 17 0 appalachiablue Nov 24 Nov 24 1 313
Madeleine Riffaud, 'the Girl Who Saved Paris,' Dies at 100 1 Omaha Steve Nov 24 Nov 24 13 17881
USA uber alles???!! 2 Montauk6 Nov 22 Nov 23 5 449
Stanislaw Ryniak was born this date in 1915, he was the first Polish prisoner registered in Auschwitz 1 irisblue Nov 21 Nov 21 4 256
On this day, November 18, 1947, the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 18 Nov 18 0 272
On this day, November 16, 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 16 Nov 17 5 367
On this day, November 16, 1920, Qantas was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 16 Nov 16 1 228
On this day, November 15, 1907, Claus von Stauffenberg was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 2 280
On this day, November 13, 2015, ISIL conducted an array of terror attacks in Paris. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 282
On this day, November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 1 220
On November 8, 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch, the failed coup d'etat by the Nazi Party, began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 3 293
"Eat the rich" 2 multigraincracker Nov 7 Nov 7 6 244
The Deportation Campaigns of the Great Depression. It has happened here 2 irisblue Nov 6 Nov 6 6 186
On this day, November 6, 1986, the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 Nov 6 0 110
"Remember, remember, the 5th of November." On this day, November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes's plot was thwarted. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 6 375
On this day, November 4, 2010, Qantas did not have a fatal accident. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 2 466
Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Fame on TikTok, Dies at 100 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 3 Nov 3 7 354
On this day, November 3, 1982, the world's deadliest traffic accident, the Salang Tunnel fire, occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 3 Nov 3 3 28135
On this day, October 29, 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX crashed after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 0 287
I'm looking for ageneral info book on the Battle for Manila Feb-Mar 1945 6 irisblue Oct 29 Oct 29 1 358
On this day October 28, 4004 BCE land animals including humans were made. 5 spike jones Oct 28 Oct 28 1 570
Disabled Adults, Children 'Unworthy of Life' 1st Nazi Murder Victims 1939, Jews, Gypsys, Gays, JehovWit 4 appalachiablue Oct 27 Oct 27 7 596
On this day October 27, 4004 BCE all fish and birds were made. 7 spike jones Oct 27 Oct 27 1 462
On this day October 26, 4004 BCE the moon, sun and stars were made. 7 spike jones Oct 26 Oct 26 3 504

World History Continued...

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On this day October 25, 4004 BCE land was separated from water and plants were made. 3 spike jones Oct 25 Oct 25 2 403
Not long ago not far away from twitter 2 irisblue Oct 25 Oct 25 8 395
Germany Honors Plotters Who Tried to Kill Hitler July 1944, Operation Valkyrie, Resistance 80 Yrs Ago 5 appalachiablue Oct 23 Oct 24 5 473
On this day October 24, 4004 BCE, Heaven was created. 3 spike jones Oct 24 Oct 24 2 477
On this day October 23, 4004 BCE at 9 AM @ the 45th Meridian the six-day creation of the universe started. 7 spike jones Oct 23 Oct 24 2 571
On this day, October 23, 1906, Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first powered heavier-than-air flight outside of the US. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 23 2 320
On October 21, 1944 the HMAS Australia became the first Allied ship attacked by a kamikaze attack. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 22 Oct 22 0 308
On this day, October 17, 2000, four people died in a rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 17 Oct 17 1 278
British explorer Sandy Irvine's foot discovered 100 years after he vanished on Everest 1 Bayard Oct 14 Oct 14 8 521
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Bayard Oct 14 Oct 14 2 456
On this day, October 8, 1952, the worst peacetime rail crash in British history occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 1 369
Anyone remember? 11 elleng Oct 3 Oct 4 19 987
On this day, September 30, 1941, the first Babi Yar massacre came to an end. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 30 Sep 30 6 420
The Greatest Scot, Alexander Fleming, Changed History - Discovered Penicillin, Antibiotic Resistance 0 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 409
On this day, September 26, 1905, Albert Einstein introduced the special theory of relativity. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 343
On this day, September 26, 1983, Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 397
Western allies abandon Poles to Nazis, chance for early end to WW2 slips away 1 sarisataka Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 424
September 19, 1941, wearing the Star of David became compulsary in the German Reich. from twitter 2 irisblue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 421
SRIN Grinblatt, Senior Advisor Kushner Meet with Israeli PM May 30 2019 🇺🇸 1 Uncle Joe Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 353
On this day, September 15, 1935, The Nurnberg Laws were passed in Germany. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 316
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