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The Airmen Who Would Not Die by John G Fuller
In 1928, Captain Raymond Hinchliffe and his co-pilot, Elsie Mackay a British actress, disappeared while attempting to fly across the Atlantic from east to west. After the disappearance,...
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From conquest to commerce...
First pblished at Qassia:
During its heyday the Yuan dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan, fostered trade and travel, leading to what has been termed "the greatest expansion of commerce in Eurasian...
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Let's not forget for those who were born after such an incident should count their blessings.
This article was extracted from TheStar Malaysia
One day in 1969
By HO KAY TAT
IT was around 4pm, May 13, 1969. I was taking my usual leisurely...
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Today marks the historical day when it changed the course of Malaysia when blood was shed in the streets..
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STORY NUMBER ONE
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer...
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Cairo, Egypt: Tomb of Cleopatra and lover to be uncovered. 24 April(AKI) - Archaeologists have revealed plans to uncover the 2000 year-old tomb of ancient Egypt's most famous lovers, Cleopatra and the Roman general Mark Antony later this...
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Hi. I know I should post more often, and I hope those that come here find something of interest.
At the moment I have a job. I am writing the one hundred year history of Shepparton High School. I put in a tender for the job. At the interview I...
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ANZAC DAY - April 25
A N Z A C
Australia New Zealand Army Corp
LEST WE FORGET
By the end of 1915 over 8,000 had died at Gallipoli
During the 1920s ANZAC Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the 60,000...
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An angry mop, high on the intoxicating velour of war, has hurled rocks at sheep who thought that fighting for God and Country really meant that.
War, believed by many to be fertile, has to be seen to be bereaved.
"Cerebrating war does my head...
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Ah yes. Times like this, its best to just kick back and stop thinking for a while. Everything is up to speed... life is passing by at about the same rate you are living it. The music stops, and you realise -
When was the last time I actually...
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On Anzac Day, 25th of April, right across Australia, in big cities and small country towns, all our returned soldiers march proudly down their front streets. Naturally the numbers are getting smaller and smaller every year and I wonder what...
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Across United States of America, individuals with disabilities are making important contributions in the workplace, and education. This month, we celebrate their accomplishments and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that the opportunities of...
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With Anzac Day coming up I wanted to pay tribute to this amazing man. I get a lump in my throat just thinking about him.
Born John Simpson Kirkpatrick in England in 1892, Simpson's humanist tendencies were first put on show at age of 13....
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Thieves of Baghdad
Matthew Bogdanos with William Patrick 2006
I dont know how much of this book is Bogdanos and how much is Patrick's writing but it's a great book and I wish I had been able to read it sooner!
Read about how a American...
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Today marks the first year anniversary from a brutal death of a teenager who was publicly stoned to death because of a forbidden love towards someone who was not in the same believe as she and her family was.
I received an email from the "Stop...
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Villa Air Bel
Rosemary Sullivan 2006
This deceptively plain title conceals an splendid history book! The cover doesn't do it justice either! This is a book that is not only about a house in southern France during world war 2 but about the...
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There are a few hallmark dates on society's calendar - dates which we can recall where we were - what we were doing and most probably who we were with.
July 20, 1969 and Armstrong walking on the moon, Sept 11, 2001 - and the attack on the Twin...
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TIMBUKTU
The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold
Marq de Villiers & Sheila Hirtle 2007
I'm so glad my librarians buy history and geography books.
Villiers and Hirtle also wrote SAHARA: The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest...
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Dear Orblers and Orblettes,
Due to the munificence of Orble, I now have my own domain. It was resurrected out of the blog cemetery, and given the breath of virtual life. Which is very appropriate considering it's coming up to Easter. Because...
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