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American Settlers Meet Spartans
Post Date: 2021-04-05 09:04:41 by Ada
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Peter Cozzens, The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West, Alfred A. Knopf, 2016, 576 pp., $35.00. The war in Afghanistan is said to be our longest war, but the war against the Plains Indians was longer, lasting from the 1860s until 1890. Peter Cozzens, a retired Foreign Service Officer and independent historian, has written what he hopes is a balanced account of a conflict that has, for decades, been defined by Dee Brown’s, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Published in 1970, countless colleges have taught this biased book, and it has never gone out of print. Mr. Cozzens writes that it is unique for “so crucial a period of our history [to] ...
The Secret Hellfire Club and the Hellfire Caves
Post Date: 2021-04-01 06:57:40 by noone222
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Wharton was a powerful Jacobite politician, writer, a wealthy peer, and Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England who led a double life as a drunkard, a rioter, an infidel and a rakehell (meaning a man who was habituated to immoral conduct such as womanising, and wasting his fortune through acts of gambling and debauchery). Wharton’s club was considered a satirical “gentleman’s club” (although women are also purported to attend), intended to shock and ridicule religious beliefs through the act of mock religious ceremonies with the supposed president of this club being the devil. The club came to an end in 1721, due to political maneuvering by Wharton’s ...
What was life in ancient Celtic Ireland like?
Post Date: 2021-03-26 21:46:56 by Ada
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There is now broad consensus that there never was an “ancient Celtic Ireland.” The belief that Celts from continental Europe colonized Great Britain and Ireland in the last few centuries BC has not held up in the face of recent advances in archaeology, linguistics, and especially ancient DNA research. It is clear from the DNA record that Ireland was continuously inhabited by essentially the same people from the Bronze Age Bell Beaker folk (who arrived around 2400 BC) through the Iron Age and into historic times. The lack of any genetic evidence of an influx of Celts is supported by the absence of Celtic La Tene/Hallstatt artefacts in the archaeological record. Nevertheless, ...
Ann Margret needs gas money...
Post Date: 2021-03-20 23:45:06 by X-15
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Escaped German Prisoners-of-War Stole A Plane
Post Date: 2021-03-13 00:29:25 by Pinguinite
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A pretty good story!
Shock article: the Irish were never intrinsically Celtic
Post Date: 2021-02-17 10:39:44 by NeoconsNailed
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Q. How did the Celts go from dominating nearly the entire European continent to having limited presence in the British Isles? What could the Celts have done to remain relevant? A. You are under the false assumption that these Islands and people are the last redoubt of the Celts. The truth is the Celtic identity of Ireland and parts of the UK is largely a 19th. century invention of Welsh linguists What many don’t appreciate is that the idea that Ireland was once settled by Celts has been called into question by many scholars. Archaeological digs offer scant evidence that there was ever any sudden change in culture in Ireland’s ancient past that we would expect to see if ...
On this day, Feb. 11, 1990, Nelson "Bomber" Mandela released from prison....
Post Date: 2021-02-11 13:40:34 by X-15
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Let's review why he was tagged with his middle name: SA exile Henri le Riche writes: "Other than the ANC siding with the communists during the Cold War, why did UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher and US president Ronald Reagan call the ANC a terrorist organisation? I will let the current US president, Barrack Obama, answer that question. After the April 16 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon he said: "Any Time Bombs Are Used to Target CIVILIANS It Is an Act of Terror". The ANC had an easy choice: Fight soldiers, or take the easy cowardly option terrorists worldwide take,and that is target civilians.. THE ANC'S VICTIMS WERE MOSTLY CIVILIANS: 1981 – 2 car ...
The Last Time the D.C. Establishment Labeled its Political Opposition as “Insurrectionists” (And How It Taught Them About “National Unity”)
Post Date: 2021-02-08 09:23:53 by Ada
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The Washington establishment, led by a senile 78-year-old man who can barely speak in complete sentences and seems permanently fighting mad, is hell- bent on labeling virtually all Americans who voted for President Trump –Republicans, Independents, and Democrats — as “insurrectionists.” They have invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807 to justify placing thousands of heavily-armed National Guard (and other) troops in Washington, D.C., who appear to be stationed there indefinitely. Comrade Pelosi, who turns 81 next month and also seems demented, always angry as hell, and extremely frustrated that she is not a dictator, has called for the placement of manned machine gun ...
Why Genghis Khan Refused To Invade India
Post Date: 2021-02-06 03:45:07 by Pinguinite
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An interesting listen. This pitch portrays Khan as a benevolent military leader instead of the savage and bloodthirsty barbarian horde chieftain that we've all come to know and love growing up.
German U-Boats in Argentina 1945 - U-977
Post Date: 2021-02-02 23:47:54 by BTP Holdings
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On 17 August 1945, over 3 months after Germany's surrender, the submarine U-977 suddenly appeared in Argentina. She was the second U- Boat to surrender at Mar del Plata in mysterious circumstances. Where had U-977 been since leaving Norway and what was her mission? Was there an organised U-Boat mission to Argentina involving several vessels at the end of the war?
The Taking of Iwo Jima | The Boys Of H Company | Timeline
Post Date: 2021-02-02 14:23:30 by BTP Holdings
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At 9:00 a.m. on February 19, 1945, the soldiers of the United States Marine Corps 5th Division, H Company lowered themselves down rope cargo nets into landing crafts rocking in five-foot seas. They were less than a mile from the shore of the remote South Pacific island of Iwo Jima. H Company was made up mostly of 18 to 20 year-old boys who had been training for this day for over a year.
SS Bank Heist - Berlin 1945
Post Date: 2021-02-01 16:27:27 by BTP Holdings
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The extraordinary story of how an SS unit robbed the Reichsbank in Berlin during the last days of the furious battle in 1945 and escaped to Bavaria with over 130 million dollars of loot. All monetary figures are extrapolated from 'Nazi Gold' by Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting, the best book on this subject. Poster Comment:And if you believe that movie Kelly's Heroes you are dumb as an ox.
Katyn - WWII's Forgotten Massacre
Post Date: 2021-01-29 18:44:38 by BTP Holdings
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The disturbing story of the Soviet massacre of thousands of Polish officers and intelligentsia at Katyn, Russia in 1940 and the subsequent cover-up and German investigation of the crime scene. Poster Comment:The Soviets were responsible for the Katyn Forest Massacre in winter of 1940 before Operation Barbarossa was launched by Germany against the Soviet Union.
1900 or The Last President
Post Date: 2021-01-23 14:36:32 by noone222
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Hitler's Army in Allied Service 1945-46
Post Date: 2021-01-21 00:39:03 by BTP Holdings
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Although the German Army surrendered on 8 May 1945, parts of it continued to function under Allied control, with some units still armed until mid-1946.
A Good Reason to Honor Robert E. Lee
Post Date: 2021-01-19 18:01:03 by X-15
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Yesterday’s melee in Washington provides good reason to honor Robert E. Lee because he demonstrated how he maintained dignity in defeat while convincing many resentful Southerners to reconcile with their former enemies. At the end of the War Between the States in 1865 he had as much reason as any Southerner to reject reconciliation, but he didn’t do that. To the contrary he promoted reconciliation for the sake of the entire country. Shortly after Lee died in 1870 his family gave biographer J. William Jones personal access to Lee’s letters in the family’s possession. Of this time Jones wrote, “When I had the privilege . . . of examining his private letter-book, I ...
Ken Burns Says U.S. Has 3 Viruses: COVID-19, White Supremacy And Misinformation
Post Date: 2021-01-19 12:31:00 by BTP Holdings
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Ken Burns Says U.S. Has 3 Viruses: COVID-19, White Supremacy And Misinformation January 19, 2021 | 5:05 AM ET by RACHEL MARTIN Filmmaker Ken Burns says America is "defined as much by our challenges and the dark moments as we are by our successes." Above, the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Filmmaker Ken Burns has spent his career documenting American history, and he always considered three major crises in the nation's past: The Civil War, the Depression and World War II. Then came the unprecedented "perfect storm" of 2020 — and Burns thinks we may be living through America's fourth great crisis, ...
Grant: Grant Leads Union Army to VICTORY at Battle of Shiloh (Season 1) | History
Post Date: 2021-01-18 21:55:27 by BTP Holdings
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Watch all new episodes of Grant over three consecutive nights starting May 25th at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite History Channel shows at history.com/schedule. Three-Night Miniseries Event Premieres Memorial Day, May 25th at 9/8c. During the Battle of Shiloh, Ulysses S. Grant used his strong tactical skills and determination to lead the Union Army to victory against the Confederate Army, in this clip from Season 1, "Unlikely Hero." #Grant
America Unearthed: The New World Order (S2, E2) | Full Episode | History
Post Date: 2021-01-18 20:14:47 by BTP Holdings
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Deep beneath the Denver Airport, conspiracy theorists say a revolutionary group that calls itself the New World Order is operating a secret base from which they'll obliterate our central government, in Season 2, Episode 2, "The New World Order." #AmericaUnearthed In "America Unearthed," host Scott Wolter uses hard science and intuitive theories to explain the most mysterious artifacts and sites in America.
45,500-Year-Old Pig Painting May Be World’s Oldest Animal Art
Post Date: 2021-01-15 09:07:28 by Ada
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The artwork could be actually much older. 45,500 years or perhaps, even way back, ancient humans ventured into a cave and painted the life-sized picture of a wild wart pig using dark red ochre pigment on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Click for Full Text!
Audie Murphy Discusses WW2
Post Date: 2021-01-11 11:58:53 by BTP Holdings
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In this Veteran's Day 1963 interview Audie Murphy, America's "most decorated" soldier of World War II discusses his most memorable recollection. The humbleness of this "hero" might surprise you! To sign the Audie Murphy Presidential Medal of Freedom petition, click here: www.ipetitio ns .com/petition/audiemurphy/ The video is overlayed with actual public domain combat footage from the European Theater of the Second World War courtesy of The National Archives. Audie Murphy Interview courtesy: The National Archives Thank you!
VP Pence Wrong on the Constitution!, 3449
Post Date: 2021-01-10 21:19:38 by BTP Holdings
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German Intelligence In WWII | Secrets Of War (WWII Documentary) | Timeline
Post Date: 2021-01-09 14:54:47 by BTP Holdings
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Reinhard Heydrich, and Wilhelm Canaris were the top spymasters in the Third Reich, two rivals who were masked in both mystery and secrecy. But in the end, one man would kill for Hitler and the other would betray him.
Trump Officially Surrenders - Throws Patriots Under The Bus - EFF Trump - Trojan Horse
Post Date: 2021-01-07 20:17:18 by Screen Name
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHqC- yWZ1kri4YzwRSt6RGQ/join Click for Full Text!Poster Comment:Couldn't see all this coming from a long ways off /s Time to start running some capital offshore, stat !
1944, 6 JUNE - Operation Overlord (The Light Of Dawn - Colorized) / ww2 / WHD
Post Date: 2021-01-06 11:30:27 by BTP Holdings
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D-Day ww2 1944: Normandy in Operation Overlord (in Colour) / Documentary, history of wars The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the ...
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