Category Archives: History

AP Coverage: 80th anniversary of D-day, Commemorative events across Europe

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Stella
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The Last Meal Before D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Stella

Max Miller explains another side of D-Day!

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D-Day. June 6, 1944

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Stella

80 years ago today, on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy began with Operation Overlord. Better known as D-Day , it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe … Continue reading →

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Operation Fortitude: D-Day’s Parachuting Dummies and Inflatable Tanks

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Stella

From IWM.ORG (Imperial War Museums) The Germans knew that at some stage the Allies would launch a cross-Channel invasion, but they were unsure of exactly where or when it would take place. As a crucial part of their preparations for D-Day (6 … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – Remembering Those Who Gave All

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Stella

Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day after the Civil War, established as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers and flags.

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Operation Dynamo: The Miracle of Dunkirk

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Stella

This is a repeat post. Just recently I watched the movie, Darkest Hour (2017), about the period leading up to the rescue of the British soldiers at Dunkirk and Churchill’s famous speech (see below). Although, like all movies, not everything … Continue reading →

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The Importance of History

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Stella
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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Stella

On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was sunk on her 202nd trans-Atlantic crossing by a German U-boat 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, killing 1,197 passengers, crew and stowaways. It was during clear weather while passengers … Continue reading →

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Remembering What is Difficult To Remember – Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Stella

This is a repeat post, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. One day at a blog most of us know well, we were visited by someone who wrote, I would encourage those who believe anything negative about Hitler to … Continue reading →

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The Hindenburg Disaster

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Stella

On May 6, 1937 at 7:25 p.m., the German airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to moor at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, in New Jersey. Of the 97 persons aboard, 35 were killed. One member of the … Continue reading →

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