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Old black and white photos of Warsaw Uprising brought to life in incredible colour
A window company employee has sent the internet into meltdown with his stunning colourisation of photos from the Warsaw Uprising.
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Best Warsaw Uprising Documentary
Discover the day-by-day story of the Warsaw Uprising in this full 2hour 20 minute English language documentary. The first of its kind ever produced, the #63Days project takes you through all 63 days of the Uprising, one day at a time. You'll learn the stories of the ordinary men, women and children caught up in this horrendous urban battle, one of the greatest tragedies over the Second World War.
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Amazing LIVE Broadcast from the Warsaw Uprising 75th Anniversary
Throughout the day interviews with Warsaw Rising soldiers and documentaries 09.00 - 10.00 - At the ceremony to mark the decision to start the Rising, ul Filtrowa 68 11.00 - 12.00 - Special Ceremony TBC & Ceremony commemorating the Zarembski-Pioruń Battalion 14.00 - 15.00 - At the Warsaw Underground and home Army memorial by the Polish Parliament 16.00 - 18.30 - Live transmissions from the Powązki Military Cemetery and Rondo Dmowskiego
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‘Archaeology of D-Day’ Aims to Preserve What the Soldiers Left Behind
For the past 10 years, a cadre of field researchers in France has been digging up, documenting and cataloging the physical remains of the Normandy invasion.
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The Man Who Told America the Truth About D-Day
Ernie Pyle’s dispatches offered comfort to readers back home. Then the Normandy landings — 75 years ago this week — changed his perspective on the war’s costs.
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Fort Sumter
The opening shot of the Civil War was fired on Fort Sumter, 4:30 a.m. April 12, 1861.
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The Weeping Time: A forgotten history of the largest slave auction ever on American soil
The marker was dedicated on March 3, 2008, 149 years after the slave auction occurred
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How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World
Born on the same day, Lincoln and Darwin would forever influence how people think about the modern world
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The WWII Polish deportations – still an untold story
For years few spoke about it. Many shared the feeling “You didn’t want to tell them because they wouldn’t understand or would laugh so you just closed yourself up.” The story of the horrifying crime carried out by the Russians during WWII on the people of Eastern Poland wasn’t well known and still isn’t.
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On Jackie Robinson’s 100th Birthday, 100 Photos of an Icon
Through images and personal essays by longtime New York Times writers, a vivid look at the man who made baseball truly American.
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This Day in History: Lincoln delivers The Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.
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Celebrate 100 years of Poland regaining independence.
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Why Does Poland Celebrate Independence Day On 11th November?
On 11th November 1918, Poland regained its independence after 123 years of partitioning by Russia, Prussia and Austria. But what actually happened that historic day? Culture.pl chronicles the events of what is now commemorated as Independence Day, explaining why they occurred peacefully despite the obvious tension, and how these events brought back Poland’s freedom.
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No Small Deed Face Facts: ‘Little Mac’ Outwitted Lee at Antietam
Two Civil War words tend to bring everyone’s blood to the boiling point: George McClellan.
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Russian presence divides Czechs 50 years after Prague Spring
Events of 1968 still influence debate about whether Russia should be seen as friend or foe
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Battle Of Bull Run | HistoryNet
Facts about the First Battle Of Bull Run, a Civil War Battle of the American Civil War Battle Of Bull Run Facts Location Manassas, Virginia. Fairfax County and Prince William County Dates July 21, 1861 Generals Union: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell Confederate: Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard & Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Soldiers Engaged Union: 28,400 …
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Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Learn more about the Battle of Fort Wagner and the role that the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry played in that important attack in 1863.
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Walking in the Steps of an Ancestor in Pickett's Charge
150 years ago today, the author's forbear survived one of the bloodiest failed assaults of the Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg Finale | HistoryNet
Grievously wounded in body and spirit, the Army of Northern Virginia limped painfully away from Gettysburg while Union commander George Gordon Meade followed slowly -- too slowly, thought Abraham Lincoln.
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