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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

History bits

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception 

Iconic WWI site is saved from the French bulldozers: Battle of the Somme mound to become visitor attraction after campaigners stop it being turned into houses

Fortified with barbed wire, and defended by machine guns and mortar, the Butte de Warlencourt was once a symbol of the bloody Battle of the Somme - fiercely fought over by British and German forces The iconic Butte de Warlencourt will be restored to its former glory, and preserved for the families of those killed in the conflict to pay their respects.


Martin Luther King's children at war over museum in his honor as sons claim his daughter is neglecting precious artifacts including his remains

Dream: Martin Luther King Jr at the March on Washington He is famed for his I Have a Dream speech given 50 years ago, but the estate of Martin Luther King Jr is having a nightmare as the civil rights leader's children argue over his memorabili

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