War Veteran

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The great survivor: First World War veteran's name appears on Cardiff memorial for the fallen even though he survived the Great War... and the Second World War

A Cardiff hero whose name appears on a monument to the fallen of the First World War actually survived the conflict.

Falklands War

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Revealed: How Pope John Paul II sent secret envoy to Margaret Thatcher during Falklands War to ask Britain to abandon islands

A secret memo released after 32 years shows that Pope John Paul II tried to persuade Margaret Thatcher to 'compromise' with the Argentinians over the Falklands.

mammoth born 42,000 years ago

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World's most complete mammoth born 42,000 years ago and found by Siberian reindeer herder to go on display at National History Museum

The baby mammoth, discovered in Siberia in 2007, will be the centrepiece of a special three-month exhibition at the London museum. It will be the first time is has been shown in Western Europe. The female mammoth is a little larger than a dog and is thought to have died 42,000 years ago. Experts believe that its body was buried in wet clay and mud which then froze, preserving it until she was found by reindeer herder Yuri Khudi and his sons while they were searching for firewood along the banks of the Yuribei river

Howard Hughes

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CIA and Howard Hughes's plan to steal a submarine revealed in recently declassified documents

Newly declassified documents reveal new information about the CIA's Project Azorian - a plan hatched to secretly salvage a Soviet nuclear submarine.

Eerie scenes of the abandoned

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No man's land: Eerie scenes of abandoned airport, empty buildings and streets criss-crossed with barbed wire in Cypriot region where nobody has been since the 1970s

These images show the decay which has eaten away at the parts of Cyprus swallowed by the UN's buffer zone in the wake of Turkey's invasion of the north of the island in 1974. Nicosia International Airport (top left and right) stands rusting and rotting - and has not seen a commercial flight since 1977. Meanwhile parts of the city of Nicosia itself (bottom right) are fortified while intimidating signs (centre) warn any trespassers of daring to stray into the protected area.

The Quiet One: 1948 documentary

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The Quiet One: 1948 documentary about the rehab of an emotionally disturbed black child

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Watch "The Quiet One" below: About the film: The Quiet One is a 1948 American documentary film directed by Sidney Meyers. The documentary...

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a day in history, 14th March

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On a day in history, 14th March...
1471 - Death of Sir Thomas Malory, known for his work "Le Morte d'Arthur", which he wrote in prison. He was laid to rest in St Francis's Chapel, Greyfriars, Newgate. Seehttp://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/englit/malory/ for more on Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur".
1540 - Death of Sir John Port, judge. He is known for mumbling in 1535 in Lord Dacre's case and being counted on the wrong side, giving the Crown a majority. He was taken ill at Worcester during the Lent assize and died at Bewdley.
1553 – Death of Arthur Bulkeley, Bishop of Bangor, at his home in Bangor. He was buried in the cathedral choir.
1555 - Death of Sir John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, courtier, envoy and landowner, at his home on the Strand in London. Russell served Henry VIII as Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal, following the fall of Thomas Cromwell. He was an executor of Henry VIII's will, and carried on as Lord Privy Seal in the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I.

Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte Darthur'

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This is the sole surviving manuscript copy of Thomas Malory's version of the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table

1960 Aviation Collision in Brooklyn

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On December 16, 1960, two airliners collided above New York City, the United Airlines plane crashed in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. See more from this tragic day:
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(Stan Wayman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Bronze Age Copper Trade on Glyph?

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Could this glyph of a Sailing Boat give a description of the copper trade between North America and Egypt during the Bronze Age?

According to the Ancient Artifact Preservation Society, it just might.

Check out the analysis of the petroglyph here:
Article: http://goo.gl/EMbcA2

www.AncientExplorers.com

happy girls by the sea 1930s

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White Day

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On Friday, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian countries celebrate White Day, a day when men return Valentine favors to women. Unlike in Western cultures where couples exchange their mutual love on Valentine's Day, in these countries the holiday is considered a day for women to show their love and appreciation for men by handing out chocolates and small gifts. In return, men are expected to return the favor a month later on March 14.

White Day has its origin in late 1970s Japan when a local confectionery company in Southern Japan started to market the idea with marshmallows, calling it Marshmallow Day. Now, the day is widely celebrated across East Asia, with gifts varying from candies and flowers, to more expensive fancy dinners and jewelry.

To view more photos and videos from White Day celebrations, check out the Instagram blog:
http://blog.instagram.com/post/79541827983/whiteday2014

Photo by @dedely
http://instagram.com/p/lbOGGOMCG5/

Colin Powell's Vintage Selfie

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The former secretary of state and decorated general told Ellen DeGeneres to eat her heart out with a self portrait he took 60 years ago.

Colin Powell's Vintage Selfie Is A Must See

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Collectors Weekly on Government-Surplus Machines

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The Government-Surplus Machines That Power a Cutting-Edge Science Museum

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/government-surplus-machines-power-science-museum/

Jackie O: The Manhattan Years

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From jogging in Central Park to attending galas at The Met, Jackie O never failed to impress.

Jackie O: The Manhattan Years

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Following her husband’s assassination in 1964, the former First Lady moved to New York City to begin a new life. From walks in Central Park to concerts at Lincoln Center, a look at Jackie O’s always effortless style and 

Photo held by dying WWI soldier returned to wife by German who killed him

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Even in a horrible war, amazing things happen ...

Photo held by dying WWI soldier returned to wife by German who killed him

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Sergeant Percy Buck's dying wish was for a photo of his family to be returned to them. In a stunning act of humanity, Gefreiter Josef Wilczek 

Doris Eaton

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The actress Doris Eaton (1904–2010) was the longest living Ziegfeld Follies girl. 

She was 106 years old when she passed away in 2010.

Weird Historical Photos

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40 Weird Historical Photos that Actually Happened

40 Weird Historical Photos that Actually Happened. But I Still Can’t 

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40 Weird Historical Photos that Actually Happened. But I Still Can’t Believe that Baby in #12by Awareness · March 12, 2014 It’s almost impossible to believe...

Ossian Sweet

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Ossian Sweet: defended his family against a white mob attempting to force them out of the...

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) Ossian Sweet Born October 30, 1895 Bartow, Florida,[1] USA Died March 20, 1960 (aged 64) Detroit, Michigan, USA Fields Internal medicine Institutions Dunbar Hospital Alma mater Howard University Wilberforce...

The Pity of War

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'Flashy, lopsided, inconsequentially contrarian'. Paul Lay is unimpressed by a BBC programme on the First World War.

The Sorrow of 'The Pity of War' | History Today

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Christopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers, the Australian-born Cambridge historian’s scholarly account of the origins of the First World War, is nearing sales of almost 200,000 copies in Germany. That is an 

The 1994 Loughinisland Massacre

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A survivor’s tale: The 1994 Loughinisland massacre

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A survivor’s tale: The 1994 Loughinisland massacre

Colm Smyth survived when six people were killed as gunmen opened fire on the Heights Bar.

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In the summer of 1998, I took my new baby girl home to my lovely, tragic Northern Ireland. It was my mother’s sixtieth birthday, and between my...

th survived when six people were killed as gunmen opened fire on the Heights Bar.

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In the summer of 1998, I took my new baby girl home to my lovely, tragic Northern Ireland. It was my mother’s sixtieth birthday, and between my...