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Photo of Casa Loma taken in 1974 by me72

Casa Loma - A Castle in Toronto Canada

Located on a hill at 1 Austin Terrace overlooking the city of Toronto, Ontario Canada, Casa Loma (Spanish for House on a Hill) is a Gothic style castle with a grand view of the surrounding city. Despite its...

4 comments    travel real estate vacation
Monument in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Honoring Canadian Soldiers who gave their lives in World War I and World War II 78

Veterans Day Honoring and Remembering All of Our Veterans

Originally known and observed as Armistice Day, the day the fighting stopped for good in World War I, November 11th has gradually broadened to become the day on which America remembers and honors all of her...

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When Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and Other Cartoon Characters Went to War

Unlike the wars in Iraq and Afghanastan or the Vietnam or even the Korean War, World War II was an all out war in which the entire nation was mobilized and participated in one way or another. In addition to...

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Veterans Day November 11th

Veteran's Day is a day set aside to honor the veterans of America's wars. It was originally known as Armistice Day to commemorate the official ending of hostilities in World War I - which occurred at the...

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World War 2 Pearl Harbor

On the 7th of December 1941 at 7:53 am Japanese warplanes attacked the American fleet as it lay at anchor in Pearl Harbor, the Naval base in Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. 40 minutes later a second wave of 170...

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World War 2 Weapons

The Second World War was a worldwide military conflict, now noted as the most widespread war in history. With more than 100 million military personnel becoming involved through various countries. There were two main sides to the war- the Allies (Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom) and the Axis (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan).

42 comments    war military weapons
Our "QUEEN JEWEL"..a 100% German Boxer, Flashy Brindle Female with a Harlequin Eye ( at 2 yrs old )- photo taken tonight !76

AVA ADORE BOXERS - a breeders guide to proper care and ownership of your BOXER

Our "QUEEN JEWEL"..a 100% German Boxer, Flashy Brindle Female with a Harlequin Eye ( at 2 yrs old )- photo taken tonight ! our "QUEEN" before she was weaned, photo taken at a repetable breeders home...

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World war 1 A Day in the Trenches

Apart from dodging bullets and avoiding death from enemy shells, there was a daily routine in the trenches of World War 1. It started 1 hour before dawn with the morning "stand to" the men were roused from...

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World War 1 Weapons

The German Army (The Axis) In 1914 at the Outbreak of World War 1, the German Army was the strongest in Europe; Germany knew that war was immanent and had been preparing for many years before The Great War...

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New York Daily Investment News V. 1 No. 137 Friday, October 25, 1929 Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagnertc/3218727004/ under Creative Commons Attribution License81

The Stock Market Chart 1929: What We Can Learn From the Crash and the Great Depression

Are we indeed in the Greatest Depression? Just because it's not called a depression by the economists or the media doesn't mean it's not one. As happened after the stock market crash of 1929, defining an economic depression often comes after the fact, with the advantage of hindsight. Look for clues in the 1929 stock market charts.

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