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83How England and France Forced Greece to Enter WW1
King Constantine was married to Germany’s Wilhelm Kaiser's sister and decided to remain neutral in WW1. In effect, the advantage was given to Germany and Turkey. The King’s Prime Minister Venizelos...
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76The History and Invention, of The Bra: Well somebody had to do it, and thank goodness for that!
Evidently the first bra or corset was around in 2000 BC, it was open at the front of the waist, leaving the bosom uncovered. Not particularly successful then! But as the years progressed in different parts of...
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76Is The Great Recession The Same As The Great Depression?
The Great Depression began in 1929, and did not end until 1941. It was caused by, two key factors. The first being, that European Countries were in debt from World War One. And tariffs were set so high, that...
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79Famous Ghost Photographs
The Brown Lady Ghost Photograph The brown lady ghost photograph is the most famous ghost photo ever and even though many many people have tried to prove its a fraud no one has ever been able to. It has become...
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74In Flanders Fields
The last entry of the First World War poetry series "Shell Shocked Isabel Shrapnel" is a Special about the most famous poem from the First World War: In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae.
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74World's Oldest Man Dies aged 113-Last World War One Veteran Henry Allingham
Henry Allingham the world’s oldest man and last British veteran of the First World War died yesterday, 18th July 2009. His death brought many thoughts to my mind. On a personal level. My Dad who was...
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71World War I: Aerial Combat
Aerial combat or dogfights emerged in World War I. Bi-plaine and tri-planes were initially used as mobile observation vehicles and early pilots gave little thought to aerial combat- before enemy pilots ...
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73Why Should We Respect Professional Soldiers?
I’ve never understood the exaggerated public respect that is accorded to professional soldiers. Most recently in the UK we’ve witnessed the spectacle of the Prime Minister effectively being emotionally...
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73Ghost Cavalry of the Great War
Captain Cecil Wightwick left us an account of the strange things that happened between April and August 1918 near Bethune (France), in the middle of an area of front line trenches between the city of Ypres...
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69Remembering Our Veterans Everyday
Today is Veteran's day, the day the United States honors and remembers all of her Veterans and the sacrifices that they have made. This week we had two occasions to remember; yesterday, November 10th, was...
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