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Helsinki Olympics Today: 1940 Olympics1 comment

ppusa wrote 6 days ago: Swimming stadium seen from the Olympic Stadium's tower. It is one of the venues that was built f … more →

Tags: Helsinki Olympics Today, Helsinki Olympics, Helsinki Olympics 1940, Olympics, swimming stadium

Address by Joachim von Ribbentrop to diplomatic and press representatives in Berlin on April 10, 1940, explaining the German invasion of Norway1 comment

historicalresources wrote 1 week ago: Address by Joachim von Ribbentrop to diplomatic and press representatives in Berlin on April 10, 194 … more →

Tags: Documents, Pacts, and Treaties, april 10, German invasion of Norway, Joachim von Ribbentrop, WW II

Franco-German Armistice : June 25, 1940

historicalresources wrote 1 week ago: ARMISTICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARIES … more →

Tags: Armistices Agreements, Armistice, France, Germany, June 22, WW II

Number 1 Best Seller Books from 1940 to 1949

printedpages wrote 1 week ago: The following books reached the status of being the Number 1 best selling book for each year from 19 … more →

Tags: Books from 1940 to 1949, Books, Best Seller, 1949

Helsinki Olympics Today: Olympic Villages1 comment

PPusa wrote 2 weeks ago: Part of a sign at the 1952 men's village in Käpylä. Helsinki has many olympic villages. One w … more →

Tags: Helsinki Olympics Today, Käpylä, Olympic Village, 1952, sairaanhoito-opisto, Teekkarikylä, Otaniemi, Olympics, Helsinki Olympics

How Jinnah Did It !!!

circusmaxima wrote 2 weeks ago: HOW JINNAH AND LIAQAT OF THE PAKISTAN MOVEMENT OUTMANEUVERED THE FIFTH COLUMNS: The Unionists, T … more →

Tags: Pakistan Movement, Pakistan, Muslim, League, party, India, paki, Jinnah, Liaqut

Helsinki Olympics Today: Introduction

PPusa wrote 2 weeks ago: Olympic rings of the Olympic Stadium. Summer olympics have affected Helsinki probably more than any … more →

Tags: Helsinki Olympics Today, History, Sports, 1952, Cold War, Helsinki, Helsinki Olympics, olympic-rings, Olympics

"It Didn't Look Like a House of Death When I Saw It"2 comments

ducksanddrakes wrote 3 weeks ago: Roger Ebert day-dreams of a life on the balcony, as things come to an end. “One of these days … more →

Tags: language, Ancient Wisdom, babies, Biting and Poetry, Duane Swierczynski, It's an Honor Just To Be Nominated, James M. Cain, Jim Murdoch, Life Insurance Policies And How They Inevitably Lead to

Forgotten Voices...3 comments

jerrychicken wrote 4 weeks ago: Have been reading another in the excellent series of books “Forgotten Voices” this week, … more →

Tags: Biography, Battle of Britain, Home Guard, volunteer defence

Class of 1940

kopper wrote 4 weeks ago: Emil graduated from Maplewood-Richmond Heights Senior High School in 1940. Commencement Announcement … more →

Tags: Documents, Class, COMMENCEMENT, Graduation, High School, maplewood, Missouri, program, Richmond Heights

Full steam ahead

thecheyne wrote 1 month ago: Model from Maui Ziggy When I meet a model, I go browsing through their portfolio and see what they … more →

Tags: Cheyne, Factory, Hawaii, model, Photography, Strobist, vintage

musicology #1851 comment

themusicologist wrote 1 month ago: nowordsjustmusic #1 (Will Greer Reading Woody Guthrie/Woody Guthrie - Do-Re-Mi) … more →

Tags: america, Social commentary, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Do-Re-Mi mp3, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, themusicologist, Will Greer reading Woody Guthrie

It is Better to Give...1 comment

Joel wrote 1 month ago: Today’s History Lesson comes from a note I jotted down months ago…”Germany … more →

Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Europe, Channel Islands, Guernsey, Jersey

The Face of Love Lulu Mae1 comment

lovelulumae wrote 1 month ago: There is a face behind the name… and that face belongs to Ms. Jess McCloud. When i first began … more →

Tags: Fashion, Face, Jess McCloud, Lulu Mae, vintage

{A love of Vintage}

Clare wrote 1 month ago: I recently have had a love for all things vintage… Especially vintage fashion from the 1940 … more →

Tags: vintage, 1950, Blog, clare, Fashion, Sewing

A love of Vintage

Clare wrote 1 month ago: I recently have had a love for all things vintage… Especially vintage fashion from the 1940 … more →

Tags: vintage, 1950, Blog, clare, Fashion, Sewing

The "Other" Armistice

Joel wrote 1 month ago: On June 24, 1940, France signed an Armistice which signified the end of the fighting.  But it wasn … more →

Tags: Mediterranean, World War II (1939-1945), Armistice, Compiegne Forest, France, Italy

Ginger without Fred3 comments

obscureclassics wrote 2 months ago: Ginger Rogers is my favorite actress. She’s mostly remembered today for being Fred Astaire … more →

Tags: essays, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1944, 5th avenue girl

Pétain Makes Bad Career Move

Joel wrote 2 months ago: Philippe Pétain may have been 84 years old and no spring chicken when it came to warfare, bu … more →

Tags: Europe, World War II (1939-1945), France, Francisco Franco, Paul Reynaud, Philippe Petain, Vichy


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