Then-president Václav Havel (L) with American Secretary of Defense William Cohen (R) in 1997. (Defense.gov)
On this day in 1989, Czech writer and activist… mais 321 palavras
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12/28 - Ortona
Canadian casualties are removed by stretcher bearers during the fighting in Ortona. (UrbanToronto.ca)
On this day in 1943, the 1st Canadian Division captured the Italian town of… mais 274 palavras
12/27 - Dekulakization
Propaganda, a tool that turned Soviet peasantry against kulaks during the 1930s. (Twitter)
On this day in 1929, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the annihilation of the… mais 256 palavras
On this Day (December 15)…ELP’s Seeds are Sown
Before I start with this piece, I would like to state that this very definitely gets an asterisk for a multitude of reasons. I will be happy to discuss them if anyone were to ask. mais 404 palavras
HMS Galatea - ship with superb war record sank in three minutes
HMS Galatea was sunk northwest of Alexandria on 14/12/1941 by the German submarine U-557. 469 men including at least 12 from Northern Ireland, were killed. Captain Sim died with 21 of his officers and 447 ratings. mais 400 palavras
ON THIS DAY: December 15, 2019
December 15th is
Bill of Rights Day *
Cat Herders Day
Gingerbread Latte Day
National Cupcake Day
International Tea Day *
Zamenhof Day *
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On this day - December 15
On this day in 1746, Indians working with the French killed 4 near Schuyler House as part of King George’s War; in 1775, Major General Philip Schuyler wrote to George Washington from Albany, “your Excellency will receive an Account of our Strength in Canada, It is daily decreasing, above an hundred have left It since General Montgomery’s Letter; I fear much that by the first of next Month, I shall not have a Man left at Tyonderoga, Crown Point or Fort George, of those now there, and I cannot learn that the Officers to whom I gave Warrants to raise new Companies to garrison those Places, meet with any Success…”; in 1777, the news of Burgoyne’s Surrender at Saratoga was published in the London Gazette; in 1780, the USS Saratoga got underway for Hispaniola to load French military supplies there which were awaiting transportation to America, new officers and men had come on board to replace those who had left the ship to man her prize; in 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. mais 274 palavras
