Retro Japan

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 8443, Educative
    Retro Japan



    A group of Japanese schoolgirls marching in formation during a school visit to the third regiment to experience the soldiers way of life. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). Circa 1938...

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    Simply: Colt

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 4083, Educative
    Simply: Colt



    A .44 Colt Dragon with a traditional Cowboys hat. This weapon was originally used in the Mexican War of 1846-8 and it is typical of the type used in the [Wild West] of America. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950...

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    English Heritage Launch Their Wartime Tunnels Exhibition At Dover Castle

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2470, Educative
    English Heritage Launch Their Wartime Tunnels Exhibition At Dover Castle



    [Dover Castle is a medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent. It was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the [Key to England] due to its defensive significance throughout history. It is the largest castle in England.

    The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 saw the tunnels converted first into an air-raid shelter and then later into a military command centre and underground hospital. In May 1940, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey directed the evacuation of French and British soldiers from Dunkirk, code-named Operation Dynamo,...

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    Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Turns 90

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    Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Turns 90



    Princess Elizabeth with her husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). August 1951...

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    The 1926 General Strike

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    The 1926 General Strike



    [The 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. It was called by the general council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: Oxford University Student Volunteers during the General Strike in an aggressive pose. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)...

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    Tibetans Perform Celestial Burial Ceremony

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4023, Educative
    Tibetans Perform Celestial Burial Ceremony



    [Sky burial or ritual dissection was once a common funerary practice in Tibet wherein a human corpse is cut in specific locations and placed on a mountaintop, exposing it to the elements or the mahabhuta and animals – especially to birds of prey. The location of the sky burial preparation and place of execution are understood in the Vajrayana traditions as charnel grounds. In Tibet the practice is known as jhator, which literally means, «giving alms to the birds»]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: A burial master chops bones of a body to feed vultures during a celestial burial ceremony on...

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    «Elementary My Dear Watson!»

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2552, Educative
    «Elementary My Dear Watson!»



    [The Guinness World Records has consistently listed Sherlock Holmes as the [most portrayed movie character] with 75 actors playing the part in over 211 films. Holmes first screen appearance was in the Mutoscope film Sherlock Holmes Baffled in 1900, albeit in a barely-recognisable form]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: William Gillette as the lead in a stage production of [Sherlock Holmes], at the Lyceum Theatre. Playwright: William Gillette, Arthur Conan Doyle (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 9th September 1901...

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    Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4271, Educative
    Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia



    [Haile Selassie I (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopias regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. The heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th century, and from there by tradition back to King Solomon and Queen Makeda, Empress of Axum, known in the Abrahamic tradition as the Queen of Sheba. Haile Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history.

    Haile Selassie is revered as the returned Messiah of the Bible, God incarnate, among the Rastafari movement, the number of followers of which is...

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    1967 And The Six Day War

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    1967 And The Six Day War



    [The Six-Day War or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War or the Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic [UAR]), Jordan, and Syria. The war began with a large-scale surprise air strike by Israel on Egypt. The outcome was a swift and decisive Israeli victory. Israel took effective control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Opinions are divided on whether Israels...

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    Berlin Wall. Part I

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 4215, Educative
    Berlin Wall. Part I



    [The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the [death strip]) that contained anti-vehicle trenches, [fakir beds] and other defenses. The Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc officially claimed that the wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to...

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