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• What does the Treat of Copenhagen, reparations, and World War II have to do with the United States?

  
  lgstarr — Authority: 136
  Climate Treaty Reparations would cost $50-$200bn per year The largest share of the burden would be borne by the United States. Students of history may remember that the reparations forced upon Germany by the victors of World War I, resulted in hyperinflation, destroyed the German middle class, and eventually brought ...
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• BLACK FEMALE BATTALION OF WWII (THE 6888)

  
  The Renaissance Gallery — Authority: 116
  Black Female Battalion of WWII You Tube:blackhistorywalks
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• As Goes Dubai

  
  Gerry Canavan — Authority: 484
  Now Greece is threatening bankruptcy.
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• Frankfurt Top Ten Things To Do

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 443
  Frankfurt’s Top 10 AttractionsTop ten things to do in Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt is for many travelers the gateway to Europe – but there is more to see than just the Frankfurt International Airport. Frankfurt is the financial capital of Germany, and thanks to its skyscrapers and the river Main, Frankfurt is also ...
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• History takes a wild ride in ‘The Saboteur’

  
  The Game Guy — Authority: 129
  “The Saboteur” Genre: Third-person action, adventure Developer: Pandemic Studios Publisher: Electronic Arts Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360,PC ESRB rating: “M” for mature Price: $59.99 Grade: B- There’s a reason game developers keep re-fighting World War II: We all know the outcome, and ...
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• Former SS man confesses to killing Dutch civilians

  
  Kirklees Unity Exposing the Far Right — Authority: 138
  . Heinrich Boere An 88-year-old former SS death squad member admitted in a German court on Tuesday that he had killed three Dutch civilians in World War Two but said he had been following orders. Skip related content Heinrich Boere, who is on the Simon Wiesenthal Centres list of most wanted war crime ...
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• Five Places Where World War II Games Havent Gone (And Should)

  
  MTV Multiplayer — Authority: 656
  We have stormed the beaches of Normandy. We have laid siege to Berlin, took to the skies over the South Pacific, and have blazed across the French back-country. We have felled the Third Reich more times than we could possibly count and watched Tojo surrender to the face of atomic power. Video games have done World ...
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• Buddha of the Week

  
  One City: A Buddhist Blog for Everyone — Authority: 470
  by Ellen Scordato On a recent visit to San Francisco, I visited the Japanese Tea Garden and ran into this wonderful bronze buddha statue. photo courtesy mark rifkin/twi-ny.com There really was something that struck me about this statue at that moment. It was my first visit to SF, and Id spent a pretty ...
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• Dec. 8th- An Anniversary of Horror and Faith for Guam

  
  Tasithoughts's Weblog — Authority: 132
  Part of the holiday season in very Roman Catholic Guam is the annual celebration of the Island Patron Saint “  Santa Marian Kamalen.” Like many Catholic traditions honoring the devotion to Mary,  this one was especially deep in Guam’s cultural traditions. Santa Marian Kamalen On December 8, 1941 it took ...
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• December 8, 1941: The War with Japan Begins

  
  History Blog — Authority: 120
  December 7, 1941 is the day the attack on Pearl Harbor took place. A day later The United States and Great Britain declared war on Japan. World War two now had its two largest combatants fully engaged. The war would intensify as man’s inhumanity to man scaled new and scientific heights. “Yesterday, December 7, ...
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• USS Massachusetts - Fall River

  
  New England Travels — Authority: 116
  Stepping onto wooden deck on the USS Massachusetts , crowned by the jumble of steel tower, a maze of lower decks lined with seemly ended rows of canvas “racks”, and narrow ladders, and overall topped by a brass ship’s bell, you seem to step back in time. But step carefully. The battleship was launched ...
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• Italians protest against Obama peace prize

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Vicenza (Italy), Dec 8 (IANS/AKI) Italian peace activists opposed to the construction of a US airbase in the northern city of Vicenza have travelled to Oslo to challenge the presentation of the Nobel Peace prize to US President Barack Obama.“Our goal is to protest against president Barack Obama, who will be ...
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• The M1 Garand Rifle

  
  Dummidumbwit's Weblog — Authority: 143
  The M1 Garand Rifle “Just give me the aspirin. I already got a Purple Heart.” Bill Mauldin, Stars and Stripes (1944) M1 Garand The Springfield 1903 rifle reflected the era of high development in rifles operated manually which ended in 1936 with the introduction into the United States ...
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• Jew Wishes on: Rachel Sarai’s Vineyard, by Deborah Rey

  
  Jew Wishes — Authority: 417
  If you are looking for a compelling novel, and one that will keep you emotionally involved from the first page to the last, then Rachel Sarai’s Vineyard, by Deborah Rey is a book you should read. Ms. Rey sent me a copy of her novel as a gift, to read (not necessarily review), so I could gain a better insight ...
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• Planters Bank ‘Go Savings’ program ideal for young savers

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 440
  After World War II, American households routinely saved 10 percent of their income. Today, reports boasting that household savings are up to the three-four percent range make headlines in new sources across the county. “The credit craze of recent decades has ended, but with finances still tight and consumer ...
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• Hats off to the Ladies!

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 440
  It is no longer acceptable since Women’s Liberation to be called a lady. The term took on unacceptable connotations because it was viewed as a way that men kept women “in their places.” To be a lady meant you were theoretically put on a pedestal but were subliminally considered not quite up to par with a man. ...
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• Finns Strike Back in Winter War

  
  Today's History Lesson — Authority: 123
  It was a dark, cold, and moonless night as Lt. Col Pajari moved his men into position.  Of course, in Finland, December was mostly dark and always cold.  But while the winter of 1939 was as dark as any given winter, the weather was unusually cold, with temperatures that would hit -30°F regularly.  There was ...
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• Pearl Harbor Attack Remembered 68 Years Later

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Survivors gathered at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu on Monday, the 68th anniversary of the attack by the Japanese, to pay tribute to their fallen comrades.
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• Pearl Harbor Day

  
  Caffeinated Thoughts — Authority: 140
  Today marks the day when the Japanese Navy attacked the United States Navy Pacific Fleet docked at Pearl Harbor in 1941 which led to the United State declaring war on the Empire of Japan and Nazi Germany. Incidentally it is also my youngest daughter Lily’s birthday, she turned 10. 2,402 sailors, Marines and ...
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• Remember, Remember, The Fifth Of December …

  
  A Bowl of Stupid — Authority: 117
  The Fifth of December is a huge day here in Thailand — its the birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the worlds longest reigning monarch. Known in Thai as Wan Chalerm. The King has a very special place in the hearts of the Thai people. He completely revitalized and redefined the country for the [...]
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