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• “Let me see your papers!” More and more Americans are feeling fearful of our government

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Those of us who grew up in the 1960’s remember old black and white movies made during World War II. We remember the ones about the Nazis usually had a sneering jerk in a black uniform and monocle confronting a “suspicious” civilian with the demand, “Let me see your papers!” Seventy years later, we thought all of ...
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• Dig for Victory! Locavorism in Eons Past

  
  Gherkins & Tomatoes — Authority: 428
  Looking at the past almost always calls up that old adage: “There’s nothing new under the sun.”* Take locavorism’s wartime antecedents … As these WWII posters from England’s “ Dig for Victory !” campaign prove, the idea of local foods is not one whose time has come, but whose time has come again. ...
  13 hours ago

• Haunted Ships – The Queen Mary

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 160
  The Queen Mary has been a permanent feature in Long Beach, California for a couple fo decades and is one of the most famous cruise ships of all time. The ship has become a hotel, museum and popular tourist attraction, and the historic ship is internationally recognized and attracts thousands of visitors every year. ...
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• Todays Tribune column: "The war, daddy."

  
  NA Confidential — Authority: 435
  Ive been doing a bit of work while away, actually the barest of minimums. One minor detail pertaining to the column is that upon closer examination, the stone imbedded in the sidewalk read that the woman was deported to Theresianstadt, but died at Treblinka. Apologies for missing that the first time. BAYLOR: The ...
  16 hours ago

• Walnut Creek man gets Frances highest honor

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  The government of France awarded the Legion of Honor on Tuesday to a Bay Area man who was shot down over occupied France during World War II and then joined up with a secret French underground to fight the Germans. William Kalan, 91, a retired advertising executive who lives in the Rossmoor retirement community in ...
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  Cold Spring Shops — Authority: 506
  THE LONG TWILIGHT STRUGGLE. President Kennedy took the short view, according to Harvards Niall Ferguson. The thesis of his The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West is that the beginning of World War II is difficult to establish, although the September 1939 German invasion of Poland ...
  21 hours ago

• Haunted Hawaii.. Oahu Ghost Tours Take You to the Edge

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 160
  Interested in Haunted Hawaii? On Haunted Honolulu’s Oahu Ghost Tours, guests are taken to some of the most haunted places on Oahu, if not in all of the islands. The tour takes you close-up and allows you to witness firsthand these very unique placesfrom the much feared Night Marchers, to the places where ...
  23 hours ago

• Destroying LA: Fictional Los Angeles Destruction Trend to Hold Strong in Tweens

  
  Curbed LA — Authority: 627
  [Image via io9] Who will be taking their turn to fictionally destroy Los Angeles in the next decade? Aliens! io9 has photos from the set of the movie Battle: Los Angeles , an action vehicle for Aaron Eckhart (Ne-Yos in it too). The producers have switched out their LAs, though--the movie is being shot in ...
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• Toad Busters banned from gassing pests

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  A group fighting to keep cane toads out of Western Australias Kimberley says it is being stopped from using carbon dioxide to gas the pests because bureaucrats have told them it is too cruel. Kimberley Toad Busters has labelled the Department of Environment and Conservations (DEC) refusal to sanction the use of ...
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• A Short Biography of Adolf Hitler

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 559
  Adolf Hitler, the dictator who preached that the German people were superior to all other races, was not in fact a German citizen by birth. Hewas born on 20th April 1889 in Braunau-am-inn in Austria, the son of a customs official. He left school in 1905 at 16 with no qualifications and in 1907 moved to Vienna to study ...
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• Try On Gaijins Wings Of Prey [Demo]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 808
  Gaijin Entertainment let fly its new World War II combat flight sim Wings of Prey on Christmas Day, and now theres a downloadable demo for those of you pondering dusting off the old flight stick. Wings of Prey is a pretty robust PC combat sim, with more than 50 missions, 40 planes, and extensive online ...
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• Tuskegee Airmen to be in Rose Bowl Parade

  
  HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher — Authority: 135
  The Tuskegee Airmen of WWII will be honored by the City of West Corvina, California, with a float in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day.
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• Wednesday Update

  
  Evertime Realms — Authority: 130
  In honor of Diamond’s decision to essentially shut down the entire comic book industry for this week, I’m going to skip today’s Everything But Imaginary column. Heh — actually, I’m just having too wonderful a time with Erin. Come back next Wednesday when I’ll announce my personal picks for the best in ...
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• The Good out of the Misery in Gaza

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 135
  December 27, 2009 marked the first anniversary of the beginning of ‘Operation Cast Lead,’ Israel’s 22-day assault on Hamas and all the captive innocents in Gaza. Israel’s assault on Gaza killed 1,400 people and a third were children. Israel’s war on Gaza injured over 5,300 and destroyed over 10,000 ...
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• August Brothers

  
  Family Old Photos - Free Photo Archive Database — Authority: 157
  Brothers left to right:Glenn Russell August, b. Jul 4, 1919, d. 1977 California, MP.Max Lee August, Sr., b. Jul 11, 1924, d. 1995 California, Marines.D.D. "Red" August, b. Dec 15, 1916 Rocky... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• SARAHS KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

  
  Diary of an Eccentric — Authority: 124
  "I didnt know!" she sobbed.  "Papa, I didnt know, I thought we were coming back, I thought hed be safe."  Then she looked up at him, fury and pain in her voice, and pummeled her little fists against his chest.  "You never told me, Papa, you never explained, you never told me about the danger, never!  Why?  You ...
  2 days ago

• Inglorious

  
  HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher — Authority: 135
  Seeing "Inglourious Basterds" reminded me why I dont like war movies all that much.
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• THE READER by Bernhard Schlink

  
  Diary of an Eccentric — Authority: 124
  As the days grew longer, I read longer, so that I could be in bed with her in the twilight.  When she had fallen asleep lying on me, and the saw in the yard was quiet, and a blackbird was singing as the color of things in the kitchen dimmed until nothing remained of them but lighter and darker shades of gray, I was ...
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• James LeRoy Bowser headstone

  
  Family Old Photos - Free Photo Archive Database — Authority: 157
  James LeRoy Bowser memorial marker Apr 2, 1898 - Apr 4, 1955 World War IIBear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia, Butler Co., PA [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Free And Premium Tank Ace 1944 For BlackBerry – Command A World War II Tank And Clear The Enemy [Game]

  
  BlackBerry Rocks! — Authority: 517
  Everyone needs a good game to keep busy from time to time and Tank Ace 1944 by RESETgame seems to be one of those. If you’re into World War II games and want to get that old-style game nostalgic feeling then I’d recommend trying this one out. In Tank Ace 1944 you command a World War II tank charging to occupy ...
  2 days ago

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