Letters from an American November 26, 2025 - The historical origin of the US Federal Thanksgiving holiday
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The Florentine Diamond resurfaces after 100 years in hiding. Legendary jewel of the Habsburgs not seen since 1919 and thought lost, has actually been safe in a Canadian bank for decades. (gifted link)
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Hermann and Albert Göring: Two very different brothers
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The almost forgotten Japanese-American truce at Aka
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Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century
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This is not a ruined cottage | The Druridge Bay ruin
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How the Dutch deleted the sea... and got rich! | Map Men
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What it takes to be a revolutionary war enactor
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How America nearly forged a different path in 1916
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Voices of the Manhattan Project: Peggy Bowditch’s interview
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Russian Civil War, Winter 1917-1918
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Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit with a vulgar name that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear?
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How arrogance destroys armies - overconfidence and the road to military failure
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Life and death aboard a B-17, 1944
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The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now
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The rise and fall of the Hanseatic League
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The deportation campaigns of the Great Depression
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The Faroe Islands are the only country that celebrates their World War II occupation
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Why did the UK government nationalise this pub?
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How the US built 5,000 ships in World War II
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How the 'Shetland Bus' helped Norway resist Nazi Germany – innocent-looking fishing boats delivered valuable cargo and special agents
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In April 1945 the Swedish Red Cross launched the largest rescue operation of World War II – the mission, involving the now-iconic “White Buses”, ultimately saved 15,000 prisoners
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Did the United States almost support Nazi Germany in World War II? (No)
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On the Resistance in Belgium platform, anyone can research resistance activities in Belgium during World War II
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Why the island of Bornholm is Danish and not German, Swedish or Polish
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