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[I]English Political Philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/underwater-site-shows-snowbirds-hit-florida-14-500-years-ago-n573836 More on the topic: http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/underwater-archaeology-reveals-pre-clovis-people-butchered-mastodon-florida Stones and bones.

Free to watch for a time courtesy of PBS: Nazi Mega Weapons Season 3: Blitzkrieg

A Century on Film': Mini 3 Part WWI Series in English from NHK Japan English world service. Part One repeats today at 4:10PM and 10:10PM Today May 7, 2016 and tomorrow at 4:10AM all EST time zone. You can Watch NHK Live by clicking the TV Transmitter Tower Live symbol on the black menu at...

BUONAPARTE LIBERATEUR DE L'EGIPTE Reverse: LE HEROS RENDU A SA PATRIE. In ex.: IETTON 1799 1798: "The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: [I]

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"The Russian Campaign (French: Campagne de Russie), began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Arm%C3%A9e"]Grande Arm

Dusting off American Oldies for a play on the History thread: "Dust Bowl Ballads is an album by Woody Guthrie, recorded for Victor Records during Guthrie's time in New York City in 1940. It was Guthrie's first commercial recording and the most successful album he made. It is considered to be...

More Songs of the Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815): Napoleon Miniseries (2002) Tribute Video: A great TV miniseries, although it was more about the Napoleonic Court Society and Diplomacy; the battles are pushed to the background. It was a lot better of a series than I thought it would be; I...

SWEET REPEAT!!!: PBS's 'The Civil War' Newly Restored 25th Anniversary Edition On PBS: Sept. 7-11, 2015, at 9pm ET Civil War Historian Shelby Foote and Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns c. 1990 [B]Restored version of Ken Burns

Robert Conquest (1917-2015)

'Piece of Cake' (1988; first broadcast in USA in 1990; based on a novel by Derek Robinson): A mix of satire and honor in a portrayal of a R.A.F. Hornet Squadron during the first year of World War II. When I first watched this, I didn't really notice the heavy weird dark humor which is...

There is a 26 part Canadian TV History of Vietnam, called 'Vietnam: The 10,000 Day War' (1981)'. The American edition was edited down to 13 episodes (1 hour each). 'Vietnam: The 10,000 Day War' (1981): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK05hkDYHjo PBS will broadcast documentary filmmaker...

A soldier / sailor's sweetheart who dresses in miltary uniform and tags along to the Wars is a common fantasy theme in the songs from Great Britain: De Danann: The Banks of the Nile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTkVisIvfog The Rose of Britain's Isle...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMSAXCibgI www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TrnOndZcc www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhX5KKk3sRk www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWtdaFDlSHA Belated Memorial Day postings with modern Blue Grass and Country music.

The meaning behind the insignia of the The 29th Infantry Division: The "Blue and Gray" Division. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_ph.php?ModuleId=10006166&MediaId=3796...

CBC still has its Victory in Europe 70th-anniversary special on their website: V-E Parade from Apeldoorn, Netherlands with Canadian Veterans: Not a direct link; the TV Special is on the left hand side of the News article. Not sure how much longer it will be on the website...

Lincoln's life was probably the most remarkable and unique American life in the history of the United States. Lincoln Assassination: 150 Years later ago on April 14, 1865. Lincoln's Last Night 2-part documentary DVD preview clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kjeA3i3K4w Hard Times...

The End of the American Civil War 150 Years Ago: April 9, 1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Victory Parade in Washington, D.C. down Pennsylvania Avenue: The Lost Cause: Furling The Flag by artist Richard Norris Brook: The Wearing of the...