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 March 25 - Day of the founding of Venice ... Although no surviving historical records deal directly with the founding of Venice, tradition and the available evidence have led several historians to agree that the original population of Venice consisted of refugees from Roman cities near Venice such as Padua, Aquileia, Treviso, Altino and Concordia (modern Portogruaro) and from the undefended countryside, who were fleeing successive waves of Germanic and Hun invasions. [hidden image - please register] Some late Roman sources reveal the existence of fishermen on the islands in the original marshy lagoons. They were referred to as incolae lacunae ("lagoon dwellers"). The traditional founding is identified with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo on the islet of Rialto (Rivoalto, "High Shore") — said to have taken place at the stroke of noon on 25 March 421 (the Feast of the Annunciation). [hidden link - please register] |
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On This Day - March 22 ... Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their first movie to an invited audience in Paris; this is generally regarded as the first public display of a movie projected onto a screen. [hidden image - please register] This first screening on 22 March 1895 took place in Paris, at the "Society for the Development of the National Industry", in front of an audience of 200 people. |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin On This Day - Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," subtitled "Life Among the Lowly," was first published. [hidden image - please register] This book is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible |
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World Sleep Day ... On This Day - 17. 03. 2017. - Friday of the second full week of March is an annual event organized by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) since 2008. It is aimed to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep and to draw society attention . [hidden image - please register] A sound sleep is perhaps the best thing you can gift to your healthy self. After a tiring day of work, lying down on your cosy bed is the ultimate feeling. And no one can snatch this feeling of ecstasy from us. |
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I suppose the most shameful part about the Holocaust was the fact that the Allied commands knew all about it but chose to do nothing as many RAF planes flew over these camps when barbaric acts were taking place. Instead Churchill and co chose to focus completely on the war effort. The Holocaust could and should have been brought to an abrupt end well before 1945. Not only do we mourn the countless victims but it also leaves a massive bloodstain on those who knew but chose to ignore. Lets also not forget that Concentration Camps do still exist in North Korea and the sooner we bring this present day atrocity to an end the better. Yet again our Western Governments are turning a blind eye to it.
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I will always remember the appalling iniquity and evil that the Nazis brought on these innocent people just because they were Jewish. The most shameful act by any nation in history! God give the holocaust victims Eternal Peace. You will not be forgotten.
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On This Day - Remembering the Holocaust's forgotten victims ...
[hidden image - please register] In 2005, the United Nations designated 27 January as an International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. [hidden image - please register] "The Holocaust, which established the standard for absolute evil, is the universal heritage of all civilized people" Never Again - Our Living Legacy [hidden image - please register] We Remember and Mourn.... |
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 Muhammad Ali - (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) On This Day - Born one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century - Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.- better known as a Muhammad Ali He remains the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion, having won the title in 1964, 1974 and 1978. Between February 25, 1964, and September 19, 1964, Ali reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion. He is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He was ranked as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. ESPN SportsCentury ranked him the third greatest athlete of the 20th century. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he was involved in several historic boxing matches. Notable among these were the first Liston fight; the "Fight of the Century", "Super Fight II" and the "Thrilla in Manila" versus his rival Joe Frazier; and "The Rumble in the Jungle" versus George Foreman. [hidden image - please register] We remember ... |
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J. R. R. Tolkien - (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) On this day - 3 January 1892 was born the famous an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien [hidden image - please register] While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature - or, more precisely, of high fantasy. |
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Churchill was Liar ,with jewish gold he set the world on fire
From February 13 to February 15, 1945, during the final months of World War II , Allied forces bombed the historic city of Dresden, located in eastern Germany. The bombing was controversial because Dresden was neither [b]important to German wartime production nor a major industrial center, and before the massive air raid of February 1945 it had not suffered a major Allied attack. By February 15, the city was a smoldering ruin and an unknown number of civilians—estimated at somewhere between 35,000 and 135,000–were dead. DRESDEN. THE WORST WAR CRIME OF WW 2 TheHolocaust unleashed on Dresden had no strategic or tactical advantage whatsoever for the Americans or the British:Dresden had no military bases, no major communication centers or heavy industry..Dresden had no air defense. Now it ´´s a time for No Remorse ( german - british friendship will carry on)  |
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On 24 November 1991 died the great unforgettable singer of the Queen, Freddy Mercury.
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09 November 1989
[hidden link - please register] and just if you want and German is not so far of being an unknown language for all non native speakers. Sorry it is a great documentary and I couldn't find an English equal. It tells the high dangerous situation and that a roll back wasn't out of all possibilities. I THANK ALL PEOPLE THEY MADE IT POSSIBLE THAT MY COUNTRY IS REUNITED AGAIN Remeber Those days when we all were hoping the finished cold war had solved all problems.... Greetings |
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2 November 1975: Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini was killed (his murder is still one of the biggest italian mysteries), Pasolini was buried in Casarsa, in his beloved Friuli (my region).
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oops a few hours too late
2014 FIFA World Cup Final 13 July at the Maracanã Stadium : Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time, with the a goal being scored by Mario Götze, Germany's fourth World Cup title the DFB team have become the first European team to win a FIFA World Cup in South America.
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nighthawk wrote:So, R.I.P. GDR on histories trash dump the place you belong One thing remains to be said though: THANK YOU RUSSIA ...for allowing it to happen ( esp. the two middle ones ) 
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