Nazi-looted royal sconce with Medusa’s head added to Poland’s #heritage register
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@gvr-now-playing.bsky.socialNow playing on Green Valley Radio: 1944 'Autumn Fashion' by Green Valley Radio!
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@newyorkalmanack.bsky.socialThe Canadian Regiments played an important role during the American Revolutionary War. These units recruited French and British Canadians and fought throughout the war, spanning campaigns from the northern frontier to the Battles of Saratoga and the Siege of Yorktown. #history
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social13 October 1958
Michael Bond introduced Paddington Bear to the world by releasing his book A Bear Called Paddington. The books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles and have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
@gvr-now-playing.bsky.socialNow playing on Green Valley Radio: 1944 'Autumn News' by Green Valley Radio!
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social13 October 1963
The Beatles appearance on ITV’s Sunday Night at The London Palladium created scenes of fan hysteria inside and outside the theatre. The Beatles topped the bill and performed 4 songs: From Me to You, I’ll Get You, She loves You and Twist and Shout.
@gvr-now-playing.bsky.socialNow playing on Green Valley Radio: 1944 'Goodnight, Wherever You Are' by Russ Morgan & His Orchestra!
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social13 October 1988
British government failed to stop publication of the best selling memoir Spy Catcher written by former MI5 officer Peter Wright who revealed that MI5 often operated beyond the law. He also claimed that former PM Harold Wilson was the target of an MI5 conspiracy.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social13 October 1996
British racing driver Damon Hill won the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch the F1 World Championship. Hill had finished 2nd in the previous 2 seasons. He was the son of Graham Hill and 1 of only 2 sons of a F1 world champion to also win the title.
@sempaiscuba.bsky.social13 October 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains.
Twenty-eight people survived the crash, although all but 16 would succumb before the remaining survivors were rescued on December 23. #History
@thethinkingpress.bsky.socialDioscorides counts rue among the antidotes, against deadly drugs and the bites of serpents, and describes it for the eyes and for pains of the joints. Rue (Ruta graveolens). History, not medical advice.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social13 October 1993
UK No.1 on this day: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
@gvr-now-playing.bsky.socialNow playing on Green Valley Radio: 1944 'Autumn Street Safety' by Green Valley Radio!
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social13 October 1899
The Siege of Mafeking began, a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War.
@ahistorybookreport.bsky.socialAmerican History: A Book Report’s Episode 10 is out now!
This week, I continue the legal timeline of Native American history and its ties to sovereignty and jurisdiction.
#NativeAmerican #Indigenous #History #Podcast #Law #LegalHistory
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@bigjackbrass.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gyThe 1920s Channel: “Using Your Stash During Prohibition”
@tabcmdr.bsky.socialBulk delete (or completely wipe) the history of any site/domain in seconds with History Monk.
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@gvr-now-playing.bsky.socialNow playing on Green Valley Radio: 1944 'The Honey Song' by Tiny Hill & His Hilltoppers!
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