#WWII

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willoftzeentch

historians are bad at defining fascism, struggling to separate it from potential other forms of hyper-nationalist, hyper-militaristic, right-wing populist, racial supremacist, nativist, and anti-democratic ideologiesthis makes pinpointing f

Adam Berry

Agrbez

The Saga of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin J Ostberg and the family that gave a lot. Edwin Joseph Ostberg was born March 19th 1914 in New York, to Charles Gustav and

Peter Sloman

pjsloman

This is the fourth time in just over a century that the Treasury faces the challenge of 'unfreezing' the economy by rolling back emergency controls and subsidies. I hope it's

Jessica Valenti

JessicaValenti

Some researchers think the pandemic could enact a culture shift around domestic work. I am...less optimistichttps://link.medium.com/zO7mhS7zS5 The idea is that Covid-19 is going to set off a gender

Luke Epplin

LukeEpplin

Let's do another Mother's Day thread. As a reminder, when Charles Schulz was drafted in WWII, his mother was dying of cancer. Before he shipped out, his mother bid him

Morgan M Page

morganmpage

When the Allies cleared the concentration camps in WWII, they did not liberate the homosexuals (a broad category of gay men, trans women, and effeminate men - afab ppl were

Jamie Schler

lifesafeast

Speaking of genealogy and family lore: tell me the oddest or coolest fact from your family’s history. My favorite relative was Uncle H. When he was born they hadn't decided

W. Kamau Bell

wkamaubell

Well the last time they called it was 4 years ago when you won. Weird how you were ok w/ that you petulant, spray-tanned, Adderall filled, low intellect, Anti-American, malnourished,

Stupendous Man!

movinmeat

Coolest veteran story I recall. An old dude w an atraumatic swollen knee. Needed it drained. Said that every couple of years it just swole up for no reason. Looked

Naninizhoni

naninizhoni

I have no specific affinity for the white working class and have very little exposure to them.But my brown family doesn't want their community to change.They own guns and drive

David DeBolt

daviddebolt

going through the Alameda Police Department clip files in the Oakland Tribune archives and the headline writer for a story about Chief Robert Shiells "retiring" in 1993 nailed it: "Alameda's

CEO Erick Hayden

CEOErickHayden

For a period of time beginning shortly after WWII, many American whites opted to downplay & ignore the negative behaviors & character traits of other races, convinced that this was

History Under Your Feet

HistorifyToday

#TodayInHistory Hiroshima is devastated by the atomic bomb Little Man in 1945. 140,000 killed, the plight of those who survived was even worse, many suffering from the radioactive fallout. This

Louisa 🌈👭

LouisatheLast

Okay so tonight we were looking through some old photo albums with my mom. And I mean old, some dating back to the 20s, but mostly in the 40s-60s. And

Fangirl Jeanne

fangirlJeanne

I think my biggest issue with the way white Americans talk about Zuko’s redemption arc and even Zutara is I don’t see anyone discussing how the Fire Nation is obviously

U.S. Army Pacific

USARPAC

EPISODE 5: China, Burma, India Campaign1 of 32: This episode will feature the China, Burma India (CBI) Campaign. This less known part of #WWII history played a significant role in