#1941

Marina Amaral

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WITOLD PILECKI died #OnThisDay in 1948.Pilecki was a reserve officer in the Polish Army, born in Olonets, Russia. During WWII, while attached to a Polish resistance group, he volunteered for

Tareq M. | طارق بن محمد

Ctrl6

- Iran since 1919 has been in the hands of the British after they managed to remove the Russians during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.- At first glance, the British

Paul Mason

paulmasonnews

Recession predictions (see NYT) are moving from V-shaped to U-shaped... but to make sure it's not a Greek-style lost decade we need to decide one thing now: no more austerity

Richard Ovenden

richove

Of all the accounts of destruction & preservation in #Burningthebooks the most moving to me is the account of the organisation known as @yivoinstitute. Formed in Vilnius (Vilna) in the

Deny Fear

dean_frey

I love André Kertész's cat portraits. This one is from the 1930s #Caturday Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine A cat snoozing in a sun-beam. A great shot by François

S.P.A.

TheRealSPA

Happy 120th Birthday Gary CooperA thread http://waldina.com/2021/05/07/happy-120th-birthday-gary-cooper/ Today is the 120th birthday of the actor Gary Cooper. You don't have to be a fan of Westerns to be a fan of High

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

It's not a secret how SA's richest person, Johann Rupert made his money: he was born into it, his daddy was a billionaire. What's rarely spoken about is how Anton

Liz (Lizzy, Elizabeth) 💫

zen4ever2us

The Rising Sun flag is often likened to the Nazi Swastika, and rightfully so. It was used as a flag of war, officially made the war flag of the Imperial

Steve Hunnisett

Blitzwalker

THREAD/Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of what was to prove the heaviest and final raid of the Night Blitz on London and in this thread, we'll be taking a look

Mohuuuuu

pierre_dvl

[Thread]Bonsoir à tous,Je pense que l'heure est venu pour faire un thread sur la chèvre la plus connue de France. L'histoire de cette chèvre commence en 1933. Elle est le

The Cat From Greece

acatfromgreece

It is Tuesday. In case you aren't finding that very enjoyable, may I attempt to cheer you up with a naval miscellany from World War 2. First, a wonderful example

Brad Stulberg

BStulberg

Everyone wants to be SUCCESSFUL. But few people take the time and energy to define the success they want. As a result, they spend most, if not all, of their

PhysiologicalSociety

ThePhySoc

Who was Vivien Thomas? He was a Black, American laboratory supervisor who never had much more than a high school diploma, yet remains one of the most significant pioneers of

Sarah Rains

SarahRains12

Good morning everyone! I’m excited to be doing today’s #GuerillaPublicHealth on COVID transmission and the 6’ “rule”. You can check out Jack’s other works belowhttps://twitter.com/jacktheneuroeng/status/1297959731898834945 @Jack

_David_Senabre_

_David_Senabre_

#Efemérides #TalDíaComoHoy #OnThisDay #Film #Cinematography #actor #WalterBrennanHilo de 16 tweets.1974. Hoy, 21 de septiembre, fallecía WALTER ANDREW BRENNAN (n. 1894), actor estadounidense. conocido por ser uno de los tres únicos

Who are the Friends Of Serbs?

FriendsOfSerbs

Did you know that the (First) independent state of Croatia had death camps for children? Between 1941-1945, 74,762 children under the age of 14 lost their lives. The majority of