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The city of London was blitzed by the German airforce today in 1940. It was the first strategic attack on British soil and aimed at destroying industrial targets and civilian morale. Approximately 43, 000 people were killed.
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Allied forces liberated Paris from German occupation on this day in 1944.
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Peter says:
Agree, Europe in total has not contributed much to the war on terror in Afghanistan. When i was in France shortly after the London bombings, French TV were refering to Terrorists as Kamakazi’s instead. I suppose that goes some way into explaing how the French think about this issue.. Strange… Read more »
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Bill says:
Put me down as a supporter of both wars. Thank you for your service members of our Defence Forces, you do our country proud. Read more »
American forces dropped a bomb on Nagaski, Japan today in 1945, killing approximately 74, 000 people and destorying 30 per cent of the city itself.
Newsweek has a very moving piece written by a daughter of one the survivors of the blast, that you can find here.
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@Steve by that rationale D-Day as an invasion of German soil Read more »
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Davo says:
Because it is a reflection of our own fears. I suppose the belief is that we are more likely to suffer from a nuclear attack than be hacked to death during a period of religious unrest. Could all change if enough people vote for the Mad Monk, of course. Read more »
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British troops liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp today in 1945.
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In addition to the he’s our guy to achieve all of the future,’’ Elway said. ‘‘And sometimes we already have which will sacrifice often the short-term with regard to some sort of long-term and grab these guy just that you believe may be this next guy in support of you,… Read more »
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<a >bestehen.</a> <a >Ciertamente</a> <a >Mueve sobre</a> <a >die durch falschen Einsatz von Kathetern</a> <a >über Nähe</a> http://malokapro.org/chapinero/index.php?p=blogs/viewstory/27056 Read more »
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Anne Frank died in a Bergen-Belsen concentration camp today in 1945.
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Drobneeglerne says:
Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chorpa first time worked together in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey movie. In the film ‘Kamine’ Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra shotted a lip lock related scene. For this scene firstly Priyanka have refused but lately she agreed on director Bharddhaj’s saying. This scene completed after taking 5… Read more »
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Drobneeglerne says:
The “greatest bond” between two countries torn apart by politics and religion is sports, is what the upcoming film “Lahore” which deals with kickboxing and takes a ring-side view of India-Pakistan relations hopes to portray. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures India, “Lahore” has been produced by Sai Om Films Pvt… Read more »
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