Posts Tagged ‘history’
Four Degrees of Separation From Hitler
For a decade or so a popular party game has been “Six Degrees of Separation.” Most commonly it has been connected to the actor Kevin Bacon…I.e., six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon. The idea spawned a play of the same name in 1993. The theory of the game is that no two people are more than 6 acquaintances apart.[ReviewAZON name=”everett” id=”52″ display=”multiinlineasins” asins=”0814793665″ trackingid=”worwar2col0e-20″ country=”us” width=”100%” float=”left” displaytype=”list” count=”10″]
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Open Learning WW2 Harvard
“World War II did not only teach us to fear, it taught us to hope. We must keep our hope alive by cherishing the memory of World War II, which is surely worth keeping.” -Anonymous All of us aim to live a peaceful life. We all want to live in a world free from terror,…
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1929
Wall Street stock market crashes.
1933
Dachau opens.
This Week in WWII – 3rd Week of October
1933
Nazis open Dachau concentration camp.
1938
German troops occupy the Sudetanland.
This Week in WWII – 2nd Week of October
1940
Germans postpone Operation Sea Lion until spring of 1941. Nighttime raids throughout London and Manchester and fifteen airfields attacked.
1942
First flight of the P-51 with the new Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Battle of Cape Esperance, off Guadalcanal, occurs.
This Week in WWII: 1st Week of October
1939
Assassination attempt is made on Hitler by the Polish Army in Charles de Gaulles Square. The bomb failed to explode.
1940
Heavy bomber raids continue against cities at night. During the day fighter-bombers fly nuisance raids against coastal towns, airfields and other military targets.
The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
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Read MoreThe Battle of Britain: Five Months That Changed History; May–October 1940
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Read MoreThe Second World War: A Complete History
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