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During the Battle of the Bulge, paratroopers return to the front line after getting rations in Bastogne….Don’t be alarmed, they’re supposed to be surrounded. 🪂
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During the Battle of the Bulge, an M10 tank destroyer opens fire on German positions on a winter night in the Ardennes. 🪖
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On this day in 1945, the Luftwaffe launches its last major air attack of WW2: Operation Bodenplatte. The 1,000-plane raid into Belgium, the Netherlands and France causes only moderate damage and does nothing to stem the Western Allied advance into Nazi Germany.
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On this day in 1492, the Muslim stronghold of Granada surrenders to the armies of Castile and Aragon ending more than 700 years of Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
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For #British monarchs, gifts are given not only on #Christmas Day, but also on New Year's Day in a #tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages.
On 1 #January, Queen Victoria typically distributed gifts to the poor and needy. These presents were usually such practical items as bread, meat, blankets, and sacks of coal, although there could be more #festive items, too, like plum pudding. These acts of generosity were held, for example, at the large hall in Windsor Castle's Riding School, and they benefited around 1,000 people each year.
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In December of 1944, soldiers of the US 1st Army search for German paratroopers around Fischbach Chapel in Jalhay, Belgium. 🪖
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81 years ago, an American patrol crosses a snow-covered field on a scouting mission in Lellig, Luxembourg. 🪖
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During the Battle of the Bulge, soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division, wearing sheets as snow camouflage, advance down a narrow lane near Faymonville. 🪖
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A #map of #Europe displaying important cities that shaped its #history, from antiquity to the present. Cities on the map represent key centers throughout history. Each city represents a distinct period from Athens, Rome, and Constantinople (now Istanbul) in ancient times to Aachen, Krakow, Prague, and Vienna in the medieval era and Florence, Genoa, and Venice during the #Renaissance. The map includes cities built on colonial riches, like London, Madrid, St. Petersburg, and Berlin. It features the capital cities of today and metropolises like Paris, Budapest, and Helsinki, reflecting Europe's changing #political #landscape.
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Today in 1812, the US Navy heavy frigate USS Constitution defeats HMS Java off the coast of Brazil. The American vessel's heavier guns and thicker hull prove decisive in the two-hour engagement. The dismasted Java is too heavily damaged to be taken as a prize and is burned.
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On this day in 1972, President Nixon calls off the "Christmas Bombings" of North Vietnam after Hanoi agrees to resume peace talks in Paris. An estimated 1,600 civilians are killed in the raids; 16 B-52s are lost. A deal is reached three weeks later.
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RAF ground crew handling a 12,000-lb MC deep-penetration bomb (Bomber Command executive codeword 'Tallboy') that was later dropped on the La Coupole V-weapon site at Wizernes, France, in 1944.
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A Chinese soldier of the 90th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division in a trench mans an American-made M1 81 millimeter caliber mortar during the #Battle of Bhamo of the Burma Campaign on December 8, 1944.
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An Avro Lancaster of No. 625 Squadron RAF flys over the smoke-covered target during a daylight attack on German armour and troops concentrations at St. Vith, Belgium, in December, 1944.
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In December of 1944, General Matthew Ridgeway, the former commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, meets with the Division’s current commander, General James Gavin, during the Battle of the Bulge. 🪖
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RIP to legendary Easy Company commander, Major Dick Winters, who died 15 years ago today in his home state of Pennsylvania. 🇺🇸
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RIGHT NOW in 1863, President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect. It reads: "All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a state in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."
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On this day in 1781, 2,400 Continental soldiers from Pennsylvania mutiny over unpaid wages. Eventually, the state offers the troops discharges, but many accept bonuses to reenlist.
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👑 On this day in 192 CE: Emperor Commodus is murdered by his coach and professional wrestler, Narcissus, after a previous assassination attempt had failed.
According to most historians, the son of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, was not only debauched and corrupt but also a megalomaniac, seeing himself as the reincarnation of the Greek god Hercules.
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RIGHT NOW in 1863, President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect. It reads: "All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a state in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."
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82 years ago today, you could spend 5 cents to read about the "Fighting 69th" on Makin to celebrate New Years Eve….a nickel well spent 🪖
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81 years ago today, soldiers of 99th Infantry Division attend church services on New Year’s Eve in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. 🇺🇸
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Today in 1890, 250 Lakota Sioux are massacred by the US 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The violence, which erupts as federal troops disarm the band, remains the deadliest mass shooting in American history. 19 Medals of Honor are awarded to soldiers who take part
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On this day in 1813, British troops, Indigenous warriors and Canadian militia cross the Niagara River and burn Buffalo, N.Y. The raid is a retaliation for the American razing of Newark, Upper Canada (present-day Niagara-on-the-Lake) just days before.
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On this day in 1944, Hitler's generals carry out Germany's last major offensive in the West. Operation Nordwind sees Wehrmacht and SS troops strike at U.S. and French forces in Alsace and Lorraine. The push fails to forestall the Third Reich's inevitable collapse.
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Australian Bristol Beaufort twin-engined torpedo bombers of No. 8 and 100 Squadron RAAF taxiing to take off for a night raid on Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, on January 5, 1944.
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Flight crew of B-17F Fortress “Man-O-War” of the 306th Bomb Group in full flight dress, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, in October, 1942.
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Able Seaman Joe Nantais manning an Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft gun aboard HMCS Prince David near Kythira, Greece, on September 16, 1944.
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In 1943, a B-17 warms up in the snow, with hard working members of the 2nd Service Group at Meeks Field in Iceland. ✈️
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