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Made famous by Saving Private Ryan, President Abraham Lincoln's personal letter to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, who lost sons in the Civil War. Quote: DALLAS — A Texas museum hopes a document found in its archives turns out to be an authentic government copy of Abraham Lincoln's eloquent letter consoling a mother thought to have lost five sons in the Civil War. The ...

1066 by the French but nowadays we are being invaded by immigrants

What is your favorite defunct 20th century nation(s) and why? I mean by defunct countries like Austria-Hungary, USSR etc.

A toy hedgehog has been found in a child's grave at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The toy is around 3000 years old and was placed in the 3-year-old child's grave when they died as it was probably their favourite possession. Prehistoric child is discovered buried with 'toy hedgehog' at Stonehenge By Daily Mail Reporter 10th October 2008 Daily Mail This toy hedgehog, found in...

That the current UK admistration is 100% behind "our boys". There's one gagging order that is at least easy to bring up. Oh, FYI Two type 45s were scratched last week. Good job bailing out "Northen Rock" cost a mere £80 bil. eh?

Hi I just had brief read of the Japanese invasion of China, and in particular the attrocities in Nanking. If, and from what i have been reading it must have been pretty horrific. I do not seem to be able to gather much information. But I gather the Japanese goverment is vey secretive and embarrassesd about one of the crimes of genocide before and during the Paciific theartre of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Canmoore I was just thinking of this.. What about China is it, that allowes it to have the highest population?? Even in ancient times, China (or the kingdoms that would eventually make up China) had populations higher than anywhere else in the world. It has everything to do with the ...

- Maginot line - Yamato-class battleships - Iraqi Project Babylon - US land warrior project - US OCIW program - Iran's destroyers and frigates

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Nothing much Online. I tried it previously also when I heard about it the first time, there's absolutely nothing and today also I am not able to find anything on that matter, however there's fictional novel that deals in that .... its " The Devil's Alternative " by " Frederick Forsyth ". You might want to check that out

1066 by the French but nowadays we are being invaded by immigrants

What is your favorite defunct 20th century nation(s) and why? I mean by defunct countries like Austria-Hungary, USSR etc.

Made famous by Saving Private Ryan, President Abraham Lincoln's personal letter to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, who lost sons in the Civil War. Quote: DALLAS — A Texas museum hopes a document found in its archives turns out to be an authentic government copy of Abraham Lincoln's eloquent letter consoling a mother thought to have lost five sons in the Civil War. The ...