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Trying to ID this famous Americam Any help appreciated.

303 Squadron is arguably the most famous Battle of Britain Fighter squadron, but their prized trophy is from action over the beautiful rural Derbyshire countryside near to where I live. See my blog for an illustrated account...

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Hello everybody.What do we know about the ancesters of Buffalo Bill ? Economical immigrants ? Circus s artists ? Political refugees ? Good business men ? Thank you.

I thought it would be interesting to find out what your favourite last words were in history. I'll start with my two favourites: "Last words are for those who haven't said enough."-Karl Marx. "Now is not the time for making new enemies." -Voltaire, after being asked by a priest to renounce...

Maybe I should have put this in the Billy the Kid photo thread; but along with the alleged "croquet photo" and new Billy photo, it covers alleged photographs of Abraham Lincoln, Civil War Spy Kate Warne, and Doc Holliday: 5 Historical Photos That Don't Depict The Famous People They Claim

There were about 500,000 plus people who attended the Woodstock Music Festival in New York State in 1969. In the crowd, were there people who became famous in the future? Future famous actors, politicians, writers, musicians? People who were unknowns then. Tim Russert, the late (unfortunately)...

Question are there any of these 'before the battle' messages from a British (or other) commander that was famous for being: Too long, too verbose, to obtuse or thought to have been odd, strange or misplaced? Thanks in advance

I finished reading How to Stop Worrying and Start Living; the Christian content in it isn't for everyone, and I know that Dale Carnegie did not understand Buddhism. Ironically, Dale Carnegie allegedly died of cancer. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a way more famous work. Now, why...

Hello , all what are the most famous swordfighters of History ? Feel free to include also Axefighters, polearm fighters or general heroes of history that kicked ... on field , Just don't post about the usual Japanese samurai we all know about :) ... I found Some : Flamma AKA “The...

Whenever I have read about Polish Winged Hussars, I have never read any mention of single hussars that distinguished themselves in any way. I assume this is because I just haven't found the right sources just yet. Do you fine people know of any?

I will start off with the Turkish combat pilot Sabiha Gokcen(reported to be the world's first female fighter pilot) ...here is Gokcen pictured with Ataturk himself,

The question is just what it says in the title: Famous or important people killed by elephants? Countless thousands of war elephants have been used in Asian battles. So many warriors including kings and generals have been killed by arrows, swords, spears, guns, etc. used by enemy warriors on...

What about this cultural world phenomenon? I wonder if Indians know how this actor is famous ... Kabir Bedi [ कबीर बेदी] is probably the symbol of India [again, I don't know if Indians know this]. If you ask to an Italian about Indian personages...

This book is a detailed tale of this actual material concerning the contentious person in the history of America: Alexander Hamilton. The adventure of Alexander Hamilton is an experience of adolescence denial and advancing struggle. It is the adventure of a 10-year-old boy whose father abandons...

Does anyone know of any interviews with great academic Historians? I don't mean the TV celeb types, but more the old school ones like E.H. Carr, Hobsbawm the frogspawn, AJP Taylor, Richard J Evans and Hugh Trevor-Roper? I'm looking to expand my podcast collection and I wouldn't mind listening...

Do we actually know of any descendants of famous people from antiquity (Gaius Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, Hannibal, Alexander) who were still around in the middle ages?

Let's talk about two of my favourites: Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. Do not love your neighbor as yourself. If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury. Let's face it: it is quite...

Hi i was just wondering about famous divisions and what made them famous. So any ideas? I'll start with 7th Panzer Division the "Ghost Division" so called, according to wiki, because: "During the Battle of France, the 7th Panzer Division earned the name of the Ghost Division...

I'm sure most of you already knew, but here are a few facts about him you may not know: Guess which famous person was born today...