December 2007
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The Church Street Bombing
This is an excerpt of an on-line discussion with a fellow who was not aware of Nelson Mandela’s violent past. Hi Richard I too opposed Apartheid and I do not agree with the sentiments of the Springbok club at all. They do not represent my views, however I used their website as a reference as this ‘event’ from Mandela’s life seems to have been downplayed or glossed over in...
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Arab-Israeli Conflict Quiz #1
The Arab-Israeli Conflict I 1. At which International Conference after World War I was the Palestine Mandate granted to Britain? 2. This area was separated from Palestine and given to the Emir Abdullah in 1921. What was it named? 3. This declaration promising Palestine as a Jewish homeland was issued in 1917. Which Declaration was this? 4. What did Britain issue on May 17, 1939 to restrict...
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Ancient Egypt Quiz #3
Ancient Egypt III 1. What were the names of the two store cities the Hebrews built? 2. How many pharoahs were called Ramases (to the nearest 2)? 3. What domestic animal was held up as sacred by the Ancient Egyptians? 4. Who was the God of the Nile? 5. Who was his wife? 6. During which Dynasty were the Great Pyramids built? 7. What did Ramses II...
Angelina Jolie Gift FOr Brad Pitt: A $ 100000...
Washington, Dec 20: Brad Pitt has received a very special partner Angelina Jolie for her 44th birthday-100000 dollars custom motorcycle. The bike was engraved with a tribute to Pitt favorite musician Jeff Buckley. The front handlebars are a plague, which reads “My Sweetheart, alcohol,” the name of the album Buckley, reports Contactmusic. The actor, who turned 44 on Dec 18, was seen...
Angelina Jolie's "Pariah" Daughter
Angelina Jolie says her daughter Shiloh is a “pariah”. The ‘Beowulf’ actress, who has three adopted children and biological daughter Shiloh with partner Brad Pitt, Shiloh said very different from other children’s multicultural. Angelina Jolie said: “It looks like Brad. It’s funny because it is almost going to be the outcast in the family because she is...
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100 Great Military Figures
In order: Taken from my website: http://www.lonelythinker.com/hist340.html Name-Description-Key Wars/Campaigns 1. Alexander the Great - Macedonian/Greek king. Persian Wars and the Alexandrian drive for Empire in the 4th century BC. 2. Napoleon Bonaparte - French Emperor. Napoleonic Wars late 18th century to 1815. 3. Julius Caesar - Roman General. Roman Wars against the Barbarians in particular the...
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100 Most Critical Battles in World History
Taken from my site: http://www.lonelythinker.com/hist323.html (Western Perspective of course) Stalingrad - World War II The Somme - World War I Kursk - World War II Austrelitz - Napoleonic Wars Jutland - World War I Poitiers/Tours - Arab Conquest Wars Passchendaele - World War I Agincourt - Hundred Years War Trafalgar - Napoleonic Wars Kadesh - Egyptian-Hittite War Tannenburg - World War I Lepanto...