Tag: Welsh castle
20-Nov-09 – History Links of the Day
by Jonathan on Nov.20, 2009, under Uncategorized
Where would we be without the wonders of the Interweb?
1) Can we learn any Soviet lessons from their own occupation of Afghanistan in the 70s-80s? Probably not… (Link)
2) 10 most memorable Internet moments of the past decade. The invention of Facebook poking isn’t there? (Link)
3) A disgruntled lover’s diary reveals that Mussolini wanted the Jews dead every bit as much as Adolf. (Link)
4) National Geographic is on the prowl trying to find the South American traces of Dr. Joseph Mengele, Nazi physician and torture-master. (Link)
5) If you have $130,000 to spend then this XIIIth century castle in Wales can be yours. You will need to install some serious insulation for winter… (Link)
ON THIS DAY IN 1945: Top-ranking Nazi officials are brought to court in what is called the “Nuremburg Trials”. Unfortunately, no Hitler, no Goebbels and Goering committed suicide by cyanide before we could hang him. (Link)
AND AS FOR THE LIGHTER SIDE: Cracked.com’s “6 inventors who got Jack S*** for Changing the Modern World” – I’m not sure if the inventor of Tetris fits in this category… (Link)
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