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St. Helena teens interview last WWI vet in US
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 30, 2008
Coffee in hand, the students were studying World War I. It's likely the only elective course of its kind in a US high school - focusing on the so-called War ...



This Week in History
The Santa Barbara Independent, CA - 2 hours ago
... President Woodrow Wilson delivers his “Fourteen Points” speech to Congress, laying the groundwork for the League of Nations in the wake of WWI. ...



New books at the Latah County Library
Latah Eagle, ID - 1 hour ago
A WWI vet, who had accidental contact with leprosy during the war, returns home to a satisfying life in the US, only to be diagnosed with leprosy himself ...



WWI smelter due $6.6 million cleaning
Tulsa World, OK - Dec 29, 2008
Fuel and Manufacturing was a zinc smelter that operated from 1914 through 1925 and helped the country meet demands for zinc during World War I. When the ...



WWI Veteran Frank Buckles To Be Honored By The Williamsport ...
MSNBC - Dec 18, 2008
WILLIAMSPORT, MD -The only surviving World War I veteran will receive a special type of tribute this weekend, unlike ones hes ever had before. ...



National WWI Museum finds success
Fort Mills Times, SC - Dec 26, 2008
Despite some funding struggles, the National World War I Museum continues to record higher than expected attendance, attract dignitaries and politicians and ...



Eternal Damnation of the Spotless Mind
New Republic, DC - Jan 6, 2009
19, 2007, for his comments on the slaughter of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces during WWI ... in horror that the police officers guarding the ...



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Callous thieves loot Digger’s WWI medals
Where I Live - News Community Media, Australia - Jan 4, 2009
Heartless thieves have stolen priceless World War I memorabilia from a Mt Warren Park home, robbing a Vietnam veteran of his last connection to his great ...



Christmas Concert Honors Last Surviving WWI Veteran
WHAG, MD - Dec 21, 2008
WILLIAMSPORT, MD – The Williamsport Community Band held a Christmas concert to honor Frank W. Buckles, America's last surviving veteran of World War I. ...
WWI veteran enjoys tribute concert Hagerstown Morning Herald
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Washington Times

Iraq strategy takes lessons from wrong war; try WWI
Washington Times, DC - Dec 23, 2008
Lessons from World War I offer reason to think that a speedy withdrawal can promote democracy, good will and even peace in the Middle East. ...


Youtube (videos about WWi)

Einstein and Eddington (2/ )

Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story follows how Einstein developed the theory of relativity while maintaining a relationship with Sir Arthur Eddington, a famed British scientist who was one of the few who understood it and informed it with theories of his own. (Yeah, I nicked that summary off of a site and it's RUBBISH! It's better than it sounds :D)Stars David Tennant as Sir Arthur Eddington and Andy Serkis as Albert Einstein.

Author: Laurawrzz
Keywords: einstein and eddington david tennant andy serkis bbc albert arthur
Added: January 8, 2009



Kid singing the Animaniacs President song

this is my brother, the president enthusiast, singing his favorite song.Lyrics:George Washington was the first, you see He once chopped down a cherry tree President number two would be John Adams and then number three Tom Jefferson stayed up to write The Declaration late at night So he and his wife had a great big fight And she made him sleep on the couch all night James Madison never had a son And he fought the War of 1812 James Monroe's colossal nose Was bigger than Pinocchio's John Quincy Adams was number six And it's Andrew Jackson's butt he kicks So Jackson learns to play politics Next time he's the one that the country picks Martin Van Buren, number eight For a one-term shot as Chief of State William Harrison, how do you praise? That guy was dead in thirty days John Tyler, he liked country folk And after him came President Polk Zachary Taylor liked to smoke His breath killed friends whenever he spoke Eighteen fifty, really nifty Millard Fillmore's in Young and fierce was Franklin Pierce The man without a chin Follows next a period spannin' Four long years with James Buchanan Then the South starts shootin' cannon And we've got a civil war A war, a war down south in Dixie Up to bat comes old Abe Lincoln There's a guy who's really thinkin' Kept the United States from shrinkin' Saved the ship of state from sinkin' Andrew Johnson's next He had some slight defects Congress each Would impeach And so the country now elects Ulysses Simpson Grant Who would scream and rave and rant While drinking whiskey Although risky 'Cause he'd spill it on his pants It's eighteen seventy-seven And the Democrats would gloat But they're all amazed when Rutherford Hayes Wins by just one vote James Garfield, someone really hated 'Cause he was assassinated Chester Arthur gets instated Four years later, he was traded For Grover Cleveland, really fat Elected twice as a Democrat Then Benjamin Harrison; after that It's William McKinley up to bat Teddy Roosevelt charged up San Juan Hill And President Taft, he got the bill In 1913 Woodrow Wil... ...son takes us into World War One Warren Harding next in line It's Calvin Coolidge; he does fine And then in nineteen twenty-nine The market crashes, and we find It's Herbert Hoover's big debut He gets the blame and loses to Franklin Roosevelt, president who Helped us win in World War Two Harry Truman, weird little human Serves two terms and when he's done It's Eisenhower who's got the power From fifty-three to sixty-one John Kennedy had Camelot Then Lyndon Johnson took his spot Richard Nixon, he gets caught And Gerald Ford fell down a lot Jimmy Carter liked campaign trips And Ronald Reagan's speeches' scripts All came from famous movie clips And President Bush said "read my lips" Now in Washington D.C. There's Democrats and the G.O.P. But the ones in charge are plain to see The Clintons, Bill and Hillary The next President to lead the way Well, it just might be yourself one day Then the press'll distort everything you say So jump in your plane and fly away

Author: Asleeponatightrope
Keywords: animaniacs presidents president
Added: January 8, 2009



Lawrence of Arabia Part 1

movies.. http://newfullmovies.infoLawrence of Arabia Part 1An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in London at the age of 47, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the OttomanLawrence of Arabia movie part 1 trailer preview teaser clip movie full movie part 1 HD quality watch movies free full movies Peter O'Toole

Author: justawesomemovies
Keywords: Lawrence of Arabia movie part trailer preview teaser clip full HD quality watch movies free Peter O'Toole
Added: January 8, 2009



WWI 2008 video3

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WWI 2008 video3

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WWI 2008 video3

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WWI 2008 video3

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Flickr (photos about WWi)

WWI Coldstream Guards 4th Battalion Pioneers in France - 1915 or laterWWI Fort in the AlpsWWI Austro-Hungarian SoldierWWI German Stormtrooper with Gas Mask and 2nd Class Iron Cross Ribbon BarGrandpa John: WWI VetsWWI German Medic and Armed German Sentry
WWI British Soldier and Child -The KingWWI Mounted Austro-Hungarian MedicWWI - pure vintage in sepiaWWI German Soldiers Celebrate Christmas 1916WWI German 84th Foot ArtilleryWWI German Army Medic 16th Infantry Regiment
WWI German Infantryman Heinrich Merkel with 2nd Class Iron Cross Ribbon in the Trenches 1915The Horror of War - A WWI German Ambulance Takes an Artillery HitDC WWI Memorial – Fire Sky - 9-14-08vintage portrait: great-grandfather in WWI military uniformWWI Austro-Hungarian Officer Mounted on a Bosnian Mountain PonyWWI Ambulance
WWI Italian Soldier 32nd InfantryWWI German Soldier ( Cavalry )Russian pilot WWINo. 44 General Ivanoff (WWI Cigarette Card)No. 49 H.R.H. Cr. Prince of Serbia (WWI Cigarette Card)R D Jones   WWI  Semper Fi

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The Irishman Who Reluctantly Became Lawrence of Arabia
In August of 1922, a thirty-four-year old man named Thomas Lawrence enlisted in Britain's Royal Air Force under the assumed name of John Hume Ross. He took on the rank of aircraftsman, the lowest rank in the service. Ross was hiding his past. Ross was also known as ex-Lt. Col. T.E. Lawrence, the most famous WWI soldier in Britain.
http://digg.com/people/The_Irishman_Who_Reluctantly_Became_Lawrence_of_Arabia

Sniper WWI Game
You are a sniper on the fields of battle in WWI, can you complete all the missions and survive the war
http://digg.com/playable_web_games/Sniper_WWI_Game

Plane Flying Game
The game is called; "Death From Above" and it is basically based on a WW-I fighter plane. When the game loads, it starts with a little intro showing enemy attack on your base. In the next menu you got to choose from different planes of all................
http://digg.com/playable_web_games/Plane_Flying_Game

A Hymn for High Places
A long lost poem about mountaineering and the freedom of the hills. Written during WWI, very moving.
http://digg.com/other_sports/A_Hymn_for_High_Places

Miracle in the Trenches: The WWI Christmas Truce
Hitler ever the pro- war monger was there during the World War I truce. He was just a corporal and didn't like the idea of the truce.
http://digg.com/educational/Miracle_in_the_Trenches_The_WWI_Christmas_Truce

Visit Kobarid through Virtual Video Travel
Kobarid is a nice small town in Trenta valley in Slovenia. This area is well know because of one of the greatest battles during the WWI - The battle of Soča.
http://digg.com/travel_places/Visit_Kobarid_through_Virtual_Video_Travel

Weimar Russia? - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Judah Grunstein compares post-WWI Germany with contemporary Russia: "Given that Russia's bellicose posturing of late has to do with domestic political concerns in addition to strategic ones, and given that the economic hardship ahead will only exacerbate those domestic political concerns, the possibility of an increasingly aggressive Russian leader
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Weimar_Russia_The_Daily_Dish_By_Andrew_Sullivan

The Collapse of the Old Order
A look at how the world changed from 1919-1945 - rise of fascism, consequences of WWI and WWII
http://digg.com/educational/The_Collapse_of_the_Old_Order

Turkish intellectuals issue apology to Armenians
As the Islamic fundamentalists in Turkey turn the tables on men, and figuratively sharpen their knives, their hard-thinking brothers offer an olive branch to the Armenian nation for the Ottoman turks' genocide in WWI. Unfortunately, it doesn't put the Islamists into the apologetic camp, and they aren't happy with the apology.
http://digg.com/politics/Turkish_intellectuals_issue_apology_to_Armenians

Obama sets Middle East collision course
Specifically, he is offending the Turks by bringing up the Armenian incident, that goes back to 1915 and, you'd think, was settled in WWI.
http://digg.com/world_news/Obama_sets_Middle_East_collision_course