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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 2d

...counter-terrorism and law enforcement operations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Jerusalem.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 2d

...ion Magav, meaning border guard; its members are colloquially known as magavnikim. "Border Guard" is often used as the official name of the Israel Border Police in English. While its main task is securing Israel's borders, it has also been deployed to assist the Israel Defense Forces, and for ...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 2d

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Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

The Israel Border Police is the gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel National Police. It is also commonly known by its Hebrew abbreviat...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 4d

...ent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclear disarmament and was often arrested.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 4d

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American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in Baltimore, Maryland.

Philip Francis “Phil” Berrigan was an American peace activist and Catholic priest with the Josephites. He engaged in nonviol...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 5d

...ly after its demise; its citizens used the term 'Roman Empire' and called themselves 'Romans'.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 5d

...an Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. The term 'Byzantine Empire' was coined on...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 5d

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The Byzantine army proclaimed chief minister John VI Kantakouzenos as emperor, triggering a civil war between his supporters and those of John V Palaiologos, the heir to the throne.

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Rom...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 6d

...fel, a leading member of the Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful people in Nazi Germany. He was one of the main architects of the Holocaust.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 6d

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Heinrich Himmler ordered a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a nonconformist youth group that assisted army deserters and others hiding from the Nazis.

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was a German Nazi politician and military leader who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaf...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 7d

...truction is sufficiently advanced to support itself. For arches, this is specifically called centering. Falsework includes temporary support structures for formwork used to mold concrete in the construction of buildings, bridges, and elevated roadways.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 7d

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Three people were killed when falsework collapsed during the construction of the Loddon Bridge in Berkshire, leading to reform of construction practices in the UK.

Falsework consists of temporary structures used in construction to support a permanent structure until its cons...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 8d

...led by Britain, Austria, and Russia and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies. Prussia did not join the coalition, while Spain supported France.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 8d

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War of the Second Coalition: The Ottoman–Albanian forces of Ali Pasha of Janina defeated French troops and captured the town of Preveza at the Battle of Nicopolis.

The War of the Second Coalition was the second war targeting revolutionary France by many European monarchies, ...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 11d

...led to clashes with security forces who fired on the crowd. The protests escalated into a rebellion spreading across the country, with the forces opposing Gaddafi establishing an interim governing body, the National Transitional Council.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 11d

... in the North African country of Libya which was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Zawiya on 8 August 2009 and finally ignited by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which ...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 11d

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First Libyan Civil War: Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader, was captured by rebel forces during the Battle of Sirte, and was killed shortly thereafter.

The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 12d

... of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great Lakes Twa.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 12d

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A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.

The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda where they form one...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 14d

...d States census, making it Louisiana's second-most populous city. It is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and the center of Louisiana's second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Baton Rouge, which had 870,569 residents in 2020.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 14d

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Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihito Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.

Baton Rouge is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 Unite...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 15d

...ventual destruction in The Last Battle.

History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 15d

...Horse and His Boy, the protagonists are all children from the real world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are sometimes called upon by the lion Aslan to protect Narnia from evil. The books span the entire history of Narnia, from its creation in The Magician's Nephew to its e...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 15d

...nd originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals. It narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the Narnian world. Except in The ...

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History Of Old @historyofold.bsky.social · 15d

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The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was released in the United Kingdom.

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes a...

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