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Daily Archives: May 22, 2021
Mystery solved? A look at Amelia Earhart’s life and disappearance – MSN May 21, 2021
Not a whole lot of evidence the mystery has been solved – MSN – Mystery solved? A look at Amelia Earhart’s life and disappearance: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/mystery-solved-a-look-at-amelia-earharts-life-and-disappearance/ss-AAKeBce?li=BBnbfcL. Not much meat in the article. There are 30 slides and each adds more information. … Continue reading
Albuera: The bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War — Redcoat History
The Battle of Albuera, fought on the 16th of May 1811, is considered to be the bloodiest fought during the entire Peninsular War. Other battles such as Talavera saw a bigger total of dead and wounded, but as a percentage … Continue reading
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MyHeritageDNA Mega Sale Ends Tomorrow – DNA Saturdays May 22, 2021
Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading
Made in India — Footprints of Italian Prisoners of War in Australia
Libya…India…Australia Settimio Ceppitelli was with the 201 Reggimento Artiglierei Division 23 MARZO when he was captured 11th December 1940 near Bardia. Made in India
Stunning examples of shipping container architecture – MSN May 22, 2021
I have posted several times about shipping containers being used for homes, businesses, and other businesses – Used Shipping Container Prices Going Up – March 12, 2020. I saw this today on MSN – Stunning examples of shipping container architecture: … Continue reading
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Ukrainian birth records from archives take down a brickwall on great-grandparents — Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
After having success in getting my great-grandparents’ marriage record from Kharkiv archives earlier this year, I decided it was time to try my luck in Kyiv archives. Looking through my family tree, I determined the archive scans I would love … Continue reading
Current DNA Sales – May 22, 2021
Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading
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{Video} Erin Condren Life Planner Unboxing! — Book Coffee Happy
I have such a fun post for you today about a different type of book…the one that I would very literally be LOST without! I am absolutely OBSESSED with Erin Condren Life Planners. I wrote a post last spring (including … Continue reading
We all had to work together regardless of race – Veterans’ Perspective YouTube
I saw this recently – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnTDCtVqXFA Direct link: We all had to work together regardless of race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnTDCtVqXFA (about 2:33 minutes long)
Curiosity rover on Mars spotted from space as it climbs ‘Mont Mercou’ (video) – Space.com May 21, 2021 – Space Saturday May 22, 2021
I saw this yesterday on Space.com – Curiosity rover on Mars spotted from space as it climbs ‘Mont Mercou’ (video) – https://www.space.com/mars-rover-curiosity-on-mont-mercou-orbit-photo. Slightly longer article, but here’s what I considered relevant. It has a video and some photos. By Mike … Continue reading
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