Meet Jonathan, oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world. Came to life in 1832 & currently 188 years old. He has lived through WW1 & WW2, Russian Revolution, saw seven monarchs on British throne, and 39 US presidents. Face says ‘everything will pass’ including #Corona .

A photograph of WW1 painters at Hammersmith station.

Correcting President Trump :
1 - The Continental Army was not named after Washington.
2 - General Cornwallis was not from Yorktown he was from britain.
3 - There were no Airports or planes in 'Revolutionary War' or The War of 1812.
4 - WW2 wasn't a century after WW1 only 21 yrs.

#USNavy #WWIII #NATO #navy #ColdWar #BlackSea : USS Nautilus (SSN-571) commissioned Jan. 21, 1954. She's the world's first nuclear submarine, the world's first true submarine and first to sail under the North Pole. I think you'll love this virtual tour! 1/

It's 2023, 109 years after WW1 started, yet the pre-WW1 imperial borders are still visible on the election map of Poland - and on many others, for that matter.

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A German-Jewish WW1 veteran wears his Iron Cross while a Nazi soldier stands in front of his shop for intimidation, 1933

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A sausage laden french soldier in WW1.

The trenches of WW1 were an utter hell that even amongst accomplished veterans of that time prayed they would never have to go back to.

My son is in Y11 at a local special school. They're studying WW1 and he wrote this poem. If you have a minute give it a read. It was read out in assembly #ASD #SEND #ADHD

The trenches of ww1 are considered to be the worst and brutal place to be by not only vets of that war but by everyone else after that as well the men you fought in the trenches after the war was over were husks of themselves that saw horrors that I hope I will never see

Number of deaths by country in WW1 visualized‼️

AS YOU WATCH THIS KEEP IN MIND THAT WW3 WILL BE THOUSANDS OF TIMES WORSE ⚠️

Sto leggendo dell'attentato di #Fico e anche delle possibili similitudini con l'attentato di Sarajevo che ha determinato l'inizio della WW1.

La WW3 ci sarà solo se lo vorrà la Cina, dato che la Russia, da sola, non resisterebbe nemmeno un giorno.

Quindi calma.

800,000 ready to cross from Libya.

500,000 ready to cross from Tunisia.

250,000 coming through the Balkans.

For comparison, that is roughly the size of the German army that swept through Belgium in WW1.

The logistics of this invasion are immense.

Who is organizing it?

The famous Christmas truce of 1914 is one of the most uplifting, sacred stories in recent history.

At several points along the Western front of WW1, a series of frontline ceasefires sprung up on Christmas Day after months of gruesome conflict - a short peace in a terrible war.

I really like the dark atmosphere of WW1, but I also like dark fantasy. Combining these things can produce unimaginable results.

We could and should never take peace in Europe for granted. Today, 100 years since the end of WW1, the European Union stands for peace and unity. #Armistice

Died on this date -(Aust)Lance Sergeant Alexander “MacWilliam” (b.1884; Eaglehawk, Victoria under surname of McWilliam), Service number 1397, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Clan McGillivray (A46) on 2 Feb 1915 with 14th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements and

Sam Tarry MP The distance between United Kingdom and Gaza is 3644 km. According to international law, you must apply for refugee status in the very first safe country. Why should the UK take in a single Palestinian? For they then desecrate British WW1-2 memorials? To attack those who hold the