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1944 – The Battle of the Bulge – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. 1944 – The Battle of the Bulge. 8211; 16 December 1944. The Germans launched their last major offensive of World War II, known to most as the Battle of the Bulge the Germans originally called it. Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein. Operation watch on the Rhine). This battle which lasted until the 25. Of January 1944 became the bloodiest battle of World War II for the Americans, The Department of the Army recording US losses at more than 108,000. The Germa...
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1941 – Roosevelt Declares War on Japan – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. 1941 – Roosevelt Declares War on Japan. 8211; 8 December 1941. One day after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese military the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the US to declare war on Japan. The official declaration occurred when President Roosevelt signed the petition declaring war at 4:10 pm on the 8. December 8, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Email (Address never made public).
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43 BC – Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. 43 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated. 8211; 7 December 43BC. Cicero was one of the greatest orators of Rome, and lived through some of the most turbulent events at the end of the Republic. He was born on the 3rd of January in 103 BC in Arpinum, to a well-off equestrian family. New man) when he became consul, and not a member of the established political elite as none of his relatives had previously achieved the Consulship. When the civil wa...
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Bringing back the extinct Aurochs – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. Bringing back the extinct Aurochs. A team of scientists working with the Tauros Programme are trying to bring the extinct Aurochs back to Europe. The Aurochs was an ancient bovine breed that stood about 7 feet tall at the shoulder, 2 feet taller than their modern descendants, and were last seen in Europe in the 17. January 3, 2017. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Sorry, y...
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Saturnalia – New Header Image – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. Saturnalia – New Header Image. To celebrate the start of the Ancient Roman Saturnalia festival we have changed our header image to a ‘slice’ taken from Antoine Callet’s oil painting. Callet was a French painter who lived 1741 – 1823. He became the official portraitist for Louis XVI, as well as creating allegorical works such as this one. December 17, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Email (Address never made public).
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Greek manuscripts from the British Library online – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. Greek manuscripts from the British Library online. The British Library has digitised and made over 900 Greek manuscripts available online. They are available for viewing as high resolution colour images. The manuscripts range from early classical literature to 18th century translations. A complete list of the manuscripts and direct links to them is available here. December 14, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Amarna Reports Digitised and Available – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. Amarna Reports Digitised and Available. Originally published by the Egypt Exploration Society the 6 volumes that make up the Amarna Reports were published between 1984 and 1995. These reports have since gone out of print but have now been digitised and made freely available by the Egypt Exploration Society here. December 16, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Viking Raider Saint’s Lost Shrine Rediscovered – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. Viking Raider Saint’s Lost Shrine Rediscovered. Archaeologists believe that they have found the original shrine of the Viking king turned Saint, Olaf Haraldsson. This unlikely Saint spent his early years as a Viking raider before being baptized into the Roman Catholic church in 1013. The Viking king was killed on the 29. December 15, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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1963 – Doctor Who first appeared on Television – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. 1963 – Doctor Who first appeared on Television. 8211; 23 November 1963. The first episode of what would become the Doctor Who franchise aired in Britain. The first series consisted of four episodes aired over a period of four weeks and introduced William Hartnell as the first Doctor. November 23, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email (Address never made public).
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Hundreds of Stolen Artefacts sold on Ebay – History Bytez
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Byte Sized bits of History. History Bytez’ Free Magazine. Hundreds of Stolen Artefacts sold on Ebay. A 56 year-old male employee of the Orleans Museum of Natural History located South of Paris has been handed a 3 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to the theft of 666 stones and fossils dating back to the Neolithic era. December 19, 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email (Address never made public). History Bytez...
