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A) 1992 B) 2002 C) 2020 D) 2023
Lenin died. What did he ever do for us? Or indeed anyone?
... 'how far have you got back to', but 'have you found anyone interesting?' Starting in 1963 when I married and my wife showed me her dog's pedigree I've researched all of my lines. Many were... ...
Advice please as to how to determine if a Squatter`s cottage was constructed in the 19th century or earlier. Many thanks.
I seemed to have mislaid all of my demob paperwork from when I was demobbed from the National Service.That was in 1953,I was in the Royal Artillery for 2 years.Would it be possible to obtain this... ...
I'm in the UK and subscribe to Paramount+. Does anyone know why I cannot find the recently-released documentary "JFK: What The Doctors Saw"? When I search for it, I get "Title Not... ...
e.g. Q : She sings in Berkeley Square A : Nightengale (Florence) Q1 : Mistaken for Noah's Wife Q2 : File this Russian leader
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour...the sleeping giant was awoken....you know the rest. Isoroku Yamamoto: "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible... ...
In 1492, C S the O B
The R R is 1230 K L
1798 the B of V H
For many years the star attraction in the Ulster Museum, for children at least, had been a mummy. When I was younger there was also a tattooed Maori head on display. While the origins of the mummy... ...
Islamic nation dragged itself kicking and screaming into the 7th century. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ratified changes to the country's legal code that made women equal to men before the... ...
Or was it the last of the milestones of his career, designed to take revenge on Britain for the extremely late landing in Normandy?
I understand that this weekend, ancestry and findmypast are offering free access. I am not sure what records are included - it is probably mainly military, but just thought it was worth pointing... ...
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The great Sean Connery died aged 90.
John Cleese of Monty Python, Fawlty towers etc, fame was born in Weston-super-mare. Fun fact, the original family name was Cheese but his dad thought it was embarrassing so he used Cleese when... ...