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Originally posted on keithbracey:
Birmingham: The City of Enlightenment: MADE IN BIRMINGHAM TIMELINE from the time of The Lunar Men and The Midlands Enlightenment to the year 2000. 18th century 1727: Birmingham is becoming a hot-bed of creative activity and…
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Originally posted on Heritage Calling:
The First World War was the first conflict in which aviation played a major role. At first, balloons, aircraft and airships were used for reconnaissance and dropping bombs. Increasingly, aerial duels were fought to gain…
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Originally posted on Heritage Calling:
Today, 20 November 2017, marks the centenary of the first mass use of tanks in the First World War. During the Battle of Cambrai in northern France (20 October – 6 December 1917) 378 tanks…
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Originally posted on Historical Excerpts:
Russia ? ? British ? ? Wing Commander Peter Brothers, RAF, 15 victories Wing Commander Douglas Ian Benham, RAF, 11+ victories Wing Commander Roland Beam, RAF, 10 victories Squadron Leader Andrew McKenzie, RAF, 8+ victories…
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Originally posted on OUT IN BRUM:
Last year I wrote about Birmingham Pride after the awful attacks on the LGBT community at Pulse nightclub in Orlando where 49 people were murdered. This year I must write about Pride having taken…
