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The shockwave from a First World War British howitzer firing knocks the shingles off a nearby roof.

(Clipped from the 2018 documentary 'They Shall Not Grow Old')

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On this day in 1865, the last sizeable contingent of Confederate forces surrender to Union troops at Fort Towson, Oklahoma. The Rebels are commanded by Stand Watie, a Cherokee and the only Native American Confederate general of the Civil War.

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On this day in 1970, the WW2 action comedy 'Kelly's Heroes' premieres. Starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Don Rickles, the movie follows a platoon of misfit GIs who set out to rob a bank full of Nazi gold. Any fans? More importantly, any haters?

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Today in 1942, the Allies capture a German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter intact after Luftwaffe pilot Armin Faber lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. The confused German flyer mistakes the Bristol Channel for the English Channel and believes the runway he is landing on is in France.

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Today in 1757, 3,000 British East India Company troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-man army of the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey. The victory helps put the region in company hands and paves the way for the eventual British takeover of the Indian subcontinent.

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On this day in 1314, Robert the Bruce takes on the English army at Bannockburn. After two days of fighting, Scotland prevails.

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@feltongeorge @JenniferEValent This is why the whole movement is doomed.

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@MichaelEverson1 I saw it in theatres and have loved it ever since.

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On this day in 2026, the editor of MHN blew off work and watched 'Last of the Mohicans.'

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Gun camera footage from the American P-51D Mustang "Lady Ovella" of the 362nd Squadron, 357th Fighter Group carrying out a strike on a locomotive somewhere inside Germany on Jan. 1, 1945. Records show the pilot — 1st Lt. John L. Sublett — ended the war an ace with eight victories.

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American troops test fire captured Japanese army weaponry at Camp Tarawa, Hawaii, April 1944.

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@Super70sSports This is the funniest thing I've seen on Twitter all week... which is something considering that I like to keep up with the news and current events.

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@mviser Significant bungling along with significant incompetence.

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Remarkable article. Worth the price of a subscription...

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Ukraine’s resistance is alive and more lethal than ever—and many Ukrainians under Russian occupation have been crucial to the intelligence work behind it, @Team_Harbaugh reports. https://t.co/yCkFfz9Wgl

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@SnarkNed @DavePrekup It's in the scene where the two British officers are in their quarters before shipping out talking about the dangers of charging into battle wearing too fancy looking a cap

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"Here's the World War One flying ace listening to a historically accurate hit parade circa 1918."

Points to anyone who can name all the famous wartime tunes Schroeder is playing.

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On this day in 1813, Laura Secord walks 20 miles to warn the British of an American attack near Niagara. The incident will later give the fledgling Canadian nation its own Paul Revere legend.

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On this day in 1807, the warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the frigate USS Chesapeake off Norfolk, Virginia. Four crew members from the American vessel are accused of desertion from the Royal Navy and arrested. One is later hanged. U.S. citizens are outraged.

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Today in 1941, four million German troops launch an invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite initially achieving huge territorial gains and inflicting staggering losses on the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa soon stalls and will ultimately prove fatal for the Third Reich.

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On this day in 1940, the French government signs an armistice with Hitler at Compiègne, the spot of Germany's capitulation in 1918. To add insult to injury, the Führer holds the ceremony in the very same railway car used for the First World War armistice.