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Started by Rix Gins, January 01, 2016, 08:20:14 PM


Rix Gins

From the Library of Congress.  The Evening Star., January 19, 1919.


Here's a nice little piece of Bolshevik  propaganda  (Decrees of the Soviet Government (Moscow: Institute of Marxism-Leninism, 1957), Vol. I, pp. 335-336.) describing the 'Dissolution of the Constituent Assembly', Jan 19, 1918.
http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1917-2/constituent-assembly/constituent-assembly-texts/dissolution-of-the-constituent-assembly/

Original Source: Izvestiia, No. 5, 20 January 1918, p. 1.

albrecht

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on January 19, 2019, 10:24:51 AM
Here's a nice little piece of Bolshevik  propaganda  (Decrees of the Soviet Government (Moscow: Institute of Marxism-Leninism, 1957), Vol. I, pp. 335-336.) describing the 'Dissolution of the Constituent Assembly', Jan 19, 1918.
http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1917-2/constituent-assembly/constituent-assembly-texts/dissolution-of-the-constituent-assembly/

Original Source: Izvestiia, No. 5, 20 January 1918, p. 1.
Good find. Funny how history repeats, or at least rhymes as Twain was claimed to have written.
Possible opening remarks of the new Congress: "the old bourgeois parliament has outlived its usefulness"

Quote from: albrecht on January 19, 2019, 10:35:31 AM
Good find. Funny how history repeats, or at least rhymes as Twain was claimed to have written.
Possible opening remarks of the new Congress: "the old bourgeois parliament has outlived its usefulness"
Let's hope not.  ;)
Although Congress is rife with self-proclaimed Commies, rabid Bolsheviks,  and self-serving P.O.S.   >:(

German Unterseebooten SM UB-22 bites the dust in a Limey mine field.
I'm having a hell of a time trying to find anything that isn't from a wiki.   :(
(Wikis can be changed by anyone, in effect, rewriting history.)

I finally found some info that didn't come from a Fricki' wiki.    ;D
Where else, but on uboat.net - an excellent site BTW if you're into the U-Boats, from both wars.

https://uboat.net/wwi/boats/?boat=UB+22


Metron2267

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on January 19, 2019, 11:28:27 AM
Let's hope not.  ;)
Although Congress is rife with self-proclaimed Commies, rabid Bolsheviks,  and self-serving P.O.S.   >:(

A-fucking-men! >:(

Rix Gins

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on January 19, 2019, 08:42:15 PM
German Unterseebooten SM UB-22 bites the dust in a Limey mine field.
I'm having a hell of a time trying to find anything that isn't from a wiki.   :(
(Wikis can be changed by anyone, in effect, rewriting history.)

I finally found some info that didn't come from a Fricki' wiki.    ;D
Where else, but on uboat.net - an excellent site BTW if you're into the U-Boats, from both wars.

https://uboat.net/wwi/boats/?boat=UB+22

Sad that the sub was destroyed over two months past the ending of the war.  Nice link, thanks, Logan.  But you know, I refer to Wikipedia quite often because it is handy in a Reader's Digest sort of way, haha.  Wikipedia does have a fairly detailed account of the SM UB-22 U-boat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UB-22  Are all the facts and figures correct in the article?  I don't know, but it does look as if someone who made the entry had access to books on naval history and or specialized records of German U-boats during WWI.         

Rix Gins

From the Imperial War Museum, January 20, 1919.


QuoteRuined houses in the Rue de Termonde at Hazebrouck, 20 January 1919.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205323410 © IWM (Q 78650)


QuoteRuins of a church in Armentieres, 20 January 1919.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245662 © IWM (Q 9947)


QuoteRuins of a German built concrete structure at Radinghem, 20 January 1919.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245665 © IWM (Q 9950)




Quote from: Rix Gins on January 20, 2019, 04:25:31 AM
Sad that the sub was destroyed over two months past the ending of the war.  Nice link, thanks, Logan.  But you know, I refer to Wikipedia quite often because it is handy in a Reader's Digest sort of way, haha.  Wikipedia does have a fairly detailed account of the SM UB-22 U-boat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UB-22  Are all the facts and figures correct in the article?  I don't know, but it does look as if someone who made the entry had access to books on naval history and or specialized records of German U-boats during WWI.       
Oh, don't get me wrong, Wiki's are great as a starting point for research, but, although generally factual, you're not allowed to use them as a cite in colleges or tech schools for a reason.   ;)

It was odd yesterday when I was searching. All i got was references to wiki's - nothing else.
I think Smoogles AI was indirectly messing with me. (I avoid google, but some of the meta-search engines pull results from them.) I was using different search engines and querries. I had to close the browser, kill the connection, bleachbit, clear the clipboard, and refire the browser before I got a decent result from an extremely tangential query. It was like there was something about that boat, or that series of U-Boats that someone was trying to be hide.
When oddities like that happen, I immediately suspect interference. Or maybe one of the XKeyScore operators was bored yesterday - lol.  ;)  ;D

Okay - for today we have:
Two Royal Irish Constabulary officers were killed in an ambush at Soloheadbeg in Tipperary, Ireland, igniting the Anglo-Irish War.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/soloheadbeg-wicked-beginning-of-the-war-of-independence-1.3742421
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/first-shots-irelands-war-independence-13884631

Seattle Metal Trades Council went on strike, leading to a citywide general strike two weeks later.
http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/shipyards_webb.shtml     



BTW - I used Wikipedia to find the events, and then went out looking for sources.     ( <-- oh, another UB lost today too.)     ;)



albrecht

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on January 21, 2019, 04:22:49 AM
Oh, don't get me wrong, Wiki's are great as a starting point for research, but, although generally factual, you're not allowed to use them as a cite in colleges or tech schools for a reason.   ;)

It was odd yesterday when I was searching. All i got was references to wiki's - nothing else.
I think Smoogles AI was indirectly messing with me. (I avoid google, but some of the meta-search engines pull results from them.) I was using different search engines and querries. I had to close the browser, kill the connection, bleachbit, clear the clipboard, and refire the browser before I got a decent result from an extremely tangential query. It was like there was something about that boat, or that series of U-Boats that someone was trying to be hide.
When oddities like that happen, I immediately suspect interference. Or maybe one of the XKeyScore operators was bored yesterday - lol.  ;) ;D

Okay - for today we have:
Two Royal Irish Constabulary officers were killed in an ambush at Soloheadbeg in Tipperary, Ireland, igniting the Anglo-Irish War.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/soloheadbeg-wicked-beginning-of-the-war-of-independence-1.3742421
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/first-shots-irelands-war-independence-13884631

Seattle Metal Trades Council went on strike, leading to a citywide general strike two weeks later.
http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/shipyards_webb.shtml     



BTW - I used Wikipedia to find the events, and then went out looking for sources.     ( <-- oh, another UB lost today too.)     ;)
a strange world....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddW-HeHAwo  (Red Army Choir singing it)



WOTR

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on January 21, 2019, 04:22:49 AM


BTW - I used Wikipedia to find the events, and then went out looking for sources.     ( <-- oh, another UB lost today too.)     ;)

I was scanning up to read the last post that I had missed, and I thought the headline read "Groypers will be welcomed by adherents."  Scary times.  ;)

Jackstar

I won't allow it. We'll stop him.

Rix Gins

From the Europeana Collections.


Photo of Mary Jönsson Vänersborg, taken on January 22, 1919 in Sweden.
Mary Jönsson  Vänersborg - https://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/916106/vbg_photo_VMVP2777.html. K & A Vikner. Vänersborgs museum - http://digitaltmuseum.se/021015683300. CC BY-SA - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Rix Gins

James "Jimmy Brown" Failla, senior caporegime of the Gambino crime family, was born on January 22, 1919.
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Failla



K_Dubb

Quote from: albrecht on January 21, 2019, 08:01:11 PM
a strange world....
(Red Army Choir singing it)

My dear old uncle Ralph used to play that record once in a while for a laugh.  Eet's a long vay, indeed.

Rix Gins

From the Imperial War Museum, January 24, 1919.


QuoteAmerican battleship USS Vermont with troops aboard in Brest, 24 January 1919.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205307534 © IWM (Q 58291)
History of the USS Vermont: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/vermont-bb-20.html

Rix Gins

American actor, writer, producer, and director Coleman Francis was born on January 24, 1919.

Biography of Coleman Francis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_Francis


Coleman Francis in a cameo in his film The Beast of Yucca Flats.
By Coleman Francis - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29740179


Rix Gins

From the Imperial War Museum, January 25, 1919.


QuoteAmerican troops boarding USS Celtic from lighters USS Nennette and USS St. Tudno, possibly on the way home. Brest, France, 25 January 1919.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205028792 © IWM (Q 70019)


QuoteAmerican transport ship USS Celtic at Brest, 25 January 1919.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205028803 © IWM (Q 70627)
History of the USS Celtic: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/af2.htm

starrmtn001

Hey, Rix Gins.

This is the most honest and respectable Thread on this forum.  Just thought you should know. ;) :-*

Rix Gins

Quote from: StarrMountain on January 25, 2019, 04:24:53 AM
Hey, Rix Gins.

This is the most honest and respectable Thread on this forum.  Just thought you should know. ;) :-*

Thanks for saying, Starr.  Plus we should thank Lee for providing the platform to display it.  Also a big thanks to pyewacket for the idea of starting it in the first place.  It's a fun hobby of sorts, and I'm glad that you like it.

starrmtn001

Quote from: Rix Gins on January 25, 2019, 06:29:35 AM
Thanks for saying, Starr.  Plus we should thank Lee for providing the platform to display it.  Also a big thanks to pyewacket for the idea of starting it in the first place.  It's a fun hobby of sorts, and I'm glad that you like it.
Ah, Pyewacket.  She IS awesome, and a Saving Grace to any forum She Blesses. ;D :-*

Though I rarely post, I LOVE reading the posts, yours in particular.  Thank you, for keeping it alive and vital.
Well done, Rix Gins! :-*

Metron2267

Quote from: StarrMountain on January 25, 2019, 04:24:53 AM
Hey, Rix Gins.

This is the most honest and respectable Thread on this forum.  Just thought you should know. ;) :-*

This AND the postcards thread!

;D

Rix Gins

Quote from: Metron2267 on January 25, 2019, 09:27:38 AM
This AND the postcards thread!

;D

Thanks, Metron.  I appreciate your participation in them.

Jackstar

Quote from: Rix Gins on January 25, 2019, 12:08:08 PM
I appreciate your participation

One of the few threads it occasionally posts on-topic in. What's not to like?

Metron2267

Quote from: Rix Gins on January 25, 2019, 12:08:08 PM
Thanks, Metron.  I appreciate your participation in them.
De nada, senor. It's so nice to have living history to play with amongst all the political wreckage. :)

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