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Crowd of men, women, and children dressed in early 20th-century fashion gathered outdoors, showing social diversity, with some engaging in conversation and others observing surroundings.

War In Europe: Day 17 – September 19, 1939

– BBC News – Overseas Service – Sept. 19,1939 – Seventeen days into the start of the War in Europe, news of the day was filled with reports of attacks, advances, retreats, threats, addresses, assertions, denials, and casualties. Since the German-Russian alliance, Poland was being assaulted on two fronts. Hitler

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A large crowd of people gathered on a city street, many wearing hats, during an early 20th-century event or protest. The historic photo captures community engagement and urban life from that era.

War: The Abyss Problem – September 3, 1939

– News from Radio Berlin – EIAR, Rome – BBC World Service – CBC Canada – MBS – September 3, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – War in Europe. Since the writing had been on the wall for several days, even those hoping for an eleventh hour miracle seemed

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The World Shudders – The Universe Groans – September 2, 1999

– BBC World Service- Newsdesk – September 9, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Twenty-six years ago today, on September 2nd 1999 the world was battling extremists, factions and overthrows. In East Timor, violence erupted after referendum elections regarding independence from Indonesia prompted Djakarta to send troops to the

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Russia: Under Coup – In Walked Yeltsin – August 20, 1991

August 20, 1991 – The view from Moscow on this day was anything but settled. Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin spearheaded protests and the backlash against the Coup takeover of the Moscow government. The coup installed a leader, but support was faltering, and even the Army were defecting in large

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