Did he say he was a doughnut?
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A debate over sources, how to apply them to the past, and how people can debate what they mean… Also, how Irish immigration more recently has shaped immigration policies today:
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The conference was ultimately doomed, as aside from the Dominican Republic, delegations from the 32 participating nations failed to come to any agreement about accepting the Jewish refugees fleeing the Third Reich.
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A history buff, he was delighted to learn more about the Hall while handling the damage control. The repair costs more than $1 million and much of that will be covered by four insurance policies — including one with the Philadelphia Contributionship that dates back to 1773. “They told us it’s the second oldest insurance policy that they have still in place, the first one being Pennsylvania Hospital,” he said.
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Trigger warning for rape and violence…
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How queer history is being erased in LA…
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In total, about 3,000 Hurricanes were sent to the USSR between 1941 and 1944 to support the Soviet war effort. Most were either destroyed in combat or dismantled later for parts.
But some Hurricanes were deliberately broken up and buried after the war so the Soviets did not have to pay back the United States. Under the Lend-Lease legislation, the USSR was required to pay for any donated military equipment that remained intact after hostilities ended.
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Im sure the UK MoD will send a bill shortly
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90 years past due date… /s
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Well then, they’ll send a bill with interest due!
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They were going to the Soviets. Ukraine should charge for storage.
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When you’re so determined to hold the USA to account that you end up unironically siding with the British Empire.
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I don’t see that as defending the British empire, just noting that many enslaved people fought for the British, since they promised them freedom, unlike the colonial rebels. 
It’s the truth, after all.
And it should be noted that some indigenous people also fought on the side of the rebels, too.
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True, as you say. At first only those who actually fought were promised freedom, but in the end passage to Nova Scotia was offered to all enslaved people who could get away, not that they were especially well treated when they got there. In the negotiations after the war, the Americans insisted that the return of seized property should include slaves, but the British refused.
American settlers were already encroaching on indigenous lands in violation of treaties, so many tribes felt they had better chances under British rule, but of course this was complicated by traditional hostilities among the various nations.
This is a good account of the revolution from the loyalist perspective. Moore makes the case that the conflict was more like a civil war between Tories and rebels.
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