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  • Nazi Arabs: 1930s, 1940s and beyond (Palestine, Iraq, Levant, etc.) [Racism]

    10/01/2021 10:56:08 AM PDT · by Conservat1 · 26 replies
    DP ^ | Oct, 2021
    Nazi Arab: 1930s, 1940s & beyond Hitler was clear about his disdain for the Arab world, writing in Mein Kampf: "As a völkisch man, who appraises the value of men on a racial basis, I am prevented by mere knowledge of the racial inferiority of these so-called 'oppressed nations' from linking the destiny of my own people with theirs".[1] And the Grand Mufti al-Husseini has said "that after the Jews, the Germans would destroy the Arabs— he knew this."[46]In the 1930s, Arab students returning from studying in Europe were determined to found the Arab Nazi party.[2]In February, 1932, the predominat...
  • New York 1940s in Color!, Driving Downtown

    02/17/2021 6:55:47 PM PST · by SamAdams76 · 28 replies
    Back when the streets were clean, people dressed nice and pedestrians had nine lives.
  • We Need More Cultural Icons Like Jimmy Stewart

    12/07/2020 9:51:06 AM PST · by Kaslin · 28 replies
    The Federalist ^ | December 7, 2020 | Elle Reynolds
    You should definitely rewatch 'It's A Wonderful Life' this Christmas, but the life of the real George Bailey is equally inspiring.“Celebrity” is lately becoming more and more synonymous with “easily-offended hypocrite who lectures fans to find a sense of self-morality.” Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince Harry shame us about climate change from private jets, while Harry Styles wears dresses to teach us about masculinity and Michelle Williams congratulates herself for killing her unborn child in the name of her career. There’s an ongoing epidemic of selfishness in Tinseltown. Wouldn’t it be refreshing if more stars found something other than themselves to...
  • The Left’s War on the Constitution

    10/21/2020 9:29:50 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 6 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | October 21, 2020 | Rob Natelson
    Over the past decade, left-leaning opinion makers have been at war against the U.S. Constitution and our Founders. The nomination of originalist judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court has provoked renewal of the onslaught. The assault takes several forms, which are discussed below. First, however, let’s see what triggered it.The Constitution limits and distributes political power. American “progressives” almost universally favor a very powerful central government so most do not think highly of the Constitution. Throughout the 20th Century, however, they generally avoided direct criticism. Instead, they contended that the Constitution authorizes, or even mandates, their political agenda.A good...
  • A Peek at America before 1950 and the Assault by the Left

    01/25/2020 7:42:52 AM PST · by Kaslin · 60 replies
    American Thinker.com ^ | January 25, 2020 | Anthony J. DeBlasi
    Picture a neighborhood composed of low and middle income families, each with two parents, no homeless people, no street drugs, safe to walk the streets at night. Is this the figment of an overactive imagination? Well, it is in fact a peek at a neighborhood in New York City where the son of immigrant parents read The New York Times every morning in high school, before orchestra rehearsal. Me. The principal, strongly authoritarian and well loved, opened a weekly assembly of highly diverse youngsters by reading a psalm from the Bible. Tough-as-nails, yet tenderhearted teachers passed on a tradition of...
  • Traffic and street scenes from the 1940's

    03/28/2018 10:16:42 AM PDT · by NRx · 14 replies
    YouTube ^ | 09-06-2017 | various
    Some really good film footage taken during the 40's. Mostly San Francisco and LA, back when they were nice places to live (less the smog). Appx 8 minutes both color and B&W.
  • The 1940s...A Memorable Decade (a video view)

    10/17/2013 5:51:45 AM PDT · by Doogle · 19 replies
    DROPBOX ^ | unk | unk
    A video view of the 40's nicely done
  • circa 1941 - Photograph of a 'Time-Traveler' at South Forks Bridge, Gold Bridge, Canada

    10/09/2013 7:35:51 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 83 replies
    Retronaut ^ | 1941 | Retronaut
    1941: Photograph of a 'time traveler' ... Young man (right side, third up) with sunglasses and contemporary-like clothing in this 1940s photograph. - From Wikipedia:  “A photograph from 1941 of the re-opening of the South Forks Bridge in Gold Bridge, Canada, was alleged to show a time traveler. It was claimed that his clothing and sunglasses were modern and not of the styles worn in the 1940s. “The modern appearance of the man may not have been so modern. The style of sunglasses first appeared in the 1920s. The sweater with a sewn-on emblem, is the kind of clothing...
  • VINTAGE PHOTO: Donkey Riding On The Back Of WWII G.I.

    06/03/2013 7:04:32 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 33 replies
    Retronuat ^ | 1940s | Retronaut
    c. 1940s: Military donkey ride
  • To: Those of You Born 1930 - 1979

    05/31/2013 6:21:29 AM PDT · by IbJensen · 159 replies
    This morning's email | 5/31/2013 | Unknown
    To: Those of You Born 1930 - 1979 At the end is a quote of the month attributed to Jay Leno.. If you don't read anything else, Please read what he Said. TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints. We had...
  • Gas Service Stations

    This will bring back some memories. You will love the cars in the photos too. Look at the price of gas in some of the pictures.
  • How America Got Rich

    09/13/2012 11:13:17 AM PDT · by neverdem · 19 replies
    Commentary ^ | September 2012 | Arthur Herman
    If you want to understand how the United States became the most prosperous society in the world, start with the ballpoint pen. László Bíró, a Hungarian who had fled the Nazis and gone to Argentina, invented the first working solid-ink pen. When the owner of Goldblatt’s department store in Chicago showed the contraption to a passing salesman named Milton Reynolds, Reynolds decided he could do it better. The year was 1944. American factories were producing a warplane every five minutes, 150 tons of steel every hour, eight aircraft carriers a month. Milton Reynolds knew nothing about this kind of heavy...
  • Are You the Forgotten Man?

    07/02/2012 2:48:42 PM PDT · by tselatysr · 15 replies
    Tea Party Tribune ^ | 2012-07-02 14:44:06 | Dr. Phil
    By Dr. Phil Taverna I ran across this book in my travels. And it peaked my interest. Who was the Forgotten Man? According to Amity Shlaes, her book, The Forgotten Man  is someone that will peak your interest for sure. When I first saw the expression, I expected to see a book written by a commie liberal and it was about the plight of the blacks and minorities who can't seem to get a fair share no matter how much money we throw at them.This book is mainly about FDR the biggest commie of the 40's but it also gives you...
  • How times have changed in New York City! Extraordinary colour photographs reveal 1940s life....

    09/13/2011 6:35:17 PM PDT · by PotatoHeadMick · 95 replies
    Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 13th September 2011 | Mark Duell
    Extraordinary colour photographs reveal 1940s life in the Big Apple in all its glory Photos by Indiana snapper Charles Weever Cushman in 1941 and 1942 Expensive colour Kodachrome was used to take impressive collection Many buildings have since been demolished but some of them still stand It’s been 70 years since an Indiana photographer visited New York City and returned home with an amazing collection of holiday snaps. But Charles Weever Cushman’s pictures are even more impressive today, as they were taken on pricey colour Kodachrome and look far more recent than they actually are. He went around the city...
  • KRISTALLNACHT SEVENTY YEARS LATER "Was There No Space in the World for Us?"

    11/13/2008 9:01:35 AM PST · by mnehring · 13 replies · 471+ views
    KRISTALLNACHT SEVENTY YEARS LATER"Was There No Space in the World for Us?"by Rabbi Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center Founder and DeanSeventy years ago, while Jews in America gathered at the Algonquin Hotel and Waldorf Astoria at banquets in support of Jewish causes or in personal celebration of a Simcha, the most notorious pogrom was unleashed by Hitler’s Germany. On this day was born the Night of Broken Glass, Kristallnacht.The Nazis said it was in reaction to the killing of a German official in Paris, but as documents showed, it was a state organized pogrom involving the highest officials of Nazi...
  • Renowned Jazz Singer Anita O'Day Dies

    11/23/2006 5:06:45 PM PST · by M. Espinola · 27 replies · 560+ views
    NY Post ^ | 11-23-2006 | ALLISON HOFFMAN
    Anita O'Day, whose sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards that made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s, has died. She was 87. O'Day died in her sleep early Thursday morning at a convalescent hospital in Los Angeles where she was recovering from a bout with pneumonia, said her manager Robbie Cavolina. "On Tuesday night, she said to me, get me out of here," Cavolina said. "But it didn't happen." Once known as the "Jezebel of Jazz" for her reckless, drug-induced lifestyle, O'Day lived to sing and...
  • Play "Twenty Questions!" - How much do you remember from your school days?

    01/14/2005 7:55:32 PM PST · by CHARLITE · 72 replies · 1,533+ views
    A Friend | JANUARY 14, 2005 | Examiner
    I missed 5 out of 20........!! not such a hot score! .....but it's a fun test to take......."back down Memory Lane!"History Exam... Everyone over 50 should have a pretty easy time at this exam. If you are under 50 you can claim a handicap. This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life. Get paper and pencil and number from 1 to 20. Write the letter of each answer and score at the end. Then, best of all, before you pass this test on, put your...
  • Jazz Giant Artie Shaw Dies at Age 94

    12/30/2004 2:05:46 PM PST · by Captain Peter Blood · 42 replies · 1,521+ views
    YAHOO NEWS/REUTERS ^ | 12-30-2004 | Reuters
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for his recording of "Begin the Beguine" and one of the giants of the swing era of jazz, died on Thursday at age 94, his manager Will Curtis said. A self-declared perfectionist, Shaw put down the clarinet in 1954 and never played it again, saying he could not reach the level of artistry he desired. He had been ill for several years, Curtis said.