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7th December 1941: a date which will live in infamy
by Dafydd Townley It is not an overstatement to say that the events of December 7th, 1941, changed not just the world of the time, but also shaped the world in which we live today. The attack by Imperial Japanese… Continue reading
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1st December 1919: ‘Insidious Sexism’, Nancy Astor MP #MeToo
by Dr Jacqui Turner [1] On the day that Nancy Astor took her seat in parliament, rather than blog about an anniversary, and inspired by the recent visit of outspoken feminist MP Jess Phillips to the University of Reading, I… Continue reading
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Stepping Stone to Hiroshima: Iwo Jima, February 1945
By Professor Patrick Major On 23 February 1945 one of the most iconic images of the Second World War was captured: six US Marines were frozen in time by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, as they raised the stars… Continue reading
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