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Whilst at college, myself and three others were able to lift up quite a large and heavy individual using just one finger each. The individual concerned was sitting on a normal school chair, and whilst...
Hello... Did any one ever Hear of a Radio programme, featuring The Cactus Kids and Gun Smoke the Pony....also a Tv programme with G. Nuty...... Thanx
As a discussion point, What is your idea of God, can you difine God?.
I want to get peoples opinions on wheter we should reject religion and is there any country that has no god's or religion's? Thanks Marty
The battlefield was a small valley surrounded by ridges at an elevation of up to 170 metres above sea level with both armies infantry flanked by cavalry on both sides. On the western side of the...
Having recently seen the film "Munich", the terrorist group responsible called themselves "Black September". Why September?
I know this did happen in New Orleans USA but does anyone know if is it true that cemetry workers in Australia are also piercing all of the coffins to stop them from being raised up in the ground, if...
Cananybody please suggest a ourceor book about industrial unresy in the seventies/eighties please?
How can I find out whether my g.g.grandfather was brought to Cheshire as a pauper child about 1800?
After the armastice was signed on Nov 11th, 1918 to bring WW1 to a close, where did German troops continue fighting? Thanks
I have noticed that recently even some respected historians have begun quoting dates with 'AD' after the year (for example, 560 AD). The rule has always been that because AD stands for Anno Domini...
I have been wondering for quite a bit about this particular thing. The question is also based on a just-wanna-know basis. How did women in the past deal with their monthly meeting with the red without...
Which countries (or cities) went to war beacuse of a postage stamp? Thanks everso
Who was the most feared Wild West character of his day? Was it Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, Wild Bill Hickock, John Wesley Harding or A.N. Other. If possible I'd like to know why?
Does anyone know where Kesteven Gaol was in the 18th - 19th Century. I asume it was somewhere in the Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.
What happened to Ike Clanton, Bob Ford, Frank James, Long Nose Kate, Geronimo, Virgil Earp and Captain Reno?They're the type of characters who were involved in major incidents in the history of the...
What name is sometimes given to the sunday before advent.. Thanx
Thankyou all so much for your response to my previous question - the first one I have sent. I can't believe that people will take so much trouble to help. My g.g.grandfather was born in Lambeth and...
A burial register of August 1600 shows that two children in my family tree were murdered and buried on the same day. Is there any way of finding more details about this?
Thankyou so much, particularly dotjhawkes for her information and gary baldy for his kind offer of information from the Manchester RO. I should be delighted if you would help.
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