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TIL that at the start of WW1 famous Serbian General Radomir Putnik was in enemy territory. The Austro-Hungarian Emperor granted him safe passage to Serbia so that he could take charge of the Serbian Army. He was then able to successfully stop the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia.
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Communist uprising at Fort Pitt Mine south of Bellaire, Ohio. The 200 or so miners have broken from the United Mine Workers and are demanding a six hour day with a large wage increase. Local Sheriff John Osburn has handed out weapons to deputies with order to shoot to kill. - August 5, 1919
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A December 18, 1914 paper claims the UK had a WMD that could have wiped out Germany. Called “Dundonald’s famous destroyer” it in one blow could exterminate millions of human beings. What was this tech? Does anyone know what they were referring too?
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Aug 6 1914 German Army Zeppelin Z VI bombs Liege, Belgium. It was the 1st Airship bombing mission of #WW1. The German Army was unprepared for the use of Zeppelins in #WW1 and crew was forced to use artillery shells with attached blankets to give stability. Airship took ground fire, crashed near Bonn
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In WW1 Russia started shipping its gold across Russia to Vladivostok, then shipped via Imperial Japanese Navy to Vancouver, and then train to Ottawa's BoE branch. 4 shipments of gold worth 563,390,000 gold rubles or $300 million USD ($9 billion in 2024) secretly passed through Vancouver
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Frédéric Gadmer takes these colour autochrome photos of a Tank next to the St-Nicolas church in Bray-sur-Somme, France 102 years ago - Aug 3, 1922 VS Now
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Fez hats were a distinct aspect of many European #WW1 colonial uniforms after being popularized by the Ottoman Army.
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Sgt Slavika Tomitch, a 17-year-old Serbian Girl who was promoted for Bravery during Serbian Retreat, Албанска голгота. This newsreel clip, IWM NTB 258-1, released #OTD Aug 2 1916 shows decorated her chatting with an English captain and an officer of Serbian Army
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