Monthly Archives: December 2016

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On this day…

The New York Times reports on Serbian massacres of Albanian citizens in the First Balkan War. 31st December, 1912.

561px-NY_Times_Massacre_of_Albanians_1912Sebian Army left a trail of blood. This is an article published in the New York Times on December 31, 1912. It is on massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars.

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On this day: the Newcastle Earthquake

At 10:27am on the 28th of December, 1989, an earthquake hit Newcastle, Australia. Measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, the quake caused around $4 billion damage to the New South Wales city, left thirteen people dead, and injured over 160 others.

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Nine people were killed in the Newcastle Workers Club, where the floor collapsed.

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As there was a bus strike the day of the disaster, fewer people than usual were in town.

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Christmas Day during the war

English children around the Christmas cake in Pinner, Middlesex on Christmas Day, 1944.

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The girl cutting the cake is Jean Devereux, and her father was serving in the war in Italy at the time. The tree is a gift from him, purchased through the “Gifts to Home League” which was operated by the YMCA.

Below is an image of the tree being delivered to the house.

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