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#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the interpretation of AesopFable "The Lion's Share," featuring a cow, a She-goat, a sheep and a King Lion. Micha1 Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos

#Londinium90AD Gaius & Germanicus report on Trump associate Musk's disruptive impact in London and Berlin, with implications for Europe. Michael Vlahos Friends of History Debating Society @Michalis_Vlahos 1573 Roman disruption

#Londinium90AD Gaius & Germanicus measure POTUS Carter's record of peace-making or not. Michael Vlahos Friends of History Debating Society @Michalis_Vlahos 1573 Roman peace-making

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 8/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1776 HMS Phoenix and Rose defeat fireships off Manhattan Island

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 7/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1897 Battle of Harlem Heights September 1776

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 6/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1897 Harlem Heights Bloomingdaale Road

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 5/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1860 Hell Gate NY

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 4/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1859 Tearing down King George, 1776

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 3/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1776 British fleet forcing the Hudson

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 2/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1776 Battle of Long Island

COLD CASE OF ARSON 1776: 1/8: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://www.amazon.com/Great-New-York-Fire-1776/dp/0300246951 New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 1776 Manhattan NYC

POTUS; "Great Necessities call out great virtues." Edmund Burke. The rise of a hero in POTUS Trump, or not. "He's got to earn it." @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 1918 TR with his great-granddaughter, Edith.

PREVIEW - 1776: SUSPECTS Conversation with Professor Benjamin Carp, author of "The Great New York Fire of 1776," regarding potential suspects behind the deliberate setting of the fire, including Abraham Van Wyck, captain of a militia company called The Grenadiers. Van Wyck was imprisoned by the British authorities but never convicted. More details tonight. 1776 Pulling down King George Statue NYC

PREVIEW - 1776: TRINITY CHURCH Conversation with Professor Benjamin Carp, author of "The Great New York Fire of 1776," regarding the questionable account of the fire's spread from Whitehall Slip to Trinity Church with improbable speed. More details tonight. 1842 Manhattan at 1776 after the September 20-21 fire

#OzWatch: The adventures of Dallas and the Magpies. Enter Charlie the Lead. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

#OzWatch: Perilous cricket collision. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety: https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/domestic-cricket/big-bash/big-bash-league-cricket-2025-perth-scorchers-vs-sydney-thunder-bbl14-live-scores-updates-blog-teams-start-time-latest-news/news-story/1b56dc4c36ddfe2212760e92e334d0a9 1862 Melbourne

#OzWatch:Onslaught ot the Hostile Eastern Brown snakes. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/nsw-snake-bite-rise-expert-explains-summer-increase/104765984

#OzWatch: Rescuing 20 Joeys Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/30/as-the-grampians-fires-approached-20-kangaroo-joeys-took-shelter-in-a-living-room-experts-say-others-arent-so-lucky 1842

DID THE UKRAINE WAR AND OCTOBER 7 BEGIN IN KABUL? 8/8: Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by Jerry Dunleavy (Author), James Hasson (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America’s chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best. 1842 KABUL

DID THE UKRAINE WAR AND OCTOBER 7 BEGIN IN KABUL? 7/8: Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by Jerry Dunleavy (Author), James Hasson (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America’s chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best. 1890 KHYBER PASS