Churchill was defeated in the 1945 general election but used his stature on the international stage to warn of an ‘iron curtain’ descending across Europe. He argued for a ‘special relationship’ with the United States, but also urged reconciliation between France and Germany. Back as Prime Mi...
From left to right: Wendy Donovan, Mayor of Wolfville; Andria Hill-Lehr, Author ofMona Parsons: From Privilege to Prison, from Nova Scotia to Nazi Europe; and Doug Ettinger, President and CEO of Canada Post. Photo: Carolina Andrade. Courtesy Canada Post. From a Canada Post flyer: Issue da...
Stationed atBletchley Park, he played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages thatenabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements, including the Battle of the Atlantic. It’s estimated that this work shortened the war in Europe by more than two years andsaved ov...
Aphrodite Art CoinsAuction G6 - January 9-10, 2025Ancient and World Coins. Lot 1. Celtic, Eastern Europe, 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.75g, 6h). Imitating Philip II of Macedon. Laureate head of Zeus r. R/ Rider on horseback l., holding palm. Cf. Lanz 441. Scratch on...
Location: Bridlington Yorkshire UK Re: Guess the location of the picture depicted on this postcard - #3 Post by Bill H UK » 02 Sep 2024 09:02 Sargonnas wrote: ↑02 Sep 2024 08:29 Europe UK ? Correct on both counts. Interests: British Empire / Colonial up to the 1960s, Bri...
Region Included are: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Oceania, South America, Middle East & Africa Country Level Break-Up: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), ...
Fakes made from envelope cut squares: Hermann Schloss, Distinguishing Characteristics of Classic Stamps: Europe 19th Century (Except Old German States), p.33. Fakes of the octagonals, using envelope stamps: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.151. Fakes of the 6d,...
and there have been many reissues since their original release in 1971 and 1972. It wasn’t until the advent of the internet that I realized the albums had been released in Europe in the early seventies. No one ever informed me at the time; I only knew about the UK releases. That was...
It also invited “all UPU member countries to dedicate one its issues to Ukraine and its heroic struggle for its country,” as well as to participate in future joint issues with Ukraine “as a part of the big Europe, which defends peace and European values by its struggle.” Caption: The...
ThesetTimestampmethod, unlike thedate_createfunction, uses the server's time zone (in this case,'Europe/Brussels') instead of GMT. Explicitly setting your time zone To ensure the synchronization of your output with the time zone of your input, it is advisable to explicitly define it. ...