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Today in history

18 October 1785 - Birth of Thomas Love Peacock

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110 years ago the the battle of the nations monument was revealed near Leipzig.

Battle of Leipzig also known as the Battle of the Nations, was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813 at Leipzig, Saxony. The Coalition armies of Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Russia, led by Tsar Alexander I and Karl von Schwarzenberg, decisively defeated the Grande Armée of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon's army also contained Polish and Italian troops, as well as Germans from the Confederation of the Rhine (mainly Saxony and Württemberg). The battle was the culmination of the German Campaign of 1813 and involved 560,000 soldiers, 2,200 artillery pieces, the expenditure of 400,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, and 133,000 casualties, making it the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, and the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I.


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^ I've read about Aberfan and watched videos and documentaries about it. So sad. The most disturbing part of it, I think, was that the junior school was in session at the time and lessons had just begun when the school was hit. Five teachers and 109 children were killed - virtually the entire child population of Aberfan except for the few who remained at home that day due to illness.
 
unloadonme said:
21 October 1966 - A colliery spoil tip slips onto houses and a school in the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, 116 of whom were schoolchildren.

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My morning paper's "Today in History" column noted that 114 people were killed, of which 116 were children; and, I was wondering how in tarnation that would occur :rotflmao: Thanks for the numerical clarification :=D:
 
unloadonme said:
21 October 1966 - A colliery spoil tip slips onto houses and a school in the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, 116 of whom were schoolchildren.

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I'm watching a Repair Shop marathon this afternoon and, ironically, a woman brought in her father's fireman's helmet for repair. She explained that her father was one of the first responders to the Aberfan Disaster.
 
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