SO EFFIN TRUE

chonkusmonkus:

Socialism Throttling the Country

English Conservative Party Poster 1909

Still topical!

April 27, 1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The “shores of Tripoli” part of the Marines’ hymn). This war is often forgotten in modern history classes, despite its formative role in the foreign policy and religious toleration of the United States.

Hey everyone, sorry about not having a post today, I had a rugby game that kept me away from the computer. I’ll have one up tomorrow, for sure!

westeastsouthnorth:

Antofagasta, Chile

(by urbaguilera)

Yo vivi en Calama, muy cerca a Antofagasta, por siete años!

April 22, 1915: Germany uses poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in the First World War during the Second Battle of Ypres. This was also the first time a former colonial force (Canadians) pushed back a major European power (Germans) on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St. Julien-Kitcheners’ Wood.

handwritinggonthewall:

Torres del Paine (by Barbara Matthews)

Viva Chile!

fuckyeahlatinamericanhistory:

April 21

• 1519: Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés lands in present-day Veracruz, Mexico.
• 1792: Brazilian independence fighter Tiradentes, a member of the revolutionary group known as Inconfidência Mineira, is executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
• 1836: During the Texas…

Someone’s doin my job for me!!

April 21, 1918: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as “The Red Baron”, is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.