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Pete
Remembering the Russian Revolution
November 7, 2017| Pete| 900
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." - Karl Marx It’s the late 1870s. Imagine sitting by his fireplace on a winter's evening in London.
The Suez Crisis and the Fall of the British Empire
October 29, 2017| Pete| 4979
61 years ago today, Britain (in alliance with France and Israel) illegally invaded Egypt. It was all just a big misunderstanding of course... A misunderstanding that were all happy to lay at the door of the Tory government of the day.
The Three Yorktowns
October 20, 2017| Pete| 300
Yesterday was the 236th anniversary of the Patriots' victory at the Battle of Yorktown in the Revolutionary War. You might already know that was in command at Yorktown – I could write about him today.
