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Bird’s Eye Views
Tag Archives: World War One
Who Was Fridtjof Nansen?
I discovered Fridtjof Nansen one long ago day of my youth when grandpa Johnson and I were going through a stack of books he wanted to lend to me. Grandpa thought I’d be especially interested in a musty old book … Continue reading
International Dadaism Month
Do you remember the Monty Python Show? Were you fascinated by its peculiar animated cut-out montages? Many people didn’t realize that they had been exposed to Dadaism by watching the program. I loved the anti-art, non-movement, Dada before I ever … Continue reading
Posted in art, Controversy, cultural highlights, History, Politics, religion, Vintage Collectables, Youth
Tagged Dada, Dadaism, Dennis Highberger, Hans Arp, Hugo Ball, Richard Huelsenbeck, World War One
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Itsenäisyyspäivä
On Wednesday my friend, Anders, called me to enjoy a friendly chat and to give me an idea for a bluejayblog post. He thought about my interest in holidays as he was decorating his home with blue and white colors for Independence Day. … Continue reading
Mata Hari
The cartoon short, “Plane Daffy” exposed me to a twisted version of history. I was only ten-years-old, but I knew that particular Daffy Duck episode was World War Two propaganda. I later learned that the villainess of the story was a parody of Mata … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Entertainment, History, Politics
Tagged Daffy Duck, espionage, Germany, Indonesia, Margarethe Zelle, Mata Hari, The Netherlands, World War One
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The 1914 Christmas Truce
An unthinkable series of spontaneous peaceful actions took place almost a century ago during the Great War. 99 years ago, today, was the beginning of the Christmas Truce of 1914. Because of it’s peculiarity and that it happened nearly a … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, History, Politics, religion, sports
Tagged Central Powers, Christmas, Great War, Triple Entente, truce, World War One
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Zeppelin
Perhaps you arrived at today’s bluejayblog post because you’re looking for information about Led Zeppelin, the rock group. If that’s the case, I should warn you that this post has nothing whatsoever to do with rock music. But I do … Continue reading
The Battle Of Orleans
The morning started out as yet another hot, humid Cape Cod day for people in Orleans, Massachusetts. On July 21st, 1918, the Imperial German Navy’s SM U-156 U-Boat began firing shells at Orleans and Nauset Beach. The submarine then sent … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, History
Tagged Cape Cod, Kaiserliche Marine, Massachusetts, World War One
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