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Jean Thurel: the oldest soldier in history?

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Peter Caddick-Adams on the history of neutrality “As many nations found to their cost in the 20th century, declaring neutrality and it being respected are two different matters”

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The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century

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13 remarkable moments in the history of the Oscars

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