When Soviet tanks crushed Hungary’s bid for freedom

Seen this on the BBC web site.  Worth a visit.
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After seven years as a Soviet satellite state, many in Hungary were chafing at the restrictions imposed by the communist government.
In October 1956, thousands of people came onto the streets of Budapest to demand greater freedom
In a confrontation with Hungary's secret police, several unarmed demonstrators were shot and killed.
Violence flared forcing Soviet troops to withdraw from the capital.
But the Hungarian revolution's triumph was short lived as Peter Pallai, who joined the demonstration told Witness.  Link
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FUBAR 40k Themed Game

I ran a game at the club on Thursday using an adapted version of the FUBAR rules with a 40K themed army and weapon listing. I do like the activation sequence and acton options in this rule-set.  The game was a good excuse to get out and some of the huge range of 40k figures we have between us.  A first outing for my friend John Elwen's nicely painted Space Wolves.
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By the Emperor, Someone Made a Working Warhammer 40k Chainsword

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Comment:  Vey cool :)
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Heligoland, a tiny island that survived the second largest non-nuclear explosion in human history

'With 4,000 torpedo heads, 9,000 depth charges and more than 91,000 shells – all in all some 6,700 tons of explosives – set aflame, a 40-mile-tall black mushroom cloud rose above Heligoland and shook the island to its core. The detonation, a third of what had happened in Hiroshima two years before, was registered as far away as Sicily.'

Read more about this:  Link

That one time when president Roosevelt almost got killed – by a US warship

Found this interesting article on the history of the USS William D. Porter.  It is worth a read :)   Link 
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Royal Artillery in WW2

For anyone who is interested in learning about the British Royal Artillery and its role in WW2, you need look no further than this web site:  http://nigelef.tripod.com/

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The Grand Tour

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Comment:  Looking forward to this :)
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Massive US Submarines Breaking Through Ocean of Ice in the Arctic

US Navy Submarine USS Hartford emerging from ice during the ICEX 2016.  Link to article.
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