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The balloon crash-landed in a field in Caix, Picardie.

I Saw War Hell: An American at the Battle of the Somme Second Lieutenant Harry Butters, Jr., killed in action at the Battle of the Somme, was the first American citizen to die during World War I. Heres What You Need to Know: Harry Butters was the first American to perish on the battlefields of France. Thousands more followed him. Henry Augustus “Harry” Butters, Jr., was born in San Francisco, California, on April 28, 1892. He was educated both in his native country and in Great Britain. Wh...

Battle of the Somme During World War I: 1,200,000 Dead The Battle of the Somme, fought July 1 through November 1, 1916, resulted in more than 1.2 million men killed, wounded, or captured. Heres What You Need To Remember: The British advance was preceded by a massive artillery barrage; British troops were told that there would be little fighting, as most of the Germans would simply be dead. Of course, this wasnt true. In February 1916, Allied military leaders met at Chantilly, in the Picardy r...

John Balliol Send to Google Classroom: John Balliol ruled as the king of Scotland from 1292 to 1296 CE. He was supported by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) in the competition to find the successor to the heirless Alexander III of Scotland (r. 1249-1286 CE), a process known as the Great Cause. Johns reign came to a swift end in 1296 CE when Edward I decided to conquer Scotland. The Scottish king was publicly stripped of his royal title and insignia, hence his nickname of Toom Tabard (Empt...

Eustace the Monk: Talented Pirate For The French And The English Eustace the Monk was a notorious pirate who operated in the English Channel during the early 13th century AD. As indicated by his title, Eustace had been a monk, though he was also involved in other trades at one point or another. In addition to piracy, Eustace is recorded to have served as a seneschal official to a count and alleged to have dabbled in black magic. As a pirate, Eustace the Monk first fought on the side of the En...

December 14, 2020 It’s time for Christmas music! Technically, of course, if you’re traditional about these things, it’s time for Advent music. Advent is the beautiful four-week season that precedes Christmas, a time of waiting in darkness for the light of Christ to dawn. During this tumultuous year of 2020, the season of Advent, and all that comes with it, has much to say to worshippers (read an essay I wrote on Advent and the hymns and carols particular to that season here). Today we mu...

>> jesse: you like cardi b. >> greg: incredible financial advice. >> jesse: she is a tired of the tax man. let loose on the irs. take a listen to. >> this do you know that artists, celebrities, the irs out of every check that you make they automatically take 4% of your check. that means 500,000 you have got to make at least a million. rappers that i know they literally take care of their whole family and thats not tax deductible because the irs dont consider that a business. >> jesse: no they do...

Back right now saying this is a problem of the governance of the country. >> you heard it there. the senator saying cardi b. is right. she actually picked up on the segment, posting it on her instagram to her nearly 4 million followers. she knows making people work without pay is a bad look for the american government. afterall it was cardy who once said you in the club just to party. im there i get a fee. that was for ari. just moments ago president trump tweeting hell have an announcement on...

Bumgard driving home from a cardy with his exgirlfriend. someone says the magic words and they end up scuffling on the edge of a highway. ballard suffering minor bruising, though judging from the pictures the senator may have caught the worst of it. report report assault in my case is visible. i have got a black eye and black lip, so based on the physical evidence they reacted accordingly. i didnt strike her. there are no visible signs of -- there is -- there is no proof that i did anything to h...