German and Italian prisoners of war began arriving in the United States in 1942 after beleaguered Britain could no longer take care of them in the manner required by the Geneva Convention.
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Second Annual Savannah Civil War Relic And Bottle Show
a great way to see some of the history of the region and meet a lot of interesting people. The vendors and collectors are very knowledgable about this time period of our countries history.
Full Story »Husband and wife find metal detecting a rewarding hobby
It was a rare day when they didn’t find a silver dollar or an Indian head penny or two. He has found two-cent pieces, three-cent pieces, seated Liberty coins and even a coin called a half-dime which was in use before the nickel was coined. Numerous class rings have been found
Full Story »Staffordshire Hoard gold may have been a king’s ransom
Michael Wood, an expert in the Anglo-Saxon era, said his best guess was that the treasure found in a field near Brownhills, had formed part of a payment “beyond belief” made to Penda by the Northumbrian king Oswald.
An army led by Penda had besieged Oswald’s forces at Stirling in 654 and the ransom was paid to end that siege.
Full Story »Largest Stash of Gold Coins Found in UK
“I put my hand in, pulled out a bit of clay and there was a little radial, a little bronze Roman coin very, very small, about the size of my fingernail,” Crisp said.
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