historical events

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The historical events tag on WindowsForum.com covers a range of topics from true crime stories and conspiracy theories to cultural milestones and media evolution. Discussions include horrific true stories, the reign of Turkmenbashi, conspiracy theories that proved accurate, and the changing nature of media coverage surrounding Osama bin Laden's death. Other threads explore lighter historical subjects such as Elvis Presley's honorary citizenship in Budapest, the world's oldest wedding cake from 1898, and even the Olympic aspirations of pole dancing. These threads reflect user interest in both serious and quirky historical events, often shared via embedded videos and external links.
  1. whoosh

    VIDEO 5 Most Horrific True Stories From History

    Very adult subject matter :eek: :shocked:
  2. whoosh

    VIDEO Turkmenbashi's Reign of Terror

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  3. whoosh

    VIDEO 25 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True

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  4. reghakr

    Pole dancing seeks an Olympic leg-up

    Exotic dancers want to be part of the Games and stranger things have happened – but why don't we try superinjuncting? Having started out totally sleazy and ended up halfway respectable, pole dancing has travelled in the opposite direction to the Olympic movement. Yet the former is pushing...
  5. cybercore

    Bin Laden story shows changing media nature

    Link Removed due to 404 Error A soldier in Afghanistan learned about the death of Osama bin Laden on Facebook. A TV producer in South Carolina got a tip from comedian Kathy Griffin on Twitter. A blues musician in Denver received an email alert from The New York Times. And a Kansas woman...
  6. cybercore

    Elvis Presley to become honorary citizen of Budapest

    Elvis Presley is to be declared an honorary citizen of Hungary's capital city Budapest, 34 years after he died. The King of Rock 'n' Roll is also going to have a major city landmark named after him. The public will be able to vote online in order to choose one of a possible 12...
  7. cybercore

    World's Oldest Wedding Cake

    In 1898, when this cake was baked, Orville and Wilbur Wright were running a bicycle store, reading about birds and thinking how cool it would be to build a flying machine. Guinness World Records calls this 113-year-old Victorian era confection the "World's Oldest Cake." Hitler's bombs caused...
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