I have been up that way a couple of times this year and though how unusual it was to see gold domes in this area. I didn't look closer though, so this is really interesting.
For me, those four words encapsulate the entire history of the United States. Back in Europe, the title to every acre had been fought over for centuries. The only relatively empty and relatively unclaimed land lay to the east. That's why Germans migrated in large numbers to Lithuania, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.
Then a ridiculous amount of empty land became available across the Atlantic. Suddenly the largest barrier to economic self-advancement had melted like an April snowball. Why did the Germans never attempt to claim a part of North America? Sweden and the Netherlands did. Answer: the West Germans were still fighting over who owned existing land, and the East Germans still had their eastern frontier of expansion.
From Bing Copilot AI.
In 1939, it is estimated that around **12 million ethnic Germans** lived in Eastern Europe³. These populations were primarily located in regions such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and the Baltic states³.
Beautiful stained glass and chandelier. Those folks have the right idea about religion. It's not meant to be brutal or streamlined!
Strictly speaking, Ethiopian Christianity is more like the trunk than a branch!
I always love driving by the Coptic Church and the Armenian Orthodox Church in the neighborhood.
Sweet! :)
I have been up that way a couple of times this year and though how unusual it was to see gold domes in this area. I didn't look closer though, so this is really interesting.
"Cheap space is opportunity."
For me, those four words encapsulate the entire history of the United States. Back in Europe, the title to every acre had been fought over for centuries. The only relatively empty and relatively unclaimed land lay to the east. That's why Germans migrated in large numbers to Lithuania, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.
Then a ridiculous amount of empty land became available across the Atlantic. Suddenly the largest barrier to economic self-advancement had melted like an April snowball. Why did the Germans never attempt to claim a part of North America? Sweden and the Netherlands did. Answer: the West Germans were still fighting over who owned existing land, and the East Germans still had their eastern frontier of expansion.
From Bing Copilot AI.
In 1939, it is estimated that around **12 million ethnic Germans** lived in Eastern Europe³. These populations were primarily located in regions such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and the Baltic states³.
(1) Demographic estimates of the flight and expulsion of Germans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_estimates_of_the_flight_and_expulsion_of_Germans.
(2) Forced Migration and the End of Minorities in Europe (1944-1957). https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/migrations-in-europe/migrations-and-persecutions/forced-migration-and-end-minorities-in-europe-1944-1957.
(3) Occupation of Poland (1939–1945) - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Poland_%281939%E2%80%931945%29.
(4) History of German settlement in Central and Eastern Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_German_settlement_in_Central_and_Eastern_Europe.
(5) A Brutal Peace: On the Postwar Expulsions of Germans. https:w.thenation.com/article/archive/brutal-peace-postwar-expulsions-germans/.