tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post8427678420309909171..comments2024-02-07T10:24:50.882+00:00Comments on The Modern Historian: On this day in history: First French nuclear explosive test, 1960Borkimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-7580383885284338482010-03-05T16:56:01.168+00:002010-03-05T16:56:01.168+00:00WO: I try to use contemporary terms for places and...WO: I try to use contemporary terms for places and so on in my posts. Although I try to always note that the name has changed, although I do not always give the new name.<br /><br />D: We do like to chop things up, set fire to things and smash things together. Most science boils down to these three acts.Borkimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-75520932246705940172010-02-13T17:37:06.892+00:002010-02-13T17:37:06.892+00:00I am always amazed by the power of nature and by t...I am always amazed by the power of nature and by the ignorance of mankind to unleash it.Davehttp://www.job-search-center.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-7777691341958191472010-02-13T05:46:40.279+00:002010-02-13T05:46:40.279+00:00Just making sure I subscribe to the comments for t...Just making sure I subscribe to the comments for this post. :)Wilmaryadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521844359441132973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-25294118895806169942010-02-13T04:56:25.516+00:002010-02-13T04:56:25.516+00:00"The French Sahara" mentioned in the pos..."The French Sahara" mentioned in the post is, actually, the Algerian desert. Algeria (North Africa) was, at the time, colonized by France. Hence, why France claimed the desert was hers.<br /><br />I am from Algeria and applaud you for the educational content you post here. :)Wilmaryad Oscallashttp://gayarabguy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com