I Must Not Burn: The Bombing of Dresden 1945
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Legend of Dresden
The first modern women's brazier was invented in dresden in 18 89 by fraulein christine hart. Porcelain, which for centuries could only be produced in china, was reproduced by german chemists in the city. It also became the first european city to manufacture squeezable tooth paste, latex condums, coffee filters and cigarettes. Not only that, it was an industrial epicenter for optical technology, like telescopes, microscopes and camera lenses. You really get the sense that dresden was one of those places that had a self fulfilling creative prophecy - everyone went there.
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