May 2018
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On May 31st 1962 Adolf Eichmann was executed for his crimes by hanging. I have read a lot about Eichmann and have seen a lot of documentaries. He was a particularly evil man, he never showed any remorse for all the crimes he committed or ordered to be carried out. Throughout his trial he remained
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What do the movies. Star Wars-The Empire Strikes Back,Toy Story 3,Juno,Where Eagles Dare and Distant Drums(and a few hundred more) have in common? It’s not the cast or screenplay or even the studio but there are 2 seconds in all these movies which are identical. Those 2 seconds are called “The Wilhelm Scream” which is a
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Who hasn’t heard of the Sound of Music, an immensely popular movie about the von Trapp family. But behind the idyllic portrayal of the family lies a darker origin. I will not focus on the singing legacy in this blog but more on that ‘darker side of the story. Georg von Trapp’s first wive
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+++++ CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++++++++CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++ Something I just can’t get my head around is that in this day and age there are still people the Holocaust ever happened. It sickens me to the core. In an era where we should educate future generation about the Holocaust and other genocides, history is disappearing from the
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Charles Jesse Uplinger- Just a random name. But he wasn’t just a random man. He was a son, a husband, a brother and a friend and above all a Hero. Born on 9 April 1917, Sherburn, Martin County, Minnesota I never met him but yet unbeknownst to him he had an impact on my life,
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It’s not every day one gets a chance to do a blog about one’s own death, and espcecially not after breakfast, but hey history is history. But before you start sending flowers and cards etc, the Dirk in the title is not me of course , but Count Dirk III of Holland, or West Friesland
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This is something that had slipped my mind but on this day in 1994, Michael Jackson married Lisa-Marie Presley. They first met nearly 2 decades before they got married.He was introduced to her when he was 16 ans she was 6.at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada by her Elvis. Elvis head
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: When I was a young boy, Count Dracula scared the crap out of me.Having an older brother pretending the Count didn’t help either. The fear was so real that to this day I still have a phobia for Bats. Little did I know then I would end up living…
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One of the first crimes committed by the German army, in western Europe, took place in Belgium villages of Vinkt and Meighem, near Ghent, between 26–28 May 1940 during the Battle of the Lys.. The atrocity was perpetrated by the Wehrmacht, not the SS. The Vinkt bridge crossing the Schipdonk Canal was being guarded by
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On May 23, 1943, Dr. Joseph Mengele started his “work” at Auschwitz. I am not going to say too much about this evil personified individual. In particular, Mengele found pleasure in working in Auschwitz The doctors in Auschwitz were all scheduled according to a work rota for the selections when new victims arrived by train,
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