July 2019
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On the 29th of July, 1018, the Battle of Vlaardingen was fought. The German emperor sent an army towards western Frisia to subdue the rebellious Count Dirk III. However, the imperial army was defeated by the Vlaardingers and fled in panic. This is an interesting event because a superpower…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: President Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Jackie was angled in such a way as to hide the blood on her coat. It’s the perfect image reflect the American…
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The Olympic Games are the biggest sporting events in the world. But more then a sporting event is is also a political event filled with propaganda. This was never more clear then in 1936 during the Berlin Olympic Games. On July 26,1935,German sports commissioner Hans von Tschammer und Osten advised that no Jews would represent
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Republic of Ireland remained neutral throughout WWII. However Northern Ireland,which was and still is, part of the UK did not stay neutral. On January 26 1942 the first US troops arrived in Belfast. It must have given the people of Northern Ireland mixed feelings, On one hand they…
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Medical Doctors generally work closely together with Pharmacists. During the Holocaust this was not much different. Victor Capesius was born to a doctor of German descent in 1907, in a part of Romania which then belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied in Romania and Vienna where, in 1933, he completed his doctorate in pharmacy.
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The sad news broke yesterday of the death of Rutger Hauer. He died on July 19th but his passing was only announced yesterday July 24 2019. He died aged 75. Although I did not like all of his movies, but there is no denying he was a great actor and by fat the best Dutch
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: It wasn’t only doom and gloom during WWII. Occasionally there were moments of hope and care. Amidst the darkest and horrific era of human history, humanity shone through. I will leave the pictures do the talking, most of these were taken around D-Day. There is always time for a…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Wartime is the perfect opportunity for killers to apply their ‘trade’, when a body is found the authorities will automatically assume that it is just another victim of war, at least that is what John Cummins must have thought when he copied Jack the ripper in February 1942. But…
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