June 2023
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We all use the @ symbol multiple times a day, but where does it come from? It is actually older than you think. The modern dat application comes from a man called Raymond Samuel Tomlinson. He was an American computer programmer who implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the
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****************WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT**************** This will be the most horrific post I have done on the Holocaust. Generally, I try to avoid graphic images because they make me feel uncomfortable. However, there is nothing comfortable about the Holocaust, and it should make us feel uneasy. There were millions murdered in the most gruesome way possible. I
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The killing of innocent lives wasn’t enough for the Nazis. A big part of the Holocaust was theft and deception. When the Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz, they came across haunting reminders of the 1.1 million people who’d been murdered at Auschwitz, including 44,000 pairs of shoes. Soviet soldiers also found 88 pounds of eyeglasses. The
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Primo Levi is one of the most famous Holocaust survivors. He wrote in 1986, “It happened, and thus it can happen again.” For some survivors, this was a reality soon after being liberated. Howard Cwick was an American Jewish soldier who liberated Buchenwald.The shame he and other liberators felt came from not liberating the camp
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Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: If you were asked to describe a “soldier,” what kind of image does that word conjure up in your mind? History fails to give recognition to the Asian American women who contributed to the U.S.’s victory by taking on many different roles during World War II to assist the armed…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Sport is very important in the Netherlands, the Dutch are passionate about many sporting events. For a small country it does quite well in many of the sporting disciplines. Equally important are the people reporting or covering sports, especially on radio. Hartog “Han” Hollander was the first Dutch radio…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Today is Anne Frank’s birthday. She was born June 12,1929. We all know her story through her diary, therefor I will not really go into Anne’s story but I will look at some other children who were also born on June 12,1929 and who were also murdered during the…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: “Music has charms to soothe a savage breast,” is a famous line which was used by a character in William Congreve’s 1697 play The Mourning Bride. And sometimes music does soothe the savage beast, but during the Holocaust, some of these ‘beasts’ were so evil that nothing could soothe…
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