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On 17 July 2014, all 298 passengers of flight MH17 were killed. Nine years on, and still no one is brought to justice. The contrary is true, some of those responsible, and this includes those who are complacent and are vetoing part of the investigation, and of course, the war in Ukraine. Each passing day
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Catharina Brücker was the eldest child of Romanian tailor Mozes Brücker (1892–1944) and the Dutch Rossetta Eijl (1896–1944). Her father made women’s clothing for major fashion houses in Rotterdam and owned several shops in the city. From age six until she was twenty, Catharina attended a dance school where she learned ballet, tap dance, and
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“MacArthur Park” is one of the most polarizing and memorable songs in the history of pop music. Written by Jimmy Webb and first recorded by Limerick born actor and singer Richard Harris in 1968, it was released on May 11, 1968. The song blends orchestral grandeur with emotionally charged, often cryptic lyrics. Its seven-and-a-half-minute runtime,
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Most of my life has been occupied with one question: “Why did my Grandfather die?” As far as I am aware and as far as I was told by my family, he was executed by the German occupiers during World War II. It has only been recently I actually found out the actual date he
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On the morning of May 10, 1940, the Netherlands awoke to the thunder of German bombers overhead and the sound of artillery fire along its borders. After months of tense neutrality, the small, strategically located country found itself swept into the maelstrom of World War II. The invasion of the Netherlands marked a critical moment
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The title of this blog is a quote by Groucho Marx—I chose it because I felt it best captured the absurdity of Rudolf Hess and his misguided attempt to convince the Allies to ally with the Nazis. Rudolf Hess’s dramatic solo flight to Scotland in May 1941 is one of the most bizarre and enigmatic
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The title, Where They Burn Books, They Will Ultimately Burn People As Well, is a quote from the Heinrich Heine play. Almansor, which he wrote in 1821. Heine was a Jewish German poet, writer and literary critic. His words would ring true just over a century after he wrote them. The Holocaust didn’t start with the mass
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Before Elvis Presley became the undisputed King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, he was just a shy teenager from Tupelo, Mississippi, with a guitar and a dream. One of the most fascinating and often overlooked moments in his early life was the time he came in fifth place in a talent contest—an experience that seems almost
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Enduring Pain In the silent depths of night,Where shadows whisper, hushed and tight,There lies a heart that beats in vain,A silent witness to the pain. Beneath the surface, out of sight,A soul endures, fierce in its fight,For pain, though sharp, will not define,The strength within this heart of mine. Each tear that falls, a testament,To
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