Elections

  • A question people often ask me is “Why did so many Germans believe Hitler and the NSDAP?” Hitler did not keep his hate for Jews and other groups he deemed unworthy a secret. In fact he wrote about it in Mein Kampf and other political publications.So why did so many Germans endorse him and his

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  • Many often say that the German people were victims of the Nazi regime, and to a significant extent, this is true. However, the German people must also reflect on who is responsible for that suffering. If they are honest with themselves, they will come to the inescapable conclusion that the blame lies with them. There

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  • Adam Kearney is a Chartered Town Planning Consultant and Independent Candidate for Limerick City North. A few days ago I had the pleasure to have a coffee with him and interview him in Hook and Ladder in Corbally.

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  • On 5 March 1933, the Nazi Party won nearly 44 per cent of the vote, which gave them 288 seats in the Reichstag. Hitler formed a coalition with the National Party (8 per cent). The Communist Party won 81 seats. There were 44,685.764 entitled to vote. The voter turnout was 88.74%. The Invalid votes were

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  • On September 23, 1944, Roosevelt opened the 1944 presidential campaign in Washington, D.C., speaking at a dinner with the International Teamsters Union. The half-hour speech was also broadcast on all U.S. radio networks.In the speech, Roosevelt attacked Republican opponents in Congress and detailed their attacks on him. Late in the speech, Roosevelt addressed Republican charges that he had accidentally left Fala behind on

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