History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Before delving into the story of Adriana Valkenburg, it’s important to understand the context of prostitution in the Netherlands. While prostitution has historically been tolerated in the country, it was not officially recognized as a legal profession until 1988. In the Netherlands, prostitution is legal and regulated, with sex work recognized as a legitimate profession.…
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Under the Nazi regime, Jewish people were forced to wear identifying markers, such as armbands or badges in the shape of the Star of David. This measure aimed to reinforce Nazi ideology by visibly distinguishing Jewish people from the rest of the population. These identifiers facilitated isolation, harassment, and humiliation, further embedding systemic persecution. Origins…
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On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison after spending 27 years behind bars. His release marked a pivotal moment not only for South Africa but for the entire world. It signified the beginning of the end of apartheid, the brutal system of racial segregation and oppression that had governed South…
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On March 29, 1945, approximately 60 Jewish slave laborers were executed in Deutsch Schützen, a town in what is now the Austrian province of Burgenland. One of the primary suspects in this war crime was former SS Junior Squad Leader Adolf Storms. Despite his identity being known as early as 1946—he was even listed in…
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The Holocaust, the systematic genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany against six million Jews and millions of other victims, remains one of the darkest chapters in human history. While the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Treblinka have become symbols of this horrific event, the Nazis experimented with other methods of mass murder before establishing their infamous…
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After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, Anne Frank’s life took an unexpected turn, one where love, loss, and resilience shaped a different path than the one the world had once imagined. Anne Frank and Peter van Pels had been more than just fellow refugees hiding in the secret annex. Their bond, born from shared…
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Anne Frank’s diary remains one of the most significant and poignant records of the Holocaust, providing an intimate glimpse into the lives of those forced into hiding under the oppressive rule of Nazi Germany. However, while Anne’s voice is immortalized in her writings, the other individuals who shared her confinement in the secret annex in…
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I’m keeping this blog post limited to the essential data since I’ve written about the experiments before. There’s only so much of it I can take A Dark Chapter in Medical History Tremendous advancements in science and medicine mark the history of human civilization. However, some of these developments have come at a horrifying cost.…
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Willem Arondeus, a name that resonates with courage, defiance, and an unyielding stand against oppression, was a Dutch artist and writer who became a key figure in the resistance against Nazi occupation in the Netherlands during World War II. His heroism, coupled with his unspoken advocacy for LGBT rights in an era of rampant discrimination,…
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Anyone who grew up in Germany or the Netherlands would likely have seen at least one episode of Derrick, the German police drama set in Munich. The show ran from 1974 to 1998 and was so popular that even Pope John Paul II was rumored to be a fan. A while ago, I watched Faking…
History of Sorts 