History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Martin Niemöller was a German theologian and Lutheran pastor. He is best known for his opposition to the Nazi regime during the late 1930s and for his widely quoted 1946 poem “First they came…” Although he was an opponent of the Nazi regime. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he sympathized with many Nazi ideas…
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I can’t say I am a great fan of car races. To be honest I don’t get the fascination of the F1-Formula One. However, I have to admit that despite my lack of enthusiasm for the sport, I am still proud that the current world champion is a Dutchman. It made me think though where…
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All of those men who liberated the camps throughout Europe never lost the memories of what they witnessed. Below are just some of their accounts. The Dachau concentration camp was liberated on April 29, 1945. Hilbert Margol (pictured above) and his twin brother, Howard. Two Jewish American soldiers were there and documented the tragedy. Hilbert…
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Rainbow is without a doubt one of Heavy Metal’s superbands, Founded by Deep Purple’s Richie Blackmore. In this line up the band had Ronnie James Dio as the leader singer. “Catch the Rainbow” is by far their best song. Yet another highlight from Rainbow’s debut album, the song is about a small, but weird, love…
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This is one of those amazing stories of resilience and perseverance. Odette Sansom, aka Odette Churchill and Odette Hallowes, code name Lise, was an agent for the United Kingdom’s clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France during World War II. She was born on 28 April 1912 in Amiens, France. She met an Englishman, Roy…
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A young lady who survived the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, August 1945 RMS Queen Elizabeth returning with 15,000 Soldiers to New York at the end of World War II, 1945. The Ship was not overcrowded, the soldiers simply ran onto the deck as they arrived. A soldier sharing his lunch with a goat in Saipan,…
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By writing this piece , I am taking a few risks. Firstly, I will be giving away my age, secondly, I am taking a risk destroying all my Rock ’n’ Roll credibility. And yes, I did like Musical Youth’s debut album, The Youth of Today. They were discussing Reggae on RTE 1 this morning, and even…
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“Open Arms” is a song by American rock band Journey. It was released as a single from the Heavy Metal soundtrack and their 1981 album, Escape. Co-written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, the song is a power ballad whose lyrics attempt to renew a drifting relationship. It is one of the band’s…
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Europe used to be a continent with a great number of currencies. Most European countries now have the Euro as the their currency. But where did it all begin? Stockholms Banco (also known as the Palmstruch’s Bank, Swedish: Palmstruchska banken) was the first European bank to print banknotes. It was founded in 1657 by Johan…
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If you look for the name Elfried Huth, you probably won’t find anything. Her story is both amazing and appalling. It is also the most bizarre and disturbing love story you will ever read. Elfriede was born on 14 July 1922, in Leipzig. 22 years later, being still quite young, she joined the ranks of…
History of Sorts 