William and Emma Lebrecht emigrated from Germany to the Upper West Side of New York City, New York during the early escalation of hostilities toward Jewish citizens. The couple had two sons Ferdinand Ludwig Lebrecht and his younger brother Alfred. When the United States entered World War II both brothers…

Please join us in wishing Louis Graziano a most Happy 102nd Birthday. Born on February 6, 1923 Louis Graziano, of Thomson Georgia, completed his military training at multiple bases across the country, starting in Fort Niagara and finishing in Fort Dix. He deployed to England, where he led a group…

“I figured, I’ve been through a lot more (in battle) than what can happen on the football field.” “I was a Marine. That’s where I wanted to be, man. That’s the uniform I wanted.” – Joe Arenas Omaha University Alumni Association interview 2003 After graduating from Lincoln High School Joe…

“Former Chanel model, Catharina Koopman, worked as a successful model in Paris before moving to London. Catharina left London in 1939 to live in Italy. There she began a relationship with a leader of the Italian resistance. When World War II broke out, she agreed to use her contacts and…

Lobsters were considered the “poor man’s chicken” and primarily used for fertilizer or fed to prisoners and slaves. Some indentures servants even revolted against being forced to eat the meat and the colony agreed that they would not be fed lobster meat more than three times a week. As the…

This is the face of the young man that silenced Albert Einstein and made him scratch his head contemplatively in front of a large audience. This lanky young man with a bony face and a corn-silk hairstyle forced the famous Albert Einstein to have a second thought, and a minute…

January 25th, 1996 Case handled by DSP Troop 3, Camden On this date in 1996,  Billy Bailey was hanged for murdering an elderly couple in Delaware. Billy Bailey  (January 1947 – January 25, 1996, Age 49) was a convicted  murderer  who was  hanged  in  Delaware  in 1996.  He became only…

Lawrence Carthage Weathers, VC (14 May 1890 – 29 September 1918) was a New Zealand-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. Lawrence Carthage Weathers was born in Te…

On and around this day in 1953, a photo of a United States Marine is published in nearly two thousand newspapers, including the February edition of All Hands magazine, a U.S. Navy publication. The photo depicted then-Sgt. Frank Praytor hand-feeding a baby kitten with a small medicine dropper. The two-week…