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We Remember and Honoring Harriet Pickens and Frances Wills: Trailblazers of the US Navy
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“Lieutenant Junior Grade Harriet Ida Pickens and Ensign Frances Wills were members of the final graduating class at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School (Women’s Reserve) in Northampton, Massachusetts. Commissioned as WAVES officers, in December 1944, they were the first female African-American U.S. Navy officers.” Harriet Pickens, born in Talladega, Alabama,…
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Today we Remember The Lebrecht Brothers Who Give Ultimate Sacrifice to Defend Newfound Freedom
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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…
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BIRTHDAY EVENT: Happy 102nd Birthday to US Army and D-Day Veteran Luciano “Louis” Graziano
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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…
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We Remember Super Bowl Sunday: Joe Arenas from Decorated Iwo Jima Marine to the 49ers
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“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…
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Catharina Koopman: The Model Spy
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“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…
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During the 1700s lobsters were so plentiful that they used to wash ashore on Massachusetts beaches in piles up to 2 feet high.
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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…
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The young man who defeated Albert Einstein.
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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…
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At the end of January 1944, the 5th WSS Panzer Division “Wiking” was encircled in the Cherkasy pocket along with five other German divisions.
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The pocket was surrounded by 35 Soviet divisions and was compressed to 100 square kilometers. This time Hitler allowed the breakout attempt and the Div. “Wiking” as the only armored division in the pocket and also well equipped, led the strike to the south. After the element of surprise had…
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Billy Bailey, the last American hanged
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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…
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Lawrence Carthage Weathers – Victoria Cross Recipient
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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…