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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was a key event in the leadup to WWI, one often considered to have started it all. In truth, tension among European powers was intense by the time Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, visited Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The demise of both…
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On 31 October 1941, Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, authorized the formation of the 1st Headquarters Construction Company. Recruiting began in November while boot training began 7 December 1941 at Naval Station Newport. By 16 December, four additional companies had been authorized. December 28 Rear…
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On a national level, one such hero was the Commonwealth nation of Australia. While it is undoubtedly true that most Australians are keenly aware of the great efforts put forth by their countrymen during the war, much of the rest of the world is not so well informed. To remedy…
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Her diary, which covers a period of 27 years, provides a rare and valuable window into the daily life, medical practices, and social customs of the time. Martha Ballard was born in 1735 and lived in Hallowell, Maine, which was a remote frontier town at the time. Despite the lack…
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11 Reasons Why We Have Older Women Who Aren’t Married. 1) Hoe Phase. Women always have this illusion that always come back to haunt them; they wish to s*xually explore, and when they are done, wait for a f00l!sh man to marry them, who will likely not marry them. 2)…
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When younger, we make various choice’s without the future in mind. Sometimes those choices bite us in our mid-life. These are some of the things one might regret when they’re older. Beyond Horizon
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Japanese war crimes occurred in many Asian and Pacific countries during the period of Japanese imperialism, primarily during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. These incidents have also been described as an Asian Holocaust and Japanese war atrocities. R. J. Rummel, a professor of political science at the…
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RIP PFC Jacob Tracy ! your service and your life will always be remembered and appreciated by myself, as well as all my other Brothers and Sisters in arms! You truly made the ultimate sacrifice that will always be appreciated and remembered by all of us !May your family as…
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101st Airborne’s Medal of Honor Recipient that sacrificed his life by throwing himself on a suicide bomber to save his men. Travis W. Atkins was born on Dec. 9, 1975, in Great Falls, Montana. Atkins enlisted on Nov. 9, 2000, and attended basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He…
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At 8.00 a.m. on Thursday the 27th of December 1906, 39 year old Walter Marsh was hanged within the coach house of Derby’s Vernon Street Gaol by Henry Pierrepoint, assisted by John Ellis. Marsh had asked that no petitions for a reprieve be collected as he feared life in prison…