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The Nazis employed the dehumanizing practice of making people strip naked before being executed or subjected to gas chambers for several interconnected reasons. Firstly, it served to strip victims of their individuality and dignity. By forcing people to remove their clothing, the Nazis aimed to reduce them to mere numbers,…
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These skeletal remains are those of Greek warriors who participated in the 480 BCE Battle of Himera, located near today’s Palermo in Sicily. On that same day, Greek troops were also engaged in a decisive battle at Salamis, defeating the Persians—1,344 km (835 miles) distant. This unique historical overlap signified…
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The Owls Club, a Black women’s softball team, was formed in Seattle in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Owls made history by winning the inaugural Washington State Women’s Softball Championship, playing at Sick’s Stadium—the future site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, later renamed the Brown Bombers, claimed the…
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“Death to fascism, freedom to the people!” was a motto of the Yugoslav Partisans, first introduced by the Communists and afterward accepted as the official slogan of the entire resistance movement. During World War II and for a few subsequent years, it was also used as a greeting formulation among members of the movement, both…
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The camp was about fifteen miles out of Yokosuka Naval Base, and the Corespondents were the first to find the POWs. The camp was not registered (with the International Red Cross) and all the 103 occupants, comprising ninety eight Americans, four British and one New Zealander, were reported dead some…
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Aitape area, north east new guinea. c. 1944-04. naked japanese prisoners of war (pows) crouch together on the ground while awaiting transport after being captured by us invasion forces following the successful allied landing. The japanese were probably stripped because of their habit of concealing weapons and grenades. Working on…
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The Struggle for Independence and the Atrocities of 1971. Remembering the Bangladesh Liberation War: The Struggle for Independence and the Atrocities of 1971. The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 was a pivotal moment in the history of South Asia. The conflict was sparked by the refusal of the government of…
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Eye-opening photos of executions torturers from Nazi camp The Holocaust is a dark chapter in human history, and the atrocities committed during that time are almost incomprehensible. However, one aspect that is often overlooked is the punishment meted out to the perpetrators of those crimes. A recently discovered collection of…
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The systematic massacre of innocent children under 10 is an unbearable tragedy that will forever leave a scar on humanity. Children rounded up for deportation to the Chełmno death camp, September 1942. When men from the SS entered the Łódź Ghetto to take away all the young Jewish children, the…