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On this day lost, but not forgotten. John R. Rankin was born on July 22, 1948. His home of record is Blackwood, NJ. He served in the US Army and attained the rank of Specialist 4 (SP4).
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Rankin was killed in action on November 15, 1969. Johnny July 22, 1948-November 15, 1969 SP4, Army Blackwood Terrace, NJ Johnny Rankin always wanted to fly. Photos of him as a two-year old show him surrounded by model airplanes his father had built. He liked to watch…
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On this day November 29th, in African Ourstory
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In 1781, the Zong massacre began. This was a mass killing (at sea) of more than 130 enslaved Black Africans by the crew of the British slave ship Zong during the Middle Passage. Owned by England, when the Zong sailed from Accra with 442 slaves on August 18, 1781, it…
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Russian soldiers standing over the remains of Armenians burned by Ottoman forces in the Anatolian village of Sheikhalan, 1915.
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Colourised by @color_by_klimbim. The following is excerpts of Danish-German soldier Heinrich Jessen’s diary entry from June 1916, who served in a machine-gun battalion in the Middle East. Translated by myself Note: This is a purely historical post on a Danish-German soldier’s eyewitness account. Please do not report, even if you…
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Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree, surrounded by onlookers, including girls, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Rubin Stacy, 37 was a homeless tenant farmer who knocked on a white woman’s door (Marion Jones) – she screamed, and he was arrested. As he was being led to jail by six deputies, a mob of about 100 overpowered them – ran their car off the road, and…
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After giving care for a scalp wound, a Japanese baby is cared for by men a medical unit of the 27th Infantry Division.
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The baby was discovered by a tank crew during the fighting below Mt. Tapotchau on Saipan in July of 1944. 🗻 Saipan 15 June 1944 Two 4th Division US Marines take cover in a shell hole on Saipan, June 1944 . On June 15, 1944, during the Pacific Campaign, U.S.…
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Vera Salvequart – for war crimes.
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28 year old Vera Salvequart had not been an SS guard, but rather a prisoner herself in Ravensbrück concentration camp. She was born on the 26th of November 1919 in Czechoslovakia of Czech and German parents and had trained as a nurse. According to her she served 10 months in…
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The Farnese Atlantic, National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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The Farnese Atlantic, National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The Farnese Atlantis is a 1.85 m high marble sculpture dating back to the 2nd century AD. The statue belongs to the group of sculptures from the Farnese collection found in the Terme di Caracalla in Rome in 1546 and then moved…
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During World War II, millions of people were sent to concentration camps, including women.
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Women in concentration camps were subjected to brutal treatment and often faced more severe conditions than their male counterparts. The conditions in the camps were inhumane, and women were often subjected to forced labor, starvation, and medical experiments. Women were treated differently in concentration camps than men. They were often…
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HERO’S
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The smallest artefact can grow into an extremely long trail and important story. This Ulster Volunteer Force lapel badge from 1913 belonged to the husband of the cook for Lord and Lady Smiley of Drumalis in Larne.He farmed a local farm known as Droagh Farm near Larne and he was…
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The Human Problem: The High Cost of War Paid by Women
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“Kill! Kill! In the German race there is nothing but evil. Stamp out the fascist beast once and for all in its lair! Use force and break the racial pride of these German women. Take them as your lawful booty. Kill! As you storm forward. Kill! You gallant soldiers of…