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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…
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A True Hero Caring For little Kitten.
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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…
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In The Lost World of the Kalahari.
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In The Lost World of the Kalahari, Laurens van der Post recounts his time living among the indigenous people of the Kalahari Desert. He describes their shock when they discovered that he couldn’t hear the stars. At first, they assumed he was joking or lying. But when they realized he…
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The discovery of three to four floors buried underground.
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This may sound like an incredible find, but in reality, it is the Porta Nigra, a remarkable Roman structure located in Trier, Germany. The Porta Nigra, meaning “Black Gate” in Latin, is an ancient city gate that dates back to the 2nd century AD. It stands as one of the…
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Honoring Combat Medic Charles Norman Shay: Hero of Omaha Beach
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“In April of 1943 I myself was drafted into the military and was selected for training as a medical technician with courses in basic surgery. Joining the Medical Detachment of the First Division’s 16th Infantry Regiment, I was attached as a platoon medic to Fox Company. Encamped in southern England,…