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TUNNEL 57
The greatest mass escape from East Berlin during the period of the Berlin Wall occurred on the nights of October 3 and 4, 1964. It all started because a boy wanted to reunite with his girl. Joachim Neumann had Read more…
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BOUDICCA
When King Prasutagus of the Iceni tribe in Roman Britain died, he left half his kingdom to the Romans to pay off his debts to them. The Romans, being greedy, decided they wanted the whole kingdom. When Prastagus’ wife Read more…
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MAD JACK CHURCHILL
John Churchill was born on Sept. 16, 1906. He graduated from Sandhurst military academy and served in Burma. In 1936, he left the army and became a newspaper editor. He also modeled. He became a world class archer and Read more…
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LEE’S LOST ORDER
You could argue the South lost the Civil War on Sept. 13, 1862. That was the day Corporal Barton Mitchell of the 27th Indiana Volunteers found a paper wrapped around three cigars at a campsite near Frederick, Maryland. The Read more…
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CALVIN GRAHAM
Calvin Graham wanted to serve his country after Pearl Harbor. The problem was he was only 12. However, the recruiter either did not have a good eye for age or didn’t care, so with the help of forging his Read more…
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OPERATION EICHE
On July 19, 1943 Rome was bombed with significant damage. This was the last straw for Mussolini’s reign. A week later, the Grand Council took a vote of no confidence and the next day Il Duce was summoned to Read more…
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THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
9/11 is remembered for the terrorist attack, but it is also the day of another atrocity motivated by religion. In 1857, the Mormons were settled in Utah, but not getting along with the U.S. government, which controlled the Utah Read more…
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CHARLES DARWIN’S VOYAGE
On Oct. 2, 1836 the HMS Beagle returned to Great Britain after a five-year voyage around the world. The ten-gun brig’s most famous passenger was a young naturalist named Charles Darwin. Darwin had turned to naturalism after dropping out Read more…
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THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB CASE
On this day in 1924, Leopold and Loeb found guilty of the murder of Robert Franks in the “crime of the century” One “Crime of the Century” occurred on this day in 1924. Nathan Leopold (18-years old) and Richard Read more…
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THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION
Joshua Chamberlain taught himself Greek before he went to college. After graduating, he became a professor of rhetoric and oratory at Bowdoin College in Maine. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted without telling his family, including his wife. Read more…