Saturday, October 19, 2013

OCTOBER 19 = The End of TWO Great Armies

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"Sir, I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side to meet at Mr....
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

OCTOBER 16 = Nazi War Criminals Hang

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On today's date, October 16, in 1946 at eleven minutes past 1:00 a.m. ten men, all of them convicted of war crimes by the   (above, r ...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

SPECIAL = "Captain Phillips": Fact or Fiction?

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"Films aren't journalism. And they're not history.  But I really believe that films can contain some truths. They can tell yo...
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Monday, October 14, 2013

OCTOBER 14 = T.R. is Shot!!

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"I was in the automobile when this fellow shot me.  He reached over the edge like, and the next thing I knew was a flash and a fearfu...
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Saturday, October 12, 2013

OCTOBER 12 = Columbus Stumbles Onto America

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On this date - October 12 in 1492, Christopher Columbus, searching for a western route to India finds the Bahamas instead. And no, it di...
Friday, October 11, 2013

OCTOBER 11 = Merriweather Lewis Commits Suicide

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"Governor Lewis had, from early life, been subject to hypochondriac affections. It was a constitutional disposition in all the neare...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

OCTOBER 9 = Oskar Schindler Dies at Age 66.

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"The persecution of Jews in the General Government in Polish territory gradually worsened in its cruelty.  In 1939 and 1940 they were...
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