CLOSING THE BOOKS ON THE 19TH CENTURY- NABI TAJIMA DEAD AT 117
Nabi Tajima of Kikai, Japan has died at the age of 117 years and 260 days of age. Not only the world’s oldest verified person but the last person who […]
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Category Archives: World War II
DARK DAY IN HISTORY- 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS BEGIN- AUGUST 1, 1936
On this day in 1936 the Berlin Olympics or Hitler Olympics began. Dark days- Hitler put on a show for the world that is for sure. But something great came […]
AUDIE MURPHY’S GRAVE- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Every time I go to Arlington National Cemetery I made a point to stop and see the grave of Audie Murphy. It is located a short stroll from the Tomb […]
V-E DAY [VICTORY IN EUROPE] THIS DAY 1945
It had to have been a great day to have been alive- V-E Day, May 8, 1945. Germany has surrendered and World War II- in Europe is over. A day […]
HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE- THIS DAY IN 1945
On this day in 1945 those kooky newlyweds Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, married a day earlier commit suicide in the Fuhrer’s bunker in Berlin, Germany. I can’t imagine […]
JESSE OWENS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR- THIS DAY IN 1990
On this day in 1990 Jesse Owens, possibly the greatest track athlete in history was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President George H.W. Bush. In the 1936 Berlin […]
HITLER AND MUSSOLINI FORM ALLIANCE AGAINST UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE- THIS DATE 1940
On this date in 1940 during World War II- Germany’s Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Italy’s II Duce Benito Mussolini met at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agreed to […]
