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4 days ago · Rufus W. Smith was born in 1918 in Nashville, Arkansas, before eventually settling with his family in Hughes Springs, Texas, at the age of eight. He joined the United States Marine Corps in early 1940 and was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as the defense of the Philippines, where he was captured by invading Japanese forces during ...
5 days ago · This horrific event is known as the Ramree Island crocodile massacre, and in 1968 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded it the dubious distinction of "most human fatalities in a crocodile attack" at roughly 900 dead. But in recent decades, historians and herpetologists have cast doubt on the ghastly tale.
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4 days ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two overnight shootings in Columbus resulted in four people being killed, including three in a mass shooting on the north side. Columbus police said they received repo…
3 days ago · The Place Beyond the Pines is a gripping crime drama film released in 2012, directed by Derek Cianfrance. Featuring a star-studded cast including Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, and Ray Liotta, this film takes the audience on a thrilling and thought-provoking journey. The movie follows the interconnected lives of two men – a ...
May 15, 2024 · One night, hundreds of Lenape fleeing Mahican invaders sought refuge in New Amsterdam. Kieft not only refused, but on February 25, 1643, he led a raiding party into Pavonia, the old name for ...
2 days ago · The massacre is believed to be an act of retaliation for earlier alleged murders by UPA of 9 or 11 Poles in Pawłokoma and unspecified number of Poles killed by the UPA in the neighboring villages. Atrocities. Attacks on Poles during the massacres in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia were marked with extreme sadism and brutality.
5 days ago · The Herero and Nama genocide (formerly, also ' Herero and Namaqua genocide') was a campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment which was waged against the Herero (Ovaherero) and the Nama in German South West Africa (now Namibia) by the German Empire. It was the first genocide to begin in the 20th century, [5] [6] [7] occurring ...
