In the final years of his life, United States Founding Father Thomas Jefferson corresponded regularly…
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Two years have passed since German-born cinematographer Walter Lassally — who won an Academy Award…
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Tom Carvel was the personification of the American dream. He built his namesake national chain…
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Born October 13, 1934 in Hania, on the island of Crete, Nana Mouskouri is probably…
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Seven years have passed since the American football world said goodbye to NFL great Alex…
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On This Day September 26, 1943: Nazis Massacre Thousands of Italian Soldiers in Kefalonia
Not many World War II history books cover the Nazi German massacre of nearly an…
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Only weeks before the departure of the Nazis from Greece, yet another brutal massacre took…
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At dawn, Nazi German troops surrounded the small village Cretan village of Kakopetros located approximately…
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Today marks the anniversary of one of the most violent — and widely forgotten —…
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On This Day August 1, 1936: Spyridon Louis Presents Hitler With Olive Tree From Olympia
Spyridon Louis, the son of a farmer who made a modest living delivering clean drinking…