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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at 75: What Popular Depictions Miss

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Seventy-five years ago Thursday, on April 19, 1943, a small group of starving young Jews trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto mounted their now legendary rebellion against the Nazi juggernaut. Defying all odds these desperately under-armed militants held off the German war machine for nearly a month. This moment of bravery, of courage in the face of certain death, seems as though it were a David versus Goliath story, tailor-made for an American audience. Read More...

What Happened on April 24, 2018

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Historical Events Music History Ed Sheeran's "รท" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI Suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England About April 24, 2018 Read More...

What Happened on June 11

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Menu June 11 Explore June 11 Calendar Did You Know? Brothers John and Clarence Anglin and fellow inmate Frank Morris escape from Alcatraz Island prison, the only ones to do so June 11, 1962 Fun Fact About June 11 George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket June 11, 1907 Articles, Photos and Quiz June in History Get Our Daily Email Read More...