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Picture of the Day

January 22, 2025

August Landmesser: The Lone Man Refusing to Do the Nazi Salute, 1936

History rarely gives us a clean hero. Most of the time, it’s messy—full of contradictions, compromise, and fear. But every now and then, you stumble across someone whose actions cut through the chaos like a lightning strike. August Landmesser is one of those rare figures, and what makes his story so compelling is how quiet yet defiant his resistance was. No guns. No speeches. Just one man standing still while the world around him surged with madness.

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JFK’s Harvard Application Essay Is Only 5 Sentences Long

December 4, 2024

jfk harvard application

Why do you wish to come to Harvard?

The reasons that I have for wishing to go to Harvard are several. I feel that Harvard can give me a better background and a better liberal education than any other university. I have always wanted to go there, as I have felt that it is not just another college, but is a university with something definite to offer. Then too, I would like to go to the same college as my father. To be a “Harvard man” is an enviable distinction, and one that I sincerely hope I shall attain.

April 23, 1935
John F. Kennedy

Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald – Everything You Wanted To Know About Lee Harvey Oswald’s Daughter

July 5, 2022

Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald was born on October 20, 1963. She was born in Dallas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital. She was 33 days old when her father, Lee Harvey Oswald, was involved in the fatal shooting of then-President John F. Kennedy.

The Story Of Sergeant Stubby, A Former Stray Who Became The Most Decorated War Dog Of WW1

March 16, 2021

In 1917, bull terriers had no place in the war. Mascots were limited to sports teams and service dogs were limited to the police force. Strict regulations forbade animals from living on military grounds. It’s for these reasons that no one would have expected a stray mongrel to end up becoming one of the most decorated soldiers who served in the First World War. From Connecticut to the Allied front line in France and back again, one dog changed the course of history for its entire species.