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Mystery- The Haunted Town Of St. Nazianz, WI

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Mystery- The Haunted Town Of St. Nazianz, WI St. Nazians was founded by a priest who wholeheartedly believed to helped cursed the town. Over the years, the town has been hit with natural disasters and unexplained phenomena. Father Ambrose Oschwald was fled to Wisconsin in 1854 from religious persecution. The Roman Catholic Church had suspended him from his duties due to “mystical, prophetic, and heretical works.” Already, the scary history of the town is starting to make sense! Oddly enough, the congregation followed him. Once they got to Wisconsin, a “divine white heifer” lead them to the site of his new home which would become St. Nazianz. The community actually thrived. They titled themselves “The Association” and created an entirely functional society. Tragically, Father Oschwald became sick in 1873. Anton Still, a loyal follower, stayed with Father Osc...
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Was there anyone who ever lived through the Nazi gas chambers?

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Was there anyone who ever lived through the Nazi gas chambers? No, hardly any people could survive the gassing in concentration camps. Once you were sent there, it meant you’d be put to death. The Nazis fooled the prisoners, especially newly admitted prisoners, into believing they were being taken for showering. They offered them work and food and even to ask them to note their memory on where they deposited their clothes so they could retrieve it in future after showering. Guards were smiling and even engaging in light conversations with the people to avoid increase in tensions. After that, everybody undressed then they were gased inside the chambers. The doors were closed and barred securely. It was then those same people knew something was off. Panic spread quickly. Everyone screamed and knocked on the doors, but there was no chance to escape. A special team from the SS arrived carrying cans containing crystals of the different cyanide called Zyklon B. They threw the crystals over t...
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Honoring 1st Marine Division Hero Robert Grove on Cape Gloucester: Honored with Navy Cross: Serves His Country for Over 22 Years

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Honoring 1st Marine Division Hero Robert Grove on Cape Gloucester: Honored with Navy Cross: Serves His Country for Over 22 Years Corporal Robert Woodrow Grove, of Pikeville Tennessee, served with Company I, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, 1st Marine Division. Corporal Grove was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Cape Gloucester. Robert Grove served with distinction during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He passed away on February 18, 1965 from wounds sustained while advising the South Vietnamese Rangers in Tu Thuan province and was posthumously honored with the Silver Star. Gunnery Sergeant Grove served his country for over 22 years. Robert Woodrow Grove’s Navy Cross Citation reads as follows: The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Robert Woodrow Grove (306455), Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous devotion to duty while serving as a Machine Gunner ...
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The origin of the bridal bouquet, the brides carried bouquets of flowers near their bodies to cover odor.

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The origin of the bridal bouquet, the brides carried bouquets of flowers near their bodies to cover odor. When visiting the Palace of Versailles in Paris, it is observed that the sumptuous palace has no bathrooms. In the Middle Ages, there were no toothbrushes, perfumes, deodorants, and much less toilet paper. Human excrements were thrown out of palace windows. On a holiday, the palace kitchen was able to prepare a feast for 1500 people, without the minimum hygiene. In today’s movies we see people from that era shaking or fanning… The explanation is not in the heat, but in the foul odor emitted under the skirts (which were deliberately made to contain the smell of private parts, since there was no hygiene). It was also not customary to shower due to the cold and the almost non-existence of running water. Only the nobles had lackeys to fan them, to dispel the bad odor that exhalated the body and mouth, as well as to scare away the insects. Those who have been t...
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23 July 1944, 19-year-old French communist resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud saw a German military officer taking a walk over a bridge on the river Seine in Paris and got off her bicycle.

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23 July 1944, 19-year-old French communist resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud saw a German military officer taking a walk over a bridge on the river Seine in Paris and got off her bicycle. As he looked at the Louvre, she took out her gun and shot him twice in the head, killing him. As she cycled away, she was pursued and knocked off her bike by French collaborators in a car. Riffaud tried to shoot herself to avoid torture but was captured and handed over to the $$. She was beaten repeatedly, escaped but was recaptured and deported to a concentration camp. There, she was released in a prisoner swap, and took part in the armed uprising which liberated the city in August. She later recounted to Agence France-Presse in an interview, “It was joyous… People were falling in love and kissing each other without knowing each other. After years of having to do everything in secret, we could fight in the open.” Riffaud survived the war and later became a journa...
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Honouring the Veterans of The Battle of Kapelsche Veer

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Honouring the Veterans of The Battle of Kapelsche Veer Operation Elephant was an attack by the First Canadian Army to clear a small island north of the Maas River in the Netherlands, known as Kapelsche Veer. This is where German Paratroopers had set up a strong defensive position. The Canadian regiments dealt with difficult conditions and suffered high casualities, but on the morning of January 31 1945, the German paratroopers evacuated the island. The Lincoln and Welland Regiment with the support of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada and the South Alberta Regiment, were to clear the island by January 31, 1945. Pictured Are the men of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment after the battle at the Veer – February 1945. LAC Photo
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In April 1981, the body of a young white woman was found in a ditch on Greenlee Road in Newton Township, Ohio. She was wearing a buckskin poncho, so investigators called her the "Buckskin Girl."

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In April 1981, the body of a young white woman was found in a ditch on Greenlee Road in Newton Township, Ohio. She was wearing a buckskin poncho, so investigators called her the "Buckskin Girl." That same day, her body was examined. It was found that she had suffered serious injuries to her head and neck before being strangled to death about 48 hours before her body was found. Despite many years of hard work by investigators, the identity of the Buckskin Girl remained unknown for over 30 years. On April 9, 2018, the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory announced that they had identified the woman as 21-year-old Marcia Lenore King from Little Rock, Arkansas. Marcia had last been seen by her family in 1980. Although she wasn’t officially reported missing, her family had kept searching for her. The identification was made possible by detailed DNA testing. Sadly, the person who caused her death has still not been found.
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