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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Hitler’s Art Collection Uncovered
Courtney Subramanian for Time, February 27, 2012: Czech writer and publisher Jiri Kuchar’s five-year treasure hunt finally ended when he found a long-lost collection of art formerly owned by Adolf Hitler, the AFP reports. Kuchar, who wrote two books on … Continue reading
National Museum of Civil War and Wartime Food
Rachel Tepper for The Huffington Post, February 23, 2012: WASHINGTON — What kind of food did people eat during the Civil War? Period food and dining don’t deserve the bad rap they often get, according to George Wunderlich, executive director … Continue reading
WWII Ghost Army
Cindy Cantrell for The Boston Globe, February 23, 2012: In February 2005, documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer of Lexington sat down with Martha Gavin of Beverly at a local coffee shop to learn about her uncle’s experiences in World War II. … Continue reading
Slavery Museum Files Reorganization Plan
From The Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 23, 2012: The U.S. National Slavery Museum filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan Friday under which it expects to raise $900,000 in its first year of fundraising, starting Oct. 1. The museum, located in Fredericksburg and … Continue reading
Japanese Mayor Denies Nanjing (Nanking) Massacres
Paul Armstrong for CNN, February 23, 2012: The mayor of a Japanese city has sparked outrage after playing down a well-documented massacre of civilians in China’s former capital more than 70 years ago. An estimated 300,000 people died when Japanese … Continue reading
Smithsonian Breaks Ground on New African-American Museum
Article by Becky Brittain for CNN, February 22, 2012: The Smithsonian Institution officially began construction Wednesday on a new museum dedicated to African-American culture and heritage — a complex committed to the celebration and study of one of the central … Continue reading
Britain’s MI5′s Penetration by WWII German Agent
Article by Richard Norton-Taylor for The Guardian, February 16, 2012: The treachery of the first German agent to penetrate MI5, a Dutchman who hoodwinked Britain’s security and intelligence throughout the second world war, is spelt out in the files released … Continue reading
Hitler’s French Son
Article from Independent.ie, February 17, 2012: ADOLF Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, according to new evidence. Jean-Marie Loret, who died in 1985 aged 67, never met his … Continue reading
Holocaust Museum’s Loaned Exhibits in Jeopardy
Philip Kennicott for The Washington Post, February 17, 2012: In the late 1980s, when organizers of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum were searching for Nazi-era artifacts, they sought to tell a story that was industrial in its magnitude and horrifying … Continue reading
History4everyone
Do you enjoy learning about history? Do you like reading the latest non-fiction books on American, European, Asian and Latin American history? Are you a teacher or a student who could use some help in the classroom? Do you like … Continue reading
