August 6, 1945: Dawn of the Atomic Era, 1945
In the early morning hours of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay took off from the island of Tinian and headed north by northwest toward Japan. The bomber’s primary target was the city of Hiroshima, located on the deltas of southwestern Honshu Island facing [...]
In 1933, Indiana native John Dillinger committed a string of bank robberies throughout the Midwest. Although he was arrested twice, he broke out of jail both times with the help of his gang. His “gang” was made up of various prison acquaintances and girlfriends. The infamous “Baby Face” Nelson was at one time a member [...]
The night of March 24, 1944 was the night that 73 Allied prisoners escaped from Stalag Luft 3 – an event later named “The Great Escape”. Most people who have heard of The Great Escape know about it as a result of the popular film of the same name, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and [...]
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