  Buchenwald Concentration Camp Liberated by American Troops (1945)Buchenwald was one of the first and largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany. As US forces closed in on the camp near the end of WWII, the Nazis began evacuating its prisoners, forcing them on "death marches" during which an estimated 13,500 were killed. On April 9, inmates at the camp used a makeshift radio transmitter to inform the Allies about the evacuations and beg for help. What did the prisoners do when they received word that the Americans were coming to liberate them? More... Discuss |
 Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. (1862)Hughes was an American statesman and jurist. He served as governor of New York and as a Supreme Court justice before losing the 1916 presidential race, one of the closest in US history. It has been reported that, on the night of the election, Hughes went to bed believing he had won. According to the story, a reporter later called and was told that "the president is asleep," to which he responded, "When he wakes up, tell him he isn't the president." What did Hughes do after losing the election? More... Discuss |
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend~~i can tell i am going to enjoy myself here
The kitten on the computer is so adorable, I luv all pics.
Hope you had a great weekend.
Hugs,
Lesley
haha... cute. Unfortunately, I read it as the week was starting back up and it made me sad. :(
Oh well... enjoyed the spaced out thang!
I had a wonderful relaxing weekend partying with Cher and Rob, they are a delight to be around. Only posted one picture so far but will start posting more tomorrow, right now I have a lot to do, like unload the truck and catch up on chores around here.
Thank you all, i'm experimenting with toys to entertain us all....
Looking forward to catching up with all of you.....be good to yourselves......jinks.
awww happy weekend to you! savor it as it is almost over!
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