Topic: History - on November 9, 2008 at 11:06:00 AM CET
Der Anfang des Holocaust - Reichskristallnacht - Novemberpogrome 1938
Vor 70 Jahren brannten in Österreich, damals Teil Nazi-Deutschlands, jüdische Geschäfte und Einrichtungen. "Reichkristallnacht" nannten die Nazis den Pogrom, den sie als "Ausbruch des spontanen Volkszorns" darstellen wollten. Allein in Österreich wurden in der ersten Nacht der Übergriffe gegen jüdische Mitbürger 30 Menschen getötet. Historiker sind sich heute einig: Vom 9. auf den 10. November begann der Holocaust, die systematische Vernichtung der Juden durch die Nazis. Bereits im November 1938 führte der Weg für über 20.000 Juden in die Konzentrationslager der Nazis.
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Topic: History - on November 9, 2008 at 11:04:00 AM CET
Germany remembers Kristallnacht
Germany is preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nazi-inspired Kristallnacht riots, amid warnings of a rise in far-right sentiment.
A ceremony will be held at Berlin's largest synagogue with a classical and pop concert held later in the day.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the country to fight racism and anti-Semitism "with determination".
bbc.co.uk guardian.co.uk Blueprints for Auschwitz camp found in Germany Kristallnacht [wiki]
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Topic: History - on October 31, 2008 at 11:14:00 AM CET
Auf Wiedersehen, Tempelhof
Despite the cold, wet weather, up to 500 protesters gathered outside Tempelhof to vent their anger at the closure of the airport.
It was a last show of strength by campaigners who had fought a series of legal battles over the past decade to save Tempelhof.
Holding candles, they didn't seem too bothered by the cold or the police.
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Topic: History - on October 28, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM CET
Humans made fire 790,000 years ago
A new study shows that humans had the ability to make fire nearly 790,000 years ago, a skill that helped them migrate from Africa to Europe.
By analysing flints at an archaeological site on the bank of the river Jordan, researchers at Israel's Hebrew University discovered that early civilizations had learned to light fires, a turning point that allowed them to venture into unknown lands.
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Topic: History - on September 17, 2008 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
Hells Angels
A scene from today's procession and funeral for Mark "Papa" Guardado, head of the Frisco chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.
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Topic: History - on August 23, 2008 at 2:13:00 PM CEST
Interactive map of "history's greatest journeys"
Our pals at GOOD created a fascinating interactive infographic documenting "history's greatest journeys," including trips from travelers like Amelia Earhart, Ken Kesey, Columbus, and Jack Kerouac.
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Topic: History - on December 6, 2007 at 12:12:00 PM CET
Antiker Thron unter Villa von Cäsars Schwiegervater entdeckt
79 nach Christus ging Herculaneum in einer Katastrophe unter: Der Vesuv begrub die Stadt unter Lava und Asche. Nun stießen Archäologen bei Ausgrabungen in Herculaneum auf einen Thron - in der Villa, die Cäsars Schwiegervater zugeordnet wird.
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Topic: History - on November 9, 2007 at 12:58:00 PM CET
Erinnerungen an "Reichskristallnacht"
Die brutalen "Novemberpogrome" jähren sich: Vor 69 Jahren, in der Nacht vom 9. auf den 10. November 1938 und an den folgenden Tagen, wurden in österreichischen und deutschen Städten zumindest 91 Jüdinnen und Juden ermordet, Tausende verhaftet und Tausende jüdische Geschäfte, Wohnungen und Synagogen geplündert und zerstört.
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Topic: History - on October 26, 2007 at 10:08:00 AM CEST
Che Guevara hair lock sold for $100,000
A hair lock snipped from Ernesto "Che" Guevara before his burial in 1967 sold for $100,000 at auction Thursday to a Houston-area bookstore owner who called the Marxist "one of the greatest revolutionaries of the 20th century."
Bill Butler, 61, won the 3-inch tress clipped from Guevara's mane after placing the only bid, which matched the reserve price.
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Topic: History - on August 6, 2007 at 10:35:00 AM CEST
Aztec leader's tomb found
Mexican archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar have detected underground chambers they believe contain the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztecs when Columbus landed in the New World. It would be the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found.
The find could provide an extraordinary window into Aztec civilization at its apogee. Ahuizotl (ah-WEE-zoh-tuhl), an empire-builder who extended the Aztecs' reach as far as Guatemala, was the last emperor to complete his rule before the Spanish Conquest.
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Topic: History - on July 2, 2007 at 5:32:00 PM CEST
'First west Europe tooth' found
Scientists in Spain say that they have found a tooth from a distant human ancestor that is more than one million years old.
The tooth, a pre-molar, was discovered on Wednesday at the Atapuerca site in northern Spain's Burgos Province.
It represented western Europe's "oldest human fossil remain", a statement from the Atapuerca Foundation said.
The foundation said it was awaiting final results before publishing its findings in a scientific journal.
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Topic: History - on February 17, 2007 at 12:40:00 PM CET
TV remote inventor dies aged 93
Robert Adler, a US inventor best known for the creation of the couch potato's dream device, the TV remote control, has died at the age of 93.
He received an Emmy award in 1997 for the 1956 invention jointly with fellow engineer Eugene Polley.
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