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When the house of George and Jennie Sodder caught fire and burned to the
ground on Christmas Eve night 1945, five of their children seemed to have gone
up in smoke. Although the fire had not burned long enough or hot enough to
consume their remains, nothing was found in the ashes to indicate the children
had died. Yet they were never seen again after that night.
A series of odd events leading up to the disaster caused George and Jennie to
believe the children may have been kidnapped. Shortly before the blaze, Jennie
had been awakened by a wrong number, a call from a woman asking for a name
Jennie did not recognize. Getting up to check the house, she discovered the front
door open, the curtains open, and the lights on in the living room below. After
locking the door, drawing the curtains, and turning off the lights, she heard
something crash onto the roof, followed by a rolling sound. Then she smelled
smoke...
The Sodders immediately realized that five of their children were missing, and
probably trapped in the burning house. In trying to reach their second story
bedroom, George discovered his ladder was missing. He could not move his
truck against the house to use it to reach the upper floor because it would not
start. The water in the rain barrel was frozen.
The Sodder's 17-year old daughter Marion tried to contact the fire department
using a neighbor's phone, but no one answered. A neighbor saw the blaze and
tried to phone them from a neighboring tavern, but again no one responded.
The neighbor drove into town and personally alerted the local fire chief who
sounded the alarm, but the fire department did not reach the house until 8 am
the next morning, long after the house was burned to the ground. No remains
were ever found in the ashes. The fire was attributed to faulty wiring, although
George had just had the wiring inspected by the local power company that had
told him it was fine.
Despite the couple's many efforts to enlist the help of the FBI and the local
authorities, the case was closed. They hired a private detective, but he produced
ground on Christmas Eve night 1945, five of their children seemed to have gone
up in smoke. Although the fire had not burned long enough or hot enough to
consume their remains, nothing was found in the ashes to indicate the children
had died. Yet they were never seen again after that night.
A series of odd events leading up to the disaster caused George and Jennie to
believe the children may have been kidnapped. Shortly before the blaze, Jennie
had been awakened by a wrong number, a call from a woman asking for a name
Jennie did not recognize. Getting up to check the house, she discovered the front
door open, the curtains open, and the lights on in the living room below. After
locking the door, drawing the curtains, and turning off the lights, she heard
something crash onto the roof, followed by a rolling sound. Then she smelled
smoke...
The Sodders immediately realized that five of their children were missing, and
probably trapped in the burning house. In trying to reach their second story
bedroom, George discovered his ladder was missing. He could not move his
truck against the house to use it to reach the upper floor because it would not
start. The water in the rain barrel was frozen.
The Sodder's 17-year old daughter Marion tried to contact the fire department
using a neighbor's phone, but no one answered. A neighbor saw the blaze and
tried to phone them from a neighboring tavern, but again no one responded.
The neighbor drove into town and personally alerted the local fire chief who
sounded the alarm, but the fire department did not reach the house until 8 am
the next morning, long after the house was burned to the ground. No remains
were ever found in the ashes. The fire was attributed to faulty wiring, although
George had just had the wiring inspected by the local power company that had
told him it was fine.
Despite the couple's many efforts to enlist the help of the FBI and the local
authorities, the case was closed. They hired a private detective, but he produced
This was definitely a different kind of quiz. Instead of using a photograph for
the quiz, we used the audio of the famous Italian tenor Enrico Caruso singing
the well-known aria Donna E Mobile (Women are Fickle) by Puccini. We asked
readers to identify the singer, the aria, and to tell us what "first" the singer
participated in with other singers.
Most readers liked the concept of an audio quiz as a change of pace, although a
few people said they preferred a regular photo-quiz.
Caruso was perhaps the most famous tenor of all time, and had many firsts
associated with recording and broadcasting opera. He participated in the first
Public Radio broadcast in 1910, and was the first to make a recording of any kind
that sold over a million copies. Caruso's debut at the Met was in a new
production of Rigoletto on November 23, 1903. A few months later, he began a
the quiz, we used the audio of the famous Italian tenor Enrico Caruso singing
the well-known aria Donna E Mobile (Women are Fickle) by Puccini. We asked
readers to identify the singer, the aria, and to tell us what "first" the singer
participated in with other singers.
Most readers liked the concept of an audio quiz as a change of pace, although a
few people said they preferred a regular photo-quiz.
Caruso was perhaps the most famous tenor of all time, and had many firsts
associated with recording and broadcasting opera. He participated in the first
Public Radio broadcast in 1910, and was the first to make a recording of any kind
that sold over a million copies. Caruso's debut at the Met was in a new
production of Rigoletto on November 23, 1903. A few months later, he began a
Judge Spencer Williams, after many months
of depositions, interviews and footprinting of
the adoptees by the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
dismissed the case, stating that is was not a
class action suit but rather 2,000 separate
cases. The Judge sealed the records, and
forbid contact with the Vietnamese familie to
let them know where their children were.
Readers Carol Farrant and Rebecca Bare
were personally involved with Operation
Babylift and commented on their experiences.
Special mention goes to Sharon M. Levy for
the brilliant work she did in researching this
quiz.
of depositions, interviews and footprinting of
the adoptees by the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
dismissed the case, stating that is was not a
class action suit but rather 2,000 separate
cases. The Judge sealed the records, and
forbid contact with the Vietnamese familie to
let them know where their children were.
Readers Carol Farrant and Rebecca Bare
were personally involved with Operation
Babylift and commented on their experiences.
Special mention goes to Sharon M. Levy for
the brilliant work she did in researching this
quiz.
Operation Babylift was a US rescue operation that evacuated orphans from
Cambodia and Vietnam in 1975. The orphans were first flown to Clark Air Force
Base in the Phillipines after which they were brought to either Oakland or Los
Angeles to be adopted by American parents.
The picture shows several of the 330 orphans on board Flight MAC 1965 –WA
#748 that left from Clark bound for LAX on April 12, 1975. Upon arrival, many
of the children were taken to the hospital, suffering from a variety of ailments,
including dehydration and measles, with one case of chicken pox. One child died
en route.
As a result of the airlift, there was a class action lawsuit filed on April 29, 1975,
in the Federal District Court in San Francisco, California on behalf of
Vietnamese children brought to the United States for adoption. The suit alleged
that several of the Vietnamese orphans brought to the United States under
Operation Babylift had stated that they were not orphans and that they wished to
return to Vietnam. The suit wanted to halt adoption proceedings until it would be
determined whether the parents or appropriate relatives in Vietnam have
consented to their adoption or that these parents or relatives could not be found.
The hope was to reunite these children with their living families.
Cambodia and Vietnam in 1975. The orphans were first flown to Clark Air Force
Base in the Phillipines after which they were brought to either Oakland or Los
Angeles to be adopted by American parents.
The picture shows several of the 330 orphans on board Flight MAC 1965 –WA
#748 that left from Clark bound for LAX on April 12, 1975. Upon arrival, many
of the children were taken to the hospital, suffering from a variety of ailments,
including dehydration and measles, with one case of chicken pox. One child died
en route.
As a result of the airlift, there was a class action lawsuit filed on April 29, 1975,
in the Federal District Court in San Francisco, California on behalf of
Vietnamese children brought to the United States for adoption. The suit alleged
that several of the Vietnamese orphans brought to the United States under
Operation Babylift had stated that they were not orphans and that they wished to
return to Vietnam. The suit wanted to halt adoption proceedings until it would be
determined whether the parents or appropriate relatives in Vietnam have
consented to their adoption or that these parents or relatives could not be found.
The hope was to reunite these children with their living families.
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The entry to the Orbiter
Processing Facility for the Space
Shuttle Endeavor was last used
by astronauts to enter the Space
Processing Facility for the Space
Shuttle Endeavor was last used
by astronauts to enter the Space
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Having a Schutzpass like the one
shown in this quiz photo placed the
bearer under the protection of Sweden
during the Holocaust. Such documents
were authorized by Raoul Wallenburg
in Budapest, enabling him to save
thousands of Jews from certain death.
Wallenburg disappeared after he went
shown in this quiz photo placed the
bearer under the protection of Sweden
during the Holocaust. Such documents
were authorized by Raoul Wallenburg
in Budapest, enabling him to save
thousands of Jews from certain death.
Wallenburg disappeared after he went
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In the first few decades of the Twentieth Century, the roads made motorcycle
touring a rugged sport. Before concrete interstates and blacktop secondary
roads, most roads were dirt or gravel trails. Venturing far outside the city
required a flair for adventure, a lot of stamina and a rugged machine. The fact
that men ventured forth under those conditions was unquestioned, but for the
women to do the same caused a great deal of attention, because of their
presumably passive role.
Even among these exceptional female motorcycle pioneers, some stood out... like
a Waco, Texas, woman named Della Crewe. On June 24, 1915, she set out to see
America by motorcycle, after rejecting both the train and steamship as being not
only too expensive but also uninteresting. With only 10 days of riding experience
on her 1914 Harley-Davidson V-twin, she filled her sidecar with 125 pounds of
baggage, including her dog, appropriately named Trouble, and began her tour.
Despite warnings from friends that she would get held up by hobos or kill herself
in an accident, she wanted the freedom and mobility offered only by a motorcycle.
From Waco to Milwaukee to New York City with numerous side trips, Della and
Trouble logged 5,378 miles and their motorcycle performed flawlessly. As Della
stated after completing the journey, "I had a glorious trip. I am in perfect health
and my desire is stronger than ever to keep going."
This quiz appealed to the biker babe among our Quizmasters!
touring a rugged sport. Before concrete interstates and blacktop secondary
roads, most roads were dirt or gravel trails. Venturing far outside the city
required a flair for adventure, a lot of stamina and a rugged machine. The fact
that men ventured forth under those conditions was unquestioned, but for the
women to do the same caused a great deal of attention, because of their
presumably passive role.
Even among these exceptional female motorcycle pioneers, some stood out... like
a Waco, Texas, woman named Della Crewe. On June 24, 1915, she set out to see
America by motorcycle, after rejecting both the train and steamship as being not
only too expensive but also uninteresting. With only 10 days of riding experience
on her 1914 Harley-Davidson V-twin, she filled her sidecar with 125 pounds of
baggage, including her dog, appropriately named Trouble, and began her tour.
Despite warnings from friends that she would get held up by hobos or kill herself
in an accident, she wanted the freedom and mobility offered only by a motorcycle.
From Waco to Milwaukee to New York City with numerous side trips, Della and
Trouble logged 5,378 miles and their motorcycle performed flawlessly. As Della
stated after completing the journey, "I had a glorious trip. I am in perfect health
and my desire is stronger than ever to keep going."
This quiz appealed to the biker babe among our Quizmasters!
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no leads. Meanwhile, the couple erected the sign
shown in our quiz photo on Route 16 near their
home in Fayetteville, WV to solicit information
from the public about the whereabouts of the
children,
In 1968 the couple received a picture of a young
man in the mail with a note on the back indicating
he was their lost son Louis. The envelope did not
have a return address. They were not able to
confirm the identity of the man.
George Sodder died later in 1968; Jennie Sodder
died in 1989. They were never able to determine
what happened to the five children. The case
remains unsolved.
shown in our quiz photo on Route 16 near their
home in Fayetteville, WV to solicit information
from the public about the whereabouts of the
children,
In 1968 the couple received a picture of a young
man in the mail with a note on the back indicating
he was their lost son Louis. The envelope did not
have a return address. They were not able to
confirm the identity of the man.
George Sodder died later in 1968; Jennie Sodder
died in 1989. They were never able to determine
what happened to the five children. The case
remains unsolved.
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A day in the Life for its historical content and photo analysis. Mike Dalton
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Lots of clues and lots of approaches. Still didn't solve it - but so fun trying!
Debbie Johnson
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A moment in time captured. Talea Jurrens
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Lots of clues and lots of approaches. Still didn't solve it - but so fun trying!
Debbie Johnson
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A moment in time captured. Talea Jurrens
Building. It makes one appreciate current traffic laws. What remains of the film
is available for download from the Library of Congress' American Memory
Project.
From the San Francisco Call / Saturday, April 20, 1907. Page 9.
MARKET STREET VIEWS STIR ORPHEUM PATRONS
Record-Breaking Applause and Tears Are Caused by Kinetoscope
A view of Market street before the fire, from the front of a cable car traveling
from Castro street to the ferries, was shown by the moving picture machine at
the Orpheum theater Thursday night and won the greatest applause that the
Orpheum has known since its reopening, the enthusiasm being mingled with
tears of many in the audience who knew and loved the busy thoroughfare
depicted on the screen before them. Read more...
is available for download from the Library of Congress' American Memory
Project.
From the San Francisco Call / Saturday, April 20, 1907. Page 9.
MARKET STREET VIEWS STIR ORPHEUM PATRONS
Record-Breaking Applause and Tears Are Caused by Kinetoscope
A view of Market street before the fire, from the front of a cable car traveling
from Castro street to the ferries, was shown by the moving picture machine at
the Orpheum theater Thursday night and won the greatest applause that the
Orpheum has known since its reopening, the enthusiasm being mingled with
tears of many in the audience who knew and loved the busy thoroughfare
depicted on the screen before them. Read more...
Who dunnit? Frances Glessner Lee of course!
In the 1940s, Ms Lee, a Chicago heiress to the International Harvester fortune,
built the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, composite crime scene models
recreated on a one-inch-to-one-foot scale. These macabre dioramas were
purpose-built to be used as police training tools to help crime scene investigators
learn the art and science of detailed forensics-based detection.
Like the children of other wealthy families of the times, Franics and her brother
were educated at home. Her brother went to Harvard, but she was not permitted
to attend college and instead married a lawyer, Blewett Lee, who later divorced
her. When she expressed interest in forensic pathology years later, she was
emphatically discouraged. She had to wait until a year after her brother's death
in 1930, when, aged 52, she begn her career in forensic science.
She was the founder of the Harvard University Dept of Legal Medicine, as well as
the Harvard Associates in Police Science, a national organization for the
furtherance of forensic science, one division of which is the Frances Glessner
Lee Homicide School. The Harvard program influenced other states to change
over from the coroner system. Her colleague George Burgess Magrath, became
the department's first chair.
In the 1940s, Ms Lee, a Chicago heiress to the International Harvester fortune,
built the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, composite crime scene models
recreated on a one-inch-to-one-foot scale. These macabre dioramas were
purpose-built to be used as police training tools to help crime scene investigators
learn the art and science of detailed forensics-based detection.
Like the children of other wealthy families of the times, Franics and her brother
were educated at home. Her brother went to Harvard, but she was not permitted
to attend college and instead married a lawyer, Blewett Lee, who later divorced
her. When she expressed interest in forensic pathology years later, she was
emphatically discouraged. She had to wait until a year after her brother's death
in 1930, when, aged 52, she begn her career in forensic science.
She was the founder of the Harvard University Dept of Legal Medicine, as well as
the Harvard Associates in Police Science, a national organization for the
furtherance of forensic science, one division of which is the Frances Glessner
Lee Homicide School. The Harvard program influenced other states to change
over from the coroner system. Her colleague George Burgess Magrath, became
the department's first chair.
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| This quiz inspired some of the best quiz-teamwork we've seen. Tynan Peterson, Sharon M. Levy, and Ida Sanchez went the extra quiz-mile to identify many of the landmarks visible in this unique photo landscape of San Francisco. Carol Farrant even traveled to Bernal Heights to compare the view from the hill with that seen in the photo. It was a match. The Steiner Building was the hardest to identify. It is the tower in the background right of the quiz photo. It was initially identified as the Coit Tower and for a while I believed it could be part of the Embarcadero. But cooler heads prevailed. The landmarks we identified included the following: Mt. Tamalpais Golden Gate Bridge USF (Lone Mountain) St. James Church (Guerrero at 23rd) Mission High School Mission Dolores New U.S. Mint Alta Plaza 2500 Steiner (apts) Golden Glow Beer sign (atop apts at 3100 Mission) Sears building (Mission at Cesar Chavez, formerly Army Street) |
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This quiz asked readers to identify the chess players and to provide the date and
location it was taken. Many readers recognized Douglas Fairbanks Jr as the
player on the left, and Charlie Chaplin as the player on the right. The boy in the
center was identified as the seven-year-old chess prodigy Samuel Rashevsky,
who was visiting Los Angeles in 1921 for an exhibition at the Athletic Club.
Further confirmation of the date came from Fairbank's costume, worn for his
starring role as D'Artagnan in the Raleigh Studio production of The Three
Musketeers.
Several Quizmasters went above and beyond the call of quiz-duty to determine
the date and location. Nelsen Spickard actually sat through videos of The Mark
of Zorro (1920), Three Musketeers (1921) and Robinhood (1922) to identify
Fairbank's costume, and to place the photo on the set of The Three Musketeers.
Sharon M. Levy and Marcelle Comeau pinned down the exact date as June 27,
1921 through research into newspaper articles on Rashevsky's visit to California
and a description of Chaplin's meeting with Rashevsky 4that appears in
Chaplin's autobiography. Sharon also made use of the fact that Rashevsky and
his parents were Jewish who were Sabbath observant, indicating the tournament,
and the scene in the photo, had to have taken place on a Monday.
Our readers get a lot of credit for solving this puzzle in spite of the
misinformation about it on the Internet. Although many sites state that the
photo was taken on the set of Zorro, the correct answer, as confirmed by
Chaplin's autobiography and Fairbanks' costume, is the set of the The Three
Musketeers.
location it was taken. Many readers recognized Douglas Fairbanks Jr as the
player on the left, and Charlie Chaplin as the player on the right. The boy in the
center was identified as the seven-year-old chess prodigy Samuel Rashevsky,
who was visiting Los Angeles in 1921 for an exhibition at the Athletic Club.
Further confirmation of the date came from Fairbank's costume, worn for his
starring role as D'Artagnan in the Raleigh Studio production of The Three
Musketeers.
Several Quizmasters went above and beyond the call of quiz-duty to determine
the date and location. Nelsen Spickard actually sat through videos of The Mark
of Zorro (1920), Three Musketeers (1921) and Robinhood (1922) to identify
Fairbank's costume, and to place the photo on the set of The Three Musketeers.
Sharon M. Levy and Marcelle Comeau pinned down the exact date as June 27,
1921 through research into newspaper articles on Rashevsky's visit to California
and a description of Chaplin's meeting with Rashevsky 4that appears in
Chaplin's autobiography. Sharon also made use of the fact that Rashevsky and
his parents were Jewish who were Sabbath observant, indicating the tournament,
and the scene in the photo, had to have taken place on a Monday.
Our readers get a lot of credit for solving this puzzle in spite of the
misinformation about it on the Internet. Although many sites state that the
photo was taken on the set of Zorro, the correct answer, as confirmed by
Chaplin's autobiography and Fairbanks' costume, is the set of the The Three
Musketeers.
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Shuttle for a flight was on May 16, 2011. The walls bear the
autographs of various NASA personnel (including astronauts)
who have used the facility.
autographs of various NASA personnel (including astronauts)
who have used the facility.
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It is hard to believe that this beautiful
doll is the precursor to the
programmable computer. Designed in
about 1870 by the Swiss watch
company Jacquet Droz, it is an
automata that can write any phrase
that is forty characters or less, thanks
to a set of removable cams nested in
his interior. As the boy changes lines
and dips his quill into the inkpot on his
desk, his facial expressions follow.
The Writer is not an only child - he
has two siblings. The Draftsman can
be programmed to draw pictures of
Louis XV and "My Pooch". Their
sister, the Musician, plays a type of
organ with two stops of flutes. Unlike
other automata, she actually plays the
instrument, instead of placing her
fingers over automatically controlled
keys.
The three Jaquet-Droz automata have
been guests of all the courts of Europe,
visiting Paris, Brussels, London, Kazan
(Russia), Madrid, Austria, Germany
and Denmark. In 1906, the Neuchâtel
Society of History and Archaeology
acquired the trio for 75,000 gold francs
and bestowed them to the Neuchâtel
Museum of Art and History, where
they have become well-visited
masterpieces.
doll is the precursor to the
programmable computer. Designed in
about 1870 by the Swiss watch
company Jacquet Droz, it is an
automata that can write any phrase
that is forty characters or less, thanks
to a set of removable cams nested in
his interior. As the boy changes lines
and dips his quill into the inkpot on his
desk, his facial expressions follow.
The Writer is not an only child - he
has two siblings. The Draftsman can
be programmed to draw pictures of
Louis XV and "My Pooch". Their
sister, the Musician, plays a type of
organ with two stops of flutes. Unlike
other automata, she actually plays the
instrument, instead of placing her
fingers over automatically controlled
keys.
The three Jaquet-Droz automata have
been guests of all the courts of Europe,
visiting Paris, Brussels, London, Kazan
(Russia), Madrid, Austria, Germany
and Denmark. In 1906, the Neuchâtel
Society of History and Archaeology
acquired the trio for 75,000 gold francs
and bestowed them to the Neuchâtel
Museum of Art and History, where
they have become well-visited
masterpieces.
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lasting association with the Victor Talking-Machine
Company. He made his first American discs on
February 1, 1904, having signed a lucrative financial
deal with Victor. Thereafter, his recording career
ran in tandem with his Met career, the one
bolstering the other, until he died in 1921.
To help those readers who are not opera buffs, we
included a picture of Caruso's funeral as a hint.
Caruso died at the Hotel Vesuvio in Naples from
peritonitis on August 2, 1921 at the age of 48. The
King of Italy, Victor Emmanual III opened the
Royal Bacillica of the Church of San Francesco di
Paola for Caruso's funeral, which was attended by
thousands of people.
Company. He made his first American discs on
February 1, 1904, having signed a lucrative financial
deal with Victor. Thereafter, his recording career
ran in tandem with his Met career, the one
bolstering the other, until he died in 1921.
To help those readers who are not opera buffs, we
included a picture of Caruso's funeral as a hint.
Caruso died at the Hotel Vesuvio in Naples from
peritonitis on August 2, 1921 at the age of 48. The
King of Italy, Victor Emmanual III opened the
Royal Bacillica of the Church of San Francesco di
Paola for Caruso's funeral, which was attended by
thousands of people.
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The quiz featured a picture of
Dartmouth Rd, St. John, Forest Hill,
London. The latest date the picture
could have been taken is based on the
fact that the theatre along the left side
Dartmouth Rd, St. John, Forest Hill,
London. The latest date the picture
could have been taken is based on the
fact that the theatre along the left side
of the street, originally the Forest Hill Picture Theatre, was renamed the Empire
Theatre on April 6, 1911. The pub on the right with the barrel-shaped sign in The
Bird in the Hand. It is still in business, located at 35 Dartmouth Rd, St. John,
Forest Hill, London.
Theatre on April 6, 1911. The pub on the right with the barrel-shaped sign in The
Bird in the Hand. It is still in business, located at 35 Dartmouth Rd, St. John,
Forest Hill, London.
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There are lots of clues in this picture
to indicate that it was taken on the
River Thames, about 1910. The
photographer (Peter Amsden's
grandfather) was on the south bank of
the river, looking north by northwest
to indicate that it was taken on the
River Thames, about 1910. The
photographer (Peter Amsden's
grandfather) was on the south bank of
the river, looking north by northwest
at Romeny Locks, visible crossing the river in the left background.
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This picture depicts the monument to
Die Weisse Rose (The White Rose), a
non-violent, intellectual resistance
group in Nazi Germany, consisting of
students from the University of
Munich and their philosophy professor.
It is embedded in the street at the
Die Weisse Rose (The White Rose), a
non-violent, intellectual resistance
group in Nazi Germany, consisting of
students from the University of
Munich and their philosophy professor.
It is embedded in the street at the
Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. The sixth and last anti-Nazi leaflet the
group produced was smuggled out of Germany to the Allies, who printed millions
of copies and air-dropped them over Germany as propaganda towards the end of
WWII
group produced was smuggled out of Germany to the Allies, who printed millions
of copies and air-dropped them over Germany as propaganda towards the end of
WWII
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to a meeting with the Soviets on 17 January 1945. His fate has
been the source of speculation for decades.
been the source of speculation for decades.
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Hurricane Katrina was the
deadliest and most destructive
Atlantic tropical cyclone of the
2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It
deadliest and most destructive
Atlantic tropical cyclone of the
2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It
was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five
deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. This
picture shows the remnants of a house in the Lower Ninth ward
of New Orleans that was condemned.
deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. This
picture shows the remnants of a house in the Lower Ninth ward
of New Orleans that was condemned.
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This photo was taken on the
occasion of the funeral of King
Edward VII of England on May 20,
1910 at Windor Castle. It is the
occasion of the funeral of King
Edward VII of England on May 20,
1910 at Windor Castle. It is the
a photograph of nine kings of Europe, including the kings of
(back row) Norway, Bulgaria, Portugal, the German Empire,
Greece, Belgium, (front row) Spain, Great Britain, and
Denmark.
(back row) Norway, Bulgaria, Portugal, the German Empire,
Greece, Belgium, (front row) Spain, Great Britain, and
Denmark.
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This quiz featured a still from the
Ted Talk video "Underwtaer
Astonishments by Dr. David Gallo.
It illustrates the ability of
Ted Talk video "Underwtaer
Astonishments by Dr. David Gallo.
It illustrates the ability of
a cephlopod to camouflage themselves by changing the color,
texture, and shape of its skin. Believe it or not, there is such a
creature hidden in mid-right section of the bush. In case you
missed the quiz, you can see the video by clicking here.
texture, and shape of its skin. Believe it or not, there is such a
creature hidden in mid-right section of the bush. In case you
missed the quiz, you can see the video by clicking here.
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The New York Times Building
was the focus of an
unprecedented New Year's Eve
celebration in 1904. The
tradition is still carried on today
was the focus of an
unprecedented New Year's Eve
celebration in 1904. The
tradition is still carried on today
as the famous ball drops along the face of the building at the
stroke of midnight to herald the new year.
stroke of midnight to herald the new year.
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This picture of the New York
skyline was taken from the New
York Tower of the George
Washington Bridge. Many
famous landmarks, such as
skyline was taken from the New
York Tower of the George
Washington Bridge. Many
famous landmarks, such as
the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, can be
seen in the distance.
seen in the distance.
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