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Turned 105 – The oldest survivor of Pearl Harbor dies
He was the oldest survivor of the Japanese attack on the American base at Pearl Harbor in World War II: now former radio operator...
Suddenly disappeared: commotion after alley for the former Nazi mayor
Tragic-comic farce about a controversial street sign in Groß Gerungs (Lower Austria), because it is a tribute to a Nazi mayor.Johann Ortlieb was definitely...
False comparisons – Migration: Was Vienna really like New York in the past?
When it comes to migration, facts are often confused with opinions and terms are often misused. This also applies to the historical perspective. Why...
This is what Cleopatra would have looked like in reality
In film and television, Cleopatra was embodied, among others, by screen goddess Elisabeth Taylor. But in real life, the Egyptian queen would not have...
Curious legal situation – Why Hitler is still an honorary citizen in some places
Next year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but the atrocities of National Socialism remain a terrible memory....
