May 9, 1945, time 0.43 am In the hall of the military engineering school, in the suburb of Karlshorst in Berlin, the unconditional surrender of Germany is signed. The discussions had started from the evening of May 8. A few days earlier, on April 30, 1945, with the Soviets within striking distance
Suicidal declarations. Overproduction of medical certificates. Even breaking limbs. Potential recruits were ready to do anything to get out of the draft. What worked best and what couldnt ... but was it tried anyway? Basic military service in the Peoples Republic of Poland was associated with co
On the wave of the discovery of a new element by Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her husband at the beginning of the 20th century, there was ... a fashion for radium. It was seen as a panacea. At the beginning of the 20th century, the world learned about radioactivity. In 1898 - just two years after An
For the brutal crimes she committed, she was sentenced to six death sentences. She went down in history as a monster. But was Aileen Wournos really a conscientious monster? Or was she a victim herself? Aileen Lee Carol Wuornos was born on February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan. She had a diffi