Maximilian Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894 in Poland, then occupied by the Russians. His father was a weaver and his mother a midwife. His father was German and his mother Polish. At the age of 12, he saw in a vision the Virgin Mary offering him two crowns, one white of purity and one red of marty
Aztec Ruins National Monument , archaeological site in northwest New Mexico , United States It is located on the Animas River in the city of Aztec, about 10 miles south of State line from Colorado . The National Monument was erected in 1923 and labeled a World Heritage Site in 1
On the morning of November 14, Moore and his principal officers made a seemingly innocuous reconnaissance flight. In reality, they checked three possible landing zones and chose the largest, on which could land 8 to 10 aircraft at a time. From above, the terrain looked moderately open and was covere
During the first fortnight of the offensive, the Communists suffered heavy losses:approximately 32,000 dead, plus 5,800 prisoners, or nearly half of the troops actively engaged. The ARVN lost only 2,800 men, the Americans a thousand. It was only at Huê that the attackers occupied their objectives fo