Who was William Patrick Hitler?
Answer: The nephew of Adolf Hitler. Born to Adolf’s half-brother, he grew up in England, living in Germany briefly before immigrating to the United States. While in America, the Second World War broke out and, remarkably, William joined the U.S. Navy in 1944.
Source: Adolf Hitler by John Toland
1858 – Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt by Italian revolutionary leader Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
1911 – Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
1939 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
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A short, sharp hit of history in video format. Acclaimed Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was the toast of London society in the 1890s until things came decidedly unstuck through an association with a young British aristocrat, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as ‘Bosie’.
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French chef August Escoffier (1847-1935)
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‘With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your later days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.’
General George Washington bidding farewell to his officers, December 4, 1783, at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.
Italian mystic. He founded the religious order known as the Franciscans. Renowned for his love, simplicity and practice of poverty, he is one of history’s most famous and venerated religious figures.
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