Death Count Per Country: WWII had many military and civilian deaths included. In the graph (first graph), you can see that the highest deaths in total were from the people in Romania, 915,000. The lowest deaths in total was in Belgium, 99,000. On the other hand, the highest number ...
Sutherland's star burned even brighter with his roles in a pair of anti-establishment war films: as nonconformist Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman's "MASH," and as a tank commander (nicknamed "Oddball") who helps plot a gold heist in the WWII comedy "Kelly's Heroes." "There...
Veteran character actor Scott Wilson (March 29, 1942-October 6, 2018) played a murderer in 1967's "In Cold Blood" and a murder suspect in "In the Heat of the Night." Wilson's other film credits included 1974's "The Great Gatsby," "The Right Stuff," "Dead Man Walking," "Monster,...
The country's meteorological office said it recorded 223 mm rainfall in the Chittagong hill region in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The rain throughout Bangladesh influenced by a low and peak monsoon will persist Tuesday before showing signs of improvement from Wednesday. ...
A judge is set to decide whether to proceed with the resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez in light of the Los Angeles County district attorney opposing their release Associated PressApril 11, 2025 A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a ...
History Shorts: How the Atomic Bomb Was Used in WWII The United States' decision to use the atomic bomb was made after great debate, but still led to a massive loss of human life.By the time of the Trinity test, the Allied powers had already defeated Germany in Europe. Japan, however,...
WWII: D-Day. 82nd AB, 505th PIR; landed in St. Mere-Eglise, featured in the movie 'The Longest Day'; wounded and captured June 30th, 1944, forced to work in a coalmine in today's Czech Republic by the SS, from where he escaped after months ...
Assigned to oversee the candidate's visit, Tuck – a WWII vet studying under the GI Bill (and who was actually working for Douglas) – hired a large hall and invited a smattering of people, leaving more than 1,900 empty seats. He then quizzed Nixon on the International Monetary Fund. ...
This year’s event, which was scheduled for July 17-August 2 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, would have been the 166th year of the award-winning fair. This is the first time the annual California State Fair has been canceled since WWII, Cal Expo said. “It’s clear the impact of Covid...
The economic pain of lockdowns is especially acute in the developing world. In Tunisia several hundred protested a week-old lockdown that has disproportionately impacted the poor. "Nevermind coronavirus, we're going to die anyway! Let us work!" shouted one protester in the demonstration on the...