Recent Memorial Pages by Clio, 61-80

• Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

  Theodore Roosevelt was the son of President Theodore Roosevelt. He earned a Medal of Honor for his service during the Normandy invasion.

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  Updated 13 Jun 2011 - 8,605 views

  Contributions 199 images, 2 stories

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only man ever elected to four terms as president, holds a unique place in American history. Sworn into office during the…

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  Updated 08 Jun 2011 - 7,622 views

  Contributions 25 images, 2 comments, 1 story

• D-day Normandy Invasion

  The invasion of Normandy came as the long-awaited Second-Front, anticipated by Russia and feared by Hitler. “Operation Overlord” commenced on June 6,…

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  Updated 06 Jun 2011 - 33,172 views

  Contributions 63 images, 2 comments, 3 stories

• Korean War

  The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950. North Korea’s communist leaders desired a unified, communist Korea, but they did…

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  Updated 19 May 2011 - 17,258 views

  Contributions 11 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

  When faced with a full-scale invasion of Japan or the dropping of atomic bombs, newly-appointed President Harry S Truman immediately realized the full…

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  Updated 07 May 2011 - 51,974 views

  Contributions 12 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• Kristallnacht—The Night of Broken Glass

  On the night of November 9, 1938, Nazi Storm Troopers and German citizens launched a massive, government-coordinated attack on Jews throughout Germany.…

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  Updated 03 May 2011 - 49,746 views

  Contributions 90 images, 1 story

• The Chickasaw Indians

  The Chickasaw Indian Nation was made up of great warriors in historic times. Known as the “Spartans of the lower Mississippi Valley,” they never lost…

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  Updated 22 Mar 2011 - 8,753 views

  Contributions 3 images

• Muscogee (Creek) Indians

  The Muscogee or Creek Indians, as they are better known, populated the south eastern region of the United States until they were removed to Oklahoma in…

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  Updated 06 Mar 2011 - 11,633 views

  Contributions 2 images, 4 stories

• Auschwitz Concentration Camp

  No other Nazi concentration camp is as well known for the atrocities committed within than the Auschwitz-Bikenau camp. Auschwitz and its two other main…

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  Updated 18 Jan 2011 - 39,546 views

  Contributions 16 images, 1 comment, 3 stories

• The Battle of Iwo Jima

  The Battle of Iwo Jima was supposed to take only five days according to U.S. military analysis. This invasion quickly became a killing field. Facing…

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  Updated 11 Jan 2011 - 23,029 views

  Contributions 21 images, 2 comments, 1 story

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

  The attack that took place on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, became the most shocking military defeat in U.S. history…

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  Updated 08 Dec 2010 - 43,675 views

  Contributions 31 images, 2 comments, 3 stories

• The Great Chicago Fire

  The Great Chicago Fire is perhaps the most well-known disaster in Chicago's history. Beginning around 9 pm on October 8, 1871, in the O'Leary's barn, the…

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  Updated 30 Oct 2010 - 8,113 views

  Contributions 7 images, 1 comment, 2 stories

• The Mohican Indians

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  Updated 20 Jul 2010 - 4,147 views

• Adolf Hitler

  Adolf Hitler began his life with artistic aspirations and a critical father. This awkward loner relied on hate and ambition to rise to Fuhrer in Germany.…

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  Updated 27 Apr 2010 - 29,618 views

  Contributions 11 images, 2 comments, 1 story

• The Holocaust

  Antisemitism permeated German and European society in the early 20th century. The Nazi Empire, in particular, regarded the Jewish people as a threat to…

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  Updated 13 Feb 2010 - 16,357 views

  Contributions 25 images, 2 comments, 1 story

• Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

  Bergen-Belsen began as a prison camp for captured prisoners of war. It was not like Auschwitz where numerous gas chambers killed thousands everyday. But…

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  Updated 09 Feb 2010 - 35,046 views

  Contributions 12 images, 2 stories

• Plaszow Concentration Camp

  Plaszow was a forced labor camp for Jews in Krakow, Poland. In 1944, Plaszow became a concentration camp, and at its height of activity, it held nearly…

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  Updated 18 Jan 2010 - 8,941 views

  Contributions 2 images, 1 comment

• Buchenwald Concentration Camp

  The Buchenwald concentration camp was one of the largest camp systems in Germany. Until the end of 1943, only men were imprisoned in the camp complex.…

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  Updated 29 Dec 2009 - 29,444 views

  Contributions 11 images, 1 story

• The Battle of the Bulge

  The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive and one of the last attempts for Hitler's Army to turn back the tide of World War II on the Western Front.…

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  Updated 17 Dec 2009 - 13,224 views

  Contributions 26 images, 1 story

• Westerbork Concentration Camp

  When the Nazi government began prosecuting Jews in Germany, many fled to the Netherlands for safety. To control this tide of refugees, the Dutch…

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  Updated 12 Dec 2009 - 12,884 views

  Contributions 6 images, 1 comment