Operation Cast Thy Bread: Poisoning of Palestinian Wells In April 1948, during the Arab–Israeli War following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine, personnel associated with the Haganah and later the Israel Defense Forces carried out an operation k...
The Yemenite Children Affair refers to a long-running controversy in Israel between 1948 and 1954, involving the disappearance of mainly Yemenite Jewish infants and toddlers shortly after the founding of the state. Families reported that their children had ...
The Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians that occurred between 1947 and 1949 during the collapse of the British Mandate for Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel. On November 29, 1947, the United Nation...
Michael A. Aquino Jr. (October 16, 1946 – September 1, 2019) was an American political scientist, military officer, and religious founder. He served as a specialist in psychological operations and military intelligence in the United States Army and later be...
On July 22, 1946, the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, which housed the administrative headquarters of the British Mandate authorities in Palestine, was bombed. The attack was carried out by the Zionist paramilitary organization Irgun. Members of the group...
General George S. Patton, a senior U.S. Army officer in World War II, died on December 21, 1945, in Heidelberg, Germany, following injuries sustained in a car accident on December 9, 1945. Patton was a passenger in a military vehicle that collided with a tr...
Victory over Japan (VJ) Day marked Japan's formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II entirely. This day is remembered for the conclusion of one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.
During World War II (1939–1945), the Allied forces of the United States and the United Kingdom carried out a widespread strategic bombing campaign against German cities. The campaign targeted industrial centers, transportation hubs, and military facilities,...
Victory in Europe (VE) Day marked the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies, ending the war in Europe. Celebrations erupted across Europe and the United States, symbolizing hope after years of devastating conflict.
Typhus and Mortality in Nazi Concentration Camps Historical records from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nazi documentation, and post-war investigations confirm that typhus was a primary cause of death in Nazi concentration c...