In 1945, Pfc. Alfred George of the 104th Infantry Division befriends a little Ukrainian girl by offering her candy in Düren, Germany. 🍫 The girl & her parents were brought to Germany as slave laborers for the Nazis.

Manufacturing the "Wooden Wonder" during WWII The de Havilland Mosquito's monocoque-sandwich shell fuselage was built in two halves that were then joined together much like an Airfix kit

In 1914, Lenin was “arrested by mistake” in Nowy Targ, then suddenly released with the help of powerful friends. Austrian Reichsrat deputy Dr. Zygmunt Marek personally vouched for him, writing: “Lenin Ulyanov is personally known to me, he is reliable and trustworthy.” Shortly after, Lenin received an official receipt for 200 kronen upon release notarized and signed by the district commissioner. These are not the actions of a persecuted revolutionary but actions of a man under protection and supervision of the Austro-Hungarian establishment long before 1917.

The old world shares an essential disbelief in the great man hypothesis. History does what history does, and it drags us little humans along with it. But not America. In America, history is shaped by the actions of individuals

MG Raaen, received his congressional gold medal. At 103 years old, he was unable to attend the ceremony in DC, so it came to him. He was the HQ CO CDR, 5th Ranger Bn on Omaha Beach. He is the last surviving officer to land on Omaha Beach on 6/6/44. A National treasure and warrior who witnessed the Rangers earn their motto from BG Cota on Omaha Beach. RLTW! 🫡

Interview by @siennamarla with Labour peer Lord Christopher, one of a very small number of serving parliamentarians to reach the age of 100 and the last remaining person in Parliament who served in the Armed Forces in WWII: politicshome.com/news/articl…

The last witness Simone Senon passed away today in Limoges at the age of 100. At 8 p.m. on 10 June 1944, 19-year old Camille was on a tramway and heading back to Oradour-sur-Glane after her day's work in Limoges. The tram came to a halt near the burning village and SS troops checked the identity cards of the other fourteen passengers. An NCO let them go, but they had to return to Limoges. He said in French that this was their lucky day. The killing was over - there is no-one left to die. Camille Senon was the last living person to have seen the SS that day after they burned down the village and murdered 643 men, women and children. Nine members of the Senon family were among the dead. #WW2

WWII Veteran Lt. Col. George Hardy of Philadelphia, PA died on Sept. 25, 2025 at 100. Hardy, one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen died on Sept. 25, 2025 in Sarasota, FL. Rest in Peace, Sir! We thank you for your service! #WeRememberThem #BlackVetsCount

🎉 Sept 22: WWII vet Major Fannie Griffin McClendon turned 105. She is the last surviving member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only all-Black, all-female WAC unit deployed overseas. Her service lives on. 🇺🇸 #WeRememberThem #6888th #WWII #BlackVetsCount

Emotional day returning to Gene Metcalf's drop zone in Holland. He may be the last 82nd Airborne Vet to return to commemorate Operation Market Garden.

WWII Veteran Moses Eldridge of Columbus, Ohio, died on September 4, 2025 at 108. He served in the 131st Engineers Regiment as a water purifier. Rest in Peace, Sir! We thank you for your service! #WeRememberThem #BlackVetsCount

no left one either

RIP John “Lucky” Luckadoo, last pilot from the legendary Bloody Hundredth of the 8th Air Force. 102.

We say goodbye to another one of our treasured heroes! World War II Veteran Onofrio “No-No” Zicari of Las Vegas, Nevada, died on August 22, 2025 at the age of 102. He was the last-known D-Day vet in Las Vegas. Rest in Peace, Sir! We thank you for your service! #WeRememberThem

Paul Leterrier has just passed away at the age of 103. He joined Free French forces and saw action at Bir-Hakeim, El-Alamein, Italy, the Provence landings and into Germany.

The last surviving person to have been awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, John Cruickshank, has died aged 105 bbc.com/news/articles/cy4d7j…

A very intriguing book find from David L. Hull the other day: amzn.to/46zOaCB

Researchers have created a single-material electronic skin using a gelatin-based conductive hydrogel that senses pressure, heat, and damage. 32 electrodes in the hand collected over 1.7M data points to enable a ML model to interpret various touches.

Not to mention that China buys 90% of Iranian oil. Some Chiggers on here tried to convince me that it would have little effect on them because of their electric cars, not realizing the other 10 million industrial uses of petroleum.

Son retraces father’s untold wartime past in secret germ unit | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch asahi.com/ajw/articles/15779… @jeff_kaye refers in passing to japanese cholera attacks in southern china which caused the most fatalities of any biowarfare attack i'm aware of