August 15, 1944 - History Education Network

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Mother looks down at her little baby, circa 1900s.

White supremacist terrorist Richard Snell, 64, speaks at his clemency hearing. He predicted there’d be a bombing on his execution day. That day, the Oklahoma City bombing happened. Snell, who had hours left to live, reportedly chuckled as he watched TV reports on it (Arkansas, 1995) .

British fleet in the Maltese Grand Harbour illuminated on the occasion of Hirohito’s visit in 1921

American soldiers in one of 40 carriages, containing a total of over 2.000 dead. (Dachau, 26th of April 1945) (440×327)

On this day 39 years ago, Pennsylvania State Treasurer Budd Dwyer commits suicide during a live, televised press conference (Harrisburg, PA – January 22, 1987)