German tennis player Karsten Braasch and the Williams sisters, which he defeated in a match that took place because of the sisters’ boast that they would beat any man players except the top 200. The German drank two shandy before the match. 1998 GalleryGerman tennis player Karsten Braasch and the Williams sisters, which he defeated in a match that took place because of the sisters’ boast that they would beat any man players except the top 200. The German drank two shandy before the match. 1998
Rare 1950’s photo of Vasily Blokhin, Joseph Stalin’s head executioner, in old age. Having personally killed tens of thousands of people in his career, including 7,000 Polish officers in under a month during the “Katyn Massacre,” Blokhin was the most prolific murderer in human history. (538 X 800) GalleryRare 1950’s photo of Vasily Blokhin, Joseph Stalin’s head executioner, in old age. Having personally killed tens of thousands of people in his career, including 7,000 Polish officers in under a month during the “Katyn Massacre,” Blokhin was the most prolific murderer in human history. (538 X 800)
Rebecca Ann Felton. On 21 November 1922, she became the first woman to serve in the US Senate, although she served for only one day. Felton was a white supremacist and the last slave owner to serve in Senate who spoke vigorously in favor of lynching African Americans (c1922) GalleryRebecca Ann Felton. On 21 November 1922, she became the first woman to serve in the US Senate, although she served for only one day. Felton was a white supremacist and the last slave owner to serve in Senate who spoke vigorously in favor of lynching African Americans (c1922)
The Egyptian paper Al-Ithnayn wa al-Dunya mistakenly believed that Hitler would not be able to conquer Poland and would be stuck there. “He cannot swallow it.” September 18, 1939 GalleryThe Egyptian paper Al-Ithnayn wa al-Dunya mistakenly believed that Hitler would not be able to conquer Poland and would be stuck there. “He cannot swallow it.” September 18, 1939
