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Apr 26, 2019 · Frank’s grandfather, Francesco Sinatra, was born in 1857 in the hill town of Lercara Friddi: Mafia heartland only about 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the famous town of Corleone. While there’s no evidence that Francesco was involved in any dubious undertakings, he lived on the same street as the Luciano family, whose most famous son ...
Oct 1, 2015 · Be inspired by those who were a force for change, from Nelson Mandela to the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, and see behind the public personas of Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe to understand the fickle nature of fame and fortune. Prepare to explore history’s greatest moments and meet its most incredible characters.
Oct 16, 2014 · Read the story of how one World War II British hero took down three tanks. Discover the dark side of Frank Sinatra and his close ties to organised crime. From the trebuchet to the tank, uncover the evolution of mankind’s killing machines. And finally, join Casanova on the streets of Venice as he seduces women and makes dangerous enemies. You ...
Oct 13, 2015 · Band of Brothers star James Madio on meeting the real Frank Perconte. In June 2015, History of War were lucky enough to have the chance to attend the 71st anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. After visiting the sites that made Operation Overlord such a poignant moment in history, we were given the chance to interview members of the HBO series Band ...
Oct 13, 2015 · William McKinkley being sworn in as the 25th President of the United States. A man by the name of Leon Frank Czolgosz also travelled to Buffalo on that day. He was deeply angered by the divide between rich and poor and his radical politics had been inspired further by the assassination of King Umberto I of Italy on 29 July 1900.
Mar 7, 2015 · One of the last surviving childhood friends of Anne Frank, 84-year-old Nanette Konig, lends her voice to National Geographic’s documentary Anne Frank: The Nazi Capture, which marks the 70th anniversary of both the end of the war and Anne’s death, and is airing on Tuesday 10 March at 8pm on the National Geographic Channel.
Feb 24, 2015 · The date is the 25 February 1942 and its been less than three months since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and only one day after the bombardment of Ellwood. As a result, fear of another Japanese attack is very high. On the evening of the 24th, air raid sirens were sounded and a total blackout ordered in the Californian city of Los Angeles.
Nov 18, 2014 · Pattern 1821 Light Cavalry Officer’s sword used by Lieutenant Frank De Pass Credit National Army Museum. The next day, de Pass attempted yet another heroic deed. The German onslaught had destroyed part of the British parapet, so he raced to repair it. Unfortunately, the Lieutenant’s luck would run out and he was shot by an enemy sniper.
Feb 14, 2014 · On this day in 1929, the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre took place in Chicago as seven mob associates were murdered as part of a Prohibition-era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs: The South Side Italian gang led by the notorious Al Capone and the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran. On February 14, 1929, seven members of the ...
Jan 2, 2018 · Æthelstan (popularly known to history as ‘Athelstan’) was the grandson of Alfred the Great and from 924 to his death in 939 he unified the disparate Anglo-Saxons to create a truly unified kingdom of England for the first time. He was the eldest of son of King Edward the Elder but his mother was a concubine and his accession, as “King of ...
