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Male prisoners at Auschwitz. - (Photo from Yad Vashem, courtesy the USHMM Photo Archive)
What Was a Muselmann in a Nazi Concentration Camp?
With glazed eyes and a zombie-like walk, a Muselmann in a Nazi concentration camp was a prisoner that had lost all hope -- and was soon to die.
Lech Walesa during his presidential campaign. - (Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)
Who Was Lech Walesa?
Despite living under the harsh Soviet regime, Lech Walesa helped organize millions of workers in Poland to get better working conditions.
Jewish police detain a former Kapo who was recognized in the street at the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp. - (Photo from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Alice Lev)
What Did Kapos Do in the Nazi Concentration Camps?
Kapos were prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps that helped their captors brutally control the general prisoner population in exchange for privileges.
Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion. - (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images)
The Life of Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel, author of Night, was only 15 when his family was deported to Auschwitz. Since liberation, Wiesel has lived an interesting life as journalist, author, and human rights activist.
Educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune with her son. - (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
Who Was Mary McLeod Bethune?
Mary McLeod Bethune was a famous black spokesperson for education, equal rights, civil rights, and women's rights during the first half of the 20th century.
Nelson Mandela in 2009. - (Photo by Media24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
The Amazing Life of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist, spent 27 years in prison. Only four years after his release, Mandela became South Africa's first black president.
A view of the Scopes Trial once it was moved outside the courthouse, with William Jennings Bryan seated at left and Clarence Darrow standing on the right. - (Photo by Watson Davis, courtesy the Smithsonian Institution Archives)
What Was the Scopes Trial?
On July 10, 1925, the Scopes Trial began, featuring two famous lawyers battling to decide whether creationism and evolution should be taught in schools.
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Top 10 Totally Fun Books for the History Lover
Searching for some fun gift ideas for history buffs? Check out this list of 10 fun books that every history lover will want in their collection.
The famous picture of the Great Depression by Dorothea Lange, Mother of 7 Children. - (Photo courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
A Collection of Pictures From the Great Depression
The most famous picture taken during the Great Depression, Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange.
A member of the SA throwing confiscated books onto a bonfire in 1933. - (Photo courtesy the USHMM)
Look Back on the Events That Led Up to the Holocaust
The Nazis spent the pre-war years removing Jews from German society and preparing for war. Follow the path from the first concentration camp to WWII.
German troops paragde through Warsaw after invading Poland in September 1939. - (Picture courtesy of the U.S. National Archives)
The Key Events That Grew the Final Solution Into Mass Murder
The plan for the Final Solution morphed from guns to gas chambers. Follow its evolution in this section of the Holocaust Timeline.
French troops in firing position during World War I. - (Picture courtesy the National Archives and Records Administration)
What Did World War I Have to Do With the Holocaust?
In this section of the Holocaust Timeline, follow the path that led from the German's loss of World War I.to the growth of the Nazi Party.
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How Do You Write a History Paper?
Have you been assigned to write a history paper and don't know where to start? Let this guide to writing history papers will help.
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How Many Planes Did the Red Baron Shoot Down?
The Red Baron, the famous flying ace of World War I, is credited with shooting down 80 different aircraft. Here is a list that includes the dates and locations of those kills.
A picture of Dr. Josef Mengele with Richard Baer and Rudolf Hoess at Auschwitz. - (Photo courtesy the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Why Do Many Consider Josef Mengele to Be Evil?
Dr. Josef Mengele was the notorious SS doctor that performed pseudoscientific medical experiments on twins and others at Auschwitz.
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