Natzweiler-Struthof was a Nazi concentration camp, on formerly French soil, that mainly housed resistance fighters. Although it didn't start out as a death camp, many died through forced labour and malnutrition, before it started executing people later in the war.
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Fact of the Day
At some point before May 1380, Chaucer, the famous medieval poet, was accused of raping Cecilia Chaumpaigne. She later withdrew the accusation.
Quote of the Day
"Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
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~ Oscar Wilde
On This Day
1586 American colonists arrived in Plymouth with large quantities of tobacco. Smoking caught on quickly, though it was also used in tea.
1694 The Bank of England was founded by an act of parliament as a way to finance government debt by private subscription.
1943 The concentrated Allied bombing of Hamburg led to a three hour firestorm that killed approx 30,000 civilians.