Monthly Archives: April 2013

152 Years Ago

Posted on April 12, 2013 by vanbraman

152 Years ago, on April 12, 1851, shots were fired at Fort Sumter. The bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter was the first conflict of the Civil War or War Between the States. Of course, tension between the states had … Continue reading →

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Buchenwald Liberation

Posted on April 11, 2013 by vanbraman

Today was the anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald Concentration camp near Weimar, Germany on April 11, 1945. Earlier this week was Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah. I had not planned on writing another post this week about … Continue reading →

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