In February 1941, Maximilian Kolbe was arrested for harboring Jews and Polish underground members. He was sent to Auschwitz. Later, he volunteered to be starved to death in order to save another man who had been selected [580x800]2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The site of impact from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago is called Chicxulub Crater. It has a diameter of 150 km and depth of 20 km.2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
On September 19, 1863, Jacob Miller was shot between the eyes in the Battle of Chickamauga. Left for dead, he managed to crawled to a field hospital [530x800]2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Italian Caproni Campini N.1. It was believed it was the first jet plane to fly. It was later revealed, the Heinkle He 178 was the first. Heinkle kept it a secret [1024x768]2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Joseph Beyrle - the only American believed to serve with US Army and the Soviet Red Army during WW2. He served with the 101st Airborne Division and then joined a Soviet tank battalion. After escaping a German POW camp. A movie should be made about this man [24x36]3yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/ww2
Blursed naked Soviet soldier with his AK-47, in the mountains of Afghanistan2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/blursedimages
In 1942, Adolf Eichmann took over the implementation of the Holocaust after Heydrich’s assassination [530x800]2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was founded in 1909 in New York City with some 60 charter members - only 7 of whom were “colored.” Source, The Dead Are Rising by Les Payne.2yr ⋅ Columbus90 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
