Weekly History Wrap Up: 10/28/11
October 28, 2011
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Say hey! It’s Friday! Time for the Weekly History Wrap Up.
An Australian Navy mine hunter has happened upon the wreckage of a World War II Japanese mini-sub off the coast of Rabaul.
A loving family and grateful nation has arranged for one last ride for 90-year-old World War II tanker, Harry Grim.
In an eleventh hour effort to track down any still living Nazi criminals, Poland has re-opened an investigation into war crimes at Auschwitz.
Recent public polls are showing that a majority of us believe that Afghanistan is turning into the next Vietnam.
And lastly, the History Junkie absolutely loves books about the Civil War. There’s a new one hot off press about John Brown and Harper’s Ferry, titled Midnight Rising. Considering I was just there a few short summers ago, it’s a must read for me.