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Jun 5, 2024 · George Patton (born November 11, 1885, San Gabriel, California, U.S.—died December 21, 1945, Heidelberg, Germany) was a U.S. Army officer who was an outstanding practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and Mediterranean theatres during World War II. His strict discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited exceptional pride ...
- Controversies and Appraisal
George Patton - WW2, Military Leader, Controversy: In time...
- Franklin Schaffner
Franklin J. Schaffner (born May 30, 1920, Tokyo, Japan—died...
- Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa (born June 5, 1878, Hacienda de Río Grande, San...
- Maxwell Davenport Taylor
Maxwell Davenport Taylor (born August 26, 1901, Keytesville,...
- Controversies and Appraisal
4 days ago · George Heinrich, 58, and Marlene Mazzola, 42, were on only their second date when they were murdered in Heinrich's home northeast of Billings on Sept. 21, 1980. The couple was found by Heinrich's ...
6 days ago · Max Herz (1905–1965), co-founder of Tchibo. Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958), founder of Heinkel, manufacturer of airplanes. Richard Hellmann (1876–1971), founder of Hellmann's Mayonnaise. Friedrich Karl Henkel (1848–1930), founder of Henkel. J.A. Henckels, manufacturers of kitchen knives, scissors, cookware and flatware.
6 days ago · George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the ...
2 days ago · Henry VIII (born June 28, 1491, Greenwich, near London, England—died January 28, 1547, London) was the king of England (1509–47) who presided over the beginnings of the English Renaissance and the English Reformation. His six wives were, successively, Catherine of Aragon (the mother of the future queen Mary I ), Anne Boleyn (the mother of ...
- Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. When his elder brother, Arthur, died in 1502, Henry became the heir to...
- Henry VIII married six times between 1509 and 1543 in pursuit of heirs and political alliances. His wives were Catherine of Aragon (the mother of M...
- Henry VIII was survived by three children, each of whom sat on the throne of England: Edward VI (ruled 1547–53), Mary I (ruled 1553–58), and Elizab...
- Henry VIII was the king of England (1509–47). He broke with the Roman Catholic Church and had Parliament declare him supreme head of the Church of...
- Of his six wives, Henry VIII had two killed: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He accused Anne of adultery, and she was convicted and beheaded on M...
May 29, 2024 · George J. Heinrich was born in Park City, Montana, on November 24, 1921, to Jacob and Ida Heinrich. He married Margaret Ruckman in 1947. They lived in Ferndale, Washington, Big Timber, Billings, Fox, Fromberg, and Livingston, Montana, where they engaged in farming and ranching.
3 days ago · Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler [a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, [c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.
