On This Day

April 26, 1865

Confederate Gen J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham North Carolina. Last act of the US Civil War.

April 27, 1995

Coors Field in Colorado opens - Denver Rockies beats Mets 11-9 in 14

April 28,
1945 - The "fascizoide" Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by members of the Italian resistance movement.

Weren't they strung up on lamp posts?

Yes. Upside down, like sides of beef.

And people were spitting on them.

Clara's skirt was held up with a lashed belt too.

I can't remember where I read all this!

Always reminds me of Kipling's:

“If any question why we died,
Tell them because our fathers lied.”
And now all my lies are proved untrue.
And I must face the men I slew.
What tale shall serve me here among
Mine angry and defrauded young.”

Now that's amusing.

It's OK to kill her, but, for God's sake, don't let her "undies" show.

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It's not my intent to shock anyone with this pictures.

Nothing I already haven't seen in high school history class.

April 28th 1961
Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves pitched a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants for a 1-0 victory 5 days after his 40th birthday it was Spahn's 2nd career no-hitter.

Were you strung upside down in an history class? Oh, what a punishment, what did you do?

Errr, he said "seen" not "experienced"

He could have seen his self, couldn't? I didn't want to lose this chance!

There were many teachers in my school daze that would have liked to have done worse to me.