Category Archives: DEATHS

St. Valentine Beheaded

February 14, 278 A.D

On February 14, around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor … Continue reading

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Hitler Commits Suicide

April 30, 1945

After being holed up in his bunker for weeks, Hitler swallows cyanide pills and then shoots himself in the head for good measure after also poisoning his mistress Eva Braun and two dogs.

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Deepwater Horizon Explodes on Earth Day

April 20, 2010

On Earth Day, April 20, 2010, the British Petroleum oil rig Deepwater Horizon explodes, causing crude oil to flow unabated into the Gulf of Mexico for three months. Estimated to be more than 130 miles long and 70 miles wide, … Continue reading

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Lincoln Assasination, Prophetic Dream

April 14, 1865

President Abraham Lincoln is assasinated on April 14, 1865, as the American Civil War is drawing to a close. The assassination is planned and carried out by the well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, as part of a larger conspiracy … Continue reading

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Sitting Bull Murdered

December 15, 1890

Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake in Standard Lakota Orthography, also nicknamed Slon-he or “Slow”), a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man and revered Native American tribal chief, is killed by Indian agency police while being arrested on December 15, 1890. Sitting Bull’s arrest is ordered to prevent his fleeing the reservation … Continue reading

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