Month: December 2025
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Eyes of the Fleet: The Arado Ar 196 and the Kriegsmarine’s Aerial Reach
History Daily Dec 30, 2025 Image: An Arado Ar 196 in flight during the Second World War. #AradoAr196 https://amzn.to/44Lzrpz Section I — Opening Throughout the world’s vast ocean expanses and contested spaces that existed during World War II, where the world’s various fleets maneuvered back and forth across the world’s oceans, and empires gambled their…
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Haunting Mugshots: Criminal Faces of the 1900s
The early 20th century was a pivotal moment in the history of criminal justice, marked by the widespread adoption of “scientific” methods of identification and documentation. At the heart of this revolution was the mugshot. Far from being mere photographs, these stark, standardized portraits were the culmination of a movement to professionalize policing and create…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 