The song is about the immediate experience of a soldier losing a comrade in battle, detached from all political or national ideology. As a result, its use was never limited to one particular faction and was sung or cited by representatives of all political backgrounds throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. It was translated for use in ...
1890-07-29 Auvers-sur-Oise, France / The sadness will last Forever / Die Traurigkeit bleibt für Immer / A tristeza durará para Sempre / La tristeza durará para Siempre
Van Gogh was unsuccessful during his lifetime, and was considered a madman and a failure. He became famous after his suicide, and exists in the public imagination as the quintessential misunderstood genius, the artist where discourses on madness and creativity converge. Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and ...
1431-05-30 Rouen, France / Maid of Orléans / Jungfrau von Orleans / Dama de Orleans / Doncella de Orleans
Heresy was a capital crime only for a repeat offense, therefore a repeat offense of 'cross-dressing' was now arranged by the court, according to the eyewitnesses. Joan of Arc agreed to wear feminine clothing when she abjured, which created a problem. According to the later descriptions of some of the tribunal members, she had previously been wearing male clothing ...
1953-05-04 Havanna, Cuba / The Old Man and The Sea / Der alte Mann und das Meer / O Velho e o Mar / El viejo y el Mar
The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with ...
1998-04-27 Los Angeles, USA / You have found the Spot / Du hast den Ort Gefunden / Você encontrou o Lugar / Has encontrado el Lugar
Carlos Castaneda's 12 books have sold more than 28 million copies in 17 languages. Critics have suggested that they are works of fiction. Supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy and descriptions of practices which lead one to an Awareness of energies, beings and Worlds which lie outside the ...
1955-04-18 Princeton, USA / It is time to Go / Es ist Zeit zu Gehen / È hora de Ir / Es tiempo de Irse
I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly. Einstein refused surgery and died in Princeton Hospital early in the morning of 17th of April 1955 at the age of 76. Having continued to work until near ...
1912-03-30 Radebeul, Germany / My Brother / Mein Bruder / Meu Irmão / Mi Hermano
In 1856, Karl May commenced teacher training but in 1859 was expelled for stealing six candles but after appealing was allowed to continue. Shortly after graduation, when his roommate accused him of stealing a watch, he was jailed in Chemnitz for six weeks and his license to teach was permanently revoked. After this, Karl May worked with ...
1827-03-26 Vienna, Austria / Immortal Beloved / Unsterbliche Geliebte / Amada Imortal / Amado Inmortal
The Immortal Beloved is the mysterious addressee of a Love letter which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote on 6 – 7 of July 1812 in Teplitz. The apparently unsent letter was found in the composer's estate after his death. The two candidates favored by most scholars are Antonie Brentano and Josephine Brunsvik. Other candidates are Julie (Giulietta) Guicciardi, Therese Brunsvik, Amalie Sebald, Dorothea ...
1617-03-21 Gravesend, UK / The new World / Die neue Welt / O novo Mundo / El nuevo Mundo
All must die, but it is enough that your child lives on - The true story of Pocahontas is a tale of tragedy and heartbreak. The story is a tragic tale of a young native girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered by those who were supposed to keep her safe. Pocahontas died in the town of ...
1993-03-20 Warrington, UK / In your Head / In deinem Kopf / Na sua Cabeça / En tu Cabeza
Three-year-old Johnathan Ball died at the scene. He had been in town with his babysitter, shopping for a Mother's Day card. Twelve-year-old Tim Parry, was gravely wounded and died on 25 March 1993 when his life support machine was switched off, after tests had found only minimal brain activity. Zombie is a protest song by Irish rock band The Cranberries, written about the 1993 ...
1915-03-10 Souain, France / Paths of Glory / Wege zum Ruhm / Glória Feita de Sangue / Senderos de Gloria
The bayonet assault began at 5 am on March 10th, 1915 against a stretch of enemy trenches that was heavily defended by machine guns and barbed wire. Several unsuccessful attacks had already left this part of No Man's Land strewn with French dead. On the morning of the assault, a preceding artillery barrage dropped shells on the ...
1943-02-22 Munich, Germany / White Rose / Weiße Rose / Rosa Branca / Rosa Blanca
The color white has always been synonymous with purity and virtue. And so, sincerity, purity, and chastity are some of the meanings of a white rose. White has ever been a symbol of innocence, of a World unspoiled. The meaning of a white rose is innocence and spiritual Love. The white rose glorifies a Love that is ...
1950-01-21 London, UK / Big Brother / Großer Bruder / Grande Irmão / Hermano Mayor
The tyranny is ostensibly overseen by Big Brother, the Inner Party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality. The Inner Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. It is not interested in the good of others; it is interested solely in power. You are constantly reminded by the slogan 'Big Brother is watching you', today ...
1936-01-18 London, UK / I wanna be like You / So sein wie Du / Quero ser como Você / Quiero ser como Tu
Faking your way through life is to believe that if you show people the real you, they will not like you. Maybe it seems that nothing you ever do is ever enough. Your thoughts in your head say that if people really knew what was going on inside you, they would lose respect for you. Maybe you ...
1927-01-10 Berlin, Germany / Love Kills / Liebe Tötet / Amor Mata / Amor Mata
The German expressionist epic science-fiction drama film Metropolis premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin on 10th January 1927. The film plays in the futuristic year of 2026, in the city of Metropolis, wealthy industrialists reign from high-rise towers, while underground-dwelling workers toil to operate the underground machines that power the city. In this futuristic city ...
1922-01-05 South Georgia / Letters of Fire / Feuerbriefe / Cartas de Fogo / Cartas de Fuego
Macklin told him he had been overdoing things and should try to 'lead a more regular life', to which Shackleton answered 'You are always wanting me to give up things, what is it I ought to give up?' 'Chiefly alcohol, Boss,' replied Macklin. A few moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on 5 January 1922, Shackleton suffered ...
1946-12-20 New York, USA / It’s a wonderful Life / Ein wunderschönes Leben / Uma vida Maravilhosa / Una vida Maravillosa
God ... God ... dear Father in heaven, I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there and you can hear me, show me the way. I'm at the end of my rope. Show me the way, God ... - It's a Wonderful Life is about frustration, sacrifice, compromise, oppression, temptation, and loss - a ...
1938-11-09 Berlin, Germany / Crystal Night / Kristallnacht / Noite de Cristal / Noche de Cristal
Jewish homes, hospitals, and schools were ransacked, as the attackers demolished buildings with sledgehammers. Fires were lit, and prayer books, scrolls, artwork and philosophy texts were thrown upon them. Over 1,000 synagoges were burned, many Jewish cemeteries and over 7,000 Jewish businesses were either destroyed or damaged. 91 Jewish people were murdered during the attacks. 30,000 Jewish men ...
1805-10-21 Cape Trafalgar, Spain / Do his Duty / Seine Pflicht Tun / Faça o seu Dever / Cumple con su Deber
England expects that every man will do his duty was a signal sent by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson from his flagship HMS Victory as the battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on 21 October 1805. The British victory confirmed the naval supremacy of Great Britain and was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the ...
1793-10-16 Paris, France / I want Candy / Ich will Süß / Eu quero Doce / Quiero Caramelos
Preparing for her execution, Marie Antoinette had to change clothes in front of her guards. She put on a plain white dress, white being the color worn by widowed queens of France. Her hair was shorn, her hands bound painfully behind her back and she was put on a rope leash. Marie Antoinette had to sit in an ...
1917-10-15 Paris, France / Femme Fatale / Verhängnisvolle Frau / Mulher Fatal / Mujer Fatal
Mata Hari was not tied to the stake, and refused a blindfold. She defiantly blew a kiss to the firing squad. After the volley of shots Mata Hari slowly settled to her knees, her head always up, and without the slightest change of expression on her face. Mata Hari has often been portrayed as a femme fatale, the dangerous, seductive ...
1492-10-12 Guanahani, Bahamas / New World / Neue Welt / Novo Mundo / Nuevo Mundo
At about 2:00 in the morning of 12 October, a lookout on the Pinta, Rodrigo de Triana, spotted land, and immediately alerted the rest of the crew with a shout. Thereupon, the captain of the Pinta, Martín Alonso Pinzón, verified the discovery and alerted Columbus by firing a gunshot. Columbus called the island San Salvador; the natives ...
1900-08-25 Weimar, Germany / Thus Spoke Zarathustra / Also sprach Zarathustra / Assim Falou Zaratustra / Así habló Zaratustra
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. He resigned his work on art, philology, history, religion, tragedy, culture, and science due to health problems that plagued him most of his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfsU_p5yqUc At age 44, he suffered a mental breakdown and a complete loss of his mental faculties. He lived ...
1945-08-09 Nagasaki, Japan / Fat Man / Dicker Mann / Homem Gordo / Hombre Gordo
At 11:02 a.m., a nuclear weapon was dropped on Nagasaki by an American B-29 bomber directly killing 35,000 people, 6,200 out of the 7,500 employees of the Mitsubishi Munitions plant, and 24,000 other workers and 2,000 Korean slave laborers. By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought the total number of deaths to 39,000 ...
1945-08-06 Hiroshima, Japan / Little Boy / Kleiner Junge / Criança / Niñito
At 8:15 a.m., a nuclear weapon was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 bomber, directly killing an estimated 70,000 people, including 20,000 Japanese combatants and 2,000 Korean slave laborers. By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought the total number of deaths to 90,000–166,000 of the population of around 340,000 to 350,000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7coD3oeAve4 There's a ...