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Blessed Miguel Pro: Twentieth Century Martyr José Ramón Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez, also known as Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ (January 13, 1891 – November 23, 1927) was a Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón Today is the feast day of Blessed Miguel Pro, a celebrated Christian hero of the twentieth century. This courageous young Jesuit priest was martyred by the Mexican government in 1927 for performing his priestly responsibilities. Miguel Agustin Pro was born January 13, 1891 in Guadalupe Mexico. He was the eldest son of eleven children born to Miguel Pro, an affluent mining engineer, and Josefa Juarez, a holy and loving mother. Miguel had an extraordinary empathy for the poor and the working classes. He was known for both his playfulness and his piety. He had a wonderful wit and a great sense of humor. At the same time, he had a strong prayer life a...

Victorian Britain's most-wanted man: Incredible life of crime of Charles Peace who killed his neighbour, a police officer and was the scourge of homeowners across the country Victorian Britain's most-wanted man: Incredible life of crime of Charles Peace who killed his neighbour, a police officer and was the scourge of homeowners He was one of the most prolific and wanted criminals of the Victorian age whose infamy was recorded in newspapers from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands. Now, the life of Charles Peace, prolific cat burglar, escape artist, murderer and master of disguise, has been laid bare by researchers, using crime records as well as the numerous newspaper stories about him at the time. Over 25-years Charles Peace, the son of a one-legged lion tamer, carried out a series of burglaries across Sheffield, Manchester and London, shot at several police officers, killing one, as well as a neighbour. He also managed to escape from prison. He is believed to have avoided det...

The chaplain from Missouri who tried to save the black souls of the Nazis at Nuremberg: Untold story of pastor told by Goering that 'Jesus is just another smart Jew' moments before he swallowed cyanide pill to cheat the gallows The Missouri pastor who tried to save souls of the Nazis at Nuremberg Chaplain Henry Gerecke, a Captain in the U.S. Army from Missouri, was assigned to look after the pastoral needs of 21 of Hitler's henchmen as they were tried at Nuremberg. They even sent his wife back home a letter of thanks to plead for him to stay with them.  Chaplain Henry Gerecke, a Captain in the U.S. Army from Missouri, sank to his knees in a cell with Wilhelm Keitel, Adolf Hitler’s field marshal whose unquestioning obedience to his Fuhrer caused mass extermination of the Jews in Nazi Germany Gerecke prayed with the condemned man in German – and he would ultimately minister 13 of 21 of Hitler’s most malevolent Nazi leaders on trial in Nuremberg after World War Two for their h...

Ethnic Conflicts and the Brutalisation of the Battles Heavy defeats by the Austrian army in Serbia Brutal treatment of the civilian population by Austrian units The Serbian-Austrian conflict led to deliberately staged hostility and open hatred. The escalation of violence from summer 1914 was reinforced by the fact that a radicalised Austro-Hungarian army took over all authority in deployment and operations, and in many cases stopped differentiating between the military and civilians. The regional boss of Bosnia and Commander of the Monarchy's military forces in the Southeast theatre of war, Oskar Potiorek, had already considered the Bosnian Serbs to be potential enemies before hostilities began and now transferred his mistrust and aversion to the entire Serbian population. The latter was accordingly described in orders given to Habsburg soldiers as a ‘hateful society of assassins’ towards whom any kind of ‘humanity and soft heartedness’ was inappropriate.  From mid-August 1914, thi...

17-Year-Old Stanley Kubrick’s Photos Of 1940s New York Prove That He Was Born Genius Before Stanley Kubrick directed arguably some of the best movies ever made like "2001: Space Odyssey" or "The Shining," he was a simple teenager in New York looking for a job. But even then, when the 17-year-old got his hands on a photo camera, he couldn't hide the talent within. Bored Panda has gathered a collection of his photos of New York from 1945 to 1950, when he was working in the Look magazine. During that time Stanley got many insights into what makes a photograph work: "I think aesthetically recording spontaneous action, rather than carefully posing a picture, is the most valid and expressive use of photography." He quickly made a name for himself by telling stories through photos, which eventually led him to moving pictures and his place in the filmmakers' hall of fame. Oh, and if you're into street photography as well, let Stanley himself give you a...

The last cigarette before being shooted S. Maria Capua Vetere (Naples), april 1944. Italo Palesse, with other 12 his comrades of RSI Special Service, is going to be shooted as saboteur by US MP. His last words were: "W l'Italia! W Mussolini!". DVX The firing squad from Riker's Island marched out on the parade ground. Six soldiers, led by Capt. Loughboro, lined up at attention, facing the wooden post. Two soldiers, one on each side, marched Tony the Termite to the post and tied his hands behind his back. Capt. Loughboro stepped forward with a blindfold and tied it around Tony's eyes. "Would you care for a cigarette?" the captain asked. "Yes, I would," Tony said. "I'll take a king-size mentholated." The captain drew one out of a pack and placed it in Tony's mouth. He was about to light it when a uniformed inspector from the city's Antismoking Unit ran on the parade ground and cried, "Halt! You cannot smoke on this prope...

Eyewitness Account of Einsatz Executions. On October 5, 1942, by accident, Hermann Friedrich Graebe a German engineer and manager of a German construction firm in the Ukraine, and his foreman, came upon an Einsatz execution squad killing Jews from the small town of Dubno in the Ukraine. He gave the following eyewitness account: “My foreman and I went directly to the pits. Nobody bothered us. Now I heard rifle shots in quick succession from behind one of the earth mounds. The people who had got off the trucks – men, women and children of all ages – had to undress upon the order of an SS man who carried a riding or dog whip. They had to put down their clothes in fixed places, sorted according to shoes, top clothing and undergarments. I saw heaps of shoes of about 800 to 1000 pairs, great piles of under-linen and clothing. Without screaming or weeping these people undressed, stood around in family groups, kissed each other, said farewells, and waited for a sign from another SS man, who st...

The extreme cavers: don’t watch these videos if you’re claustrophobic Being somewhere that no one else has been is what drives these explorers to keep pushing – even if it means some frightening squee..  7 years ago, 15-year-old Jacob Sanders found himself stuck deep in the belly of a dark cave. He had stripped down to his underwear, his nak£ d torso bleeding from scratches. And he was shivering from the cold. But he wasn’t afraid. His uncle, Calvin Sanders, and his dad were nearby, and they were confident they could get him out. In fact, they’d helped him into the tight spot, hoisting him through a small crack in the ceiling to push deeper into the Pacific north-west cave, further in than any human had ever been before. But now, without a boost or anything to push off of with his legs, he was struggling to squeeze back through the space, similar in size to the opening of a dog door, but lined with sharp, rough, lava-made basalt rock. “I first took off my hoodie to fit through,” Ja...

Saudi Arabia Beheads 12 people while attention is on world cup Saudi Arabia has beheaded 12 people while attention is diverted to the World Cup. The Middle Eastern country is said to have executed a dozen men in 10 days despite the Crown Prince's promise to limit such forms of punishment.  According to the human rights organisation Reprieve, the defendants were sentenced to death after being jailed for non-violent drug offences. The organisation's director Maya Foa has warned how the death tally could soon increase to 13. They highlighted the case of taxi driver Hussein Abo al-Kheir, who is facing execution in a Saudi prison. Foa said: "While Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was putting himself centre stage at the World Cup opening ceremony, seated next to Fifa supremo Gianni Infantino, taxi driver Hussein Abo al-Kheir was cowering in a cell, terrified that the executioner will take him next. "While all eyes are on the football, Saudi Arabia is carrying out a horrifying exec...

Sanju Bhagat was born in Nagpur, India, in 1963 He had a normal life until his late 20s when his abdomen began to protrude as if he was pregnant. Things got out of hand in 1999 when his breathing almost stopped and he was rushed to the hospital. The Doctor say "He have  tumor growing inside of him " but when they opened him up, they saw a baby in his stomach...   It kept increasing until he couldn't carry out his daily activities. Things got out of hand in 1999 when his breathing almost stopped  due to his extremely enlarged abdomen which didn't give his chest room to take in air; he was rushed to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctors believed he had a massive tumor growing inside of him and worked him up for surgery. To their utter amazement, when they opened him up, they saw a baby in his stomach. It appeared Sanju didn't have a tumor, he had his unborn brother growing inside of him for more than 35 years. In medical terms, this was a rare case of fetus-in-...

On this day 04/07/2017, a half-naked woman gets stuck on electric cables while trying to escape from her lovers' wife Wifeaked woman is filmed dangling from electric cables above the street in China after the lover's wife arrived home earlier than expected A woman was filmed dangling from electric cables above a street in China after her lover's wife reportedly arrived home earlier than expected. In the disturbing clip, the scantily-clad woman can be seen hanging dangerously upside down, with only one leg entwined with the cable. As she dangled, a crowd gathered in the street below her and took photos with their phones...  Several men stepped forward to help her down. A ladder can be seen in the shot, but the problem seemed to be how to get it close enough to the woman. Unverified sources say the woman fell or jumped out of a window after she and her lover were surprised by the return of his wife. Liveleak shared the video with the caption: "Wife came home earlier than...

On this day, Jun 24, 2017, Naked woman jumping on the rooftop down here" Imagine this: it is a sunny Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. You are looking outside of your hotel room. On the rooftop of a neighboring building is a naked young woman jumping around. Well, let me first show you the scene as it was the preceding day (to follow the story, keep scrolling down) We are back in October 2015. So, seeing this woman, what do you do? Talk to your wife: "honey, there is a naked woman jumping on the rooftop down here". What does she say without even bothering to come and to have a look: "oh, yeah, suuuuuure, a naked woman!" Ok, the only way forward was to collect evidence, i.e. open the window, grab the camera and take pictures. I can only show you two of the pictures I took as all the others would probably be an issue in terms of censorship. At some point, she seemed to be done, got back to a bag, dressed and disappeared. My wife and I kept wondering in the subsequen...

Once upon a time a woman twerks on top of half-opened coffin as funeral takes strange turn (video) A funeral ceremony in Ecuador took a strange turn when a woman jumped on top of a half-open coffin and started twerking. Mobile phone footage taken by a spectator shows the young woman sitting astride the coffin and dancing to the reggae music... read and watch the video  She made a number of sexual moves and even leaned into the open part of the coffin to blow a kiss as she twerked. Mourners watched this display in the middle of a road in the city of Manta, in the province of Manabí, Ecuador, and filmed with their phones A large crowd of men are seen cheering in high spirits as the music blasts from a loudspeaker The video was shared on Twitter along with a caption: "If yo girl don't do this at yo funeral is she really yo girl." According to El Universo, the deceased was identified as 38-year-old Marlon Mero Quijije. He was shot three times in different parts of his body wh...

Love for a child's protection will prevail, 1944 Meet Karl-Heinz Rosch, a German machine gunner during WW2. Despite a troubled upbringing, Karl showed courage and compassion. Drafted into the Wehrmacht Armed Forces after graduation, fate had other plans for him. In October 1944, amidst Allied artillery fire on a farm, Karl noticed two children playing in the yard, seemingly unaware of the danger. Without hesitation, he rushed to their aid, leaving his rifle behind, and safely carried the children to the basement.  However, tragedy struck when he returned for his weapon, as he was hit by a grenade, resulting in a devastating and gruesome end...  Surprisingly, for 60 years, Karl's selfless act remained hidden, concealed by his status as an enemy soldier. Not even his family knew the details of his sacrifice. It was only when the rescued children came forward with their testimonies that the public learned about the young German soldier's bravery. Due to his allegiance to the e...