This day in history is May 19, 1845, the Franklin Expedition began.
They tried to conquer the Arctic even then. Sir John Franklin on the ships Erebus and Terror left the English city of Greenhite in order to find the northern sea route between Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, the ships of that time were poorly adapted to traveling in the ice. The mission disappeared, and its search dragged on until 2016. Only then did the specialists find the Terror ship. Erebus was found a little earlier, in 2014. Is it worth mentioning about the monstrous fate of the crews. Analysis of the remains showed cases of scurvy, murder and even cannibalism.
They tried to conquer the Arctic even then. Sir John Franklin on the ships Erebus and Terror left the English city of Greenhite in order to find the northern sea route between Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, the ships of that time were poorly adapted to traveling in the ice. The mission disappeared, and its search dragged on until 2016. Only then did the specialists find the Terror ship. Erebus was found a little earlier, in 2014. Is it worth mentioning about the monstrous fate of the crews. Analysis of the remains showed cases of scurvy, murder and even cannibalism.
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Bootleggers. USA, 1925
Bootleggers - sellers and suppliers of alcohol during the years of prohibition in the United States. There were 5 times more women among them than men. The fact is that in many states there was a law prohibiting the search of women, which criminal syndicates did not fail to take advantage of. And women came to bootlegging on their own very willingly: with all the danger of the enterprise, earnings could be fantastic.
Bootleggers - sellers and suppliers of alcohol during the years of prohibition in the United States. There were 5 times more women among them than men. The fact is that in many states there was a law prohibiting the search of women, which criminal syndicates did not fail to take advantage of. And women came to bootlegging on their own very willingly: with all the danger of the enterprise, earnings could be fantastic.
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In the Middle Ages, those convicted of a crime were subjected to ordeal ("God's judgment", or trial by water and fire). In one of the variants of the trial, the convict had to lower his hand into boiling water — if the hand remained unburned, it meant that God protected him, and the person was released.
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The Sleeper from Tollund.
This man lived in the III–IV century BC. He was about 40 years old when he was hanged. It is believed that it was a sacrifice or execution for a crime. The corpse has been lying for more than 2000 years in the area of peat bogs near the village of Tollund in Denmark. In 1950, it was found by the brothers Viggo and Emil Hoygard.
This man lived in the III–IV century BC. He was about 40 years old when he was hanged. It is believed that it was a sacrifice or execution for a crime. The corpse has been lying for more than 2000 years in the area of peat bogs near the village of Tollund in Denmark. In 1950, it was found by the brothers Viggo and Emil Hoygard.
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A cabinet with keys to the coffins of all the Habsburgs.
Each coffin was locked with 2 keys, one key was given to the Capuchin monks along with the coffin of the deceased for storage in the family crypt, and the second in the closet. There are a total of 139 keys in the cabinet. The earliest belongs to the coffin of Otto Vesely, who died in 1339, and the latest belongs to Otto von Habsburg, the son of the last Emperor, who died in 2011.
Each coffin was locked with 2 keys, one key was given to the Capuchin monks along with the coffin of the deceased for storage in the family crypt, and the second in the closet. There are a total of 139 keys in the cabinet. The earliest belongs to the coffin of Otto Vesely, who died in 1339, and the latest belongs to Otto von Habsburg, the son of the last Emperor, who died in 2011.
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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404
An aviation accident involving a Fokker F27 that disappeared without a trace shortly after takeoff on August 25, 1989. At 07:36 a.m. the aircraft, a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by PAI Airlines, departed from the northern city of Gilgit, Pakistan to the capital, Islamabad. One of the plane's pilots made a routine radio exchange at 08:50, which was the last communication with the plane.
After the disappearance, several aerial search missions were launched by the Pakistani military during the first three or four days. Later, ground search teams made up of civilians and military personnel were organized to search the area around the 8,125-meter-high Nanga Parbat Mountain. The plane is believed to have crashed in the Himalayas, but no wreckage has yet been found.
An aviation accident involving a Fokker F27 that disappeared without a trace shortly after takeoff on August 25, 1989. At 07:36 a.m. the aircraft, a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by PAI Airlines, departed from the northern city of Gilgit, Pakistan to the capital, Islamabad. One of the plane's pilots made a routine radio exchange at 08:50, which was the last communication with the plane.
After the disappearance, several aerial search missions were launched by the Pakistani military during the first three or four days. Later, ground search teams made up of civilians and military personnel were organized to search the area around the 8,125-meter-high Nanga Parbat Mountain. The plane is believed to have crashed in the Himalayas, but no wreckage has yet been found.
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