For eight months, the two men lived in a series of putrid, stinking cells, 10-by-10-foot compartments with nothing to sleep on but filthy straw mats or the floor.

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February 15, 1945 The Fire Bombing of Dresden – Historical Easter Eggs – Today in History

A firestorm the size of Dresden develops its own weather, fire tornadoes reaching into the sky as pyrocumulonimbus clouds hurl lightning bolts back to earth, starting new fires. Gale force winds scream into the vortex from all points of the compass, powerful enough to hurl grown adults off their feet and into the flames.

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February 12, 1554 Nine Days a Queen – Historical Easter Eggs – Today in History

The “Nine Day Queen” experienced the swiftest rise and fall of any Monarch in the history of the English crown. She never wanted any of it, but that didn’t matter. The ambitions of others would cost the teenage Lady Jane her head.

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February 20, 1945 Indestructible – Historical Easter Eggs – Today in History

Without a moment’s thought, Lucas dove over his fellow Marine and onto the grenade as another fell by his side.

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