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The Sunchon tunnel massacre was a death march followed by a massacre of American POWs during the UN offensive into North Korea.The death march began in October 1950 when around 180 prisoners of war who had survived the Tiger Death March from Seoul to Pyongyang [2] were loaded onto railcars by the Korean People's Army (KPA) and transported deep into North Korea.
An estimated 100 POWs and other prisoners died during the brutal 100-mile march in the dead of winter. Veterans column: Newark's Nickells survives the 'Tiger Death March' in Korea Skip to main content
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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Although there was a private burial service for those close to the star in January 2017, friends, family and fans continued to honor Fisher and Reynolds at a March 2017 public memorial in Los Angeles.
John Van Kuren "Scarsdale Jack" Newkirk (15 October 1913 – 24 March 1942) was a United States naval aviator and squadron leader with the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the Flying Tigers, who may have led the first American offensive mission of World War II.
Carrie Fisher left behind a legacy that friends and fans will never forget following her December 2016 death at the age of 60. The actress was best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars ...
Mabel Stark (December 10, 1889 – April 20, 1968), whose real name was Mary Ann Haynie, [1] was a renowned tiger trainer of the 1920s. She was referred to as one of the world's first women tiger trainers/tamers. In its belated obituary, The New York Times lauded Stark as "one of the most celebrated animal trainers in a field dominated by men." [2]