Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist, statesman and father of international law was born in Delft, Holland, on April 10, 1583.
His best-known work is De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace), which he published in 1625.
Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist, statesman and father of international law was born in Delft, Holland, on April 10, 1583.
His best-known work is De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace), which he published in 1625.
"Lord Haw-Haw" sentenced to death for broadcasting Nazi propaganda
On September 19, 1945, a British court sentenced to death American-born William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw," for his Nazi propaganda broadcasts during World War II. Joyce was hanged on January 6, 1946.
US President George W. Bush asks Congress to invade Iraq
On September 19, 2002, President George W. Bush gave a speech to Congress, requesting broad authority to invade Iraq and disarm Saddam Hussein.
"Lord Haw-Haw" sentenced to death for broadcasting Nazi propaganda
On September 19, 1945, a British court sentenced to death American-born William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw," for his Nazi propaganda broadcasts during World War II.
The photo above shows Joyce addessing a rally of British fascists in the 1930s. Listen to a montage of clips from Joyce's broadcasts, with Joyce's trademark introduction "Germany calling, Germany calling...". Joyce was hanged on January 6, 1946.
