MARZABOTTO: LOOKING BACK AT THE HORRORS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

One of the most ferocious massacres of civilians of the entire Second World War took place in the small village of Marzabotto.

Between 29 September and 5 October the march led by Marshal Kesselring crossed the hills and mountains around Marzabotto, butchering about 800 civilians. It was a premeditated massacre, which did not spare women, invalids, children; only the intention to destroy and kill. The aim of the SS was to crush the partisan formations that fought for liberation, with the logic of equating civilians to armed formations. Considering, therefore, also women, children and the elderly, as enemies to be exterminated.

CHAOS ON THE RUNWAY

 

It is March 27, 1977. PanAm flight 1736 is on its way to Gran Canaria, Spain, from Los Angeles. There are 380 passengers and 16 crew members and the plane is a Boeing 747, the first ever to enter service. The captain of the flight is Victor Grubbs.

Ahead of flight 1736 there is KLM flight 4805 flying from Amsterdam to Gran Canaria. There are 235 people on board. The captain is Jacob van Zanten.

THE 27's CLUB

 

Hi everyone and welcome back to our blog. If you remember, in my last article I told you the story of Robert Johnson. There I mentioned the 27’s club, which is just what we are going to talk about today. Ready?

NEVER TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED - A TOUCHING INTERVIEW WITH MICHELE BRAVI

MY REFLECTIONS ON MICHELE BRAVI’S INTERVIEW

Last Saturday I saw a very touching interview with singer Michele Bravi on TV, which was the first interview he released after his involvement in a road accident where a woman died, a tough,  traumatic experience for him. One that radically changed his life.  In the interview Michele told about this dark period, and I was struck by his answers, his reflections and above all the way he expressed them. It brought me to some reflections I want to share with you all.