Hitler Born: The Dictator Who Plunged the World into War
Adolf Hitler was rejected twice by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. The admissions committee said his architectural drawings showed talent but his figure studies were weak. He wanted to be a painter. He spent years as a homeless artist in Vienna, sleeping in shelters and selling postcard watercolors. He served in World War I as a corporal, was wounded and gassed, and was in hospital when Germany surrendered in 1918. He called it a stab in the back. He was a failed artist, a wounded veteran, a man who belonged to no class and no party, who found that hatred gave him a purpose and that he was extraordinary at communicating it. He wrote Mein Kampf in prison. By the time the world understood what the book described, 60 million people were dead.
April 20, 1889
137 years ago
What Else Happened on April 20
Das Bistum Salzburg wird nach Fürsprache von Karl dem Großen zum Erzbistum erhoben, dem ältesten noch bestehenden Erzbistum im deutschen Sprachraum, dem die Suf…
bataille d'Artah qui oppose les Francs de Tancrède de Hauteville (régent d'Antioche) aux Turcs du malik d'Alep Ridwân lors d'une des premières des huit Croisade…
A mother and son fought over Jerusalem, not for glory, but for who held the reins of power. For eight years, Baldwin III and Queen Melisende clashed, tearing th…
en Tordehumos (España), el rey de León, Alfonso IX, y el de Castilla, Alfonso VIII, firman el Tratado de Tordehumos.
Ein Brand zerstört am Karfreitag große Teile Magdeburgs, unter anderem den unter Kaiser Otto erbauten Magdeburger Dom und die Königspfalz.
en Sicilia, el rey Pedro III nombra a Roger de Lauria almirante de la armada aragonesa de Sicilia.
Talk to History
Have a conversation with historical figures who witnessed this era. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and bring history to life.