Hitler’s blitzkrieg of political moves held Germany in a stranglehold by the end of 1933. By the end of July, the Nazi Party was the only party. The Weimar Republic was no more.

Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807) was a Swiss child prodigy in both singing and painting. Both parents played a significant role in Angelica’s early development.

Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, the only female U.S. Senator, confronted Senator Joseph McCarthy over his Red Scare on June 1, 1950.

Hitler and the Nazi Party didn’t need a coup to attain power. He gained it by outsmarting Germany’s Weimar ruling class and the new business class known as the Conservative Elite. Their greed, combined with their ignorance, contributed to Hitler’s rise to power and the Third Reich.