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HELP TELL AMERICA’S STORY

Together, we can uncover what ordinary people around the country could have
known about the Holocaust from reading their local newspapers in the years
1933–1945. We need you to join our team of citizen historians uncovering new
knowledge that will be shared with scholars, curators, and the public.

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EVENTS TO RESEARCH

 * 725 articles found by users
   
   JULY 14, 1933
   
   
   GERMAN LAW AUTHORIZES STERILIZATION FOR PREVENTION OF HEREDITARY DISEASES
   
   On July 14, 1933, Germany declared a new law that authorized forced
   sterilization of certain people with mental or physical disabilities or
   illnesses.

 * 310 articles found by users
   
   JUNE 9, 1942
   
   
   CZECH TOWN OF LIDICE DESTROYED IN BRUTAL NAZI REPRISAL
   
   On the night of June 9-10, 1942, German police and SS officials shot or
   deported the inhabitants of Lidice, razing the town to the ground.

 * 1,733 articles found by users
   
   JUNE 30, 1934
   
   
   HITLER PURGES STORM TROOPERS, EXECUTES OPPONENTS
   
   On June 30, 1934, Hitler ordered a violent purge of the top leadership of the
   Nazi Party paramilitary formation, the SA (Sturmabteilungen) or Storm
   Troopers. This event later became known as “the Röhm Affair” or the “the
   Night of the Long Knives.”

 * 165 articles found by users
   
   JULY 4, 1946
   
   
   KIELCE JEWS MASSACRED IN "BLOOD LIBEL" POGROM
   
   On July 4, 1946, civilians, soldiers, and police killed 42 Polish Jews and
   injured 40 others in the southeastern town of Kielce.

 * 1,031 articles found by users
   
   JULY 6, 1938
   
   
   EVIAN CONFERENCE OFFERS NEITHER HELP, NOR HAVEN
   
   Delegates from 32 countries meet in Evian, France, seeking solution to
   refugee crisis. They express sympathy for refugees, followed by excuses and
   inaction.

 * 868 articles found by users
   
   NOVEMBER 20, 1938
   
   
   FATHER COUGHLIN BLAMES JEWS FOR NAZI VIOLENCE
   
   In the weeks after Kristallnacht, Coughlin defended Nazi antisemitic
   violence, arguing it was justified as retaliation for Soviet persecution of
   Christians.

 * 621 articles found by users
   
   OCTOBER 1, 1943
   
   
   DANES HELP JEWS ESCAPE TO NEUTRAL SWEDEN
   
   From September 20 into October 1943, over 7,000 Danish Jews escaped to Sweden
   with help from fellow Danes.

 * 536 articles found by users
   
   DECEMBER 22, 1945
   
   
   PRESIDENT TRUMAN ORDERS QUOTA PREFERENCE FOR DISPLACED PERSONS
   
   The Truman Directive did not increase immigration quotas, but it required
   that existing quotas be filled by displaced persons.

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 * 300-499
 * 200-299
 * 50-199
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