Daily Archives: April 19, 2023

51-day stand-off at Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ends with fire that kills 76 people, including sect leader David Koresh 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1993)

1990s


Video: 'CBS News Special Report: Reckoning In Texas - Waco Siege (1993)'

(Monday, April 19, 1993, Branch Davidians started setting fire to the complex around 11:30 a.m. CDT; during the Waco Siege) — The 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian religious cult compound near Waco, Texas, ended today as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in. Continue reading 51-day stand-off at Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ends with fire that kills 76 people, including sect leader David Koresh 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1993) →

Tens of thousands of Jews in Warsaw Ghetto revolt when Germans try to resume deportations to Treblinka concentration camp 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1943)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Would You Risk Everything to Fight the Nazis? - War Against Humanity 057 - April 24, 1943' (Apr. 19, 1943, at 8:40)

(Monday, April 19, 1943, 8:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST), on the eve of Passover; during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, part of The Holocaust and World War II) — Tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle today against Nazi forces when the Germans tried to resume deportations to the Treblinka concentration camp. Continue reading Tens of thousands of Jews in Warsaw Ghetto revolt when Germans try to resume deportations to Treblinka concentration camp 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1943) →