Roots of the Well Known

Roots of the Well Known

Roots of the Well Known. President Obama retraced some of his lesser-known ancestral roots to a village in Ireland. One of the president's maternal great-great-great-grandfathers was a shoemaker who immigrated to the United States during the height of a crisis in his homeland. Crowds packed the streets to hear Obama speak as he kicked off a four-nation tour of Europe

Famous People Ancestry

Famous People Ancestry

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Rare Images of Hitler's Wife Eva Braun

Rare Images of Hitler's Wife Eva Braun

Eva Braun made up as jazz singer Al Jolson
Braun sunbathing and semi-nude behind umbrella
Hitler's long-time companion seen partying and smoking

Previously unseen images from the fascinating private albums of Eva Braun have come to light.

They give us incredible retrospective access to Hitler’s little known companion and her extraordinary life.

Hitler and Braun were married on April 29, 1945, but within some 40 hours they were both dead.
Against the backdrop of the final days of the war in Europe and the crumbling Reich it was an extraordinary marriage.

Eva Braun was the longtime companion, and for a brief time wife, of Adolf Hitler.

He met her in Munich when she was 17 years old and working as an assistant and model for his personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann.