Monday, February 10, 2020

HHT February 10, 2020

      75th Anniversary of Auschwitz
  • Auschwitz was the largest Nazi concentration camp, known as the "Final Solution"
  • Between 1.1 and 1.5 million people died; 90% were Jewish
  • June 14, 1940, the first prisoners arrived
  • January 27, 1945....7650 sick and starving prisoners were rescued by Soviet troops
  • January 18, 1945, approximately 60,000 prisoners were made to walk in what they now call "death marches". The old and the weak were shot if they fell behind.
  • January 27, 2020, is the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
  • Over 200 survivors will be in attendance
  • Many survivors educate others to keep the memory of what happened alive so that this kind of history will never be forgotten.                                                     
    2019-novel Coronavirus 
  •  The Coronavirus is the same virus as colds, SARS, and MERS. 
  • It is transmitted from animals to humans. 
  • The Coronavirus outbreak started in Wuhan, the capital oh Hubei, in China at a seafood market.
  • The first signs of Coronavirus were on December 31st and the new virus was announced on January 7th.  
  • Symptoms are fevers and coughing, and basic cold type symptoms.  
    The life and legacy of Kobe Bryant
  • Kobe played for the L.A. Lakers for almost his whole career.
  • He chose to be nicknamed the Black Mamba.
  • He was always generous and ready to help when people were in need of aid in their life
  • he had been living the life up until his sad and immediate demise.
  • he retired early in 2016 being only in his 40s.
  • he created a gym named the Black Mamba where he helped people who were coming into the NBA train.

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