Writer. Voter. Librarian. Author of the Billy Boyle WW2 mystery series, published by Soho Press. https://www.jamesrbenn.com/https://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mkphiip4c22bOn this day in 1945, Adolf Hitler put a bullet in his head while snacking on a cyanide capsule. After years of spouting hatred and causing the death of millions, he died in his bunker while blaming everyone but himself for his downfall.30 Apr 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkphiip4c22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mkmxsjk55227The Ninth Circle, Billy Boyle no. 21, releases on September 1, 2026.29 Apr 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmxsjk55227https://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mkmworsve22zOn this day in 1945, American troops liberated Dachau, freeing 30,000 survivors. From 1933 to its liberation in 1945, more than 200,000 people were imprisoned there, and 41,500 died through sickness, malnutrition, overwork, or deliberate killing. https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/the-liberation-of-dachau/29 Apr 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmworsve22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mklj2meqss2rOn this day in 1945, fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was put up against a wall and executed by Italian partisans. Later that day his body, and that of several others, were taken to Milan and dumped on the ground in the Piazzale Loreto. The location was deliberate.28 Apr 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklj2meqss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mkcxpu2vi22nOnly a few more days to grab SOUVENIR for $1.99, Kindle edition. "The moments of the past do not remain still; they retain in our memory the motion which drew them towards the future, towards a future which has itself become the past, and draw us on in their train." --Marcel Proust25 Apr 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcxpu2vi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mjzvwmjkr22zSick. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzvwmjkr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mjzjpj53xs2rSoon! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjpj53xs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mjxgxsjlws2gPure joy and beauty. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1q3g6iFluvM20 Apr 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxgxsjlws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mjww34t7j22lOn this day in 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began its first full day. Fighting continued for 29 days. One of the surviving commanders said their inspiration to fight was "not to allow the Germans alone to pick the time and place of our deaths". https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/warsaw-ghetto-uprising20 Apr 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjww34t7j22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mjwss6fjac2pThere ought to be more reporting about this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwss6fjac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmywriter.bsky.social/post/3mjwkqkkxls2wHey, it's National Library Week! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:edcu5xtocvpjrqfttm77k3k7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwkqkkxls2w