On the night of 21 September 1940, a train wagon full of prisoners rolled up to the gates of Auschwitz.
After being forced out of the wagon and beaten senseless, the inmates were stripped, tattooed and photographed before being herded into filthy, cramped huts.
Included among the new arrivals was Witold Pilecki, who, unlike his fellow prisoners, was there through choice.
A member of Poland’s main resistance organisation, the AK, Pilecki had wanted to find out more about leaked news
Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who epitomized beach-bum escapism with his hit ‘Margaritaville’ and turned the song that celebrated loafing into a billion-dollar business empire, has died. He was 76.
‘Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,’ a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said. ‘He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.’
