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#13 Sperm Whales

The sperm whales are often found stranded on shore. The reason why they push themselves onto the beach is still unknow, the presumptions var y , most possibly, it is an illness, perhaps, some kind of a disease, which directs them to the land, where they are marooned and die. This case was not any other than that, five beached sperm whales had died overnight on the shore of the Island of Texel. The whales were very dangrously close to the shore, the ditsnce was trecherous and became a lethal trap for the mammals. As scientists foresaw it was almost impossible to get them back onto the open ocean. Some of them which had been turned back, spinned aroung and returned onto the very shallow water, the shore itself. The reason of such behaviour is still a puzzle to be solved. ''We wish it could last longer'' – one of the authorities said, however, the Netherlands do have a protocol, which gives 12 hours to rescue the mammals, if it doesn't hap

#12 Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin was a crime reporter, she had been assassinated by the drug lords. It was the most horrifying mafia crime in Ireland, triggered on media and public person. She was 37 years-old, she died on 26 th of June 1996. She wrote about crimes, about the Irish Republican Army. She started writing about the drug dillers for Sunday Independent, she wanted to uncover John Traynor. He gave her warning and numbers of threats, death threats, included. While writing about the crime kingpin Martin Cahill – she was given a serious thereat, the shots were triggered onto her house. She ignored it. In 1995, she was shot in the leg, lucky the bullet missed her head, where primarly it was set upon. Still, Guerin wrote about drug dillers and fought for an independent Irish press. Sep 1995 – Guerin was attacked by John Gilligan. He had severely beaten her. He also threaten her He would kindnap and rape her son, Guerin herself will be murdered. She took the threats for

#11 Michael Collins

    No one has to ask a question ... Who Michael Collins was? If someone dares, I reply ... a Politician, a Soldier, a Hero! First and foremost he was a revolutionary leader, a politician and Minister of Finance. Since 1919 he was a main director of Intelligence, as well as, a Director of Organization and Arms Procurement of the Irish Republican Army. The Irish Republican Brotherhood member since 1920. Till his death he supported and enhanced Anglo-Irish peace treaty. He was very wit and intelligent, he read and devoured everything that made him closer to Irish nationalism and independent movements. After his fifteenth birthdays he passed the British Civil Service examinations, became the employer of the Royal Mail. His law fascination made him study law at King's College London. He was acknowledged with Sam Maguire who introduced Collins into IRB. Michael Collin's part in Easter Rising was significant from the political point of view, his spiritual and social in

#10 The Assassination of Theo van Gogh

The assassination of Theo van Gogh was a shock to the world and to the very non-engaged, neutral Holland. The film director and TV presenter was born in the Hague. He was the great-grandson of Theo van Gogh – the brother of Vincent van Gogh. He didn't graduate the University of Amsterdam, his passion to make and discover the film industry predominated his life. Even though he always tried to be politically non-engaged, he wrote a book "Allah weet het better"/ "Allah knows better" – which appeared shortly after the tragedy of the Twin Towers at 11 of September 2001. The publication and outspoken point of view led to a disaster, his death. The book strongly criticized the Islam and the fundamental movements. Theo van Gogh was assassinated in Amsterdam, while cycling to work at November 4 th , 2004. The assassin, Mohammed Bouyeri, was a 26-year-old Dutch-Moroccan citizen, apprehended by police after a chase, while he tried to run off he was