Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Ives was escorted to the gallows with the noose tightened around his neck. A guard pulled a lever that sent a weight hurtling down a chute. The weight was supposed to pull the rope taut and the prisoner would break his neck as he fell through the trap. But Ives was too light. As the weight fell he went hurtling toward the ceiling. The rope jumped off the pulley and Ives fell to the floor gasping for breath. "You can't hang a man twice," he said. But they did. According to one witness it took three attempts. Ives was strangled for 23 minutes before he was pronounced dead.
(10 January 1930)
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The Eyes Have It
In the past 22 years I have made 49.711 digital photos. 555 of them are available here. They can be found on the corresponding days they were taken.
 | I'm Beginning to See the Light 1 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand The first sunrise of the New Millenium as seen from my quarters in Taling Chan, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | 10 Minutes Before the Worm 2 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand The Wai Kru before a Muay Thai fight at Ratchadamnoen Stadium in Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | 10 Minutes Before the Worm 3 January 2004 || Oostende, Belgium Setting sun in Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
 | Die Kleinen und die Bösen 4 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand Cars and trucks in the evening traffic jam in Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | Love is Colder than Death 6 January 2002 || Oelegem, Belgium With AMVK for a winter walk near the Fortress in Fort van Oelegem, Oelegem, Antwerpen, Belgium. |