UPI Almanac for Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

BERLIN, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Architectural plans of Auschwitz recently discovered in Berlin suggest that those involved with the World War II camp knew its purpose was mass murder.

UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.

BERLIN, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A German author says scientists working for the Nazi regime visited the Brazilian Amazon to scout locations for a possible outpost prior to World War II.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- It is highly significant that Iran's missile program is under the control of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard -- Pasdaran -- the most loyal element of the regime, which combines internal secret police and external intelligence and shock troop functions. It is not controlled by civilians; not even by the regular military.

SALZBURG, Austria, July 26 (UPI) -- Maria von Trapp, a member of the family that inspired "The Sound of Music," has visited her family home in Austria for the first time in more than 50 years.

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Noted art collector Charles Saatchi is taking a gamble with the newest addition to his London gallery, a portrait of notorious Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler.

NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- A reel of film showing Adolf Hitler enjoying a music festival with his Nazi friends before World War II has turned up in New York.

BELMONT, Calif., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A proposed strict ordinance seriously limiting the places one can smoke cigarettes in Belmont has caused outrage among many throughout the California city.

BERLIN, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Thousands of Germans want to sweep away a Nazi-era law that authorizes chimney sweeps do regular chimney checkups by force if necessary.