On this date in 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed. Happy 80th anniversary to all those who celebrate.

[Efilroft Sul]

Got another happy 80th anniversary coming up in two days.

[58Sunliner]

1. History repeats.

[Meowmee]

2. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[EYESORE 9001]

3. Viddy well, my little MAGAty droogies

Viddy well.

[dalton99a]

4. Sic semper tyrannis.

[Dr. T]

5. That's one of my protest sign ideas.

"It didn't end well for Mussolini when he tried it" accompanied by that picture of Mussolini's corpse hanging upside-down amid euphoric Italians.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. Even fucking Mussolini never tried to claim "I run the world"

I’m down with celebrating the “Fin de Benito” but I long for NEW holidays to celebrate.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[IronLionZion]

8. Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it

[Martin68]

9. Hanged, if memory serves.

Trigger warning: graphic photos of Mussolini's hanging.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=photo+of+hanged+benito+mussolini&t=osx&ia=images&iax=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fbloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com%2Fstltoday.com%2Fcontent%2Ftncms%2Fassets%2Fv3%2Feditorial%2F3%2F2b%2F32bf98fe-434a-5bed-8e65-e283ff41d315%2F5cc6ee6e47cc2.image.jpg%3Fresize%3D1200%252C1500

[Prairie Gates]

11. Mussolini was shot to death

His body was then transported to Milan, where he was hung up with some others in a gas station.

[Martin68]

14. Yes, he was shot first. The image of him hanging was what stuck in my memory.

[Prairie Gates]

15. It's 50 miles or so from Milan

They really went through some effort to bring his body back and hang it in public.

[Prairie Gates]

10. Italians celebrate Festa della Liberazione on April 25 (25 aprile)

Several northern cities weren't officially liberated until April 29, 1945.

In a history that's still very vague among Americans, despite huge numbers of Italian Americans, including many who came in the 1960s, Italy was in a state of civil war from September 8, 1943 to April 25-30, 1945.

The Italians are the only people to have executed their own dictator in WWII.

Thank you for bringing this to DU!

[surfered]

12. I'm going to refrain from saying what I'm thinking

[Bengus81]

13. Love watching those people kicking his dead ass corpse.

Took him and his girlfriend and strung em up at the gas station. Loved it............