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Tour a real submarine and discover what it's like to live under the sea. Here's a listing of historic submarines you can tour around the world.
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Some parts of history fascinate me more than others. This usually includes the darker side of life: prisons, murder, crime, poverty, disease, the par
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Each year on the first full weekend of August, National Park Service staff and hundreds of volunteers re-create a fun and very authentic Voyageur Ren
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At 6:05am on Friday, March 28th, 1969, I made my very first appearance on the world stage. I was pink and wrinkly and probably not looking my best, b
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rtist and poet Everett Ruess was a wanderer, a loner, and a minimalist, who was also a prolific letter-writer. Each time he'd set out to explore the
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Mary Todd Lincoln was first lady during the civil war, and was the first presidential wife to be called "first lady."
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Sakamoto Ryoma is one of Japan's best-loved historical figures. He was a low ranking samurai who was responsible for engineering a bloodless revoluti
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The Wabash & Erie canal was important in the history of Indiana. Learn about it and the hiking and biking opportunities in the area.
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The RMS Lancastria was the worst maritime disaster in British history. Over 4,000 people died in 20 minutes, and yet there is no British memorial.
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New Orleans has always been a magical city, but was more so in the 1950's and '60's. During that time people sat on their front porches and watched a
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HMS Glowworm, a British destroyer, fought alone against the Admiral Hipper, a German Battleship five times larger. The result: a unique Victoria Cross
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Trooping the Colour is one of the most colourful ceremonies held in England. This military pagent is held annually on Horse Guards Parade
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The true story of Atlantic convoy HX84 and its escort the Jervis Bay, ambushed by the German battleship Admiral Scheer in World War Two.
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About the Longitude prize and John Harrison's revolutionary watches. It also covers the restoration of the watches after they were damaged by Maskely
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