The Eruption of Krakatoa (Encore)
On the morning of August 27, 1883, one of the most destructive natural disasters of the 19th century occurred between the islands of Java and Sumatra, in what is today the nation of Indonesia. After...
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Macau
Located in the Pearl River Delta, off the coast of the mainland of the People’s Republic of China, is Macau. Macau is often overlooked due to its larger neighbor, Hong Kong, but Macau, despite being ...
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Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great was one of the most influential rulers in Russian history, transforming the Russian Empire into a major European power through territorial expansion, internal reforms, and cultural...
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SONAR
One of the most significant developments in the history of naval warfare was the submarine. The submarine offered a means of stealth and surprise that surface ships couldn’t compete with. At first...
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Alternate Forms of Space Travel (Encore)
Every single rocket that has ever been launched into space has been a rocket that burned some sort of fuel. These chemical fuel rockets have worked well for making the short trip to orbit. Beyond th...
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Questions and Answers: Volume 31
You have questions, and I have answers Sponsors Newspapers.com Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile....
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The History of the Hamburger
One of the most popular foods around the world is the hamburger. If most people think of American foods, it is probably the first thing that they might think of. Hamburgers are pretty simple in term...
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The Last Days and Death of Adolf Hitler
In April 1945, in the last days of the war in Europe, everything was falling apart for the Third Reich. Adolf Hitler and his closest advisors holed up in a bunker in Berlin and issued delusional ord...
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