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The McCollum memo
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The McCollum memo, also known as the Eight Action Memo was a memorandum, dated October 7, 1940 (more than a year before the Pearl Harbour attack), sent by Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. McCollum. The memo illustrates several people in the Office of Naval Intelligence promoted the idea of goading J...
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Dusky grouper
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Roman Mosaics Help Scientist Track Endangered Fish A few years ago Paolo Guidetti was leafing through a book on ancient art when he came across a Roman mosaic showing a man's legs dangling from the mouth of an enormous fish. Struck by the picture, Guidetti, a biologist at the University of Salento in I...
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Zominthos
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3500-year-old Minoan building found An accidental meeting in 1982 between a well-known Greek archaeologist, Yannis Sakellarakis, and a shepherd from Crete has led to an archaeological discovery of great importance - Zominthos, a settlement from the Minoan era on the plain by the same name, 1.18...
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Tajikistan Base 201
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Russia gets 30-year extension for base in Tajikistan Tajikistan has allowed Russia a 30-year extension on a Soviet-era military base seen as a bulwark against Islamist militancy and drug-trafficking. Read more
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Battle of Tigranocerta
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The Battle of Tigranocerta was fought on October 6, 69 BC between the forces of the Roman Republic and the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great. Read more
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British Antarctic Survey
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Tractors, snowmobiles and other vehicles that have seen active service in one of the most remote places on earth go on sale this week. They've been used to support British Antarctic Survey's science facilities at Halley and Rothera research stations. They are available to purchase through compet...
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Home Front 1914-1918
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Investigating the Home Front 1914-1918 The material remains of the First World War on the British Home Front will be investigated by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of York, thanks to £39,500 funding from English Heritage. The Home Front 1914-1918 and its Legacies will...
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Operation Hurricane
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Operation Hurricane was the test of the first British atomic device on 3 October 1952. A plutonium implosion device was detonated in the lagoon between the Montebello Islands, Western Australia.Read more
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Great Chicago Fire
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Commemorating A Conflagration Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8...
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The Battle of Gaugamela
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The Battle of Gaugamela took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. The battle, which is also called the Battle of Arbela, resulted in a massive victory for the ancient Macedonians and led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire. Read more
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Eocrinoidea
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Eocrinoids from the Cambrian Mantou Formation of Dalian, Liaoning Cambrian echinoderms, especially eocrinoids, have been reported recently from Guizhou and Yunnan provinces of China, such as the Kaili, Balang, and Guanshan faunas. The present paper reports abundant well-preserved eocrino...
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The Norman conquest
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The Norman conquest of England was the invasion and subsequent occupation of England by an army of Normans and French led by Duke William II of Normandy. Read more
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BAC TSR-2
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The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was a cancelled Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Test pilot Roland Beamont finally made the first flight from the Aeroplane and Ar...
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SS Patrick Henry
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SS Patrick Henry was the first liberty ship launched. It was built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at their Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland, and launched on 27 September 1941. Read more
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RMS Queen Elizabeth
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RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. The ship was launched on the 27th September, 1938. Read more
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