Jul 22 2011
World War II Shipwrecks Pose Oil Spill Threat
Around the world, governments are taking stock of oil submerged aboard long-sunk, deteriorating vessels.
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Jul 21 2011
UN Declares Famine in Southern Somalia
12 million people are battling hunger and disease as the worst drought for 60 years grips the region.
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Jul 20 2011
Whale Wars in Iceland
Much of Iceland's controversial whale hunt is driven by tourism, which is why anti-whaling activists are demanding the country ban the practice.
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Jun 20 2011
Iraq’s Ancient Ur Site in Danger
So far Ur, the Biblical birthplace of Abraham, has relinquished only a fraction of its antiquities.
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Jun 14 2011
Missing Soldier’s Remains Identified
Corporal A.V. Scott went missing on the battlefields of the Korean War nearly 60 years ago.
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May 12 2011
Former Nazi Camp Guard Gets Five Years
John Demjanjuk, 91, is unlikely to live out the five years of his sentence for being an accessory to murder of almost 30,000 people.
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Apr 15 2011
Did President Lincoln Believe in God?
A resurfaced letter, which sold this week for $35,000, raises questions about the 16th president's faith.
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Apr 11 2011
How Civil War Photography Changed War
Civil War photographers completely changed perceptions of modern warfare.
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Apr 08 2011
How the Civil War Changed Modern Medicine
The bloodiest conflict on American soil ushered in a new era of medicine.
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Apr 08 2011
How the Civil War Changed Modern Medicine
The bloodiest conflict on American soil ushered in a new era of medicine.
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