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For five years he searched for the fabled North-West Passage only to suffer a mutiny and disappear in the bay that bears his name. more...
Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth
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Ponce de Leon has been long associated with the search for the Fountain of Youth, but was he really looking for it? more...
Lieutenant Robert Shankland VC
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The situation was critical, Shankland and his men were cut off and about to loose the position they had just won at a terrible cost in lives. more...
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By the simple act of moving a briefcase Heinz Brandt saved the life of one of the most despised men in history. more...
Valentina Tereshkova, Cosmonaut
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At a young age Valentina became interested in parachuting a pursuit which would change her life when she became an adult and vied for position in the Soviet space program more...
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Gorgo was one of the few women of ancient Greece who was named by historians. She was the daughter of a king, wife of a king and mother of a king of Sparta. more...
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As early as 1941 this decorated war hero began plotting against Adolf Hitler. more...
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