Category: UNITED STATES

Venomous ‘blue dragon’ sea slugs start washing up on Texas beaches On the coast of Texas, tiny blue creatures washing ashore. Such rare eye-catching sea creatures are the Atlantic glaucus, known as blue dragon sea slugs. Although some of these blue dragons were previously found around the beaches of Texas, they are very rare. The abundant number of blue dragon sea slugs […]

300-Year-Old Spanish Shipwreck Holds Million Dollar Treasure A salvaged crew came to the jackpot on the east coast of Florida on Saturday, discovering 48 gold coins worth $250,000. The Florida State contractor, Captain Greg Bounds and his crew work for 1715 for the Queens Fleet Jewels, which hold the rights of salvation for the fleet of 11 Spanish ships that sunk off the […]

America Civil War: Soldier Shot in the Head Survived for Decades Jacob Miller was shot in the head at the Battle of Chickamauga on 19 September 1863. Imagine being shot in the head – right between the eyes, no less – and not only surviving but carrying on with life as usual for three decades. For Civil War soldier Jacob […]

82 Years Ago, A Deadly Day On The Golden Gate, San Francisco The Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public 82 years ago. People first went through the bridge, marveling at what was then the world’s largest suspension bridge. Before the project began, many people thought to build the bridge was impossible. And when the construction started, most thought that […]