Hurricane Michael Unearthed Historical Treasures on Florida’s Forgotten Coast It seems as if Hurricane Michael left an apology gift behind for the Forgotten Coast of Florida. Michael’s storm surge dredged a handful of ships from the 19th century that cleared Dog Island during the Carrabelle Hurricane of 1899. These old wooden ships are now clearly viewed near the west end […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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What is this Mysterious Ancient Structure Found in Downtown Miami, Florida? One of North America’s greatest mystery sits in the center of downtown Miami: a perfect circle, likely 2,000 years old, cut into the bedrock of the city and stuffed with ancient teeth, weapons, and bones. Michael Bauman, an owner of the property, was really shocked when he bought land […]
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18th century Ice House re-discovered beneath the streets of Marylebone London Archaeologist in London have re-discovered a subterranean ice house near Regents Park. Dating back to the 1780’s, the egg-shaped cavern was used to store ice, which was imported from as far away as Norway. Made from bricks, the structure would have been one of the largests of its kind […]
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There is a lightbulb in Livermore that has been burning near-continuously since 1901. San Francisco Bay Area: There is a lightbulb in Livermore that has been burning near-continuously since 1901. Centennial light is the longest-lasting light bulb in the world at an age of 118 (as of November 2019). It was burned as early as June 1901 at 4550 East […]
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A huge portion of San Francisco, including the Financial District, sits above dozens of 19th-century ships buried underground The remains of dozens of sailing vessels that once carried individuals to San Francisco during the gold rush of the mid-19th century lie beneath the roads of the financial area of San Francisco. These ships were beached near what was then a small Mexican village called Yerba Buena. In […]
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LOOKBACK: What gay life was like in San Francisco in 1970s Photographer Daniel Nicoletta traveled to California in the early 1970s as a teenager to find something more than his home in Utica, New York, had to offer. By the mid-1970s, he was employed in the Harvey Milk and Scott Smith camera store in San Francisco. Nicoletta developed his talent as […]
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