Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
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Harpers Ferry is the place where John Brown (an abolitionist) led a notorious raid on the town's federal armory.
Orca whales attack, and kill, a grey-whale calf as it travels to feeding grounds with its mother.
On the 28th of August, the skies near Krakatoa finally began to clear.
Several ships were at sea, in the vicinity of Krakatoa, when the volcano dramatically erupted on August 26, 1883.
Captain Lindeman made a decision which saved the lives of his passengers and his ship (the G.
On the morning of August 27, 1883 Krakatoa was nearing the end of its life as a single island.
In Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, Simon Winchester's book based upon eyewitness accounts, we learn about the final minutes leading up to Krakat...
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is the largest particle accelerator in the world.
In this clip from "The Last Day of World War One," we see a replica of the railway carriage in which the Armistice was signed on the 11th of November,...
Johanna Beyerinck - 26-year-old wife of the Dutch government's Controller in the district of Katimbang (in southern Sumatra) - didn't want to go to th...
Lewis and Clark remained friends until the end.
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