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Maritime Trade & Port Cities
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Recalling the history of a treasured vessel
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (958+ words) Sandra Taylor Rouja found out she was expecting her first child on the day her husband bought an old boat to fix up. It was 1965. The boat, Curlew, became a fixture in their lives for the next 12 years. Today, the…...
100-year-old World War II veteran surprised with birthday celebration at Putnam County McDonald's
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (90+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 AM A Putnam County World War II veteran received a special surprise to celebrate a milestone birthday. George Mezzone, who recently turned 100 years old, was honored Sunday during a celebration at his hometown McDonald's. Mezzone was joined by family…...
SS Kyarra: Dorset wreck sank in 10 minutes after U-boat torpedo attack
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (368+ words) A shattered, 126-metre wreck lies beneath the Dorset waves—a First World War time capsule that never completed her final voyage. On a spring morning in 1918, a torpedo sank the SS Kyarra and killed six crew members. Today, this Leviathan…...
USS Yorktown survivor marks 102 years, recalls Battle of Midway
20+ hour, 50+ min ago (367+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Auburndale World War II veteran Robert Taylor marked his 102nd birthday this month, celebrating life after surviving the torpedoing of the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in 1942. Taylor, known to friends as “Honey Pop,” is among…...
How Did a Private Corporation Establish British Rule in India? Historian William Dalrymple Explains the Rise of East India Company
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Ode to A Big Country: Perkins' Navy
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (119+ words) VIDEO: Ode to A Big Country: Perkins' Navy ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Ode to A Big Country: Perkins' Navy Flat bottomed boats delivered supplies to remote settlements in 1979. The latest in this series takes us back to…...
2,400-Year-Old Greek Shipwreck Preserved In Black Sea
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (278+ words) The Black Sea is the largest body of permanently anoxic (completely lacking oxygen) water on the planet. Its unusual chemistry begins with the way its waters are layered. Freshwater from rivers including the Danube and Dnieper floats above denser, saltier…...
DeLand historian searches for a permanent home for storied WWII tugboat ‘Tiger’
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (989+ words) More than 80 years since the end of World War II, one small but mighty tugboat has a story that has come full circle, beginning in DeLand and returning for its final chapter. The U.S. Army ST-479 “Tiger” now sits on the…...
Divers explore mysteries of Norfolk's 14th Century lost town
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (438+ words) The remains of a Norfolk town that was claimed by the sea about 700 years ago have been explored by divers in an attempt to map its seabed site. Shipden once graced the north Norfolk coast until it appeared to succumb…...
Divers explore mysteries of 14th Century lost town
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (392+ words) The remains of a Norfolk town that was claimed by the sea about 700 years ago have been explored by divers in an attempt to map its seabed site. Shipden once graced the north Norfolk coast until it appeared to succumb…...