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Mines: Mysterious Discoveries and Miracles?
As I write these words, an attempt is being made to rescue thirty-three trapped miners, deep inside the San Jose gold and copper mine at Copiapo in the country of Chile. Plus, August 27 is the 47th anniversary of one of the most famous mining disasters and rescue operations to have occurred in Pennsylvania, which captured both the country and the world's attention, of which I'll shortly return and give a brief account. Wednesday, 8/25/10 12:48 pm
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Antarctica: The Lost Continent
As a follow-up to my recent post on Antarctica, I wanted to add this article which appeared in the free monthly HSP Newsletter, History Hits. Click here to subscribe. *** Tuesday, 8/24/10 3:59 pm
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The Lost World of Antarctica
Recently, within my other publication here at the Society, History Hits (which may be obtained free by subscription here), I wrote a short article with graphics entitled, "Antarctica: The Lost Continent." Writings of famed Antarctic explorers such as Charles Wilkes, Admiral Richard E.
Monday, 8/16/10 4:36 pm
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A Forgotten American Hero: Capt. John Page
***This article appeared in our free monthly HSP Newsletter, History Hits. Click here to subscribe.*** Tuesday, 8/10/10 6:45 pm
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'Looking for the Drowned Dead: With a Loaf of Bread and Mercury?'
An antiquated custom, which at one time was popular both in Europe and the United States, was the search for individuals who had drowned by using 'quicksilver,' an archaic term for the element mercury. Tuesday, 8/3/10 12:59 pm
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The Fate of Early American Blasphemers, or Those Who Challenged God!
A few years ago, while standing at a bus stop, during a blustery, cloudy, dark and misty morning, one of four other individuals waiting with me, suddenly raised both fists in the air and exclaimed in a loud voice: "Come on Lord, come on you @*$!, Send your lightnin'! I don't care. Let's have it out!" Then he laughed maniacally. Tuesday, 7/27/10 12:36 pm
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The Sad but True Tale, of 'Man's Best Friends,' Both Beaten & Beloved
Growing up in rural and small town Kentucky, I had the opportunity of having many pets during my formative years, from which I gained an appreciation for the 'animal kingdom.' One of the saddest memories of my childhood was the futile attempt of my sister and I to save with minature baby bottles, the lives of a number of newly born, hairless 'flying squirrels' who'd fallen from their nest, and were thus left to die by their parents who were unable to care for them on the ground. Wednesday, 6/16/10 1:10 pm
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"The Widow Who Sold Her Husband's Head" and the One Who Preserved it!
Events in history can often be both bizarre and macabre. Such is the case of a widow of Kings County, New York, who purportedly "sold the head of her husband" to doctors, "between the period of his death and burial" in 1845. Wednesday, 6/9/10 4:38 pm
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A Strange Family Heirloom: the Rib of a Scottish King in America?
It has been a common practice within many families, to pass down heirlooms through the generations. Generally, these venerated ancestral artifacts are normally items of jewelry, furniture, paintings, silverware, china, etc. However, such is not always the case. Monday, 5/24/10 3:53 pm
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'Lions & Tigers & Bears, O My?' NO: Rampaging Elephants & an African Rhino's Escape to Freedom during the Civil War!
Exotic animals within the United States are a fact taken for granted, especially when one visits the multiple 'zoological gardens' or zoos, scattered throughout the country. Many circuses as well have been renown for their non-human participants, the first circus having been held in Philadelphia on April 3, 1793, by John Bill Rickets.
Thursday, 4/29/10 2:11 pm
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