Joshua Reynolds’s famed Portrait of Mai (around 1776)—which was jointly acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 2023—is embarking on a ...
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Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at OnceAuroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...
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James May: Series about historical myths important amid rise of misinformationMay explores the stories of Christopher Columbus, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Captain James Cook in a new Channel 5 series.
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Rare coin with wrong date set to sell for £2,000The coin was originally a medal from Captain Cook’s second voyage of discovery. The renowned British explorer and naval officer set sail from Plymouth in July 1772 after being commissioned by ...
No, I don't want to be that person who comments every time the Duchess of Sussex posts on Instagram. Not me, no. Yet here I ...
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Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On BoardA century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s ...
9 THE WIDE WIDE SEA (Doubleday, $35). By Hampton Sides. An account of the explorer Captain James Cook’s ill-fated final voyage. 10 THE LET THEM THEORY (Hay House, $29.99). By Mel Robbins.
The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the Alabama’s many raids ...
South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in ... there was a great southern landmass. During the voyage the Resolution crossed the Antarctic circle twice ...
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