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South Pole: Richard E. Byrd (1888 1957)
This article profiles Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957), the American naval officer and Antarctic explorer.
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Virginia Memory: Gilbert Hunt and the Richmond Theater Fire
A lesson about the Richmond Theater Fire in 1811. Many perished in the fire. Those who were saved were helped from inside by Dr. James McCaw, who dropped them from a window to Gilbert Hunt, who caught them enough to break their fall. The...