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Tragedy at the XXVI Olympiad

October 16, 2009 – 1:46 pm

On a September morning in 1990, the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, considered the “hub” of the southeastern United States, were ecstatic as they woke up to stunning, not really expected, but hoped for, news. Indeed the entire state of Georgia, as well as the nation, celebrated what was now fact, Atlanta had been selected to host [...]

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Star Tiger, Star Ariel, and the Birth of an Unsolved Legend

October 11, 2009 – 12:19 pm

Not long after the end of WWII, several British pilots, veterans of the war, gathered together to create a new airline, planning to provide service between England and South America with previously untapped passenger and trade routes. The original name of their transatlantic venture, British Latin American Airlines, was changed to British South American Airlines, [...]

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“Zigzag at Your Discretion” : The Fate of the USS Indianapolis and Her Captain

September 30, 2009 – 12:38 pm

Built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and  launched November 7, 1931, the USS Indianapolis was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. The warship had a distinguished, meritorious record during both peace time and WWII. Sadly, the remembrance of that record has been overshadowed in history, with the Indianapolis best recalled for [...]

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