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The Flight from Dallas
From noon to dusk on November 22, 1963, history went dark, locked inside the closed and crowded cabin of Air Force One. Fifty years later, what happened after JFK died has fully come to light. By Chris Jones. (Sep, 16, 2013)
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The Perfect Fire
It started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with the men of the Worcester Fire Department in a fight for their lives. By Sean Flynn.
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The Wreck
On the eve of the Civil War, a nightmare at sea turned into one of the greatest rescues in maritime history. More than a century later, a rookie treasure hunter went looking for the lost ship—and found a different kind of ruin. By David Wolman.
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Space travel’s mental health toll could endanger long missions
A review of NASA research highlights the risk that prolonged social isolation poses to long-distance space missions, as well as other dangers like radiation. (Jan. 11, 2017)
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How One Las Vegas Emergency Department Saved Hundreds of Lives After the Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History
The night that Stephen Paddock opened fire on thousands of people at a Las Vegas country music concert, nearby Sunrise Hospital received more than 200 penetrating gunshot wound victims. Dr. Kevin Menes was the attending in charge of the ED that night, and thanks to his experience supporting a local SWAT team, he’d thought ahead about how he might mobilize his department in the event of a mass casualty incident.
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How the military took Bowral to protect Commonwealth leaders 40 years ago
Forty years ago sleepy Bowral was occupied by the Australian military with armed soldiers protecting some of the world's most important people. By Justin Huntsdale.
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“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades
A recording salvaged from three miles deep tells the story of the doomed “El Faro,” a cargo ship engulfed by a hurricane. By William Langewiesche.
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Battle of the Wilderness
When a general worried about Lee's next move, Grant tersely replied, "I am heartily tired of hearing what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault, and land on our rear and on both our flanks at the same time. Go back to your command, and try to think what we are going to do ourselves, instead of what Lee is going to do." By Gregory A. Mertz.
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Looking for Calley
How a young journalist untangled the riddle of My Lai. By Seymour M. Hersh.
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