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2 days ago · Unlike Alcatraz’s looming sense of severity, stepping onto Angel Island feels like entering a place suspended between past and present. The meticulously restored Immigration Station stands as a testament to the often-overlooked role the West Coast played in shaping America’s immigrant history.
2 days ago · In modern times, of course, Alcatraz Island is best known for its penitentiary, and less for its military background. Interestingly enough, the two histories overlap. The first prisoners at ...
1 day ago · Alcatraz Island, rising from the waters of San Francisco Bay like a sentinel of history, holds a storied past that captivates visitors from around the world....
2 days ago · 2. The Alcatraz island, before it became home to a prison, was used as what? Answer: Military site. The island became a military site in 1850. The U.S. army built there a Citadel, which was transformed into a military prison. The fortress was torn down in 1909, and a new prison was erected. The island remained in possession of the U.S. Army ...
4 days ago · Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator and explorer. From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific. Though he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of Earth.
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1 day ago · VERDICT This series will wow students who enjoy reading about unusual phenomena around the world, pique curiosity, and arouse armchair-travel fantasies. EDWARDS, Sue Bradford. The Haunted History of San Antonio and the Alamo. ISBN 9781098292546. GAGNE, Tammy. The Haunted History of Alcatraz Island. ISBN 9781098292508. ––––.
4 days ago · Brazil, country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. Brazil faces the Atlantic Ocean along 4,600 miles (7,400 km) of coastline ...
