A very prominent character in oceanographic history and science was Matthew Fontaine Maury. Being born an American in ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

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North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles, vows tough stance on U.S. Asia Pacificcategory ...

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