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Archaeologists uncovered a 200-year-old shipwreck buried in Canadian sand dunes
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Untouched for nearly 300 years, this “spectacular” shipwreck off Norway left archaeologists stunned
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (408+ words) The shipwreck’s cargo is “unlike anything ever previously found in shipwrecks in Northern Europe,” said Hanna Geiran, director of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. The organization announced the discovery earlier in June. The wreck was found by Espen Saastad,…...
Andrews McMeel Almanac for October 12, 2026
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West Salem honors Navy veteran lost over Atlantic Ocean in 1954
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (174+ words) WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) — More than 70 years after Florence Breitkreutz was lost over the Atlantic Ocean while serving as a naval flight attendant, the West Salem community is honoring her with a new memorial. Community members gathered today for a…...
Andrews McMeel Almanac for October 11, 2026
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2,300-Year-Old Shipwreck Reveals Rare Pottery and Sailors’ Personal Belongings Off Croatia
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (901+ words) A 2,300-year-old shipwreck off the Croatian island of Vis has revealed an extraordinary collection of ancient pottery, personal belongings, and surviving wooden remains of a merchant vessel that once sailed the Adriatic Sea. Recent underwater excavations have brought to light…...
Sailors, Marines killed during Pearl Harbor attack and buried as ‘unknowns’ to be exhumed for identification
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (321+ words) United States Flag and Hawaiian Flower Lei Adorn the Grave Site of an Unknown that Died on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor on the USS Arizona at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, on Memorial Day in Honolulu, Hawaii on…...
Andrews McMeel Almanac for October 10, 2026
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Gilberts: Lost gunboats little known story of the War of 1812
3+ week, 2+ day ago (187+ words) Lost gunboats are a little known story of the War of 1812 The Americans, of course, continued up the river to their appointment with the British and Natives, and the gunboats – what was left of them – sank to the bottom of…...
This ship vanished without a trace more than 100 years ago. Almost 50 years later, they found it – along with something incredible living on it
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