The Endurance appears to have sunk keel-first, with the bow first impacting the Weddell Sea floor.

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The 1921 Wrangel Island Expedition team: Ada Blackjack, Allan Crawford, Lorne Knight, Fred Maurer, Milton Galle, and Victoria the cat.; 1921.

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<a href="http://www.kieranmulvaney.com/bio.htm">Kieran Mulvaney</a><a href="http://www.kieranmulvaney.com/bio.htm"></a> is the author of At the Ends of the Earth: A History of the Polar Regions, and The Great White Bear: A Natural &amp; Unnatural History of the Polar Bear. He has also covered boxing for ESPN, Reuters, Showtime and HBO.

Kieran Mulvaney

Kieran Mulvaney is the author of At the Ends of the Earth: A History of the Polar Regions, and The Great White Bear: A Natural &amp; Unnatural History of the Polar Bear. He has also covered boxing for ESPN, Reuters, Showtime and HBO.

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The 1970s was an era when the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements gained momentum. The Vietnam War came to a close, the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the United States ended direct involvement in the Vietnam War and President Jimmy Carter grappled with an energy crisis, inflation and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

1970s

In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process they discovered what they labeled a "New World," although Indigenous people had lived there for centuries. Other explorers have pushed the limits of flight and seafaring, and traversed the frozen Continent of Antarctica.

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Native American history spans an array of diverse groups and leaders, including Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Tecumseh, and events like the Trail of Tears, the French and Indian War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Native American History

Natural disasters and changes in the environment, such as global warming, the San Francisco Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Galveston Hurricane, the Krakatoa eruption and others, have profoundly shaped human history. Explore both the sudden and long-term impacts of natural and human-made disasters.

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Why More and More Shipwrecks Are Being Discovered

The Inuit Woman Who Survived Alone on an Arctic Island After a Disastrous Expedition

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