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Fireboat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico, April 21, 2010. A Coast Guard rescue helicopter document the fire, searches for survivors of the 126 person crew. BP spill
Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Five Years Later
Texas Rising (2015) Series about the Texas Revolution and the rise of the Texas Rangers. Wild West, starring: Trevor Donovan, Bill Paxton, Stephen Monroe Taylor
How Texas Rose
Workers pressure cleaning rocks coated in oil from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 1990. In the intertidal zone, Prince William Sound, Alaska. pollution disaster
9 of the Biggest Oil Spills in History
Clouds of smoke billow up from controlled burns taking place in the Gulf of Mexico May 19, 2010. The controlled burns were set to reduce the amount of oil in the water following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP spill
The Perils of Industry: 10 Notable Accidents and Catastrophes
Community service - volunteers picking up garbage in a park during a spring cleanup. Environmentalism
A Timeline of Environmental History
Discover
Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg
Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.
Timeline of the 2000s
Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

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SpaceX’s remote site on the Gulf coast will become the next city in Texas • May 3, 2025, 11:47 PM ET (CNN)
Investigating Shrimp Fraud Is an Urgent Matter on the Gulf Coast • May 1, 2025, 5:28 AM ET (New York Times)
Where recovery efforts stand 15 years after BP oil spill • Apr. 29, 2025, 12:32 AM ET (CBS)
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete • Apr. 20, 2025, 10:57 PM ET (AP)

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