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19 hours ago · The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and from there to Canada. [1] The network, primarily the work of free African Americans (and some whites as well), [2] was ...
19 hours ago · EASTON, Md. (AP) — A small plane crashed into a river on Maryland’s Eastern Shore on Tuesday, authorities said. The twin-engine Cessna 402 crashed into the water near Easton around 9:30 a.m.
19 hours ago · Alaska, together with its regional partners Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines operates a route network primarily focused on connecting cities along the West Coast of the United States to over 100 destinations in the contiguous United States, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. The airline operates out of five hubs.
19 hours ago · Sinking of the Titanic The sinking of the Titanic as depicted in Untergang der Titanic, a 1912 illustration by Willy Stöwer Date 14–15 April 1912 ; 112 years ago (1912-04-15) Time 23:40–02:20 (02:38–05:18 GMT) [a] Duration 2 hours and 40 minutes Location North Atlantic Ocean, 370 miles (600 km) southeast of Newfoundland Coordinates Type Maritime disaster Cause Collision with an iceberg ...
19 hours ago · Cats are common pets throughout the world, and their worldwide population as of 2007 exceeded 500 million. [199] As of 2017, the domestic cat was the second most popular pet in the United States, with 95.6 million cats owned [200] [201] and around 42 million households owning at least one cat. [202]
