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Major Submarine Accidents

1957May 22, Atlantic: nuclear-powered submarine Scorpion sank, cause of sinking unknown; 99 dead.1963April 10, North Atlantic: atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank; 129 dead.See also…

Terrorist Attacks

1920 Sept. 16, New York City: TNT bomb planted in unattended horse-drawn wagon exploded on Wall Street opposite House of Morgan, killing…

Shipwrecks Since 1833

The Titanic isn't the only notable shipwreck (though it is famous for crashing into an iceberg on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people). The Lusitania, a British…

medicine man

(Encyclopedia) medicine man, among Native Americans and other traditional peoples as far back as Paleolithic times, a person believed to possess supernatural healing powers. Like the shaman the…

man, prehistoric

(Encyclopedia) man, prehistoric, or early man: see human evolution.

Neanderthal man

(Encyclopedia) Neanderthal manNeanderthal mannēănˈdərthôlˌ, –tôlˌ [key] or Neandertal manNeandertal man–tôlˌ [key], a species of Homo, the genus to which contemporary humans belong, known as H.…

early man

(Encyclopedia) early man: see human evolution.