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Dad
Dad

Poem about an aging father and the love of family, by Carole Bos.

Daddy
Daddy

Poem on father-daughter relationships, by Jeannine Proulx.

Daffodils, by William Wordsworth - Audio Recording
Daffodils, by William Wordsworth - Audio Recording

William Wordsworth, an English poet who served as Britain's Poet Laureate between 1843-1850, was greatly inspired by nature.

Daniel Boone-0. Story Preface
Daniel Boone-0. Story Preface

Daniel Boone, an American hero, faces charges of treason against the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Daniel Boone-1. WHO WAS DANIEL BOONE REALLY?
Daniel Boone-1. WHO WAS DANIEL BOONE REALLY?

Daniel Boone is a legendary frontiersman known for his adventures in the wilderness.

Daniel Boone-2. WHY WAS BOONE CHARGED WITH TREASON?
Daniel Boone-2. WHY WAS BOONE CHARGED WITH TREASON?

Some see Boone's decision to surrender to the Shawnee to protect his men and the fort as a traitorous betrayal.

Daniel Boone-3. MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST BOONE?
Daniel Boone-3. MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST BOONE?

Even though Boone outwits the Shawnee, many think he is a traitor for surrendering without a fight.

Daniel Boone-4. BOONE'S COURT MARTIAL
Daniel Boone-4. BOONE'S COURT MARTIAL

Daniel Boone is a defendant in a court martial. The criminal charges against him assert that is a traitor.

Daniel Boone-5. EVIDENCE SUBMERGED IN LEGEND
Daniel Boone-5. EVIDENCE SUBMERGED IN LEGEND

The court vindicates Boone, but he leaves Kentucky and never gets over the criminal accusations which had been leveled against him.

Daniel Boone-6. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DANIEL BOONE
Daniel Boone-6. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DANIEL BOONE

Even though he is a legendary American, little is known of the life of Daniel Boone.

Daniel Boone-7. BOOKS AND OTHER SOURCES ABOUT BOONE'S TRIAL
Daniel Boone-7. BOOKS AND OTHER SOURCES ABOUT BOONE'S TRIAL

There are few sources referencing Boone's trial, but some are available.

Dante Sees the Flaming Red Towers of Dis
Dante Sees the Flaming Red Towers of Dis

As Dante and Virgil reach the City of Dis, they see the flaming towers of a city seemingly on fire. Inhabitants of Dis wonder how these two individuals, who are alive, can tour this city of the dead.

Danzig in the War
Danzig in the War

Darius the Great - Father of Xerxes
Darius the Great - Father of Xerxes

Darius I the Great King of Persia

Dave the Octopus
Dave the Octopus

Scientists have mapped-out the octopus genome! A villain in "Penguins of Madagascar," Dave is an octopus who changes form. A very intelligent invertebrate, the Common Octopus can change form ... but into "Dr. Octavius Brine?!"

Dead Sea Scrolls-0. Story Preface
Dead Sea Scrolls-0. Story Preface

Discovered in the caves of Qumran in the Dead Sea region, the Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest-known surviving manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Dead Sea Scrolls-1. WHY WERE THEY BURIED?
Dead Sea Scrolls-1. WHY WERE THEY BURIED?

Many scholars believe Jewish scribes were trying to save their sacred texts by hiding them in thecaves of Qumran.

Dead Sea Scrolls-2. THE PEOPLE OF THE SCROLLS
Dead Sea Scrolls-2. THE PEOPLE OF THE SCROLLS

The arid climate of Dead Sea region conserves many ancient artifacts including scrolls, bowls, sandals, plates, goblets.

Dead Sea Scrolls-3. WHO HAS ACCESS?
Dead Sea Scrolls-3. WHO HAS ACCESS?

Computer-generated versions of the scrolls are available to a wide range of scholars.

Death and Last Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Death and Last Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Elizabeth Shoumatoff (1888-1980) was painting President Roosevelt's portrait at his Little White House, in Warm Springs, on the 12th of April, 1945. The President said he had a headache; soon after he was dead.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-0. Story Preface
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-0. Story Preface

Meeting a tragic end Nicholas, whose family reigns for more than 300 years, is the last Tsar of Russia.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-1. GIVE US BREAD
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-1. GIVE US BREAD

Alexei, the fifth child and only son of Nicholas II ("Tsar of all the Russias"), is born with hemophilia.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-2. WORLDS APART
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-2. WORLDS APART

Members of European royal families usually married each other to protect their power, but Nicholas and Alexandra are in love.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-3. NICHOLAS OUT-OF-TOUCH
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-3. NICHOLAS OUT-OF-TOUCH

Although Nicholas is out-of-touch with the common people, he has the support of the aristocracy for most of his reign.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-4. ENTER RASPUTIN
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-4. ENTER RASPUTIN

Nicholas' coronation feast causes the death of about 2,000 people and his reign causes Russia many military losses.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-5. RASPUTIN THE HEALER... RASPUTIN THE DECEIVER
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-5. RASPUTIN THE HEALER... RASPUTIN THE DECEIVER

Rasputin treats Alexei's hemophilia and becomes a trusted, close advisor to the Romanov family.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-6. RASPUTIN'S MURDER
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-6. RASPUTIN'S MURDER

Since the Empress becomes so dependent on Rasputin, members of the family believe murder is the only way to get rid of the monk.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-7. NICHOLAS LOSES THE THRONE
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-7. NICHOLAS LOSES THE THRONE

Realizing he is powerless to stop the unrest happening in his country, Nicholas abdicates the throne for both himself and his ill son.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-8. HOUSE ARREST
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-8. HOUSE ARREST

Once he gives up the throne, Nicholas and his family live in exile. Their lives are now very different from their royal upbringing.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-9. EXECUTION IN SIBERIA
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-9. EXECUTION IN SIBERIA

As Russia is in full-scale revolution, the entire Romanov family is executed.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-10. THE DEATH SCENE
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-10. THE DEATH SCENE

Former Tsar Nicholas, his wife, his son, his four daughters and four of their assistants are shot in the cellar of their exiled home.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-11. ANGUISH FOR THE GIRLS
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-11. ANGUISH FOR THE GIRLS

Nicholas' daughters survive the first hail of bullets because the gems sewn into their clothing provide some protection from the bullets.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-12. WHERE WERE THE BODIES?
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-12. WHERE WERE THE BODIES?

Bodies of the Romanov family remain in a shallow grave until 1979, when they are found.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-13. WHO REALLY DIED?
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-13. WHO REALLY DIED?

Because no one is sure what has happened to the Tsar's children, people begin to wonder whether some of the family members have survived.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-14. ARE THESE ROMANOV BONES?
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-14. ARE THESE ROMANOV BONES?

DNA and skeletal evidence prove that human remains which are found belong to the Romanov family and their staff.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-15. EIGHTY YEARS LATER
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-15. EIGHTY YEARS LATER

Eighty years later, on the anniversary of their brutal execution, the Russian people lay the Romanov family to rest in St. Petersburg.

Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-16. THE ROMANOV FAMILY
Death of a Tsar: Romanov Execution-16. THE ROMANOV FAMILY

People are fascinated with the life and death of the Romanovs; there are many biographies available about Tsar Nicolas and his family.

Death of George VI - When Elizabeth Became Queen
Death of George VI - When Elizabeth Became Queen

Celebrating her Sapphire Jubilee, on 6 Feb 2017, Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's longest-reigning monarch following the untimely death of her father.

Death of People in Pompeii
Death of People in Pompeii

As a pyroclastic flow races toward Pompeii, people in the town fear for their lives. Thousands of years later, when excavators begin to uncover what happened in Pompeii, residents' bodies are found - positioned just as they had died.

Death of Theodoric at the Battle of Catalaunian Fields
Death of Theodoric at the Battle of Catalaunian Fields

In the summer of 451 AD, the Roman general Aetius assembled a military force to resist the advances of Attila the Hun. Theodoric, King of the Visigoths, was among those forces gathered at the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields.

Death of Winston Churchill
Death of Winston Churchill

Voted "The Greatest Briton," by his country, Winston Churchill died on January 24, 1965. After lying in state, at Westminster, he had a state funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Debtor's Prison: Fleet Prison
Debtor's Prison: Fleet Prison

For centuries, London's Fleet Prison was a terrible place. People who owed debts were routinely jailed there.

Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention
Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention

As agitation against American slavery increased, abolitionists meet in Philadelphia in December of 1833.

Deeds of Alexander the Great - Title Page Illumination
Deeds of Alexander the Great - Title Page Illumination

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-0. Story Preface
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-0. Story Preface

On the 22nd of April, 2010, an oil rig known as ''Deepwater Horizon'' dramatically sinks in four minutes, causing the worst oil-spill in American history. Two days before, explosions on the rig kill 11 people.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-1. OIL - HOW IS IT FORMED?
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-1. OIL - HOW IS IT FORMED?

Ancient plants and animals form the basis of oil, which stays beneath the ground in sponge-like rock formations.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-2. OIL - HOW IS IT FOUND?
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-2. OIL - HOW IS IT FOUND?

Geologists use sound waves to locate oil beneath the surface of ground and water.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-3. OFFSHORE DRILLING in the GULF of MEXICO
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-3. OFFSHORE DRILLING in the GULF of MEXICO

It is a complex process to drill oil from the Gulf of Mexico; equipment must be able to descend at least 18,000 feet.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-4. AN OIL RIG CALLED DEEPWATER HORIZON
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-4. AN OIL RIG CALLED DEEPWATER HORIZON

The Deepwater Horizon was a large and safe oil rig with little risk of an oil spill.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-5. EXPLOSION at DEEPWATER HORIZON
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-5. EXPLOSION at DEEPWATER HORIZON

A chain of events weakens Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-6. FAILURE of the BLOWOUT PREVENTER
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-6. FAILURE of the BLOWOUT PREVENTER

The final collapse of the blowout preventer leads to huge explosions on the Deepwater Horizon.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-7. LIFE and DEATH at the OIL RIG
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-7. LIFE and DEATH at the OIL RIG

Mike Williams jumps 10-stories from the Deepwater Horizon rig to save himself, but 11 other men die and 17 are injured.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-8. THE DEEPWATER HORIZON PLUME
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-8. THE DEEPWATER HORIZON PLUME

NASA and NOAA are able to track the spread of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Deepwater Horizon:  Disaster in the Gulf-9. SUMMARY of the DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER
Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf-9. SUMMARY of the DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER

Just like the Deepwater Horizon itself, with its many moving parts, the disaster at the rig includes many details. This story summarizes the key issues.

Deepwater Horizon - Oil Slick Off the Mississippi Delta
Deepwater Horizon - Oil Slick Off the Mississippi Delta

By May 18, 2010, an expanding oil slick resulting from Deepwater Horizon's explosion, was just off the Mississippi Delta.

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