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Pliny the Younger Describes 79 AD Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized

Pliny the Younger, a Roman lawyer and author, describes the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius in letters he wrote about 25 years after the event. Continue reading

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Mount Vesuvius
Robert F. McRae’s Diary Account of 1944 Vesuvius Eruption

By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized

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Read Sergeant Robert F. McRae's diary account of the 1944 Mount Vesuvius eruption from his position with the 340th Bombardment Group in Italy. Continue reading

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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’s Secretary On What Happened Before & After the Gettysburg Address

By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized

John Hay, one of President Lincoln's private secretaries, described the scene as the presidential party arrives in Gettysburg. Continue reading

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Wright Brothers
Orville Wright’s Account of His Famous First Flight

By Virginia Choi • December 17, 2013 Uncategorized

Orville Wright's diary entry from December 17, 1903 on he and his brother's first substantial breakthrough with the "Flyer." Continue reading

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Mount Vesuvius
Pliny the Younger Describes 79 AD Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius
Robert F. McRae’s Diary Account of 1944 Vesuvius Eruption

Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’s Secretary On What Happened Before & After the Gettysburg Address

Wright Brothers
Orville Wright’s Account of His Famous First Flight

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