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(#18) Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island, located in the San Francisco Bay, was home to a federal penitentiary that held the nation's most dangerous prisoners. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was active from 1934 to 1963, famed for never having experienced a successful escape. Noted residence of Alcatraz include Al Capone and Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud.
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(#10) Three Mile Island
As the location of the worst nuclear disaster in American history, Three Mile Island sits on a small patch of land in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In March 1979, one of the nuclear reactors overheated, causing a meltdown that released radioactive material into the area. Ultimately, there was relatively little harm caused by the leak, but the incident caused a backlash against nuclear energy in the United States.
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(#8) The Grassy Knoll, Dallas, Texas
Located near Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, the Grassy Knoll has been associated with conspiracy theories about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy since 1963. When Kennedy was shot on November 22, there were assertions that the gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, did not work alone. Rather, Oswald - perched at a window in the Texas School Book Depository - had help from a second shooter on the Grassy Knoll.
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(#9) Chernobyl
- Kiev Oblast, Ukraine
The accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine in April 1986 released massive amounts of radiation into the environment. As the contamination spread, evacuations and clean up efforts couldn't prevent deaths, health effects, and irreversible damage to the flora and fauna of the region. The nuclear reactor was encased in cement in May 1986, with repeated efforts to stabilize and strengthen the enclosure taking place in the decades since the disaster first occurred.
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(#14) Watergate Hotel
The site of the 1972 break-in that resulted in a scandal surrounding the Nixon administration, the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC is part of a larger complex that was once home to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Nixon was implicated in the conspiracy surrounding the Watergate break-in, ultimately leading to his resignation as President of the United States.
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(#11) Mount Vesuvius
- Europe
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in August 79 CE, the volcano wrought widespread devastation to the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. According to accounts, ash, toxic gas, lava, and mud overtook the area, burying the cities where, "People bewailed their own fate or that of their relatives, and there were some who prayed for death in their terror of dying."
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The satellite historical images of Google Earth can help us remember many things and the maps that we remember also remind us to respect life and nature. Satellite maps record not only some pictures but also these painful and important historical events that are gradually forgotten by people. It is reported that Google used 8 years of history to collect historical photos, including aerial and satellite photos and other sources, and added these photos to the latest version of Google Earth.
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