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School cancels Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake in ‘inclusivity’ drive
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake are among ten house names being removed at Exeter School -...
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 10 months ago10 Famous Explorers Who Changed the WorldGetty Images When European explorers first began sailing...
Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton to be remembered at Westminster Abbey
Press Association News via AOL· 4 months agoAntarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be honoured through the dedication of a memorial stone...
It was Genocide: Pope Francis Calls Residential School System ‘Genocide’ After Concluding Tour of...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Friday, Pope Francis said the residential school system that abused and aimed to assimilate...
Out with Churchill, Raleigh and Drake: Why schools are ‘modernising’ their house names
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor centuries, Sir Francis Drake added a bit of dash and glamour to school history lessons. We...
‘Historical mysteries’ lie beneath school field — and experts need help finding them
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMiddle school-aged children trample across a grassy field outside their school in the United...
Elleda Wilson: Shively's cabin
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 23—The Daily Astorian, on June 26, 1883, included a letter to the editor from Oregon pioneer, John M. Shively, who helped map out early Astoria. Shively opined that if Sir Francis Drake ...
Salute the Black Flag: Sci-Hub Pirate Captain Receives EFF Award for Sticking It to the Man
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn 1581, Queen Elizabeth I of England bestowed a knighthood on notorious privateer Sir Francis...
10 of the most notorious pirates in history
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPirates stole ships, gold and other treasures on the high seas. The world’s most notorious pirates terrorized the seven seas and amassed huge riches...
Cruising Antarctica: A little seasickness and a lot of penguins
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDRAKE PASSAGE, South Pacific Ocean — Six down, one to go. It was a mantra I kept reciting to myself while popping Dramamine pills as we traversed the remote and choppy waters of the Drake Passage ...