Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Your Essential A – Z Guide to the Swinging Sixties 60s |
| Apollo 11: The USA set out to put men on the moon during the decade of the 60s – the goal was just reached in time, with the first manned lunar landing on July 20 1969. The astronauts who first walked on the moon were Neil Armstrong (the `first foot’) and Buzz Aldrin. |
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| Fun Facts About Orcas: The Killer Whale! |
| The mere mention of “Killer Whale” usually evokes about as much fear as the mention of a killer shark but as you’ll see, Orcas aren’t so bad after all. 1. Killer whales can live as long as eighty years! 2. A Mama Orca carries her baby for 16-17 months. |
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| Mysteries of History |
| * Mountain gorilla researcher, Dian Fossey, was hacked to death at her research station in 1985. Was her murder committed by poachers, or was she the victim of a more sinister plot? Who could have hated this woman, whose goal in life was to study and preserve the silver-backs. |
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| Gold Rush |
| "Gold! Gold! Gold in the American River!" James Marshall, an American carpenter and sawmill operator, discovered gold on January 24, 1848 in the American River at Sutter's Mill in Northern California. |
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