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Ship. I would be as he for three weeks. No telephone, internet and physical labors to get i was in a Research Project on Benjamin Franklin that required me to read material in french. So i decided to use my time at sea to revise my friend by reading a novel in that language. The book i chose is a small paperback edition of jules burns, all around the world in 80 days, First Published in 1872. When i wasnt on watcher otherwise busy on the ship, i slowly made my way to the book. My french was good enough to my surprise but i enjoyed the story and as a historian i appreciated the period detail. I...

Benjamin Franklin, a new two-part documentary directed by filmmaker Ken Burns, will air on WKAR TV April 4 and 5, 2022, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. and stream on video.wkar.org. PBS.org and the PBS Video app.

Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage by Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press Posted Dec 31, 2020 10:31 am EDT Last Updated Dec 31, 2020 at 10:44 am EDT The Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom, or the Lapu Lapu Monument, stands in Manila, Philippines, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. In 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines designated April 27 as a national holiday to honor Lapu-Lapu, the chief whose men killed Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) MEXICO CITY — Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnav...

Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage The epic story invites appreciation for conflicting, overlapping perspectives on history and reflection on the rewards and perils of a connected world. Author: CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press Published: 12:55 PM EST December 31, 2020 Updated: 12:55 PM EST December 31, 2020 MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation of the expedition led by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. Five centuries later, the pandemic loo...