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Ted Kaczynski. Theodore John Kaczynski (/ kəˈzɪnski / ⓘ kə-ZIN-skee; May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023), also known as the Unabomber (/ ˈjuːnəbɒmər / ⓘ YOO-nə-bom-ər), was an American mathematician and domestic terrorist. [1][2] He was a mathematics prodigy, but abandoned his academic career in 1969 to pursue a reclusive primitive ...
The Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition (Portuguese: Expedição Científica Rondon–Roosevelt) was a survey expedition in 1913–14 to follow the path of the Rio da Dúvida ("River of Doubt") in the Amazon basin. The expedition was jointly led by Theodore Roosevelt, the former president of the United States, and Colonel Cândido Rondon ...
2005046541. Website. The River of Doubt. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey is a 2005 book by Candice Millard covering president Theodore Roosevelt 's scientific expedition down the River of Doubt (later renamed the Roosevelt River), in Brazil. Millard's first book, it went on to become a Book Sense pick, winner of the ...
Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski, the man known as the "Unabomber" for a series of bombings targeting scientists, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday morning, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau ...
Then, this climber took on a 9,000-foot ‘death-trap’. He lost a finger and survived a kidnapping. Then, this climber took on a 9,000-foot ‘death-trap’. Amy Woodyatt, CNN. October 27, 2024 ...
Kermit Roosevelt Sr. MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. A son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit graduated from Harvard College, served in both World Wars (with both the British and U.S. Armies), and explored two continents with his father.
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. One of the FH-227 aircraft used in the production of the 1993 film "Alive", painted to appear as the aircraft involved in the accident. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972.
Hendrik "Hendri" Coetzee (c. 1975 – 7 December 2010) was a South African outdoorsman and author. [4][5] He was killed after being taken by a crocodile in December 2010. [4][6] Coetzee gained prominence in 2004 leading a Nile River source-to-sea expedition, following in the path of John Goddard's expedition. [7][8][9][10] The expedition set ...