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Lafayette, now imprisoned by the Austrians, was kept in Nivelles, now a municipality in Belgium. Along … The Life of Revolutionary Marquis de Lafayette (continued)Read more
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In 1980, photographer Robert Landsburg died in the Mount St. Helens eruption while protecting his film. His final images helped scientists understand the disaster.
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