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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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Japan

Key People

Shimazu Hisamitsu.

Shimazu Hisamitsu

Japanese feudal lord

Shimazu Nariakira

Japanese feudal lord

Sakamoto Ryōma.

Sakamoto Ryōma

Japanese imperial loyalist

Kuroda Kiyotaka.

Count Kuroda Kiyotaka

prime minister of Japan

Shimazu Shigehide

Japanese feudal lord