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1961: Polar Regions
The 'ends of the earth,' the last regions of our planet to come within man's ken, have become centers of activity related to both the possibility of war and the hope for enduring peace. In 1961 the Arctic thundered to the menacing blasts of outsized Soviet hydrogen bombs, whereas in the Antarctic...
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