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On This Day in History - February 23, 1945

February 23, 1945 #OTD World War II: German Junkers Ju88 bombers (Pictured) attacked an Allied convoy from Murmansk in northern Russia to Scotland, United Kingdom. American liberty ship Henry Bacon shot down three and damaged two, setting a liberty ship record, but was eventually hit by a torpedo… read more

Khibiny, Murmansk region

Geography Question: Round 2

Murmansk is a mining town located in which country?

On This Day in History - October 12, 1959

October 12, 1959 #OTD Yuri Gagarin and Georgi Shonin were among the first test pilots selected to be Soviet cosmonauts, following evaluations at the air base at Murmansk. Gagarin would become, on April 12, 1961, the first man in outer space aboard Vostok 1. Pictured: Yuri Gagarin (Left) and… read more