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Topic: History

Captain William T. Shorey (1859-1919), pictured with his family, was one of the few African Americans to command a whaler, eventually captaining whaling vessels along the West Coast and in the Pacific.

Interactive map: African American History Month in NOAA sanctuaries

February 14, 2018

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Captain William T. Shorey (1859-1919), pictured with his family, was one of the few African Americans to command a whaler, eventually captaining whaling vessels along the West Coast and in the Pacific.

Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates a ginger jar at the Two Brothers shipwreck site at French Frigate Shoals.

Shipwreck in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands makes history – again

December 19, 2017

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Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates a ginger jar at the Two Brothers shipwreck site at French Frigate Shoals.

CIRES scientist Patrick Cullis releases a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde from NOAA's Marshall Mesa on the 50th anniversary of the first ozonesonde launch from the research site near Boulder, Colorado, in 1967.

Fifty years ago, a historic balloon launch that changed the way we see the ozone layer

April 27, 2017

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CIRES scientist Patrick Cullis releases a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde from NOAA's Marshall Mesa on the 50th anniversary of the first ozonesonde launch from the research site near Boulder, Colorado, in 1967.

Celebrating the world’s first meteorological satellite: TIROS-1

April 13, 2016

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