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Click on "Today in History" from Daily Features section. Choose a year from the list-write about who & what you learned.

I read about Alcatraz. It is located in the San Francisco Bay. First visted by Spanish in 1769, it was named because of the pelican colony. It was used as a military prision from 1859-1933. It was closed in 1963, and the known "gangtser" Al Capone was there.