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Every page, every issue... Once again, mourn the death of President Kennedy, assasinated less than one month before he was to dedicate the new Geographic headquarters building, through the minute-by-minute accounts of the world's final tribute. Journewy to space and walk on the moon with the crew on Apllo 11. Travel to Ethiopia and unearth the remoins of Lucy, humankind's oldest known ancestor. Join Thor Heyerdahl on a death defying transatlantic sea voyage in a papyrus reed boat, the
Ra II. Study pollution, the scourge of the industrialised world, and learn the ways humans are attempting to manage their fragile home planet. And experience many more captivating moments from the 1960s and 1970s.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: The '60s and '70s contains the enlightening stories of the change in global consciousness during this transformational era for the very first time on CD.
National Geographic Exclusive Video:
This fierce force of nature can snap trees as if they were twigs, reduce houses to rubble, and kill anyone unlucky enough to stand in the way. This exclusive program includes...
Chilling first hand accounts! Hear terrifying stories of being buried alive
Amazing photography! Watch as a wall of white roars forward, then stops short just feet from the cameraman.
The science of snow! Learn the danger signs of an avalanche, and find out what to do if you're caught in one. Fly with the experts who drop explosives on snow-laden mountains to study made-to-order avalanches.
Historical disasters! Relive some of history's worst avalanches, including a deadly American tragedy - 96 people, some crushed beyond recognition in Washington State.
Only National Geographic offers this inside-the-avalanche look at the dramatic human stories, surprising science, and powerful history of AVALANCHE: The White Death.