History's Greatest Mysteries: History's Secrets of the Air and Sea
CHAPTER 1 UNCHARTED TERRITORY For humans the last century and a half has been transformative In 1903 we took our first flight in an airplane In 1969 we walked on the moon And yet while we’ve used boats for thousands of years just about five percent of the seafloor has WATCH A VIDEO HERE 4
Much of the ocean is too deep for humans to explore it been mapped leaving most of Earth unexplored It’s no wonder the sea and the salty air just above the surface hold so many secrets 5
CHAPTER 2 THE GHOST SHIP In 1868 the Mary Celeste was shined up refitted and had its new name Once called Amazon the ship had a shaky past Its first captain died It later ran aground in terrible winds Some would say the ship was cursed But that didn’t bother the new owner Captain Benjamin LEARN MORE HERE 6
two year Captain Briggs was a master sailor from Massachusetts Spooner Briggs was very proud of his new ship He was ready to take the Mary Celeste on her next voyage from New York to Genoa Italy On November 7 1872 Briggs his wife their old daughter and the ship’s crew weighed anchor and sailed into the open sea 7
