1492: The expedition led by the explorer Christopher Columbus lands on Guanahani, an island in the Bahamas. Columbus claims the island for Spain and renames it San Salvador ("Holy Savior"). Learn more about Columbus. 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I. 1933: The Department of Justice acquires Alcatraz Island from the U.S. Army. Learn more about Alcatraz. 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry a multi-person crew.
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I am a rock. I am an island. Wonder if that is what the song is about?
Known by many as The Rock, Alcatraz Island is located just north of San Francisco in San Francisco Bay. The United States Department of Justice used the island as a military prison from 1868 to 1933, and then as a federal prison for dangerous criminals from 1933 until 1963. In 1972 Alcatraz became part of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area.
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