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GIVEN ON CRUISES WITH A LOT SEA DAYS AND TAILORED TO THE SHIP’S ITINERARY: The earliest days, pioneers, landmarks in film history, the transition from silent movies to “talkies,” and some of the beloved films of long ago. FABULOUS FEMALES IN FILM: “Bombshells,” “serious actresses” and everything in between. Jane,…
PETER THE GREAT. He created a great city in St. Petersburg and brought Russia out of the dark ages and changed the culture, all within one generation. CATHERINE THE GREAT. The granddaughter-in-law of Peter the Great, she is best known for completing the Winter Palace, which houses the Hermitage…
THE REAL INDIANA JONES. Gene Savoy was the model for Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones. Savoy was a colorful adventurer who would go crashing through jungles to find lost civilizations. THE THREE MEN OF THE BEAGLE. Captain Robert FitzRoy, Charles Darwin, and a Fuegian Indian, Jemmy Button,…