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The Ups and Downs of Lake Chad
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Published November 22, 2017
The once-great lake has lost most of its water and now spans less than a tenth of the area it covered in the 1960s.
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A Clearer View of Silicon Valley
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Published February 5, 2017
Two images acquired more than four decades apart show the development of the technology behind Landsat’s satellite sensors.
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Orlando, Florida: Four Decades of Development
Published July 23, 2015
Theme parks and other developments have turned Central Florida from swampland to the most visited tourist region of the United States.
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Turkish Glaciers Shrink By Half
Published July 2, 2015
Scientists use Landsat and commercial satellite data to quantify the losses in this mid-latitude glacier belt.
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First of Three Million
Published July 23, 2012
This image of the Dallas metro area was the very first image in the archives of the Landsat mission, launched in 1972.
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Microsoft Comes into Being
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Published May 17, 2012
In 1975 Bill Gates founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Home Run Record in Cincinnati
Published May 15, 2012
On April 4, 1974 Hank Aaron tied the great Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record.
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Last U.S. Combat Soldiers leave South Vietnam
By the close of March 1973, all American combat soldiers have left South Vietnam.
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U.S. Space Shuttle Program Begins
On January 5, 1972 President Richard Nixon initiated the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
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