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I am alone now, truly alone, and absolutely isolated from any known life. I am it. If a count were t...

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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey

We are off! And do we know it, not just because the world is yelling "Lift-off" in our ears, but bec...

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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey

I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before.

Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.

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Michael Collins (Irish leader)

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Born: 1930-10-31

Died: 1922-08-22

Michael Collins (in Irish Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the Irish Republic, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations, both as Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-Chief of the National Army.More