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The Trump show comes for Hollywood and Alcatraz
How will these things work? The White House has provided no details on the proposed tariffs on foreign-made movies or the ...
Trump pushes to reopen Alcatraz, but Pelosi and Newsom dismiss it as a 'distraction'
As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...
Alcatraz reopening: Timeline of Alcatraz from 1850 to Trump's reopening plan
President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...
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Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how it got its name
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...
Alcatraz's Only Successful Prison Break Was Inspired By an Article in Popular Mechanics. Here's How It Happened.
Discover how a 1962 Popular Mechanics article inspired the legendary Alcatraz escape, blending ingenuity and determination in ...
Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?
Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz — here's the story of the prison once called 'Devil’s Island'
President Trump has directed the reopening of Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, sparking curiosity about its history.
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Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...
Escape From the Rock
In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...
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Was Alcatraz Inescapable? A Study Suggests A 1962 Jailbreak May Have Been A Success
On the night of June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – launched one of the ...
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Here's what it'd actually take for Trump to revive Alcatraz as a prison
President Trump is dreaming of reopening Alcatraz as a prison, but making it happen could fare more like a nightmare with a ...
Is Trump’s Plan to Reopen the Notorious Alcatraz Prison Realistic?
President Donald Trump announced that he intends to resurrect the infamous Alcatraz facility, located on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, as a modern maximum-security prison. The announcement ...