This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Strait swimmer completes icy crossing from America to Soviet Union
Lynne Cox, 30, American endurance swimmer, spent 2 hours 12 minutes crossing the Bering Strait in 39 degree water, reaching Big Diomede in the Soviet Union. She was escorted by a Soviet vessel and Eskimo boats with researchers and reporters, greeted by Soviets as tents stood on shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Diomede
Alaska
Bering Strait
Lynne Cox
Big Diomede
Cox