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‘Welcome to the Rock!’ 6 Alcatraz Movies That’ll Lock You In—Starring Clint Eastwood to Sean Connery
It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...
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 ...
Alcatraz as a Prison? Tourists Say Trump Is on His Own Island.
At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...
Trump wants to reopen one of America’s most notorious prisons. Here’s how Alcatraz earned its reputation
President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a ...
Donald Trump Wants To Make Alcatraz Movies Great Again
Yet the fact that the service is currently streaming the three best-known movies about the old San Franscisco island prison ...
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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 ...
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Climate Change, Rising Sea Levels Are the Biggest Threat to Alcatraz
The melting of glaciers and ice sheets is causing seawater levels to rise, threatening the now defunct structure of Alcatraz ...
Clint Eastwood's 'best ever film' leaves Netflix viewers 'unable to stop watching'
Clint Eastwood's biographical prison drama Escape From Alcatraz, which tells the story of the only successful escape from the notorious prison in 1962, is currently wowing audiences on Netflix, who ...