Aircraft spread dispersants to try to break up the oil spill. Rough seas helped break oil into smaller droplets. This kept oil suspended in the water (not just floating on the surface), which can ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 6, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 6, 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed ...

Graph illustrating the stark increase in global trade (exports and imports) in the late 1800s, with an exponential increase (dashed colored line) becoming particularly marked by circa 1980. Numbers ...