10K views · 299 reactions | Alcatraz—the notorious island prison located in San Francisco harbor—opened #onthisday in 1934. Visit the site, now a tourist destination, on Aerial Cities: https://bitly.com/33ao1wu | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

#OnThisDay 50 years ago, dozens of Native Americans took over Alcatraz Island and reclaimed it as native territory. We look back on the occupation. | Al Jazeera English

Alcatraz Island, referred to colloquially as ""the Rock,"" was converted from a military stockade to a federal maximum security prison in the 1930's to house some of America's most dangerous criminals. Alcatraz was supposedly inescapable, but in 1962 three inmates would stage a daring escape attempt that continues to impress experts to this day. Tune in when The UnXplained returns this Saturday, July 11th at 9/8c to learn more about Alcatraz and some of history's greatest escapes. | HISTORY

31K views · 329 reactions | For decades, Alcatraz loomed in California's San Francisco Bay as a fearsome and forbidding prison. But paradoxically, the Rock was also a warm and nurturing place for some of its residents: the children of guards and staff who worked there and lived on the island. Inside Edition met several former ‘Alcatraz kids’ who shared fond memories of their time growing up next to one of the most notorious penitentiaries in the world. | Inside Edition | Facebook