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Lusitania Sinking
Lusitania Sinking ..What impact did the Lusitania sinking have on history? I've heard that it might have been one of the reasons that America joined the war a full year later, but theres no proof.Read the source... QE2 runs aground on final voyage
The Queen Elizabeth II oceanliner from the UK is about to be put into retirement. But on its last voyage it ran into some trouble off the coast of Southhampton, becoming trapped on a sandbank. The boat is set to become a floating hotel in Dubai."It was hardly the most regal...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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69 year old sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat
In 1962 he was the first person to sail across the Pacific by himself. He was 23. Now, at 69, Kenichi Horie just sailed across the Pacific in wave powerd boat all by himself. He is the first... Coast guard saves sinking ship
" MUMBAI: The coast guard on Fridayrescued a ship with 29 Indian sailors that had developed a leak. A coast guardship and diving team performed a mid-sea operation, fixing the leak and helpingthe ship continue its voyage to the Mudra port in Gujarat."Oil tanker capsizes in Binh Thuan, ten missing
"VietNamNet Bridge – The oil tanker Duc Tri upturned off the coast of Binh Thuan Province. Ten sailors are missing and over 1,700 tons of oil is threatening to spread along the southern coast. The ship was on its way from HCM City to the central city of Da Nang when... Pedal-powered Buick lands artist in court
Artist Michel de Broin, who has stripped the engine out of a Buick, turned it into a pedal-powered enigma, and is taking it through the streets as part of a solo exhibition at Mercer Union gallery in Toronto,... The Last Legion: Awesome or seen it?
The cast looks impressive: Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Colin Firth...and it does tell the beginning of the Arthurian legend (is it just me, or does it seem weird that that legend begins in Rome??). But is this...
created by lickyourheart | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Wanted: Non-smoking loners interested in Mars, 520 days to burn
"If you are a European or Canadian with planetary vision, want to be on space exploration's cutting edge and don't get bored easily, the European Space Agency may be looking for you. The agency needs volunteers...Today in History - Dec. 27
"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2006. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. (Darwin's discoveries during the almost... The USS Intrepid Slides to Freedom
It has been a long ordeal for the retired aircraft carrier, until today it was stuck in the muck and mud of the Hudson River. But this time the tow to New Jersey was a success for the tugboat operators, and... Today in history - Sept. 20
"Today is Wednesday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2006. There are 102 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands in Indonesia....Every Copy Of The *Winds* Message Mysteriously Vanished
The Roosevelt administration knew through reading the Japanese naval traffic, that all Japanese merchant vessels were to return to their home waters by December 7, 1941. They also knew a lot more than just this.Top Members Today
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