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61Recurring characters in the Aubrey–Maturin series — This is a list of recurring characters in the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick O Brian. References to page numbers, where they appear, are based upon the W. W. Norton Company printing of the novels.Recurring charactersMain characters… …
62History of the Boston Red Sox — 1901–1919= In 1900, the minor Western League, led by Ban Johnson, declared its equality with the National League, then the only major league in baseball. Johnson changed the name of the league to the American League. Competing in the streets, the …
63Military history of Australia during the Korean War — RAN Firefly aircraft on board HMAS Sydney off Korea The military history of Australia during the Korean War was very eventful. Japan s defeat in World War II heralded the end to 35 years of Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. The… …
64USS Mohican (1883) — The second USS Mohican was a steam sloop of war in the United States Navy. She was named for the Mohican tribe.Laid Down Mohican was laid down by Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 4 September 1872, funded with the repair money allocated for the… …
65Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …
66Thomas Cavendish — Sir Thomas Cavendish (or Candish) ( 1560Judkins, 2003] 1592) was known as the Navigator because he was the first who deliberately set out to circumnavigate the globe. While members of Magellan s, Loaisa s, Drake s, and Loyola s expeditions had… …
67DAMPIER, William (1651-1715) — voyager was born at East Coker, near Yeovil, Somerset, England, on 5 September 1651, the son of George Dampier, a farmer, and his wife Ann. The year of birth is usually given as 1652, but Clennell Wilkinson in his biography gives what appear to… …
68Eduard Ingris — Eduard Ingriš (IPA2|ˈɪŋɡɾɪʃ) (February 11, 1905 ndash; January 11, 1991) was a Czech American composer, photographer, conductor and adventurer.Born in Zlonice in Bohemia (then Austro Hungary, now Czech Republic), Ingriš left Czechoslovakia in… …
69Thomas Nuttall — Born 5 January 1786 Long Preston, Yorkshire, England …
70Naval warfare of World War I — Naval warfare in World War I was mainly characterized by the efforts of the Allied Powers, with their larger fleets and surrounding position, to blockade the Central Powers by sea, and the efforts of the Central Powers to break that blockade or… …
