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the highest known point of Antarctica at that time. It was over ten thousand feet higher than the starting point, but the men were soon beaten by bad weather and low supplies and food. The Boss made the decision that the men needed to get back to the ship. The crew of the Nimrod, once again reunited, left for England in 1909. It took a total of 73 days for the crew to reach home. The trip lasted much longer than the 110 days originally planned for. Shackleton was knighted for his bravery when he returned

Although there was such hype for the Titanic and it was supposedly the first of its kind, it was apparently doomed from the start. This new Olympic class ship had a double bottom and 15 watertight bulkheads, which were equipped with electric watertight doors; a switch on the bridge could operate these separately. Shipbuilder magazine actually claimed these bulkheads as “unsinkable” however the manufacturing

received the news that Harald Hardrada and Tostig launched their invasion of Northumbria. Our day to invasion of the south was coming fast. It was just a few days after Duke Williams received the great news that our fleet of ships set sail. We all worked hard to load the ships with weapons, armor, pre-built wooden castles, food and drinks. The smell of the sea air never smelt any better than it did on that day. Battle was coming near and the promised land was just out of reach for me and the other

Monday, April 15, 1912, at 12:00AM an eerie quiet had settled around the city of New York, reaching the still offices of the New York Times. The morning-mail edition of Teddy Roosevelt’s presidential primary win over Taft in Pennsylvania had just been finished and the offices were quiet. in At 1:20AM an urgent was abruptly received by the wireless bulletins on the eighteenth floor; a violent shaking of a wooden box attached to a rope against the metal walls of the shaft. Startled, the copy boy scrambled

understanding of early Christian culture and the epic Beowulf synthesises Christian culture and warrior culture. At Sutton Hoo in 1939, an ancient ship burial and treasure was found. In the article “Sutton Hoo and Europe, AD 300-1100” from the British Museum website, it explains the Sutton Hoo find and its significance to archaeology: “The Sutton Hoo ship burial provides remarkable insights into early Anglo-Saxon England. It reveals a place of exquisite craftsmanship and extensive international connections

early morning of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. RMS means Royal Mail Steamship was a British passenger liner that Of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. The largest ship afloat at the time it entered service, the RMS Titanic was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line

Spain has always been a melting pot of ethnicity and culture. From the Celts and Visigoths that came from the north to the Africans and Arabs from the south to the Romans from the East, empires, kingdoms, and tribes all over the world have recognized and tried to take advantage of the benefits of Spain. War, conquest, and reconquest are frequent throughout the entire history of Spain, and the history of Moors in Spain is no exception. It began in the year 711 when the Moors first crossed over to

further and learn the historical aspect of Titanic. RMS, Royal Mail Steamer, Titanic had been scheduled to leave on 10 April 1912. Carrying approximately 2,200 human lives, Titanic was destined to be on a long journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Southampton, England to New York City, New York. During this period, Titanic was a very luxurious ship, in which most of the passengers were classified as wealthy and rich individual’s. The glamorous ship was supposed to be capable of facing any disaster that

The Hassles of the Slave Trade. Tyrese Hicks Central High School 11/9/15 5th Period Abstract The slave trade impacted America and the future of the world completely. It killed millions of people and the wars also caused damage to the land. Africans were kidnapped out of their homes and took after wars if they lost. It caused a major drop in population and many people were homeless and starving or hiding from the people who want them as slaves. They were bringing the slaves to America to work for

On April 10, 1912, the British ocean liner, Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, departed from Southampton, England and set sail about the Atlantic Ocean, holding approximately 2,435 passengers and 900 crew workers aboard, making its capacity over 3,300. On the night of April 14, 1912, just 4 days after its departure, the Titanic collided with an iceberg, sinking the ship, and killing over 2,340 of its people, including both passengers and crew. It also influenced many books and films to be produced. Most