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Steam power not to be used,but in cases of necessity,the Admiralty,1856

Friday, 18 September 2009 09:00

This circular from the Admiralty to all Captains, dated August 26th, 1856 is from the Navy List of December 1860. It would appear that steam power was being used unnecessarily, and coal was being More...

Jack the Painter was executed,Portsmouth,1777

Thursday, 17 September 2009 09:00

On March 10th, 1777 John Aitkin, since known as Jack the Painter was hung on a gallows sixty four and a half feet high, being formed of the mizen-mast of the Arethusa at Portsmouth Dockyard. His body More...

Warrior the largest warship the world had ever seen, 1860

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 09:00

HMS Warrior, the first iron-hulled, armour-plated warship, was built for the Royal Navy in response to the French ironclad warship La Gloirefirst, which was launched a year earlier. She was built in More...

The German light-cruiser Emden, capured seven British merchantmen,Bay of Bengal,1914

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:00

On September 10th, 1914 the elusive German light-cruiser Emden, not been seen for several weeks, suddenly appeared in the Bay of Bengal. Between September the 10th and the 16th she captured seven More...

History Of Dakar

Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:10

The city of Dakar is situated on the Atlantic coast of the country of Senegal. The peninsula Cap-Vert is quite well known in Senegal and here is where the capital city of Senegal is located at. More...

History Of Perfume

Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:08

What is Perfume? Individuals have employed perfumes for just about all of recorded history. While hygiene standards have varied over hundreds of years (Queen Isabella of Spain, the 1400s, boasts More...

The History Of The Lombardi Trophy

Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:05

Awarded each year to the winners of the Super Bowl, the Lombardi Trophy is the most coveted award in American football. The Super Bowl was known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game in the early More...

The Benefits To Learning History

Sunday, 22 May 2011 21:59

Anyone that has a fascination with historical events knows that you always look at the important events, groups, and ideas from the past to help shape the world's future. History is so broad of a More...