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4 days ago · Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. ca. 1490–ca. 1559. Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca first set foot on land that would become Texas in 1528, when his crude raft ran aground near Galveston Island. The raft held survivors of an ill-fated Spanish expedition to settle Florida.
4 days ago · On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage, traveling from Southampton, England, to New York City. Nicknamed the “Millionaire’s Special,” the ship was fittingly captained by Edward J. Smith, who was known as the “Millionaire’s Captain” because of his popularity with wealthy passengers.
2 days ago · Mayflower - Wikipedia. Mayflower was an English sailing ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620.
19 hours ago · The search and rescue team deployed to find Kozhikode native Arjun in the Gangavali River is facing a dilemma due to the adverse weather conditions and meanwhile, the local MLA has accused the intervention of people from Kerala of delaying the operation. Retired major Indrabalan Nambiar, whose team carried out a drone search, said strong ...
1 day ago · The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 American war film about the Korean War and stars William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, and Robert Strauss. The film, which was directed by Mark Robson, was produced by Paramount Pictures. [Note 1] [5] Dennis Weaver and Earl Holliman make early screen appearances in the film.
4 days ago · Easter, 1916 is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet's torn emotions regarding the events of the Easter Rising staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. The rebellion was unsuccessful, and most of the Irish republican leaders involved were executed.
4 days ago · If they could do those things, I can persevere and do the hard things that I face every day.” Woods hopes people will use this resource to discover more than their ancestors’ ship. He wants people to understand why their ancestors were willing to sacrifice everything to make the journey to Zion.
