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When it is time to prepare for launching, a pair of standing ways is erected under the hull and out onto the barricades. The surface of the ways is greased. ( Tallow and whale oil were used as grease in sailing ship days.) [ 4 ] A pair of sliding ways is placed on top, under the hull, and a launch cradle with bow and stern poppets is erected on ...
First successful heavy bomber raid on London done by the Gotha G.IV. June 25 Western: First American troops land in France. June 27 Western: Batterie Pommern aka. 'Lange Max', world's largest gun fires for the first time from Koekelare to Dunkirk (±50 km). June 30 Politics: Greece declares war on the Central powers. July 1–2 Eastern
The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France. Four days later, the first World Cup hat-trick was achieved by Bert Patenaude of the U.S. in the Americans' 3–0 win against Paraguay. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo to become the first nation to win a ...
For the first time, the committee opened the entire length of the National Mall as the public viewing area for the swearing-in ceremony, breaking with the tradition of past inaugurations. Selected American citizens participated in the train tour and other inaugural events.
A first-time event at First Fridays, Pickleball had six men's and six women's teams in doubles, in a round robin, with an exhibition match set for 6:30 p.m. Tavi Mounsithiraj, owner of Goshen ...
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...
On Saturday, the City of Cheboygan hosted its first-ever St. Patrick's Day parade, which received a solid turnout of people.
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...