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Swimfins, swim fins, diving fins, or flippers are finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or hands [1] and made from rubber, plastic, carbon fiber or combinations of these materials, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities such as swimming, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, float-tube fishing, kneeboarding, riverboarding, scuba diving, snorkeling, spearfishing, underwater ...
Owen Porter Churchill (March 8, 1896 – November 22, 1985) was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. [ 1 ] In 1932 he was a crew member of the American boat Angelita which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.
Charles Churchill was born in the United States, in Hamden, Connecticut, on 8 July 1837. [3] His father was Willis Churchill, described as "a mechanic of rare ability, original in the style of his goods and in his process of manufacture," [4] who had been manufacturing brass surgical instruments at a time when such instruments were all imported to the United States.
Winston Churchill received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a British Army officer, statesman and author.. Perhaps the highest of these was the state funeral held at St Paul's Cathedral, after his body had lain in state for three days in Westminster Hall, [1] an honour rarely granted to anyone other than a British monarch.
4 November – At a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency of Epping, Winston Churchill narrowly survives an attempt by fellow Conservative and constituent Sir Colin Thornton-Kemsley to remove him from Parliament. [11] 16 November – First reported "attack" of the Halifax Slasher mass hysteria incident.
A slasher or long-handled billhook. A slasher is an implement with a long sharp blade used to clear scrub. Its long handle, and the open face of its blade, lends it to use for clearing thin and dense low-lying bush or scrub where an axe would be too clumsy. It is similar to a billhook, but with a longer handle.