Where Was Robinson Crusoe’s Island?
Where Was Robinson Crusoe’s Island? Daniel Defoe’s famous story of Robinson Crusoe (first published in 1719) is based on a real island— Juan Fernández. This island lies...
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Who Designed the First Steamboat?
Who Designed the First Steamboat? The first boat ever to be moved by steam power was designed by a Frenchman Jacques Perrier and tested on the Seine in Paris in 1775....
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When Was the First Lighthouse Built?
When Was the First Lighthouse Built? The first known lighthouse was the Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt, a 400-foot tower built about 280 B.C. A wood fire was kept...
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Where Was Horatio Nelson Born?
Where Was Horatio Nelson Born? The great British naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who defeated the French at Trafalgar in 1805 in one of the most memorable of all sea...
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Who Singed the King of Spain’s Beard?
Who Singed the King of Spain’s Beard? Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-96) the most celebrated of the English “sea-dogs” of Queen Elizabeth I, “singed...
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