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- William Kidd (4938 bytes)
1: [[Image:Captain_Kidd.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
2: ...tion as a pirate he lived as a respectable merchant.
4: ...e rest. Kidd had to sell his ship the ''Antigua'' to raise funds.
6: ...ngly more like those of a pirate than an agent of the English King.
8: ...a few days later, Kidd threw an ironbound bucket at Moore which killed him. - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: ...of [[bandana]]s, using [[AK-47]]s rather than [[cutlass]]es.
4: ...oceans, and specifically in the straits of [[Strait of Malacca|Malacca]] and [[Singapore]], used by o...
6: ==Other terms for pirates==
8: ...uccaneers were also occasionally employed as privateers.
10: ...uptive parliamentary maneuver of talking without stopping. - Samuel Bellamy (2712 bytes)
2: ... being the only known pirate ship salvaged at the time.
3: ... Africa near ivory coast. Gally is spelled galley today.
7: ...[[Temporary Autonomous Zone]], which is a Free text.
9: ...l had just declined an invitation to join the pirates.
11: ... us, than sneak after these villains for employment?"'' - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
1: [[Image:Jackson-Stonewall-LOC.jpg|thumb|Stonewall Jackson]]
3: ...n history, and his death was a severe setback for the Confederacy.
6: ...what is now [[West Virginia]], when Thomas, their third son, was born.
8: ...]] in [[Fayette County, West Virginia|Fayette County]].
10: [[Image:Tjjmill2.jpg|275px|left|thumb|Jackson's Mill, owned by Cummins Jackson.]] - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...rned to Spain in [[1522]], having circumnavigated the globe.
4: ==Birth and early years==
5: ...de Sousa, named after his grandmother, and his sister Isabel.
7: ...eculate that he may even have been taught by [[Martin Behaim]]. In [[1496]], Magellan became a [[squi...
9: ...the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]]. - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
1: ...ge:Cortes-Hernando-LOC.jpg|thumb|250px|Hernán Cortés]]
2: ...lifetime and signed all his letters '''Fernán Cortés'''.
5: ...sco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the [[Aztec]]s).
7: ...ly, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of the [[New World]].
9: ==Arrival in the New World== - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...ortrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich]]
3: ...main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
5: ==Introduction==
7: ... a child, Cook moved with his family to [[Great Ayton]].
8: ...ar]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]]. - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
1: ...d States]] overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
3: ... first European to cross North America by land north of Mexico, in [[1793]].
5: ...p://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/v02.appendix.a.html]).
7: ...part of the country, she could take them to her native home.
9: ...[Mt. Hood]], a mountain known to be very close to the ocean. - March 20 (10075 bytes)
1: ... [[Gregorian Calendar]] (80th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 286 days remaining.
5: ==Events==
8: ...2]] – The [[Dutch East India Company]] is established.
9: ...ks the city, stealing the jewels of the [[Peacock Throne]].
10: ...eat Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings. - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
1: ...="0" cellspacing="0" width="300px" align="right" style = "margin: 0px"
3: ...ia.jpg|thumb|300px|Downtown Richmond as seen from the James River]]
5: | align = "center" | <h3>'''Richmond, Virginia'''</h3>
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8: ... style = "border: solid 2px #CCCCCC;" align = "center" cellpadding = "0" cellspacing = "0" - Honolulu, Hawaii (19495 bytes)
1: {{Template:US City infobox|
2: city = Honolulu |
3: state = Hawaii |
6: seal = honolulucountyseal.jpg |
7: map = HIMap-doton-Honolulu.PNG | - Helena, Montana (6927 bytes)
1: ...:Helena, Montana-750px.JPG|thumb|300px|Helena, Montana]]
2: ...unty]]. The local newspaper is the ''[[Independent Record]]''.
4: == History ==
5: {{Template:US City infobox|
6: city = Helena | - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
1: ...ge of a part of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo courtesy of NASA.]]
3: ...ralia]]. It stretches over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from space.
5: .... Cook discovered the reef by running aground on it June 11 1770.
7: ... continental islands have been turned into [[resort]]s.
9: ...[[animal|animal being]] in the world. In reality it is many colonies of [[coral]]s. - The Star-Spangled Banner (15265 bytes)
1: ... the five copies made, two are known to still exist.]]
2: ...right|An artist's rendering of the battle at [[Fort McHenry]].]]
3: ...Moran drew Francis Scott Key reaching out towards the flag in [[1913]].]]
4: ... only ten copies known to exist, and is housed in the [[Library of Congress]].]]
6: ...ngress of the United States|Congressional]] resolution on [[March 3]], [[1931]]. - Navigation (15650 bytes)
3: There are several traditions of '''navigation'''.
5: == Polynesian navigation ==
7: ...passed by oral tradition, from navigator to apprentice.
9: ...ous times of day and year, memorized extensive facts concerning:
10: ...ere they would rise and set on the [[horizon]] of the [[ocean]] - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
1: ...|right|An artistic rendition of an imaginary Atlantis]]
2: ... in one of the cradles of civilization, the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
4: ==Accounts==
5: ...antians around 9,000 years before [[Plato]]'s existence.
7: ... learned of it from his grandfather also named Critias, son of Dropides. - Sword (24928 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|100px|Swiss [[longsword]], 15th or 16th century]]
2: ...reflect the high prestige of the weapon (see [[list of swords]]).
4: ==History==
8: ... Gou Jian]] as seen on a Chinese high school [[textbook]]]]
10: ...rom ca. [[1400 BC]] show characteristic spiral patterns. - Calico Jack (2810 bytes)
2: ... famous for having the two most famous female pirates in his crew, [[Anne Bonny]] and [[Mary Read]].
4: ...y turned, engaged the French vessel and defeated it.
6: ...ectre of mutiny already hanging over their heads, the crew readily agreed.
8: ...self a former pirate turned [[privateer]] roaming the [[Caribbean]] in search of [[Spain|Spanish]] sh...
10: ...male counterparts in numerous successful engagements. - Christopher Condent (2308 bytes)
1: ...n [[1718]], when Woodes Rogers became governor of the island.
3: ...y, while the other half chose Condent as their captain.
5: ...lly torturing Portuguese prisoners by cutting off their ears and noses.
7: ...e integrated some of [[John Halsey]]'s old crew into his own.
9: ... India Company]], Condent's crew were ordered not to abuse crew or passengers. - War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
1: ...ng=0 align=right style="margin-left:1em;margin-bottom:1em"
5: ...r>[[Sixty Years' War|Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes]]
7: |Conflict||'''War of 1812'''
9: |Date||1812–1815
12: ...esult||''[[Status quo ante bellum]]'' (a [[stalemate]])
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