A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the 19th century. In commercial use, they were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels ...

Brig, officially Brig-Glis (French: Brigue-Glis; Italian: Briga-Glis), is a historic town and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig (city), Brigerbad and Glis. Together with other Alpine towns, Brig-Glis engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the …

Geografie. Brig liegt auf einer Höhe von 681 m ü. M. am Südufer des Rottens, wie die Rhône dort heisst.Zwischen den Berner Alpen und den Walliser Alpen gelegen, ist die Stadt der Ausgangspunkt für die Hauptstrasse 9 bzw. Europastrasse 62 über den Simplonpass Richtung Italien. Wenige Kilometer nördlich befindet sich das UNESCO-Welterbe Aletschgebiet mit dem …

Early years. Owens attended Fullerton Union High School, where he played as a quarterback.After graduation he moved on to Fullerton Junior College, where he was named the starting quarterback and led the team to its first ever bowl game, the 1961 Orange Bowl Show.In his second season, he received junior college All-American honors. In 1963, he transferred to …

Brig-Glis liegt zwischen den südlichen Berner Alpen und den nördlichen Walliser Alpen an der Einmündung der Saltina in die Rhone.Das Gemeindegebiet reicht von der Talebene (678 m ü. M.) bis hinauf auf das zur Weissmiesgruppe gehörende Spitzhorli (2737 m ü. M.), das sich westnordwestlich des Simplonpasses erhebt.Durch Brig-Glis führt als Teil der Europastraße …

José Padilla (born October 18, 1970), also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir (/ ɑː b ˈ d ʌ l ə ɑː l m ʊ ˈ h ɑː dʒ ɪər / ahb-DUL-ə ahl moo-HAH-jeer) or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen who was convicted in a federal court of aiding terrorists.. Padilla was arrested in Chicago on May 8, 2002, on suspicion of plotting a radiological bomb ("dirty bomb") attack.

John Buford, Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union as a brigadier general during the American Civil War.Buford is best known for having played a major role in the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, by identifying, taking, and holding the "high ground" while in command of a division.

The term whaler is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japan, still dedicates a single factory ship for the industry. The vessels used by aboriginal whaling communities are much smaller and are used for various purposes over the course of the year.. The whale catcher was developed during the age of steam, and then driven by diesel engines …

Alexander Schimmelfennig (July 20, 1824 – September 5, 1865) was a Prussian soldier and political revolutionary.After the German revolutions of 1848–1849, he immigrated to the United States, where he served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War

A gun-brig was a small brig-rigged warship that enjoyed popularity in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, during which large numbers were purchased or built. In general these were vessels of under 200 tons burthen, and thus smaller than the more common Cherokee-class brig-sloops or the even larger Cruizer-class brig-sloops.The gun-brigs generally carried 12 guns, …