Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799.In 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale.Thousands of miles from the coast of South America with little food and water, the 20-man crew was forced to make for land in the …

The Great Lakes, a collection of five freshwater lakes located in North America, have been sailed upon since at least the 17th century, and thousands of ships have been sunk while traversing them.Many of these ships were never found, so the exact number of shipwrecks in the Lakes is unknown; the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum approximates 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives lost, …

The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America.In the Lee Resolution two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states. The union was formalized in the Articles of Confederation, which came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 …

Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.Along with Fort Wool, Fort …

Etymology. The term "Hampton Roads" is a centuries-old designation that originated when the region was a struggling English outpost nearly four hundred years ago.. The word "Hampton" honors one of the founders of the Virginia Company of London and a great supporter of the colonization of Virginia, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.The early administrative …

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 — May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington served as the inaugural first lady of the United States.During her lifetime, she was often referred to as "Lady Washington".

Oct 14, 2022 · Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. This Friday, we’re taking a look at Microsoft and Sony’s increasingly bitter feud over Call of Duty and whether U.K. regulators are leaning toward torpedoing the Activision Blizzard deal.

USS Pocahontas (1852), a screw sloop commissioned in 1860 and, USS Pocahontas (YT-266), a harbor tug commissioned in 1942, both named for famed Native American princess Pocahontas. Six transports commissioned in 1942: USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67), named for Dorothea Dix, first Superintendent of Army Nurses and mental health care activist.

The Roanoke Colony was the first English colony in the New World. It was founded at Roanoke Island in what was then Virginia, now part of Dare County, North Carolina.Between 1584 and 1587, there were two major groups of settlers sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh who attempted to establish a permanent settlement at Roanoke Island, and each failed. The final group …

G. Francis L. Garrett (1919–1992), US Navy Rear Admiral, Chief of Chaplains of the US Navy; John Gibbon (1827–1896), brigadier general, Union Army, Civil War, most notably commander of 2nd Division, US II Corps that repelled Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg; William A. Glassford (1886–1958), US Navy Vice Admiral; Harold J. Greene (1959-2014), US Army Major …