The raid by the Royal Navy and British Commandos was overseen by Combined Operations Headquarters.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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The raid by the Royal Navy and British Commandos was overseen by Combined Operations Headquarters.
Palos de la Frontera holds the official title as the starting point of Columbus’ transatlantic voyage.
Despite all the odds stacked against them, the crew of the tiny boat reached South Georgia in 16 days and then crossed to the whaling station at Stromness.
Mary Celeste had departed New York on 7 November.
Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each direction.
Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James Buchanan.
The wreck of the Titanic was discovered by a joint American-French expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard.
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