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<p>On the 3rd August 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew navigated three vessels, the Santa Clara (Niña), the Pinta and the Santa Gallega (Santa Maria) port in the southern part of the country from Palos harbor. In keeping with today's standards, two of the vessels, the Niña and Pinta, were low, just 5 to 70 feet from stern to top, but valued for speeder and handling. The Columbus ' flagship Santa Maria was a smaller, stronger freighter.</p><p>35 days after searching for China and India, Columbus and his band of 86 Spanish sailors headed westward. As Columbus came out at 2 a.m., the people near to mutiny against their "alien" officer. The field was sighted on October 12.</p><p>Of reality, Columbus had not discovered a West path to Asia, but his achievement in reaching the Atlantic was mainly the result of the ships he picked during a risky journey, especially the minuscule Niña and Pinta, a fast-moving vessel named a caravel. When, in 1492, the royal mandate was given in Spain by Queen Isabelle in order to fund the first Columbus expedition, it read: "Through these gifts, for certain reasons, we have sent Christoforus Colon, the nobleman, with three caravans built out over the Ocean to the regions of India."</p><p>Although only two of Columbus's vessels were caravels, the order by Isabella indicates the importance of the vessel in the "age of discovery" of the 15th century. Caravels are prized with their elegant, lightweight hull and uncanny ability to navigate to the wind beginning with Portuguese colonization into the African Coast by the middle of the 1400s. During the Portuguese voyages to Sub-Saharan Africa, where heavy coastal winds blow north to south, the lateen-rigged caravels were important. The multi-function caravel would travel south along the shore and escape quickly from the sea.</p><p>Less than 40 to 50 tons could be borne by tiny caravels, like the Niña and Pinta, each with less than 30 seafarers. They sailed high on the water with their lightweight model and round middle. This was important as Columbus had to maneuver past contemporary Cuba on the deep island coastlines. On Christmas Day, 1492, the bulkier Santa Maria, a cargo ship with a size of 110 tons, was sunk and had to be abandoned.</p><p>Yet its biggest weakness was the great advantage of the Spanish caravel, namely its small volume. Life on a small ship like the Niña or the Pinta was ridiculous and unpleasant. Research on any boat of the 15th century was implacable. 20 Niña and 26 Pinta crew members would have regularly changed the trimming, trimmed the sails, checked gaps and covered them with spongy scrapers of old cloth called oakum.</p><p>"These were the most daunting things that humans built up until then," says Nucup. "Cathedrals, castles and boats something had to do always."</p><p><br></p>

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19:45 14 October

The Columbus ships were fast streamlined and spacious.

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<p><strong><em>That late September day in 1918, when the city was in the grasp of the strong flu, thousands of Philadelphians crowded the roads along Broad Street to celebrate for World War I parade. Those patriots unknowingly helped spread the disease that would kill 20,000 in six months.</em></strong></p><p>So many killed so rapidly that it was difficult even to fully recognize their deaths. Until now.</p><p>Saturday evening, 101 years to the day after the Fourth Liberty Loan parade, a dark crowd of 200 rallied on the same path, from Marconi Plaza to City Hall, memorializing the catastrophe, recalling those who killed, and honoring public health employees who then and now have been in harm's way.</p><p>Most of the paraders marched in memory of a specific flu casualty, discovered in the incident database, and carried a record of that person's death certificate. The names of the deceased have been sung out.</p><p>Karen Zeitz of South Philadelphia commemorated her grandma, Clara Rosenfeld, who died at era 31, leaving three kids under the age of 10. One of them was Zeitz's mom.</p><p>"I believe my mom has always been in waiting for her," said Zeitz. "The pain has reverberated through the community. It's very sentimental to be here."</p><p>The parade, created by the Blast Theory Artist Group, was part of an ambitious new display by the Mütter ' Museum of the Philadelphia College of Physicists, which seeks to tell the complete story of the disaster in ' Spit Spreads Death: The Pandemic Influenza in Philadelphia, ' opened on October 17.</p><p><br></p><p><em>A brief parade Blast Theory movie will act as a centerpiece. The exhibition, like the parade, gets its title from the street-side alarm posts released by the local government and investigates not only what occurred here a century ago, but what might happen in future pandemics.</em></p>

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07:50 30 September

' Spit Spreads Death ': a mournful march commemorates the 1918 flu that killed 20,000 people in Philly.

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<p>Few people think there's a ghost at Albion Castle.</p>

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12:53 29 September

An English brewer has built the Norman castle in San Francisco. it's still there.

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<p>Michael Schaack, one of the most prominent police officers in the history of the Chicago Police Department, was born in Septfontaines, Luxembourg, on 23 April 1843. At the age of 13, he and his parents and siblings migrated to Chicago.</p>

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22:28 27 September

Luxembourgers in Chicago – notable Luxembourg Americans

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<p><strong><em>SAN DIEGO — San Diegans marked 41 years on Wednesday since 144 people were killed in a mid-air plane crash across North Park.</em></strong></p>

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10:27 26 September

San Diego marks 41 years since the fatal crash of PSA Flight 182.

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1812: British Prime Minister assassinated
John Bellingham assassinates British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in the House of Commons lobby. Perceval is the only British premier to have been assassinated.

1858: Minnesota becomes the 32nd state.
Minnesota becomes the 32nd state in the American Union.

1904: Salvador Dali is born
Known for creations such as "The Persistence of Memory," "Swans Reflecting Elephants" and "The Temptation of St. Anthony," the surrealist painter is born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.

1927: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded during a banquet at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles/

1944: WWII - Allied troops invade Attu Islands
American and Canadian troops take control of Attu islands in Aleutian Islands, Alaska after two weeks of fierce battle with the occupying Japanese forces.

1949: Israel admitted to the United Nations.
With the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 273, the State of Israel becomes a member of the United Nations.

1997: Supercomputer defeats Garry Kasparov
IBM's "Deep Blue" computer demolishes an overwhelmed Garry Kasparov, winning the six-game chess re-match between man and machine in New York.

1998: First euro coin minted
The French official mint in Pessac produces the first euro coin, making France the first of the 11 nations launching the single currency for Europe.

1998: India conducts 3 nuclear tests
India initiates Operation Shakti, also known as Pokhran-II. Under the project, five nuclear bomb test explosions are conducted after 24 years.

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/today-in-history-may-11/ss-BBAZ8Mp#image=11

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08:50 11 May

Today in History: May 11

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Former President Obama took President Trump’s win and Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016 as a personal insult, according to a newly updated book.

The former president was “shocked” by the election results and felt the American people had turned on him, The Washington Examiner reported, citing New York Times correspondent Peter Baker’s book “Obama: The Call of History.” It was originally published in 2017. He was also reportedly frustrated by Hillary Clinton’s “soulless” campaign after believing his legacy “was in safe hands.”

Clinton apologized to Obama after the election, according to Baker, saying “I’m sorry for letting you down.” He writes, “To Obama … [s]he was the one who could not translate his strong record and healthy economy into a winning message." Baker also says Obama was incredulous that voters replaced him with a “buffoonish clown” known for “repeated bankruptcies, serial marriages and racist dog whistles.”

Obama also compared himself to Michael Corleone from “The Godfather” because he "almost got out" of office unscathed like a mob boss avoiding a hit job, and he said Trump was like a character right out of “Huckleberry Finn” who “peddles in bulls--t," The Washington Examiner reported.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-took-trumps-win-as-a-personal-insult-book-says

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10:12 10 May

Obama took Trump's win as a personal insult, book says

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