Seafaring and History in the English Channel — ▪ 1995 Introduction by Nigel Calder Queen Victoria welcomed an early proposal for a tunnel under the English Channel in the name of all the ladies in England. Nearly 140 years later the tunnel is open, and its top selling point is still the … Universalium
Wave of Long Island — The Wave of Long Island is the longest lived and most widely circulated newspaper in the Rockaway Peninsula, New York City Borough of Queens. The weekly paper, currently under the editorship of Howard Schwach, is well known to Rockaway residents… … Wikipedia
Curley's Atlas Hotel and Baths — was a long standing institution in the Rockaway Park neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The hotel was founded in 1876 by John J. Curley on the beachfront at present day Beach 102nd Street, in the neighborhood now known as Rockaway Beach or… … Wikipedia
USS Franklin (CV-13) — The fifth USS Franklin (CV 13) (also CVA 13, CVS 13, and AVT 8), nicknamed Big Ben , was an Sclass|Essex|aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. The name bestowed on America s thirteenth aircraft carrier in World War II was christened for the … Wikipedia
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Chinese people in Sri Lanka — Total population Various estimates Related ethnic groups Chinese people There have been Chinese people in Sri Lanka since the 1700s.[1] Though their numbers dwindled in the decades after independence, in the 1990s and 2000s a new wave of Chinese… … Wikipedia
Cheseborough — For other uses, see Cheseborough (disambiguation). The Cheseborough, built in Bath, Maine, U.S.A. Sunk off the coast of Shariki, Aomori, Japan in 1889. The Cheseborough was a 19th century American ship which wrecked off the coast of Japan in 1889 … Wikipedia
Kelantan — Subdivisions of Malaysia native name= Kelantan conventional long name= Kelantan Darul Naim كلنتن دار النّعيم state motto= Berserah kepada Tuhan Kerajaan Kelantan state anthem= Selamat Sultan common name=Kelantan capital=Kota Bharu royal… … Wikipedia
USS Trathen (DD-530) — was a World War II era Fletcher class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander James Trathen, commander of USS Midnight (1861) during the American Civil War. Trathen was laid down on 17 March 1942 at… … Wikipedia
