All posts tagged "sailing"
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12.2K5Arts and LeisureThe Beautiful Freak Reliance Defends the America’s Cup in 1903
The beautiful behemoth Reliance handily defended the America’s Cup in 1903, but her freakishly large size caused the contest’s rules on design...
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5.9KToday's History Highlights ArchiveThe Sea Serpent: China to New York in 101 Days
Clipper ships, the ‘greyhounds of the sea,’ are considered the most magnificent sailing ships ever built. They were designed to sail to...
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13.3K2IrregularsWilliam Miller Convinced Thousands of Millerites the End Was Near
William Miller famously led thousands of people on a religious wild goose chase in 1844 that ended only when (to his followers’...
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10.7K1Crime and ScandalNewport Pirate Charles Gibbs: 10 Stories We Never Knew
Newport pirate Charles Gibbs, hanged in 1831 in New York, was undoubtedly a nasty piece of work. As some historians pointed out,...
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