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Jimbuna · 05-10-20, 02:20 PM

1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war)

1857 Indian mutiny against rule by the British East India Company begins with the revolt of the Sepoy soldiers in Meerut.

1915 Canadian physician Cluny MacPherson first presents his gas mask invention to the British War Office.

1917 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks.

1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbour.

1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister.

1941 Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess escapes to Britain to open secret negotiations with the Allies, parachuting into Scotland.

1960 US atomic submarine USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

05-10-20, 02:20 PM	#3246
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,357 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war) 1857 Indian mutiny against rule by the British East India Company begins with the revolt of the Sepoy soldiers in Meerut. 1915 Canadian physician Cluny MacPherson first presents his gas mask invention to the British War Office. 1917 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks. 1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbour. 1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister. 1941 Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess escapes to Britain to open secret negotiations with the Allies, parachuting into Scotland. 1960 US atomic submarine USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!