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In April 2012 a fisherman recovered a bottom drift bottle that had been released 98 years earlier, on June 10, 1914, [6] [31] one of 1,890 released by the Glasgow School of Navigation to test undercurrents in the seas around Scotland. [83] The 2012 find occurred east of Shetland by the Copious, the same fishing vessel involved in the 2006 find ...
Joe DiMaggio (2012) Baseball player [29] Walt Disney (1968) Motion picture producer, animator; Larry Doby (2012) Baseball player [29] Jimmy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader; Tommy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader; Aaron Douglas (2013) Modern artist [35] [45] Stephen A. Douglas (1958) Politician; Frederick Douglass (1967 ...
The Hackett is recognized as the very first Great Lakes freighter, a vessel type that has dominated Great Lakes shipping for over 100 years. In 1905, the Hackett caught fire and sank on Whaleback Shoal in Green Bay , 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southeast of the Cedar River.
The Tuesday following the first Monday in November has been fixed as the day for holding federal elections, called the Election Day. [130] After the election, each state prepares seven Certificates of Ascertainment, each listing the candidates for president and vice president, their pledged electors, and the total votes each candidacy received.
Given slow progress to date, the IEA estimates fuel consumption will have to decrease by 4.3% per year on average from 2019 to 2030. [103] The increase in sales of SUVs is bad for fuel economy. [58] Many cities in Europe have banned older fossil fuel cars and all fossil fuel vehicles will be banned in Amsterdam from 2030. [104]
Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
Honduras, [a] officially the Republic of Honduras, [b] is a country in Central America.It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 July 2012, was co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine (both first time hosts), and was won by Spain , who beat ...