First Solo Circumnavigation Complete: Slocum Sails Around the World
Joshua Slocum proved a lone sailor could conquer the world's oceans when he finished his three-year voyage at Briar Island, Nova Scotia. His journey shattered the belief that global circumnavigation required a crew or large vessel, inspiring generations of solo explorers to attempt the feat alone.
June 27, 1898
128 years ago
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What Else Happened on June 27
couronnement à Pampelune du roi de Navarre Charles II le Mauvais.
A city-state the size of a small county held off the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian Republic, and every other regional bully for centuries — through diplomacy, no…
nace la República de Dubrovnik.
en Málaga (España), las tropas nazaritas incendian las torres de combate cristianas que mantenían el asedio a Antequera.
العثمانيون بقيادة السلطان مراد الثاني يفتحون مدينة نوفو بردو في قلب صربيا بعد معركة مع الصربيين.
mariage du duc de Bretagne François II et de Marguerite de Foix.
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