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Hace 3 días · MAY 21. 1502: The South Atlantic island of St Helena was discovered by Portuguese explorer Joao de Nova. 1840: New Zealand was declared a colony of Britain. 1884: The Statue of Liberty was finished, work having been begun by Auguste Bartholdi in about 1874 in Paris. 1894: The 35-mile Manchester Ship Canal was formally opened by Queen Victoria.
Hace 5 días · The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has also recently benefitted from a £1.9 million grant from the National Lottery Fund, which has allowed them to open the Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Hangar in 2020, containing a new events space for up to 80 people.
Hace 5 días · Geoffrey De Havilland, Sky Fever (1961) Parkinson, who describes Blue Streak as “a smaller and improved version of Atlas,” believes it could have got a man into space. “It was a little bit small,” says Parkinson who worked on the three-stage European launch system, Europa, but adds: “There were studies on growth scenarios for it.
Hace 4 días · Geoffrey de Havilland was chief designer for Airco until the company was sold in 1920. This prompted him to set up his own company based in Edgware. Among his designs were the 'Moth' and the 'Mosquito', which was used extensively during the Second World War due to its versatility.
Hace 6 días · 4. The Period of reform and rebellion, 1258-1267. 5. The Final years, 1267-1272. 1. The Reign of Henry III, 1216-1272. King Henry III ruled for fifty-six years between 16 October 1216 and 16 November 1272. His is the third longest reign in English history. During this period the social and political landscape of England was changed irrevocably.
Hace 5 días · More significantly for the local workforce, by 1938 there were two large aircraft factories near Chester: de Havilland at Broughton and Vickers-Armstrong near Hawarden, both in Flintshire. (fn. 2) In 1936 the council established an air-raid precautions committee, which began to train wardens and build shelters; the first council approval for a shelter, for 200 people, was given in April 1939.
Hace 5 días · Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 52. 692. Walter de Valeyns alias de Valoyns, de Waleyns. Writ of plenius certiorari to Robert de Offord, warden of the castle of Orford, to enquire whether the wardship of the lands and heirs of the said Walter in Gatesgrave pertains to the said castle or to Gilbert de Colevill as mesne between the heir ...
