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18 matches to Muñoz Marin
Bauer, Sebastian. 1822-75. Invented submarine, 1850. First underwater photography.
Bushnell, David. 1742-1824. US inventor of submarine, Turtle, 1775.
Campbell, Thomas. 1777-1844. Scottish poet: Pleasures of Hope, Ye Mariners of England.
Coleridge, Samuel. 1772-1834. English Romantic poet: Ancient Mariner 1798, Kubla Khan.
Drebbel, Cornelis. 1572-1633. Dutch inventor. Submarine 1620.
Fulton, Robert. 1765-1815. US engineer: steam boat Clermont, 1807. Submarine, 1801.
Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.
Iwo Jima, Battle. 1945. US Marine WWII victory over Japan. 40,000 casualties.
Lebanese Crisis. 1958. US Marines intervene in Civil War vs Communists.
Marinetti, Fillippo. 1876-1944. Italian Fascist author. Founded Futurism 1909.
Morocco. c2000BC Berbers. c12C BC Phoenecians settle. 1C BC Rome. 5C Vandal. 533 Byzantine. 682 Moslem. 739 Berber revolt. 788 Idrisid dynasty. 1061 Almoravid. 1147 Almohad. 1269 Marinids. 1550 Saadis. 1666 Alawis. 1668 Berber. 18C French influence. 1912 Spanish(N)/French protectorate. 1956 Independent. Ceuta. Melilla.
Muñoz Marin, Luis. 1898-1980. First elected governor of Puerto Rico 1948-63.
Rickover, Hyman. 1900-86. US Admiral. “Father of nuclear submarine”.
San Marino. 301 St Marinus the Dalmation settles. 1463 expanded. 1600 Constitution. Oldest, smallest independent republic.
Thetis Disaster. 1939. British submarine fails to resurface.
Thresher. 1963. US submarine sinks with all aboard.
World War I. 1914-18. Allies-France, British Empire, Russia, Italy, US(1917-) vs Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. Caused by Nationalist movements, Balkan instability, trade rivalry, alliances. 30M casualties. First tanks, chemical, planes, submarines. Ended Russian, Ottoman, Austria-Hungarian Empires.
Zeebrugge, Raid. 1918. Allied attempt to block harbour, trapping German submarines, warships.