Category Archives: Atlantic Ocean
Today in History: 25 May 1982
Falkland Islands: Falklands War – HMS Coventry is Sunk
On this day in 1982, during the Falklands War, the HMS Coventry was sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawk aircarft.
The HMS Coventry was a Type 42 (Sheffield Class) Destroyer in the Royal Navy, commissioned on the 10th November 1978. The Argentine bombing raid resulted in the loss of the Coventry, with 19 of her crew killed and 30 injured. The ship capsized before sinking not longer after.
For more visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Coventry_(D118)
Article: Titanic Photo Gallery
The link below is to an article at the National Geographic showing photos of the Titanic deep in the North Atlantic.
For more, visit:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/titanic-photography
Today in History: 10 April 1912
The Titanic Sets Off On its Maiden Voyage
On this day in 1912, the Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England on her doomed voyage across the North Atlantic.
For more, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
Article: Falklands War
30 Year Anniversary
The links below are to articles concerning the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War and the tensions that are again rising in the Falkland Islands.
For more, visit:
– http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304177104577311760059413558.html
– http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iS9bRFi63-ljkVV-eIGnWRT5fHUA
– http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/A-seismic-shift-30-years-after-the-Empire-struck-back_11163593
Today in History: 02 April 1982
Argentina Invades the Falkland Islands
On this day in 1982, the short but bloody war between Argentina and the United Kingdom, over the Falkland Islands, begun with the invasion of the islands by Argentina. Below are a series of videos dealing with the conflict and the third video deals with rising tensions over the islands once again. Argentina also occupied South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
For more, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_invasion_of_the_Falkland_Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War
http://www.falklandswar.org.uk/
Today in History: 26 February 1815
France: Napoleon Escapes from Elba
On this day in 1815, Napoleon escaped from his exile on the island of Elba and began his return to France. His return to France and his time as the renewed Emperor of France ended with the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June 1815. Napoleon was eventually exiled to the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, where he died in February 1821.
For more, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I_of_France
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