1898 - First solo circumnavigationTo circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth is to travel all the way around it by boat or ship. More recently, the term has also been used to cover aerial round-the-world flights. First maritime circumnavigations The surviving of the globe completed by Joshua SlocumJoshua Slocum ( February 20, 1844 1909?) was a Canadian seaman and adventurer and the first man to sail single handed around the world. Born in Wilmot, Nova Scotia, he ran away from home at the age of twelve and earned a living as a cabin boy among the fi from Briar Island Nova ScotiaNova Scotia ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest City Halifax Area Total % fresh water 12th largest(9th lgst prov. 55 284 kmē 3. 5% Population Total (2001) Density Ranked.
1905Events January-April January 22 Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier - Mutiny on the battleship PotemkinPotemkin can refer to: Battleship Potemkin uprising Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin Potemkin village..
1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: - Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph Bard sends memo to Secretary of War Henry L. StimsonHenry Lewis Stimson ( September 21, 1867 October 20, 1950) was an American politician. Stimson was born in New York City and graduated from Yale in 1888. After graduate work and law school at Harvard, he entered the law firm headed by Elihu Root in 1891 a urging that the United States give "preliminary warning" to Japan before using the atomic bomb on a Japanese target.
