This day in history Oct 21, 2009
In 1805, a British fleet commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson was killed. In 1879, Thomas Edison perfected a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. In 1917, members of the 1st Division of the US Army training in Luneville, France, became the first Americans to see action on the front lines of World War I. In 1944, during World War II, US troops captured the German city of Aachen. (Boston Globe)
Today in History Oct 21, 2009
Horatio Nelson defeated a French and Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, waskilled. Advertisement On this date: - 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate USS Constitution, later known as Old Ironsides, was launched in Boston Harbor. (Erie Times-News, PA)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Sept. 13) Sep 13, 2009
To hear about something similar pitched today, we d probably scoff about That Vanity Project : Real-life spouses Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh recount the star-crossed, scandalous romance between British naval officer Lord Horatio Nelson and ambassador s wife Emma Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th century. But thanks to the performances, there s real drama behind the glamour and the lavish direction of British production luminary Alexander Korda. (Boston Globe)
A remarkable 91 years Jul 18, 2009
"Mr Mandela has spent 67 years making the world a better place. Were asking you for 67 minutes, says the Mandela Day website. Troublemaker from the Eastern Cape Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in Mvezo in the Eastern Cape province, the son of a chief of the Tembu clan of the Xhosa nation. At the age of seven he was enrolled in the local missionary school, where he was given the name "Nelson", after the Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy, by a Methodist teacher who... (iAfrica.com)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: May 1, 2009 May 6, 2009
What he did not know when he wrote it, but what he and his audience heard on the day of the first performance was that Napoleon had just been dealt a stunning defeat by British forces led by Admiral Horatio Nelson. Because of this coincidence, it got the nickname Lord Nelson Mass. (Bolton Common, MA)
Hieroglyphics and the Rosetta Stone Apr 1, 2009
Several days before British Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet at Abuquir in Egypt, French archaeologists discovered a granite slab in a region known as Rosetta at the town of Rashid. The stone contained writings representing three ancient forms of writing: Greek, demotic, and hieroglyphs. (Suite101.com)
Colonial Caribbean: Take a step back in time Mar 11, 2009
In 1787, it was the site of the nuptials of British naval hero Horatio Nelson and Fanny Nisbet, daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. The hotels original owner recreated the Great House in 1960 on the plantations original foundations with some of the original stonework, says Hoffman. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Horatio Nelson's Crested Rise Mar 3, 2009
This is how Horatio Nelson advised captains as they aimed to slip British ships through a French blockade near the Nile. The tactic let them flank both sides of each enemy vessel, blast it, and move on to destroy the next. (Investors Business Daily)
Leaders & Success Mar 3, 2009
Investor's Business Daily: Horatio Nelson's Crested Rise ... Horatio Nelson's Crested Rise ... This is how Horatio Nelson advised captains as they aimed to slip British ships through a French blockade near the Nile. (Investors Business Daily)
Nisbet Plantation Offers Two Free Vacations to NCAA March Madness Cinderella Contest Winners Feb 21, 2009
It is also one of the Caribbean's historic sugar plantations and the ancestral home of Fanny Nisbet, the loving and ever-faithful wife of Britain's most famous naval hero -- Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson. The plantation's beautifully-restored Great House, which dates from 1778, and 36 charming cottages all with modern conveniences are set in 30 acres of tropical foliage. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Military Milestones from America’s Lord Nelson to an Earth-Orbiting Marine Feb 18, 2009
In time, Decatur will be referred to as America s Lord Nelson, an affectionate comparison to Britain s legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson. In fact, when Nelson himself learns of Decatur s action at Tripoli, he says it is the most bold and daring act of the age. (Human Events Online)
