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Learn about the life and achievements of Matthew Webb, the English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who was the first to swim the English Channel for sport in 1875. Find out how he became a celebrity, performed many stunts and died trying to cross the Niagara Gorge.
1883 is a prequel to Yellowstone that follows the Dutton family's journey west in the 1880s. The series stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott, and others, and features Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Hanks as guest stars.
"Ultimate Blast: Eruption at Krakatau" has been aired on Discovery Channel, as part of the Moments in Time series. The 1883 eruption is reconstructed in the BBC Television docudrama Krakatoa: The Last Days, first broadcast in May 2006. It was broadcast in the U.S. as Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction on the Discovery Channel.
A unique feature of light river steamboats like the Far West was their ability to "grasshopper" to get across shallow sand bars to reach a deeper river channel beyond the sand bar. In this "grasshopper" maneuver, the boat used spars and steam capstans on the front of the boat to lift and swing the front of the boat onto the sand bar, moving ...
Bass Reeves was a runaway slave, gunfighter, and law enforcement officer who worked in the Indian Territory. He spoke several Native languages and made over 3,000 arrests, including notorious outlaws like Jim Webb and Wiley Bear.
The four of them had the target of investigating the land bounded by the McArthur River and the Nicholson River, but their plans changed when Elizabeth Favenc became ill. [3] Ernest took Elizabeth back to Sydney while the remaining men and Emily trekked over 300 km to Carl Creek station arriving at the end of January 1883. [1]
Krakatoa is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, part of a volcanic island group that includes Lang, Verlaten, Rakata and Anak Krakatoa. The most famous eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was one of the most violent in history, causing tsunamis and killing thousands of people.
A memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the Civil War. The book also describes his trips on the river and his observations on its history, culture, and challenges.