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    Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

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Weapons & Warfare > Ships and Submarines


On 22nd December, 1810, HMS Minotaur was shipwrecked, with a loss of over 370 men... Read more »

On 29th December, 1860, The revolutionary warship, HMS Warrior, was launched... Read more »

On 10th February, 1906, Britain’s revolutionary HMS Dreadnought battleship was launched... Read more »

On 18th January, 1911, Eugene Ely made the first shipboard aircraft landing... Read more »

On 21st January, 1954, The first atomic submarine was launched... Read more »

On 9th June, 1959, The first submarine armed with ballistic missiles was launched... Read more »

On 13th April, 1960, The first navigational satellite, the Transit-1B, was launched... Read more »

On 29th March, 1967, The Le Redoutable nuclear powered submarine was launched... Read more »


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