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…over the South Pole. -Mawson leads the BANZARE expedition for marine and aerial surveys, which went from 1929 to 1931. 1947- Australia establishes a base at Heard Island. 1948- Australian base established at Macquarie Island, this becomes the oldest…

…, air force, and marines to be backed up and supported. We have always had this militaristic power. The only thing that has changed is now we have a president who is not afraid to use this power to achieve a moral goal of peace and freedom. The movie…

…would collapse and as a result the merchant marine, agriculture and the arts would decline. Their worries were somewhat merited; by 1792 French ships were delivering up to 38,000 slaves and this trade brought in 200 million livres a year. These people…

…, petting zoos, marine parks, breeding of purebred pets and any use of animals for industry, entertainment, sport or recreation. Animal rights activists believe that violence, misinformation and publicity stunts are valid uses of funding donated to their tax…

…all the adventures for everybody in America, while everybody in America sits in a dark room and watches them". Eventually Tom gets tired of not moving and joins the Merchant Marines in an attempt to live out his dreams, "finding in motion what was lost…

…L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton; Marine Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; and Navy Lieutenant commanders Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Of these, all flew in Project…

…into the ocean. The long-term threat of the oil reaching the ocean floor is that large amounts of algae could be destroyed. If this algae is destroyed a vital link in the food chain will break, seriously endangering marine iguanas, sharks, birds, and fish that feed…

…-bottomed. In 1939, the Marine Corps. requested Andrew Higgins of Higgins Industries to begin building landing craft in preparation of the war. The final product was a 32-foot boat with enough room for 32 soldiers. (Imagine - One foot per grown man…

…What was Christopher Columbus? Christopher Columbus was an Italian mariner and navigator who was believed to be the first European to successfully land on the American continent. He was a brave explorer who “opened the way for European exploration…

…instruments or just float in the currents to be carried by the tides. All of us are marine mammals able to hold our breath for long periods of time. We have become acclimated to the depths, many of us diving even deeper. We are social creatures, swimming together…