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Apprenticed to a British shipowner as a teen in the 1740s, he became one of the great explorers of the Pacific

This pair fled the Battle of Actium soon after fighting began, & their forces surrendered to Marcus Agrippa

Around 981 this explorer was banned from Iceland for 3 years for killing a neighbor in a feud

From Aug. 19 to 21, 1991, this leader was placed under house arrest during an attempted coup by hardliners

In 1969 West Irians voted to remain a part of this nation, & the U.N. recognized its control of Irian Jaya

The last of Henry VIII's wives to be beheaded, she was accused of adultery & 2 of her lovers were beheaded as well

In 1833 this 35-inch-tall millionaire wed the 32-inch-tall Lavinia Warren (P.T. had his hand in it...)

Way before Ford, an assembly line was set up in Cincinnati in the 1800s to disassemble these animals

In 1801 this American boat designer tried to sell his submarine to Napoleon

Dexter Pratt, a neighbor of Longfellow, had this job (& presumably, sinewy hands)