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Backed by three escort boats and smeared in porpoise oil Webb set off into the ebb tide at a steady breaststroke. Despite stings from jellyfish and strong currents off Cap Gris Nez after approximately 21 hours and 40 minutes he landed near Calais. Webb's zig-zag course across the Channel was nearly 66 km long.
(24 August 1875)
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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 17th of May 1974 51 years ago They Were Six to 400 |
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Six members of the Symbionese Liberation Army are killed in a shootout more than 400 LAPD officers under the command of Captain Mervin King, along with the FBI, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in 1466 East 54th Street, Alameda, Los Angeles, California, United States. The SLA dead were: Nancy Ling Perry aka Fahizah, Angela Atwood aka General Gelina, Camilla Hall aka Gabi, Willie Wolfe aka Kahjoh, Donald DeFreeze aka Cinque and Patricia Soltysik aka Mizmoon. All of the bodies but one were found huddled in a crawl space under the house which had burned down around them. |
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