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Há 3 dias · Little Bit Vicious John Paul Jones and Catherine the Great. America’s legendary naval hero, John Paul Jones served in the Russian Navy in 1788. After the American Revolution, idle in Paris, he attracted the attention of Russia’s Empress Catherine the Great. She needed "another bulldog" for her war against the Ottoman Turks, and wanted Jones ...
Há 4 dias · But it took a Los Angeles Times journalist to flesh out the final macabre chapter of Jones' posthumous biography. In his book, The Admiral and the Ambassador , author Scott Martelle explains how Jones, who was buried at an obscure Paris cemetery in 1792, ended up in an ornate marble sarcophagus at the US Naval Academy in 1913.
Há 2 dias · As the city with the only John Paul Jones Museum, we must admit that Jones too was a privateer. He carried, at one point, a letter of marque issued by the United States to raid enemy commerce ship. (Continued below) Captain Jones was therefore, in the definition of the day, a "legalized pirate". As Captain of the Ranger out of Portsmouth in ...
Há 5 dias · For decades the Purcell Boarding House where John Paul Jones reportedly stayed in Portsmouth, NH has honored his birthday. The year 1998 – also the 375th anniversary of the founding of Portsmouth -- was no exception. Members of the Gen. William Whipple Military Lodge clustered in the shade of an old birch tree at the JPJ House Museum gardens ...
Há 4 dias · As of March 21, 2022 the COVID mask mandate as well as proof of vaccination or negative test result protocols have been lifted for all events at John Paul Jones Arena. We continue to remind members of our community to treat each other with courtesy and respect as we all make our own decisions about when to wear a mask and when to go without one.
Há 5 dias · Results are considered accurate to within 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Many of the gay rumors surrounding John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin bassist) seem to be tied to his obsessive attention to his body, like most musicians. However the poll suggests that a big majority (94%) of respondents don't believe that he’s gay.
Há 3 dias · John Paul Jones returned to Portsmouth as a conquering hero in 1782, this time to captain the huge 74-gun warship America being built at Kittery. The largest ship of its kind yet built in the world, America was 56 feet wide by 182 feet.
