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1988 Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle globe alone 1988 Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle the globe alone 1982 British fleet sails to Falkland Islands 1957 German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean 1947 British government sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis 1945 British premier Churchill sails to eastern banks of Rhine 1944 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp 1943 U.S. invasion fleet of 96 ships sails to Sicily 1934 All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1920 Piet van Aken, Flemish writer, Devil Sails to U.S., Niggers 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1914 French fleet sails to North-Africa 1908 Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise 1898 Lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda 1898 U.S. fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines 1891 King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies 1879 Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples 1876 Charles Halton, born in Washington D.C., actor, Dr. Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again 1864 U.S., British, French and Dutch naval officer sails Staits of Simonoseki 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay 1843 Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass 1838 Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails 1835 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from NZ to Sydney 1835 HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand) 1835 HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti 1835 HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago 1834 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from Valparaiso 1834 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean 1834 HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn 1834 Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia 1832 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire 1819 1st ship sails by Erie-channel (Rome-Utica) 1815 Joachim Murats fleet sails from Corsica to Naples 1787 Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay 1784 1st U.S. ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York 1779 Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest 1779 Vice-adm Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada 1771 James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs England 1748 "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies 1745 Bonnie Prince Charles sails to Scotland 1726 Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia 1688 Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England 1675 Swedish Admiral Stenbock sails out with fleet of 66 ships 1660 King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England 1639 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England 1625 Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz 1624 Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama 1621 Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England 1596 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland 1590 Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda 1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1588 Spanish Armada sails from Lisbon to England 1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1535 Karel V's fleet sails under Andrea Doria to Tunis 1534 Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St. Lawrence River 1493 Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America 1485 Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England 1390 French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates

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