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Florida is a big place, but it’s also nice and there is a lot of places to visit and see, Florida is mostly known as a vacation spot. In this article I, the typist will tell you the economy, tourist attractions, both historical and general, and political standings, now I start... Top Five largest cities are Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and St. Petersburg There are a lot of historical sites in Florida, I’ve got myself a few places to list, and they are Veterans Memorial wall, located in…

Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous women of history. Even though she is not with us today, her legacy will live on. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, and a few years later she became the best-known female flier in America. Amelia was one of the few women who stood up for equal rights for women at the time. In her free time she collected newspaper articles and pictures of women who were successful in male-dominated fields such as film, law, science, management, and…

North America is home to a variety of geographic features, climates and ecosystems. One of the best ways to explore the geographic complexities of the United States is through a one-of-a-kind vacation. On houseboat vacations, you can enjoy sailing along crystalline waters in a verdant forest or floating between desert coastlines. Whether you are looking for a luxurious vacation or an unusual adventure, American Houseboat Rentals offers the houseboats and destinations that you need. From compact…

Amelia Earhart, the great female pilot of her time, is a great role model for children of today. She taught that women can do what they want if they believed in themselves. She showed courage and bravery by piloting aircrafts in the 1920s-1930s. Earhart had a strong passion for flying. The fact that Earhart is a woman shows the world that women can do anything a man can do. Not only that, but she was also daring by doing actions no one on Earth would be willing to do. Throughout Earhart’s life,…

threatening armed forces were hard to evade. Portuguese traveler’s tackled this issue by sailing the seas: They cruised south along the West African coast and around the Cape of Good Trust. Columbus had an alternate thought: Why not cruise west over the Atlantic rather than around the vast African cost? The youthful pilot's logic was efficient , yet his calculation’s were wrong.Columbus wanted fame and fortune,Ferdinand and Isabella needed the same, as they also wanted to spread Catholicism…

There are many stories about the Bermuda Triangle and through the years it has turned out to be difficult to separate reality from fiction. While the theories suggest unlimited vanishings of ocean vessels and aircrafts there is very little proof of such actions. The supernatural theories revolve round from alien abductions, to the lifestyles of Atlantis, to greater terrestrial invasions and other strange but more splendid theories. However, it is possible there are greater all the way down to…

Flight has always been the dream of men. Since the time of Chinese military kites, mankind has utilized the air as a method of war, exploration, travel, and thrill. Pushed to the side were women. Before 1908, no woman had ever soloed in an airplane. In September of 1908, Thérèse Peltier, a French woman, set that record with a 200 metre flight in a Voison boxwite at Turin, Italy. Two years later, two women in the United States would follow Peltier into the sky: Blaunche Stuart Scott and Bessie…

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi occurred in Australia on the 3rd of February 2011. It reached a marginal Category 5. The lowest air pressure was recorded at Tully Sugar Mill at 929 hPa. The heaviest rainfall was recorded at South Mission beach at 471 mm. The highest tidal surge was recorded at Cardwell of an approximate height of 5m. Yasi had a maximum wind gust of 285 km/h, and had a maximum sustained wind gust of 205 km/h. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the…

My favorite book is ''Portas Abertas: Três meses na Europa sem um centavo no bolso''. It's about a woman that traveled for 92 days in Europe and visited 14 countries without money. Aline Campbell is a Brazilian plastic artist woman that decided to live a unique experience just believing in the goodness of strangers. She traveled for three months where she took rides and stayed in the house of strangers, she just bought the airline tickets and flew to Germany to start this adventure. She tell…

I am Paul Tibbets. I was born on February 23, 1915, in Quincy Illinois, the son of Enola and Paul Tibbets. I was raised in Iowa. In 1927, we moved to Florida. I was offered a ride with a sales promoter. I knew right then I was going to be a pilot. I later attended the great University of Florida-Gainesville and began taking flight lessons. While in my Sophomore year my parents my parents strongly advised me to transfer to the University of Cincinnati to pursue pre-med school. I ended up granting…