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Music by Jennifer Rush

The Power Of Love

HISTORICAL EVENTS

--Table of Contents--
Sir Francis Chichester

The Alamo

Teddy Roosevelt

The Battleship U.S.S. Maine

Men of Harlech
 The Battle of Trafalgar

Jackie Kennedy Saves Grand Central Terminal From The Wrecking Ball


sir Frances Chichester

On the 27th of August 1966, Sir Francis Chichester sailed his 50' ketch, Gypsy Moth, on a single-handed voyage around the world, 

circumnavigating on the Trade Route 

taken by the Clipper Ships.


He returned home to Plymouth Harbour on the 28th of May 1967 

 to a hero's welcome and Royal Navy salute.


He later sailed Gypsy Moth up the Thames River to Greenwich London 

where he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.


Her majesty knighted Chichester with the same sword 

that Queen Elizabeth I used to knight Sir Francis Drake 

aboard Drake's ship, The Golden Hind, 

on the 4th of April 1581 AD.



The Gypsy Moth at Sea


Returning home to Plymouth Harbour to a Hero's Welcome.



Sir Francis Chichester being knighted by Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II  



Story by Ian O. Robertson


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The Battle of the Alamo san antonio Texas March 1836

The Texas Revolution

Colonel William Barret Travis' last letter 

to General Sam Houston seeking reinforcements.


To All Americans and True Patriots in This World--

"We are completely surrounded and have been under siege for 13 days by over 1,000 Mexican troops, receiving reinforcements daily, under the command of 

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna."


Our flag is still flying high on the Wall.


I have drawn a line in the sand asking all volunteers to stay and fight.


Under my command are approximately 129 soldiers, who will stay.


Also, under my command, a contingent of sixteen Tennessee Long Rifles 

led by Colonel Davy Crockett.


Also, 32 Outlaw Volunteers under the command of Colonel James (jim) Bowie.


The enemy has called for an unconditional surrender 

to which I have answered with a cannon shot.

We will never surrender.


I am an officer and will defend our honor."


"Give me Victory or Death"
signed Colonel William Barret Travis

 Mission AlamoSan Antonio Texas.

With all Patriots put to the sword, they fought to the last man.

The Alamo fell on the 6th of March 1836.

Six weeks after the Fall of The Alamo, on the 21st of April 1836, and at pre-dawn, 

General Sam Houston, while commanding the Texas Volunteer Army, 

attacked General Santa Anna's Mexican Army at San Jacinto Texas.  


General Sam Houston's Battle Cry--
"Remember The Alamo!"


It was a crushing defeat.


The Mexican Army surrendered and Santa Anna was taken prisoner.


The Battle of San Jacinto Texas was a decisive victory for Texas Independence.


Story by Ian O. Robertson

The Legendary Honor Roll


For Heroism, Courage and Bravery


Colonel William Barret Travis


Colonel James Jim Bowie of the Volunteer Army


Colonel Davy Crockett of the Tennessee Long Rifles

"King of the Wild Frontier"


James Waters Robertson from Tennessee


Left to right

James Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Barret Travis


    Remember The Battleship U.S.S. Maine

    The Battleship U.S.S Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba 

    on the 15th of February 1898. 


      Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt 

      Assistant Secretary of the Navy 

      1898 




      Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet




      Support the Battleship U.S.S. Olympia 

      Admiral Dewey's Flagship.


      Survivor of the Spanish American War 1898 


      Docked at the Independence Seaport Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 




      Theodore Roosevelt, also commanded the volunteer cavalry known as the Rough Riders during the Battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War. 




      True Patriots  


      "When you're at the end of your rope, 

      Tie a knot and hold on." --Teddy Roosevelt 


      Teddy Roosevelt The Battle for San Juan Hill.


      The Rough Riders Victorious atop San Juan Hill.  


      Story by Ian O. Robertson

      Men of Harlech

      The Siege of Harlech Castle, Wales, 1486 A.D.

      Men of Harlech onto glory, 

      This forever be your story, 

      Men of Harlech,Cambria calling.


      "Cymru Abyth" 


      On the battlefield,

      See the barbed steads proudly prancing, 

      Mid the helmets in sunlight gleaming,

      With the bow and lance tips shining,

      Cambria heed the call.


      Feel the hills and valleys shaking,

      With the war cry thunder sounding.

      See the foe on yonder vancing, 

      From the hills and rocks rebounding. 


      Men of Harlech stand ye ready.  


      "Cymru Abyth" 


      Men of Harlech on to glory,  

      This forever be your story,  

      With your banners famed in glory.


      "Cymru Abyth" 


      "Wales Forever"


      Men of Harlech 

      Adapted by Ian O. Robertson

      The BAttle of Trafalgar October 21, 1805

      The Days of Wooden Ships and Iron Men

      The Napoleonic War, October 1805

      Admiral Viscount Lord Nelson (pictured left)


      Admiralty House in London sent the following message, with full dispatch to Admiral Viscount Lord Nelson aboard the Royal Navy Flagship H.M.S. Victory---  


      "The Main French Naval force has joined with the Spanish Fleet off the Southern coast of Spain and is in preparation to engage in battle with our Fleet.  They are positioned off Cape Trafalgar.  Seek and destroy."


      On the early morning of October the 21st, 1805--Nelson and the Fleet approached the battle line of ships, three deep.


      Ready to engage.  


      England approached the battle line with 33 Ships while France and Spain had a total of 41 Ships.


      Before the battle began, Nelson instructed the signal flag message be sent to the Fleet--


      "ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY."


      "Splice the Mainbrace, Double Tot of Rum Issue, For All Hands."


      The battle plan was to engage with a different strategy.


      Nelson formed two division lines to sail into the battle-- Leading line one, Nelson on the H.M.S. Victory, Leading line two, Vice Admiral Collinwood on the  H.M.S. Royal Sovereign.


      The usual strategy was to send second and third rate ships in first to deflect the enemy crossfire.

      The cannons roared and the Battle Raged On


      The fighting was the fiercest around the Victory.


      The Victory broke through the line with a triple shotted broadside port

      and starboard.


      Fully engaged with a three tier cannon bombardment, Nelson's strategy

      was a success.



      At a quarter past one, at the height of the battle on maindeck, Nelson was mortally wounded with a musket shot, which entered his left shoulder, and landed on his spine, surrounded by his crew and war-torn bodies.


      At his command, Nelson still continued to lead the battle and in 5 hours had devestated the enemy, delivering one deadly round after another.


      With precision accuracy, the enemy had lost 19 ships.


      The English were winning.



      The French Warship, Redoubtable, was pulling along side the Victory to board her.  


      The H.M.S. Temaraire, which the Royal Navy crew called her the Fighting Temaraire, came about the starboard stern and let off a triple shotted broadside,  disabling the Redoubtable.  


      The gunners in battle would generally aim for the main brace and the rigging, 5 inches in diameter, the largest of the rigging. 


      If it was shot away, the ship would be unmaneuverable,  staying on the same tack.


      Nelson Succombs to His Wounds


      At half past four, Nelson succumbed to his wound and died.  


      He was victorious in death.


      His final words were--

      "Thank God I have done my duty."


      England had won the battle.


      "Britannia Victorious"



      Britannia


      The victory suffered the highest casualties-- 61 Killed and 91 Wounded.


      The Victory was unable to move under her own sail and was towed by the H.M.S. Neptune to Gibraltar for repairs.


      Nelson's body was preserved in a canvas lined casket full of Brandy and returned back to England on the H.M.S. Victory for a hero's burial.


      The funeral was held at Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, where Nelson was buried with full military and naval honors.


      England was no longer in any threat of being invadedby Napoleon's forces.


      The Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most decisive battles in Naval history.
      In five hours, the British had defeated both the French and the Spanish fleets.


      French Commander Villeneuve was held prisoner on his own ship--Bucentaure--  and taken back to England.


      The Spanish Admiral Gravina escaped on his ship--Prince of Asturias--but later died of his battle wounds.


      Three thousand prisoners were taken.


      French and Spanish casualties--3,243 Dead and 2,538 Wounded.


      England did not lose any ships but suffered heavy damage.


      England's casualties--458 Dead and 1,208 Wounded.


      Every man did his duty.


      "God Bless The Royal Navy."


      There is a monument for Lord Nelson at Trafalgar Square in London.


      "Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules The Waves"


      The HMS Victory is a 104 gun, First-Rate Man-O-War.

      The keel was laid down in 1759.

      Built in Chatham.

      3,556 TonsLength: 227 FeetBeam: 49 Feet

      Launched on July 23, 1765.

      The victory is more than 250 years old.


      Story by Ian O. Robertson

      The Battle Of Waterloo


      The Napoleonic War ended at the Battle of Waterloo 

      on Sunday, the 18th of June 1815, 

      near Waterloo in Belgium by the Anglo led army allied 

      under the command of England's Duke of Wellington.


      After Napoleon's defeat, he was exiled to St. Helena island, in the South Atlantic, 

      where he died on the 5th of May 1821, at Longwood House.  


      His body was later exhumed and taken back to France for a military funeral.


      Story by Ian O. Robertson

      The Royal Navy At Portsmouth (IMAGE DISPLAY)


      Royal Navy FlagshipHMS Victory Portsmouth, England


      The H.M.S. Victory is open for viewing today.


      A plaque on her main deck marks the spot where Nelson was mortally wounded.


        Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 

        SAVES GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL FROM THE WRECKING BALL

        First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with Mayor Ed Koch and Friends


        In 1965, Mayor Robert F. Wagner created the New York Preservation Landmarks Commission.  


        Not long after that, Grand Central Terminal become a Landmark Preserved Building.  


        In 1970, Builder and Investment Groups had planned to demolish Grand Central Terminal with proposals to build an office tower in its place.


        The Landmarks' Preservation Commission denied any proposal for demolition but were struck down by the New York Courts. 


        That's when local preservationists along with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the Municipal Arts Society sprung into action to save Grand Central Terminal.


        They took their grand stand all the way to the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. 


        On June the 26th, 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the New York Landmark Preservation Commission.


        And, Grand Central Terminal was saved from demolition.


        Grand Central Station is there today for future generations to enjoy.


        Story by Ian O. Robertson

        A Victory for Landmark Preservation


        Exterior of Grand Central Station

        Built by Railroad Tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt 1871


        The terminal stands as a universal symbol of New Yorkers past and present.


        The Main Concourse at Grand Central Station with Information Booth and Clock 





        Marilyn Monroe at Grand Central Terminal 

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