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Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light , who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836.
The Francis Light statue is a memorial to Captain Francis Light (1740–1794), the founder of the British colony of Penang in 1786. It is situated in the grounds of Fort Cornwallis , George Town , Penang, Malaysia.
The Francis Light Memorial is a memorial about Francis Light in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The memorial, located underneath the dome, reads: "In memory of Francis Light ESQ who first established this island as an English settlement and was many years governor. Born in the county of Suffolk in England and died October 21st, 1794. In his ...
After months of warning all travelers to avoid a long list of countries because of "very high" COVID-19 levels, the CDC has removed all countries from its "Do Not Travel" list. The highest Level 4 ...
The CDC is tightening testing requirements for international travelers and ordering airlines to share data to combat the omicron COVID-19 variant.
Last year, it was the 10th,” Dr. Brendan Jackson, head of respiratory virus response within the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during the briefing.
In February 1824, Hutchings was among those appointed to a committee for superintending the construction of a cenotaph to the memory of Francis Light, the founder and first superintendent of the British settlement on the island. The Francis Light Memorial, probably completed in the second half of 1824, is located in the grounds of St. George's ...
The agency moved some destinations, including France, Israel and Iceland, into its highest travel advisory tier, "level 4: very high level of COVID-19." CDC says travelers should avoid these ...