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The remnant of a volcanic cone, [6] Necker Island is located about 120 kilometers (65 nmi; 75 mi) southeast of the French Frigate Shoals [7] on the northwestern end of a large, shallow ocean bank. [8]
Two hundred Irish settlers in Gatineau refused to pay a county tax. According to one account: When a deputy sheriff went to make seizures, the residents threatened to string him to the nearest tree. Finally, they compelled him to eat the writs he had, and then gave him a limited time to get out of the township. [77]
The area is relatively poorly developed - there is little industry besides forestry-related facilities, the road network is sparse and the nearest large airport is located several hundred kilometres away; [3] [4] only two major roads (with at least one lane in each direction) and one rail line link Poland with Lithuania.
The nearest tree is over 222 kilometres (138 mi) away on the Auckland Islands. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The tree is believed to have been introduced by Lord Ranfurly between 1901 and 1907. [ 28 ] Australian academics have proposed designating the tree as a golden-spike signal-marker for the start of the anthropocene epoch.
In 1899 Kroger called for all other retail grocery stores to join his effort to limit retail grocery store hours by closing at 7:00 p.m. Saying he recognized "the right of working people to have their evenings to themselves", he set the 7:00 p.m. closing time to accommodate those whose work ended at 6:00 p.m. so that "they have a chance to get ...
The Battle of Issy was fought on the 2 and 3 July 1815 in and around the village of Issy, a short distance south west of Paris.The result was a victory for Prussian General von Zieten over a French army commanded by General Dominique Vandamme.
The dogs had given up, and they were not even able to make it to the nearest roadhouse. Meusebach–Zesch had begun to believe they might die. [ 65 ] Leonhard Seppala , known for winning multiple-year dog sled races, and for participating in the 1925 serum run to Nome , [ 66 ] had been alerted about the women's hazardous trek.