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Wisner established himself as a folk singer beginning in the mid-1960s, writing and singing songs about the Chesapeake Bay. [1] [2] [6] Over his career, he produced hundreds of poems and songs on the subject, earning him the title "Bard of the Chesapeake." [1] [2] [5] He was primarily interested in the bay's ecology, flora, and fauna, and the ...
The music video for "Party at Ground Zero" was directed by Henry Selick, [1] future director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. The video is a homage to The Masque of the Red Death, with Death bringing about a nuclear explosion when he removes his mask. Still frames from the video are featured on the cover of the song's 12-inch single.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, connecting the eastern and western shores of Maryland was completed in 1952. Length of the suspension span is 2,922 feet and the roadway is about 200 feet above water at ...
The ship's regular schedule incorporated four round trips across the bay daily, made between 7 am and 10 pm, a single one-way trip taking approximately two hours. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 14 ] In early 1954, in response to increasing traffic, Princess Anne was cut in half and lengthened 89 feet (27 m) by the insertion of an additional hull section, giving ...
The USS Missouri grounding occurred 17 January 1950 when the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) ran aground while sailing out of Chesapeake Bay. No one was injured, but the battleship remained stuck for over two weeks before being freed from the sand. The ship was so damaged that she had to return to port and enter dry dock for repairs.
Published in the journal Science last week, the report predicts as much as eight percent of the Earth's ground surface could be impacted by subsidence, or gradual caving in or sinking, by the year ...
Like other Chesapeake Bay islands, Holland Island is primarily made up of clay and silt. [4] The western ridge of the island is very exposed to waves in the bay, making it prone to erosion as well. The island's size was reduced by half, from approximately 160 acres (0.65 km 2 ) in 1915 to 80 acres (0.32 km 2 ) in 2005.
In “From Ground Zero,” Palestine’s entry for the Oscars’ international feature film category, 22 directors present cinematic diaries from Gaza, shot in between (and sometimes, during) IDF ...