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SAN JOSE SPANISH SHIP WENT DOWN 1708

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  SAN JOSE SPANISH SHIP WENT DOWN 1708 San José  was a 64-gun, three-masted  galleon  of the  Spanish Navy . It was launched in 1698, [1]  and sank in battle off the coast of  Cartagena, Colombia , in 1708, while laden with gold, silver and  emeralds  worth about US$17 billion as of 2022. [2] The sunken ship was located 600 m deep [3]  by the  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  (WHOI) in November 2015. In July 2017, it was announced that a salvage operation managed by the Colombian government would proceed. [4] சான் ஜோஸ் ஸ்பானிய கடற்படையின் 64-துப்பாக்கி, மூன்று-மாஸ்ட் கேலியன் ஆகும். இது 1698 இல் ஏவப்பட்டது,[1] மற்றும் 1708 ஆம் ஆண்டில் கொலம்பியாவின் கார்டஜீனா கடற்கரையில் போரில் மூழ்கியது, அதே நேரத்தில் 2022 இன் படி சுமார் US$17 பில்லியன் மதிப்புள்ள தங்கம், வெள்ளி மற்றும் மரகதங்கள் ஏற்றப்பட்டன.[2] மூழ்கிய கப்பல் நவம்பர் 2015 இல் வூட்ஸ் ஹோல் ஓசியானோகிராஃபிக் இன்ஸ்டிடியூஷனால் (WHOI) 600 மீ ஆழத்தில்[3] கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது. ஜூலை...

LYDIA THOMPSON ,DANCER,COMEDIAN,ACTRESS DIED 1708 NOVEMBER 17

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LYDIA THOMPSON ,DANCER,COMEDIAN,ACTRESS  DIED 1708 NOVEMBER 17 Lydia Thompson (born Eliza Thompson; 19 February 1838 – 17 November 1908), was an English dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer. After dancing and performing in pantomimes in Britain and then in Europe as a teenager in the 1850s, she became a leading dancer and actress in burlesques on the London stage. She introduced Victorian burlesque to America with her troupe the "British Blondes", in 1868, to great acclaim and notoriety. Her career began to decline in the 1890s, but she continued to perform into the early years of the 20th century. Early years[edit source] Thompson was born in Brydges Street, Covent Garden, London. Her father was Philip Thompson (c.1801–1842) and her mother was Eliza (née Cooper). Her father owned the Sheridan Knowles, a public house. Thompson was the second of three surviving children, including actress Clara Bracy.[1] Her father died in 1842, and her mothe...