A 10-mile long sandbank in the English Channel lying 6 miles off the Deal coast in Kent, England.
Goodwin Sands
Fact of the Day
English law still requires that official copies of acts of parliament be printed and preserved on animal skin.
Quote of the Day
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by two emperors. I am a little tired.
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~ Napoleon after Austerlitz
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.