Bakers Dozen

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds

  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire

  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II

  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.

  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.

  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.

  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
  8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
  8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
  9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
  8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
  9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
  10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history;

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
  8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
  9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
  10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
  11. Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
  8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
  9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
  10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
  11. Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
  12. Battle of Tsushima (1905) - First use of radio in naval warfare. Dealt a considerable blow to the prestige of the Russian Romanov dynasty. First victory over an Asian nation over a European power. Fostered Japanese military aggression in Asian sphere.

Naval battles, year and importance

  1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
  2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
  3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
  4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
  5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
  6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
  7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
  8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
  9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
  10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
  11. Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
  12. Battle of Tsushima (1905) - First use of radio in naval warfare. Dealt a considerable blow to the prestige of the Russian Romanov dynasty. First victory over an Asian nation over a European power. Fostered Japanese military aggression in Asian sphere.
  13. Seige of Havana (1762) - British forces capture Spanish-held Havana in a significant victory in the Seven Years’ War.

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chcago Link

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chcago Link
  5. “Friday” Rebecca Black link

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chcago Link
  5. “Friday” Rebecca Black link
  6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago Link
  5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black link
  6. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini Link

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago Link
  5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black link
  6. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini Link
  7. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago Link
  5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black link
  6. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini Link
  7. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM
  8. “Friday’s Child” - Them Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago Link
  5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black link
  6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” - The Carpenters Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube
  7. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini Link
  8. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM
  9. “Friday’s Child” - Them Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago Link
  5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black link
  6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” - The Carpenters Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube
  7. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini Link
  8. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM
  9. “Friday’s Child” - Them Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube
  10. “Monday, Monday” - The Mamas and the Papas The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday - YouTube

Denny Doherty sings the lead; somewhere I read an interview with someone who saud he had a voice that could charm the birds out of the trees

Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

  1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce link
  2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett Link
  3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson Link
  4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago Link
  5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black link
  6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” - The Carpenters Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube
  7. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini Link
  8. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM
  9. “Friday’s Child” - Them Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube
  10. “Monday, Monday” - The Mamas and the Papas The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday - YouTube
  11. “Ruby Tuesday” - The Rolling Stones linkylinklink