A Reliable Partner At Home And At Work In Compaq
Compaq Computers is one of the companies that have a short but very colorful history before its merger with Hewlett-Packard (HP) which another computer company based in the United States. Founded in 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto, Compaq was known for its IBM compatible computers. Compaq?"''s portable version of the IBM pc which was then known as the luggable?"', the equivalent of Read More...
The First Fleet Australia 1787 - View from England
I thought as a born and bred Portsmouth chap I thought I would list the first fleet to Australia that left Portsmouth, England in 1787. Portsmouth is famous for its many famous events and people. Captain Arthur Philip R.N, set sail on May 13th 1787 from Portsmouth with 11 vessels and with about 1,487 people, including 778 convicts (192 women and 586 men). This fleet could be classed as the most im Read More...
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Early life Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, New York, to Wall Street stock broker John Vernou Bouvier III and Janet Norton Lee. Jacqueline had a younger sister, Caroline Lee, known as Lee, born in 1933. Her parents divorced in 1940 and her mother married Standard Oil heir Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr. in 1942. Through Janet's second marriage, Jacqueline gained a half sister and a half Read More...