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| Name: |
John Davis | | Birth Date: |
c. 1550 | | Death Date: |
1605 | | Place of Birth: |
Devonshire, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
navigator, explorer |
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 Biography of John Davis
486 words, approx. 2 pages
 English navigator John Davis (ca. 1550-1605), though remembered chiefly as a northern explorer, sailed many seas, took part in naval fighting, and invented a nautical instrument. John Davis, a Devonshire man, was friendly with the Gilbert and Raleigh... summary from source:
 Biography of John Davis
1,565 words, approx. 5 pages
 John Davis, novelist, poet, translator, and teacher, although not an American by birth or naturalization, owes much of his literary recognition to the United States. His writing career flourished during the twenty-year period (1798-1817) that he... 
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 John Davis Summary
180 words, approx. 1 pages1550?-1605 English navigator and explorer who went in search of the Northwest Passage from Europe to the Pacific. Davis was born near Dartmouth, in Devon. He fell in love with the sea as a child, and as an adult became convinced that he could navigate... summary from source:
John Davis Summary
156 words, approx. 1 pages1550?-1605 British navigator and Arctic explorer who made three voyages in search of a Northwest Passage from Europe to the Indies (1585, 1586, and 1587), visiting Greenland and Baffin Island. As pilot and navigator for Thomas Cavendish's second... summary from source:
 John Davis Information
642 words, approx. 2 pages
John Davis (1543—December 29 1605), was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I, especially in Polar regions. Davis was born at Sandridge near Dartmouth 1543. From a boy he was a sailor, and early went on voyages with...
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Davis, John Williams
11/19/2003: 375 words, approx. 1 pages Davis, John Williams "Jack" Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Davis, John Williams "Jack" Jack Davis died peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2003 at the V.A. Nursing Home in Asheville, NC. He was 89. Mr. Davis was born in Milwaukee, WI on June 8, 1914. His... summary from source:
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) John R. Davis.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
01/05/2007: 370 words, approx. 1 pages John R. Davis Visitation for John R. Davis will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the services at 12 noon Saturday, at N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Road (two blocks south of Lake Ave. on the west side),... summary from source:
 AP News Judge mulls suit over gay classroom talk
2/7/2007: 365 words, approx. 1 pagesOfficials from a suburban Massachusetts school district asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two couples who claim their parental rights were violated when homosexuality was discussed in their children's classrooms.U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf did not immediately issue a decision... summary from source:
AP News Teens allegedly taunt hippos and survive
7/18/2007: 321 words, approx. 1 pagesThe Kansas City Zoo plans to press charges against two teenage boys who allegedly climbed into the hippo exhibit and threw rocks at the two-ton mammals, zoo officials said.A 14-year-old witness spotted the boys Monday as the hippos were becoming angry and charging. The boys,...
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