"Living in the USA" was recorded by The Steve Miller Band,I couldn't find a release date or information on the composer...must be top secret!
In 1852 the HMS Resolute was sent to the Arctic Ocean to search for a missing explorer. The ship was built with three thicknesses of oak on her bow,but this didn't stop her from becoming ice bound. After two winters stuck in the ice the Resolute was abandoned. For over a year she drifted as a ghost ship,then American whalers found her and brought her to Connecticut.
The British heard and wanted their ship back. Britain and America were not on the best of terms at this time. After much debate,the Senate voted to return the ship as a token of goodwill.
The Resolute served in the Royal Navy for 23 years until she was decommissioned,she was then sent to the docks to be salvaged.
Queen Victoria ordered a desk made from the Resolutes best timbers. The desk was sent to the White House and sealed a lasting friendship between the two countries.
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt wanted to hide his leg braces,he had a knee hole panel added. The desk has not been used by every president for various reasons,but is still in the White House today.
In 1852 the HMS Resolute was sent to the Arctic Ocean to search for a missing explorer. The ship was built with three thicknesses of oak on her bow,but this didn't stop her from becoming ice bound. After two winters stuck in the ice the Resolute was abandoned. For over a year she drifted as a ghost ship,then American whalers found her and brought her to Connecticut.
The British heard and wanted their ship back. Britain and America were not on the best of terms at this time. After much debate,the Senate voted to return the ship as a token of goodwill.
The Resolute served in the Royal Navy for 23 years until she was decommissioned,she was then sent to the docks to be salvaged.
Queen Victoria ordered a desk made from the Resolutes best timbers. The desk was sent to the White House and sealed a lasting friendship between the two countries.
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt wanted to hide his leg braces,he had a knee hole panel added. The desk has not been used by every president for various reasons,but is still in the White House today.
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