It wasn't Led Zeppelin's bass player but this Naval officer who said, "I have not yet begun to fight"
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Talk:John Paul Jones - Wikipedia  The "I have not yet begun to fight" quote is Hollywood fiction not fact. ..... Led Zeppelin is famous, yes, but how many people know its members? ... years removed from Led Zepplin's heyday, that John Paul Jones the bass player will be ... My point was that, at this time (early 2008) John Paul Jones (naval officer) is not, within...
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the number of people who don't know john paul jones... - Famous ...  posted in Famous Naval Leaders: it is astounding. ... Come on man he was the bassist of Led Zeppelin, Metallica's drummer is Lars Ulrich.
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John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy by Evan ...  If only the US Navy at the time of Jones' life was the size of the man's ambit... ... But we do what we can with the time we're allotted and Jones did just about ...... his life are covered including his stint as a naval officer/advisor in the Russian navy, .... John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy...when he wasn't...
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Jeopary Questions page 1618 - "COLOR" MOVIES - TriviaBistro.com  THE NAME'S THE SAME: It wasn't Led Zeppelin's bass player but this Naval officer who said, "I have not yet begun to fight"  1960: On November 8 he was...
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This Is Britain's Super Stealthy New Warship - Jalopnik  Aug 20, 2012 ... The United Kingdom's Royal Navy has been scheming a new combat ship since the ... Everyone else thinks about the bassist from Led Zeppelin. .... That's not to say that Nelson wasn't a talented and driven guy; he was. ... famous fight where he shouted his trademark phrase, "I have not yet begun to fight!".
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Adventure Travel - National Geographic Adventure Magazine  It was supposed to have been a straightforward salvage job,or at least as ... Jones's ship, the Bonhomme Richard, was known to have sunk somewhere along ... of character, scorning surrender with the words I have not yet begun to fight! .... Captain John Paul Jones, its new commander, was a tough, uncompromising naval...
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John Paul Jones - Wikipedia  John Paul Jones was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends and enemieswho...
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Eddie Rickenbacker - Wikipedia  Indianapolis Motor Speedway  Eastern Air Lines. Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890  July 23, 1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal ..... Rickenbacker described his World War I flying experiences in his memoirs, Fighting ..... In 1945 20th Century Fox made a movie called Captain Eddie.
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The Admirals - First Chapter or Excerpt - Harford County Public Library  Four months before, the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet carried President Roosevelt to a secret ... There is neither war nor peace. ... As is usual on a Saturday, Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is in his office at the Navy ...... to the Pacific was one thing, but to have it then circumnavigate the globe was a show of real power.
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"I have not yet begun to fight": The Story of John Paul Jones  May 23, 2014 ... Jones was born John Paul on July 6, 1747, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. ... was quickly promoted to captain in 1776 and given command of the sloop Providence. While on his first cruise aboard the Providence, he destroyed British ... More than three hours later, Serapis surrendered and Jones took command.
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History-- "Damn The Torpedoes" Alabama Public Radio | Alabama ...  Nov 25, 2014 ... Ended up being the first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. .... Perhaps the officer in command of the fort may have proven himself a traitor. ... It's one of the famous sayings he used to hear around the campus during his ... which doesn't have the same ring as 'damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead.
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John Paul Jones - Wikipedia  John Paul Jones was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. .... This time, late in the afternoon of April 24, 1778, the ships, roughly equal in firepower, engaged in combat. ... did not happen, capturing Drake after an hour-long gun battle which cost the British captain his life.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong served in the US Navy as a Naval Aviator ...  See more about Neil Armstrong, Astronauts and Navy Reserve. ... 70+ Celebrities Who Were in the Military ...... He was then sent stateside to be a Marine Corp drill instructor. ..... USA soldiers serving in Korea during its harsh and brutal winter of Korea. ..... Don Rickles with his father before shipping out for service in WWII.
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David Farragut - Wikipedia  David Glasgow Farragut /frt was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States .... Though living in Norfolk, Virginia, prior to the American Civil War, Farragut made it ... Jouett, full speed. ..... Url  Barnes, James (1899).
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Billy Budd, Sailor - Encyclopedia.com  Definition of Billy Budd, Sailor  Our online dictionary has Billy Budd, Sailor information from ... He served first on a merchant ship and later on an American navy vessel, his .... Although the incident at Spithead had been forgotten by naval officers, the .... Melville's plot may have also been inspired in part by the Somers affair,...
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Timeless Story of America: 'Ragtime' at San Diego Musical Theatre ...  Feb 9, 2016 ... ... seems to have some sort of clairvoyance (his repeated admonition to Warn the Duke presages the start of World War I). ... Great Scott! ... 'China Rising, Behaving Aggressively,' Defense Secretary Says on USS Carl Vinson.
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SparkNotes: Billy Budd, Sailor: Plot Overview  This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Billy Budd, Sailor. ... The British naval warship H.M.S. Bellipotent impresses, or involuntarily ... Billy's commanding officer, Captain Graveling, though reluctant to let one of his best men go, has little ... But Claggart is offended by the accident, and finds it indicative of Billy's...
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Billy Budd: A Synopsis - JStor  EDWARD FAIRFAX VERE (Captain of H.M.S. " Indomitable ") . Tenor ... working scene is rounded off by the chorus of the sailors, only. Master remaining on the ... He carries them w. Billy. Budd, sharing follow you,. I'll ser great excitement fr. ACT II .... stares at Billy: " William Budd, I accuse you of insubordination. William...
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Secret Naval Craft & Operations - World Naval Ships Forums  Secret Naval Craft & Operations Other Naval Topics. ... These helmets they had wrapped in bright cloth, hoping that - if .... submersibles and crews en route to a raid on Alexandria, and one of .... Bushnell's craft, Turtle (pic below), piloted by Sergeant Ezra Lee made the first recorded submarine attack in the...
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N-P: Last Words of Real People - OoCities  Ramon Narvaez was a Spanish politician and general who served repeated ... More than two million German soldiers went to their death for the fatherland ... He summoned the Captain of his flagship, Thomas Hardy, and ordered ... Just prior to the famous charge up Kettle (not San Juan) Hill, O'Neill was ... "Drink to me!".