Images Dated 7th March 2002

Australia-Ship-Trip

Tall ship Windeward Bound (L) sails past the Sydney Opera House as it departs on a re-enactment of Australian explorer Matthew Flinders epic circumnavigation of Australia in Sydney, 07 March 2002. To celebrate the Bicentennary of Flinders historic voyage, the Windeward Bound will take 17 months to cover the 36, 000 km trip following the route taken by Flinders, using the same charts and log books, and school children will be able to plot its movements and contact the ship via the internet. AFP PHOTO/William WEST / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

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Matthew Hopkins, English witch hunter

Matthew Hopkins (died 1647), English Witch Finder General, with two women accused of being witches. The women are giving the names of their imps, or evil spirits. Hopkins was appointed in 1644 and was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of suspected witches in eastern England. Supposedly a well-educated man, he searched his victims for "witches marks" and tested their ability to float in water when bound, a sure sign of guilt. The majority of suspects drowned or were hanged. In 1647 he was forced to undergo his own test and, on floating in water when bound, he was hanged. Engraving published in 1647

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Formula One World Championship: Ayrton Senna explains to his Lotus Team that his accident late in the race was bought about by failing brakes

Ayrton Senna (BRA) explains to his Lotus Team that his accident late in the race was bought about by failing brakes.
United States Grand Prix, Detroit, 23 June 1985

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