n British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
100 DAYS/100 LIVES: Bridgewater mom will finish what she started On the night of the Boston Marathon, Bridgewater resident Beth Ann Bligh thought she might never run another one again. But less than a month later, she crossed the finish line at the Cox Sports Marathon in Providence. Completing the race was exhilarating, but the moment she remembers most vividly was passing mile 22. That’s how far she had gotten in the Boston Marathon on April 15 when the race ...
July 24, 2013 - Bridgewater Independent
Finishing what she started: Bridgewater mom will run the Boston Marathon again next year On the night of the Boston Marathon, Bridgewater resident Beth Ann Bligh thought she might never run another one again. But less than a month later, she crossed the finish line at the Cox Sports Marathon in Providence. Completing the race was exhilarating, but the moment she remembers most vividly was passing mile 22. That’s how far she had gotten in the Boston Marathon on April 15 when the race ...
July 24, 2013 - Bridgewater Independent