Home
Subject list

Ascension

1Mil BC
 Ascension Island, the top of a volcano, broke through the surface of the Atlantic Ocean about this time. Since then the island has grown to about 100 square km.
Links: Volcano, HistoryBC, Ascension     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
1501 May 20
 Portuguese explorer Joao da Nova Castelia (1460-1509) discovered the Ascension Islands on Ascension Day.
Links: Portugal, Ascension     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
1815 Oct 22
 Ascension Island was garrisoned by the British Admiralty. For administrative purposes it was treated as a ship, the HMS Ascension. Some 20 million birds are believed to have lived on the island. By 2000 the number of birds was down to a few hundred thousand due to cats.
Links: Britain, Ascension     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
1899
 A telegraph cable connecting Britain to Cape Town came ashore on Ascension Island.
Links: Britain, South Africa, Telecom, Ascension     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
1922
 Britain decommissioned the HMS Ascension and the island became a dependency of St. Helena. Ascension Island issued its first postage stamps.
Links: Britain, Postage, Ascension     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
We offer additional services to help you as well including tax attorney help with tax relief issues, auto accident attorney services, and sustainable development information to research going green!



Go to top