(theWeek) – John Fairfax rowed from England to Hollywood, FL, landing the day before the moon landing. He was the first person to single-handedly row across the Atlantic earning the admiration of the three astronauts who were off in space. As they noted, ” Yours, however, was the accomplishment of one resourceful individual,”. Fairfax was quite the adventurer, at one point becoming an apprentice to a pirate. Read More |