1.   In Britain, festivities will center on Bristol, from where John Cabot sailed on his historic voyage.

2.   But for all the dangers and difficulties of long-distance ballooning, the historic voyage was relatively uneventful.

3.   Jones and Piccard completed their historic voyage on Saturday.

4.   Three of the six double-hulled canoes en route from Tahiti on a historic voyage to Hawaii completed the first leg of the journey.

5.   Sea-Land also presented a crystal model to Xu Yuehfong, captain of the Sheng Da, for piloting the historic voyage.