208 BC - Events. Second Punic War: Scipio Africanus Major defeats Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca in Spain at the Battle of Baecula. As a result, Hasdrubal crosses the Pyrenees with his remaining troops into Transalpine Gaul, intending to join Hannibal in Italy. Marcus Claudius Marcellus was killed in an ambush. Chinese general Zhang Han of the Qin Dynasty pacifies a peasant rebellion led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, then lays siege to the rebel city of Julu. Including:

208 BC - Events 208 BC - Births 208 BC - Deaths

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USS Grayback SS-208 - First patrol USS Grayback SS-208 - Fifth patrol USS Grayback SS-208 - Sixth patrol USS Grayback SS-208 - Seventh patrol USS Grayback SS-208 - Eighth Patrol USS Grayback SS-208 - Ninth patrol USS Grayback SS-208 - Tenth Patrol

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Grayback’s first war patrol from 15 February to 10 April took her along the coast of Saipan and Guam. There she participated in a deadly four-day game of hide-and-seek with an enemy submarine; the enemy I-boat fired two torpedoes at Grayback on the morning of 22 February, then continued to trail her across the Pacific. Grayback spotted the enemy conning tower a couple of times, and the Japanese ship broached once; but the Grayback could not get into position to attack. After four nerve-wracking days, Grayback shook the other sub and continued on patrol. First blood for her came on 17 Mar ...

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USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayback SS-208 - First patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Fifth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Sixth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Seventh patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Eighth Patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Ninth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Tenth Patrol

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The fifth war patrol began as Grayback sailed from Australia on 7 December 1942. Only a week out of port, Pharmacist's Mate Harry B. Roby was called upon to perform an emergency appendectomy, the second to be done on a patrolling submarine. With Grayback running silent and steady a hundred feet beneath the surface, the untutored Roby successfully removed the infected appendix, and his patient was back standing watch by the end of the patrol. Then 20 December, Grayback enjoyed "a Jap appetizer for Christmas dinner," as sh ...

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USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayback SS-208 - First patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Fifth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Sixth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Seventh patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Eighth Patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Ninth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Tenth Patrol

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Grayback’s tenth patrol, her most successful in terms of tonnage sunk, was also to be her last. She sailed from Pearl Harbor on 28 January 1944, for the East China Sea. On 24 February Grayback radioed that she had sunk two cargo ships 19 February and had damaged two others. On 25 February she transmitted her second and final report. That morning she had sunk tanker Toshin Maru and severely damaged another. With only two torpedoes remaining, she was ordered home from patrol. Due to reach Midway on 7 March, Grayback did not arrive. On 30 March ComSubPac lis ...

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USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayback SS-208 - First patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Fifth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Sixth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Seventh patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Eighth Patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Ninth patrol, USS Grayback SS-208 - Tenth Patrol

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From 1980 through 1985, a low-displacement 208 GTB and 208 GTS was produced. The engine was de-bored to 68.8 mm (giving an undersquare design) for a total of 1991 cc displacement. This same trick had previously been performed on the 208 GT4 2+2, resulting in the smallest V8 engine ever produced. The 208 was produced for the Italian market only, for tax reasons. The car produced only 155bhp which meant that performance was underwhelming, especially for a Ferrari. 160 208GTS and 140 208GTB cars were produced in 1 ...

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Ferrari 308 GTB, Ferrari 308 GTB - 308 GTB, Ferrari 308 GTB - GTBi and Quattrovalvole, Ferrari 308 GTB - 208 GTB, Ferrari 308 GTB - 328 GTB

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The Pininfarina-styled 308 GTB was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 1975 as a supplement to the odd Bertone-shaped Dino 308 GT4 and a replacement for the 246 Dino. Unlike the plain 2+2 GT4, the GTB was a 2-seater with aggressive lines, and has been called one of the most beautiful of all Ferraris. The targa topped 308GTS was made famous on the Magnum P.I. television show. The 308GT4 shared much with the original 206 Dino, and the 308GTB is mechanically identical to the GT4. Both sit on the same tube-frame pla ...

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Ferrari 308 GTB, Ferrari 308 GTB - 308 GTB, Ferrari 308 GTB - GTBi and Quattrovalvole, Ferrari 308 GTB - 208 GTB, Ferrari 308 GTB - 328 GTB

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The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has ten titles, each containing numerous sections. Title II: Enhanced Surveillance Procedures gave increased powers of surveillance to various government agencies and bodies. This title has 25 sections, with one of the sections (section 224) containing a sunset clause which sets an expiration date, 31 December 2005, for most of the title's provisions. On 22 December 2005, th ...

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USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Summary
USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Scope of allowed surveillance USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Disclosure USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Surveillance orders USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Liability due to unauthorised surveillance
USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Commentary
USA PATRIOT Act Title II - American Bar Association USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Electronic Privacy Information Center USA PATRIOT Act Title II - American Civil Liberties Union USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Electronic Frontier Foundation USA PATRIOT Act Title II - United States Government
USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Sections
USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Sections 201 & 202: Intercepting communications USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 203: Authority to share criminal investigative information USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 204: Limitations on communication interceptions USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 205: Employment of translators by the FBI USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 206: Roving surveillance authority USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 207: Duration of FISA surveillance on agents of a foreign power USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 208: Designation of judges USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 209: Seizure of voice-mail messages pursuant to warrants USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 210 & 211: Scope of subpoenas for records of electronic communications USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 212: Emergency disclosure of electronic communications USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 213: Delayed search warrant notification USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 214: Pen register and trap and trace authority USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 215: Access to records and other items under FISA USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 216: Authority to issue pen registers and trap and trace devices USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 217: Interception of computer trespasser communications USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 218: Foreign intelligence information USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 219: Single-jurisdiction search warrants for terrorism USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 220: Nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 221: Trade sanctions USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 222: Assistance to law enforcement agencies USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 223: Civil liability for certain unauthorized disclosures USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 224: Sunset USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Section 225: Immunity for compliance with FISA wiretap
USA PATRIOT Act Title II - Notes and references

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142 - Events. Construction of the Antonine Wall began in Scotland. First year of the Hanan era of the Chinese Han Dynasty 142 - Births. Liu Biao (AD 142-208) 142 - Deaths. Category: 142 ...

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Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexandrus (October 1, 208- March 18?, 235), commonly called Alexander Severus, Roman emperor from 222 to 235, was born at Arca Caesarea in Palestine. His father, Gessius Marcianus, held office more than once as an imperial procurator; his mother, Julia Mamaea, was the daughter of Julia Maesa and the aunt of Elagabalus (also called "Heliogabalus"). His original name was Bassianus, but he changed it in 221 when his grandmother, Maesa, persuaded the emperor Elagabalus to adopt his cousin as successo ...

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Alexander Severus - External link

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600 - Environmental change. The population of the Earth rises to about 208 million people. Smallpox arrives in Europe for the first time. 600 - Births. Ali Ben Abu Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam 600 - Deaths. Venance Fortunat, bishop of Poitiers, one of the last representatives of Classical Latin poetry. John Climax, ascetic and mystic. King Beop of Baekje, king of the Baekje Kingd ...

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Bad Radkersburg (Slovenia Radgona) is a city in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria and capital of the district of Radkersburg. It is located at an elevation of 208 m and covers an area of 2.17 km². Its population amounts to about 1,940 people. Bad Radkersburg is a spa sporting a thermal spring with a heat of 80 °C. This and the longest sunshine duration in Austria make the town an a ...

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Bad Radkersburg - History Bad Radkersburg - Sons and daughters of the city Bad Radkersburg - Notable people living in the town

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Wu Guang (Traditional Chinese: 吳廣) (d. 209 BC or 208 BC (around the new year)) was a leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dynasty during the reign of Qin Er Shi, following the death of Qin Shi Huang. Less is known about him than Chen Sheng. Wu Guang was born in Yangxia (陽夏, in modern Zhoukou, Henan). In 209 BC, he was a military captain along with Chen Sheng when the two of them were ordered to lead 900 soldiers to Yuyang (漁陽, in modern Beijing) to help defend the northern border against Xiongnu. Due to storms, ...

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Chen Sheng (Traditional Chinese: 陳勝) (d. 209 BC or 208 BC (around the new year)) was the leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dynasty during the reign of Qin Er Shi, following the death of Qin Shi Huang. Chen Sheng - Start of the rebellion. Chen Sheng was born in Yangcheng (陽城, in modern Dengfeng, Henan). In 209 BC, he was a military captain along with Wu Guang when the two of them were ordered to lead 900 soldiers to Yuyang (漁陽, in modern Beijing) to help defend the northern border ...

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Chen Sheng - Start of the rebellion Chen Sheng - Downfall and death

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June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. June 6 - Events. 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513 - Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.Including:

June 6 - Events June 6 - Births
June 6 - 1236 to 1899 June 6 - 1900 to 1999
June 6 - Deaths
June 6 - 1393 to 1899 June 6 - 1900 to 1999 June 6 - 2000 onwards
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Mithras was the central savior god of Mithraism, a syncretic Hellenistic mystery religion of male initiates that developed in the Eastern Mediterranean in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC and was practiced in the Roman Empire from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD. Parthian coins and documents bear a double date with a 64 year interval that represents Mithra's ascension to heaven, traditionally given as the equivalent of 208 BC, 64 years after his birth. The Romanized Greek Plutarch says that in 67 BC a large band of pirates in Cilicia—on the southeast coast of Anatolia ...

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Mithras - Worship

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Date (伊達市; -shi) is a city located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 35,468 and the density of 208.33 persons per km². The total area is 170.25 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1972. It is accessed by an expressway and has an interchange, the Date Interchange in the north and route 37. Date Hokkaido - Geography. Mount Usu (732) m and Choryu River ...

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Date Hokkaido - Geography

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC - 210 BC - 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC Events Second Punic War: Hannibal destroys a Roman army under the command of Fulvius Centumalus in the Second Battle of Herdoinia, Centumalus was killed. Hannibal defeats Marcus Claudius Marcellus once more in the Batt ...

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC - 205 BC - 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC Events Second Punic War: Carthaginians under Mago land in Liguria, capturing Genoa and Savona. Scipio Africanus Major is elected consul, and departs to Sicily to prepare the invasion of Africa Quintus Pleminiu ...

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 211 BC 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC - 206 BC - 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC Events Second Punic War: Scipio Africanus Major destroyed the combined Carthaginian army of Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisco in the Battle of Ilipa, thus ending Carthaginian hold in Spain. Mago evacuates the remaining Ca ...

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