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D600 was officially completed on 25 November 1957 but was not handed over to BR until December. Some trial runs with passenger coaches were done in Scotland before D600 took up residency at Plymouth Laira depot. A press run was arranged for February 17, 1958 when D600 hauled a 340 long ton train between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads with stops at Reading, Didcot and Swindon. The twin engine reliability came in handy when one of the engines cut out soon after leaving Bristol on the return run; the last 100 miles back to London we ...

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British Rail Class 41 Warship Class, British Rail Class 41 Warship Class - History, British Rail Class 41 Warship Class - Mechanical details, British Rail Class 41 Warship Class - Service and liveries, British Rail Class 41 Warship Class - Withdrawal and scrapping, British Rail Class 41 Warship Class - Class details

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The Polish armed forces resisted the German invasion, but their strategic position was hopeless since Poland was surrounded on three sides by Germany and German-controlled Czechoslovakia. It was in Poland that the Germans first used the tactics of Blitzkrieg ("lightning war"): rapid advance of Panzer (armored) divisions, dive bombing to break up troop concentrations, and aerial bombing of undefended cities to sap civilian morale. The Polish Army and Air Force had little modern equipment to match the onslaught. German forces wer ...

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History of Poland 1939–1945, History of Poland 1939–1945 - German and Soviet Invasion, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Dismemberment of Poland, History of Poland 1939–1945 - The General Government, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Treatment of the Poles, History of Poland 1939–1945 - The Holocaust in Poland, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Governments in exile, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Resistance, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Aftermath of the War, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Yalta and the Soviet Occupation 1943–45

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Time Trax - Darien Lambert. ~ Captain Fugitive Retrieval Section Pre-Series Darien was born on August 17, 2160, 8:05 AM, a Monday. He was left at the Bradwell orphanage (#35 "Mother"). Unclaimed by his birth parents; he was raised in Enclave I-6 Middle City, the area known long before as Chicago Land. As was the custom, he was allowed to choose his own name. He chose Darien, hero of the Just War of 2129, and Lambert, the surname of the woman who bore him; who he called mother, even thou ...

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Time Trax, Time Trax - Premise, Time Trax - Beginning Narration, Time Trax - Characters, Time Trax - Darien Lambert, Time Trax - SELMA, Time Trax - Encountered Fugitives, Time Trax - Other Characters, Time Trax - Terminology & Technology, Time Trax - Time Line, Time Trax - Filming Information, Time Trax - Credits, Time Trax - Episode List, Time Trax - Find Time Trax

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Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - 1640. 1640 Charles recalls Parliament to raise funds: this was the Short Parliament, which was promptly dismissed by Charles October 26, 1640 Charles forced to sign the Treaty of Ripon November 1640 Charles again summons Parliament; this was the Long Parliament Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - 1641. October Rebellion breaks out in Ireland against English rule. See also:

Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events prior to the English Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - 1640, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - 1641, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - 1642 until the outbreak of the Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - The First English Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1642, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1643, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1644, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1645, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1646, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - The lull between the two English Civil Wars, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - The Second English Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1647, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1648, Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - Events of 1649

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On 23 May 2005, Transport Minister Simione Kaitani appeared in court along with four other defendants, Levani Tonitonivanua, Eroni Lewaqai, Viliame Sausauwai, and Antonio Tanaburenisau on charges of having taken an illegal oath of ministerial office during the coup, on 20 May 2000. Tanaburenisau, who had already admitted the charge on 22 April, apologised. The others, including Kaitani, all pleaded not guilty. The trial of all except Tanaburenisau began on 17 June. A numbe ...

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Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Timoci Silatolu and Josefa Nata, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Ratu Jope Seniloli and Ratu Rakuita Vakalalabure, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Apisai Tora, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Senator Ratu Inoke Takiveikata, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Filipo Tarakinikini, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and Senator Ratu Josefa Dimuri, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Tevita Bukarau Metuisela Mua Viliame Sausauwai Eroni Lewaqai and Joji Bakoso, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Simione Kaitani Levani Tonitonivanua Eroni Lewaqai Viliame Sausauwai and Antonio Tanaburenisau, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Jemesa Lawebuka Filimone Vadei Lepani Raitila Sesoni Sabera, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Mele Afu, Trials since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit - Court Martial

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Following this assignment, Arkansas joined the Atlantic Fleet for maneuvers along the east coast. The battleship began her first overseas cruise in late October 1913, and visited several ports in the Mediterranean Sea. At Naples, Italy, on 11 November 1913, the ship celebrated the birthday of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy. Earlier, in October 1913, a coup in Mexico had brought to power a dictator, Victoriano Huerta. President of the United States Woodrow Wilson disapproved of the way in which Huerta had come to power, and ...

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USS Arkansas BB-33, USS Arkansas BB-33 - First overseas cruise, USS Arkansas BB-33 - World War I, USS Arkansas BB-33 - Inter-war years, USS Arkansas BB-33 - World War II, USS Arkansas BB-33 - Sinking, USS Arkansas BB-33 - External link

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The U.S. Army Air Service/Air Corps/Air Forces wings that existed before 1947 are not comparable with the wings of the USAF. World War II wings, for example, were very large administrative and operational organizations that usually controlled several combat groups and numerous service organizations, often located at widely scattered locations. Many of the World War II wings were redesignated as air divisions after the war. Modem wings, as we know them, began their existence with a service test of combat wings in 1947-1948. These wings were t ...

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Strategic Air Command, Strategic Air Command - History, Strategic Air Command - The Command, Strategic Air Command - Commander in Chief Strategic Air Command CINCSAC, Strategic Air Command - Senior Enlisted Advisors, Strategic Air Command - The Air Forces, Strategic Air Command - Second Air Force, Strategic Air Command - Eighth Air Force, Strategic Air Command - Fifteenth Air Force, Strategic Air Command - Sixteenth Air Force, Strategic Air Command - Twentieth Air Force, Strategic Air Command - The Divisions, Strategic Air Command - The Wings, Strategic Air Command - 1st Wings, Strategic Air Command - 2nd Wings, Strategic Air Command - 4th Fighter Wing, Strategic Air Command - A Brief History of Air Refueling, Strategic Air Command - The Bases, Strategic Air Command - United States, Strategic Air Command - Overseas bases, Strategic Air Command - SAC Sayings, Strategic Air Command - External link

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The Snowden children began touring sometime around 1850. Friends and contacts in other towns often invited them to perform, and their advertising consisted of nothing more than a few handbills and word of mouth. This invitation from Arthur Kirby is typical: As we are going to have a Suinging[2] party the 12th off August on Saturday The neighborhood requested me to drop you a few Line to inform you that They want you to come and give us a Concert on that Same evening. The Suinging part is in The ...

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Snowden Family Band, Snowden Family Band - Performances, Snowden Family Band - Songs by the Snowdens, Snowden Family Band - Family life, Snowden Family Band - Notes

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When it became obvious to the Grandees in the Army and Parliament that they could not negotiate a settlement with King Charles I and they could not trust him to resist raising an army to attack them, they reluctantly came to the conclusion that they would have to kill him. The House of Commons on 13 December 1648 broke off negotiations with the King. Two days later, the Council of Officers of the New Model Army voted that the King be moved from the Isle of Wight, where he was prisoner, to Windsor "in order to the bringing of him speedily to justice". In the mid ...

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Rump Parliament, Rump Parliament - Execution of Charles I, Rump Parliament - 1649-1653, Rump Parliament - Oliver Cromwell, Rump Parliament - End of the Rump Parliament, Rump Parliament - Links and references

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Competitors take their throw from inside a circle 2.135 metres (7 feet) in diameter, with a toe board approximately 4" high at the front of the circle. The shot must land within a vector of approximately 30 degrees. The athlete must rest the shot in between the neck and shoulder and keep it tight to the neck while throwing. At the end of the throw, the thrower must push the throwing arm straight with the thumb pointing down; if the thrower does not push the ball out and throws it like a baseball, the thrower may receive injury. Throwing a sh ...

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Shot put, Shot put - Competitions and rules, Shot put - Putting styles, Shot put - World records, Shot put - Top 10 performers, Shot put - Men, Shot put - Women

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For decades since its founding by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the British colony of Singapore had no formal fire fighting force. Fire fighting was carried out using a cart of water and hand pump, and involved the police, sepoys, marine soldiers and even convicts. It is not until 1869 that the colonial government took the matter seriously and set up a Fire Brigade. A number of volunteer brigades were formed, but they were a motley crew and failed dismally when put t ...

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Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force - History, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Ranks, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Commissioners, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Commissioned Officers, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Warrant Officers, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Specialists, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Enlistees, Singapore Civil Defence Force - Position Titles

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Installation of the Pilot Landing Aid Television (PLAT) system was completed on Coral Sea on 14 December 1961. She was the first carrier to have this system installed for operations use. Designed to provide a videotape of every landing, the system proved useful for instructional purposes and in the analysis of landing accidents, thereby making it an invaluable tool in the promotion of safety. By 1963, all attack carriers had been equi ...

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USS Coral Sea CV-43, USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Early Milestones, USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Operations in the 1950s, USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Vietnam and operations in the 1960s to early 1970s, USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Paris Peace Accords assorted events in the late 1970s and '80s, USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Decommissioning and Scrapping

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During her third war patrol, between 16 December 1942 and 6 February 1943, Finback served for some time as escort for a carrier task force, forbidden to reveal herself by making attacks during a part of the patrol. On 17 January, she engaged a patrol boat in a surface gun duel, leaving the enemy craft abandoned and sinking. After refitting at Midway, Finback made her fourth war patrol between 27 February and 13 April, scouting shipping lanes between Rabaul and the Japanese home islands. On 21 March, she damaged a large cargo sh ...

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USS Finback SS-230, USS Finback SS-230 - 1942, USS Finback SS-230 - 1943, USS Finback SS-230 - 1944, USS Finback SS-230 - 1945, USS Finback SS-230 - Post War

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Originally designed to a BEA requirement for a 100-seat aircraft to replace their Viscounts. The original Type 870 design was then modified when TCA expressed their interest in the design as well, and Vickers returned the updated Type 950 that filled both requirements. The main difference between the Viscount and Vanguard was the construction of the fuselage. The Vanguard started with the original Viscount fuselage, but cut it off about 1/2 of the way up from the bottom, and replaced the top section with a larger-diamete ...

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Vickers Vanguard, Vickers Vanguard - History, Vickers Vanguard - Variants, Vickers Vanguard - Specifications Type 952, Vickers Vanguard - General Characteristics, Vickers Vanguard - Performance, Vickers Vanguard - External link:, Vickers Vanguard - Related content

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The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire. With his death in 1714, the academy temporarily closed. On 20 January 1725, Emperor Karl VI appointed the Frenchman Jacob van Schuppen as Prefect and Director of the Academy, which was refounded as the k.k. Hofakademie der Maler, Bildhauer und Baukunst (Imperial and Royal Court Academy of painters, sculptors and architectur ...

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Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna - History, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna - Structure, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna - Notes, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna - Famous graduates

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Descriptions of the adult Buckley vary. According to George Russell who met him near the Yarra River in 1836, Buckley stood 6' 4" tall (193 cm), but numerous other heights are reported, ranging from 6' 3" to 6' 7". According to Russell, Buckley "was a tall, ungainly man...and altogether his looks were not in his favour; he had a shaggy head of black hair, a low forehead with overhanging eyebrows nearly concealing his small eyes, a short snub nose, a face very much marked by smallpox, and was ju ...

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William Buckley convict, William Buckley convict - Early life, William Buckley convict - Transportation and escape, William Buckley convict - Life with the Wautharong tribe, William Buckley convict - Pardon, William Buckley convict - Return to white society

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Founded in 1985, they fostered a raw amateurness to they playing style, initially, but later developed in to a smoother, 'sexier' look, that still caused some controversy. Their first release came in spring 1986, a double-A sided single (with a blank B side) of "XX Sex" and "Rules And Regulations". This led to extensive tours of the UK and Europe and, in November that year, the album release Bostin' Steve Austin (some sources label it self-titled). For their next album, Big Bang! in 1989, they made an abrupt chang ...

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We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It, We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - Biography, We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - Band Members, We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - Singles

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Sawfish proceeded to waters off southwestern Japan where she attacked several targets and concluded that she had sunk or damaged some. However, they turned out to be two neutral Soviet cargo ships, Ilmen and Kola. A careful study of Japanese and American records after the war did not confirm any other sinkings on Sawfish's first war patrol, which ended when she reached Midway on 25 March. The submarine departed Midway on 15 April and headed for Japan. On 5 May off the coast of Honshu, she sank the converted ...

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USS Sawfish SS-276, USS Sawfish SS-276 - First and second war patrols January – June 1943, USS Sawfish SS-276 - Third war patrol June – August 1943, USS Sawfish SS-276 - fourth and fifth war patrols September – December 1943, USS Sawfish SS-276 - Sixth and seventh war patrols April – August 1944, USS Sawfish SS-276 - Eighth war patrol September – November 1944, USS Sawfish SS-276 - Ninth and tenth war patrols December 1944 – April 1945, USS Sawfish SS-276 - Post-war service

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On its fourth deployment from June 2000 to December 2000, George Washington spent most of its six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf as the cornerstone of the U.S. military presence there. The George Washington CVBG departed 21 June 2000. Their deployment included operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. While in the Persian Gulf, the battle group supported Operation Southern Watch by flying more than 800 sorties over Iraq. Surface forces supported UN sanctions against Iraq by conducting Mari ...

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USS George Washington CVN-73, USS George Washington CVN-73 - History, USS George Washington CVN-73 - 2000, USS George Washington CVN-73 - 2002, USS George Washington CVN-73 - 2003, USS George Washington CVN-73 - 2004, USS George Washington CVN-73 - Future plans

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USS New Jersey BB-62 - World War II. New Jersey completed fitting out and trained her initial crew in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean. On 7 January 1944 she passed through the Panama Canal war-bound for Funafuti, Ellice Islands. She reported there 22 January for duty with the 5th Fleet, and three days later rendezvoused with Task Group 58.2 for the assault on the Marshall Islands. New Jersey screened the aircraft carriers from enemy attack as their planes flew strikes against Kwajalein and Eniwetok 29 January-2 February, softening up the latter for its invasion ...

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USS New Jersey BB-62, USS New Jersey BB-62 - History, USS New Jersey BB-62 - World War II, USS New Jersey BB-62 - Post WWII 1946-1950, USS New Jersey BB-62 - The Korean War 1950-1953, USS New Jersey BB-62 - Post Korean War 1953-1968, USS New Jersey BB-62 - The Vietnam War, USS New Jersey BB-62 - Post Vietnam War 1969-1982, USS New Jersey BB-62 - Lebanese Civil War 1982-1984, USS New Jersey BB-62 - Post Cold War 1984-2000, USS New Jersey BB-62 - External link

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Following shakedown off the New England coast, Requin departed Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 3 June 1945 en route to Hawaii. She joined the Pacific Fleet on 13 July at Balboa, Panama, and at the end of the month reached Pearl Harbor. However, two weeks after her arrival, three days before she was to begin her first war patrol, World War II ended and Requin was recalled and ordered back to the Atlantic. Requin arrived at Staten Island, New York, on 18 September to begin what would be in the words of Commander Cutte ...

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USS Requin SS-481, USS Requin SS-481 - Shakedown and First Conversion, USS Requin SS-481 - Radar Picket Operations, USS Requin SS-481 - Second Conversion, USS Requin SS-481 - Preservation Efforts

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His show Kilroy started on 24 November 1986 as Day To Day and ran up until 2004, when the programme was cancelled by the BBC after an article entitled 'We owe Arabs nothing' by Kilroy-Silk[2] was published in the Sunday Express on 4 January. The article had originally been published in April 2003 by the same paper and 'republished in error' according to Kilroy-Silk [3], although during its first incarnation the article failed to attract the same furore from the national press or provoke any (ostensible) disciplinary acti ...

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Robert Kilroy-Silk, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Education and early political career, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Kilroy and 'anti-Arab' controversy, Robert Kilroy-Silk - UK Independence Party political career, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Involvement in the European elections, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Leadership ambitions, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Leaving the party, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Veritas political career, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Independent MEP, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Publicity stunts, Robert Kilroy-Silk - Personal life

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