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USS Geneva (APA-86)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Geneva (APA-86) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Commissioned late in the war, she was initially assigned to transport duties and consequently did not participate in combat operations.
Palace of Westminster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the heart of the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the historic Westminster Abbey and the government buildings of Whitehall and Downing Street. The name may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace, a medieval building complex, most of which was destroyed in 1834, and its replacement New Palace that stands today. The palace retains its original style and status as a royal residence for ceremonial purposes.
USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II. She was later transferred to the US Army and served briefly during the Korean War as USAT General W. P. Richardson, before entering commercial service.
USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Green Port, before being scrapped in 1980.
Peace Corps
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries. Generally, the work is related to social and economic development. Each program participant (aka Peace Corps Volunteer) is an American citizen, typically with a college degree, who works abroad for a period of 24 months after three months of training. Volunteers work with governments, schools, non-profit organizations, non-government...
USS General John Pope (AP-110)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General John Pope (AP-110) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II. After the war she was transferred to the Army and redesignated USAT General John Pope. She later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a civilian-manned Military Sea Transportation Service vessel, as USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110).
USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In October 1949 she was redesignated T-AP-176 but retained her Navy crew.
Politics of New Hampshire
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! New Hampshire has had an unusual tax base over the years. Unlike most states, there is no sales tax. Like most states, it has been forced by the courts to equalize taxes for uniform support of schools in all areas of the state.
Pathfinder (military)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A pathfinder is a paratrooper who is inserted or dropped into place in order to set up and operate drop zones, pickup zones, and helicopter landing sites for airborne operations, air resupply operations, or other air operations in support of the ground unit commander. Pathfinders first appeared in World War II and continue to serve an important role in today`s modern military, providing Commanders with the option of flexibly employing air assets.
USS General George M. Randall (AP-115)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) was a General John Pope class troop transport which served with the United States Navy in World War II and the postwar era. She was named after Major General George Morton Randall, an American Civil War hero, and veteran of the Indian wars of the 1880s and the Philippines in the early 1900s.
Royal Albert Hall
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.
Whole Wheat Radio
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Whole Wheat Radio (WWR) was a listener-controlled, internet-only webcast and Mediawiki wiki based in Talkeetna, Alaska, centered around independent music aired 24 hours a day, that was financially and operationally maintained by an all-volunteer community as a grassroots alternative to mainstream media. WWR`s listener-driven webcast and real-time interactive community distinguished it from other streaming webcasts, social music networks, and peer to peer music file sharing websites. Whole Wheat Radio was an online community radio station.
Pass laws
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pass laws in South Africa were designed to segregate the population and limit severely the movements of the non-white populace. This legislation was one of the dominant features of the country`s apartheid system. The Black population were required to carry these pass books with them when outside their compounds or designated areas. Failure to produce a pass often resulted in the person being arrested. Any white person, even a child, could ask a black African to produce his or her pass.
USS Cheleb (AK-138)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS Cheleb (AK-138) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. It was the only ship of the Navy to have borne this name. It is named after Cheleb, a star in the northern hemisphere constellation of Ophiuchus.
USS Gear (ARS-34)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gear (ARS-34) was an Diver-class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.
Royal Academy
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.
Oxford Movement
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church Anglicans, eventually developing into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose members were often associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy and theology. They conceived of the Anglican Church as one of three branches of the Catholic Church.
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