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USS Haskell (APA-117)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS Haskell (APA-117) was the lead ship of her class of attack transports, built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. Haskell was named for the Haskell Counties of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
No. 215 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 215 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron formed as a night bomber squadron in World War I and again in World War II, becoming a transport squadron near the end of the Second World War.
Occupation of the Channel Islands
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies and include the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey (which are not parts of the United Kingdom) as well as the smaller islands of Alderney and Sark (both part of the bailiwick of Guernsey). The islands, which are closer to Normandy than they are to Britain, were the only portions of the British Isles to be invaded and occupied by German forces during the war.
Primary education
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. It is preceded by pre-school or nursery education and is followed by secondary education. In North America, this stage of education is usually known as elementary education and is generally followed by middle school.
National Gallery of Australia
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.
Presidential system
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides (hence the name) separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it.
No. 213 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 213 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron was formed on 1 April 1918 from No. 13 (Naval) Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service. This RNAS squadron was itself formed on 15 January 1918 from the Seaplane Defence Flight which, since its creation in June 1917, had had the task of defending the seaplanes which flew out of Dunkirk.
USS Diphda (AKA-59)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Diphda (AKA-59) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after a star in the constellation Cetus. She served as a commissioned ship for 11 years and 10 months.
National Democratic Party of Germany
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Democratic Party of Germany – The People`s Union (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands – Die Volksunion, NPD), is a far right German nationalist party. It was founded in 1964 a successor to the German Reich Party (German: Deutsche Reichspartei, DRP). Party statements self-identify as Germany`s "only significant patriotic force". On 1 January 2011 the far right German People`s Union (German: Deutsche Volksunion) merged with the NPD, and the party name of the National Democratic Party of Germany was extended by the addition of `The People`s Union`.
Trip hop
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Trip hop (or trip-hop) is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which contained influences of soul, funk and jazz. According to Merriam-Webster`s Dictionary, the term was first used in 1989.Encyclopaedia Britannica Online also claims that the term was coined by Mixmag, a British magazine specialising in dance music. It has been described as "Europe`s alternative choice in the second half of the `90s", and "a fusion of hip hop and electronica until neither...
Water pollution in New Zealand
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Water pollution in New Zealand is an increasing concern for environmentalists and regulatory bodies. An increase in dairy farming in New Zealand is linked to an increase in water pollution, and siltation due to land clearance has affected lakes, rivers, caves and bays. There are more than 800 water quality monitoring sites around New Zealand that are regularly sampled.
Presenter
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form), is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies (also MC, emcee, or host) is a person that hosts or presents a show. In films, a presenter (but not a host) is a usually well-known executive producer credited with introducing a film or filmmaker to a larger audience. In broadcast media, especially British, a presenter is the person who hosts, narrates, presents, or takes the main role in the program.
USS Harry Lee (APA-10)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Harry Lee (APA-10) was a Harry Lee-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific War, as well as in North Atlantic Ocean operations, and safely returned home post-war with seven battle stars to her credit. She was the only ship in her class.
USS Diablo (SS-479)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Diablo (SS/AGSS-479), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the diablo, a member of the batfish family, common in the West Indies and along the southern coast of the United states. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 1 December 1944 sponsored by Mrs. V. D. Chapline, and commissioned on 31 March 1945 with Lieutenant Commander G. G. Matherson in command.
Precision approach path indicator
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Precision approach path Indicator (PAPI) is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach (in the vertical plane) to an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located beside the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway.
No. 21 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 21 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1979.
No. 208 Squadron RAF
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No 208 (Reserve) Squadron is at present a reserve unit of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. It operates the BAe Hawk aircraft.
National Socialist Party of America
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Socialist Party of America was a Chicago-based organization founded in 1970 by Frank Collin shortly after he left the National Socialist White People`s Party. The NSWPP had been the American Nazi Party until shortly after the assassination of leader George Lincoln Rockwell in 1967. Collin, a follower of Rockwell, developed differences with his successor Matt Koehl.
Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany was completed on July 10, 1941 by Germany`s armed forces. Latvia became a part of Nazi Germany`s Reichskommissariat Ostland — the Province General of Latvia (German: Generalbezirk Lettland). Anyone who opposed the German occupation, as well as those who had cooperated with the Soviet Union, were killed or sent to concentration camps.
USS Dextrous (AM-341)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Dextrous (AM-341) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Warsaw Pact
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1955–1991), or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe. It was established at the Soviet Union`s initiative and realized on 14 May 1955, in Warsaw.
USS Harris (APA-2)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Harris (APA-2) was a Harris-class attack transport that served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship in her class.
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