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Произведения автора582007
1955 MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! On April 4, 1955, a United Airlines Douglas DC-6 named Mainliner Idaho crashed shortly after taking off from Long Island MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, Islip, New York, United States. The aircraft, registration number N37512, was performing an instrument rating check flight, when, shortly after taking off, it began banking to the right. Seconds after climbing through 150 feet (46 m), the aircraft turned through 90 degrees, causing the nose to drop suddenly, before it impacted with the ground.
1952 Winter Olympics
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible. Instead, Oslo won the right to host the 1952 Games in a contest that included Cortina d`Ampezzo in Italy and Lake Placid in the United States. All of the venues were in Oslo`s metropolitan area except for the alpine skiing events, which were held at Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital. A new hotel was built to house the press and dignitaries, along with three dormitories to house athletes and...
Азотобактер
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Азотобактер (лат. Azotobacter) — род бактерий, живущих в почве и способных в результате процесса азотфиксации переводить газообразный азот в растворимую форму, доступную для усваивания растениями.
Флаг Австралии
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Флаг Австралийского Союза (англ. Flag of Australia) — один из государственных символов страны, представляющий собой прямоугольное полотнище синего цвета с соотношением сторон 1:2.
1950 Atlantic hurricane season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season was the first year in which tropical cyclones were given official names in the Atlantic basin. Names were taken from the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, with the first named storm being designated "Able", the second "Baker", and so on. It was an active season with thirteen tropical storms, with all but two developing into hurricanes. Eight of these hurricanes were intense enough to be classified as major hurricanes—a denomination reserved for storms that attained sustained winds equivalent to a Category 3 or greater on the present-day Saffir-Simpson scale. The high number of major hurricanes make 1950 the holder of the record for the most systems of such...
1949 Ambato earthquake
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1949 Ambato earthquake was the largest earthquake in the Western Hemisphere in more than five years. On August 5, 1949, it struck Ecuador`s Tungurahua Province southeast of its capital, Ambato, and killed 5,050 people. Measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, it originated from a hypocenter 40 km (25 mi) beneath the surface. The nearby villages of Guano, Patate, Pelileo, and Pillaro were destroyed, and the city of Ambato suffered heavy damage. The earthquake flattened entire buildings, and subsequent landslides caused damage throughout the Tungurahua, Chimborazo, and Cotopaxi Provinces. It disrupted water mains and communication lines and opened a fissure into which the small town of Libertad...
Авария на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Авария на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС — индустриальная техногенная катастрофа, произошедшая 17 августа 2009 года. В результате аварии погибло 75 человек, оборудованию и помещениям станции нанесён серьёзный ущерб. Работа станции по производству электроэнергии приостановлена. Последствия аварии отразились на экологической обстановке акватории, прилегающей к ГЭС, на социальной и...
1941 Florida hurricane
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1941 Florida hurricane was a strong tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, Florida, and the southeastern United States in October 1941. The fifth known storm of the 1941 Atlantic hurricane season, it was first observed to the north of the Virgin Islands on October 3. The storm tracked generally westward through the Bahamas, reaching peak winds of 120 miles per hour (190 km/h). After moving across southern Florida, the hurricane emerged into the Gulf of Mexico and made another landfall along the Florida Panhandle. Turning northeast, it crossed Georgia and South Carolina, and entered the Atlantic Ocean on October 8.
1941 Atlantic hurricane season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1941 Atlantic hurricane season was the period during 1941 in which tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic Basin. It was a relatively inactive hurricane season, with only six known storms. It officially began on June 16, 1941 and lasted until November 1, 1941. These dates delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic basin. Of the six cyclones, four attained hurricane status, and two became major hurricanes. The season had an abnormally late start; the first system formed on September 11, nearly two months after the official beginning date. The season was also short-lived, as all six storms developed in rapid succession. On September 23, three...
1937 Social Credit backbenchers` revolt
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1937 Social Credit backbenchers` revolt took place from March to June 1937 in the Canadian province of Alberta. It was a rebellion against Premier William Aberhart by a group of backbench (not part of the cabinet) members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from his Social Credit League. The dissidents were unhappy with Aberhart`s failure to provide Albertans with C$25 monthly dividends through social credit as he had promised before his 1935 election. When the government`s 1937 budget made no move to implement the dividends, many MLAs revolted openly and threatened to defeat the government in a confidence vote.
1933 Atlantic hurricane season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season was the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, with 21 storms forming during that year in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. The season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1933, and was surpassed in total number of tropical cyclones by the 2005 season, which broke the record with its 28 storms. The 1933 season saw tropical activity as early as May, and a tropical cyclone was active for all but 13 days from June 28 to October 7. Tropical cyclones that did not approach populated areas or shipping lanes, especially if they were relatively weak and of short duration, may have remained undetected. Because technologies such as satellite...
UGM-133A Трайдент II (D5)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! UGM-133A Трайдент II (D5) (англ. UGM-133A Trident II (D5) — «трезубец») — американская трёхступенчатая баллистическая ракета, предназначенная для запуска с атомных подводных лодок. Разработана Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Саннивейл, штат Калифорния. Ракета имеет максимальную дальность 11 300 км и обладает разделяющейся головной частью с блоками индивидуального наведения, оснащёнными термоядерными зарядами...
1930 FIFA World Cup
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men`s national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football`s international governing body selected Uruguay as host nation as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution, and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics. All matches were played in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, the majority at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament.
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