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57 minutes ago · The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas [1] with a U.S. Department of Defense mandate to be "on-call to fight any time, anywhere" at "the knife's edge of technology and readiness." [2]
- List of Commanders of 82nd Airborne Division (United States)
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division. This...
- 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
History Vietnam. The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne...
- 504th Infantry Regiment
World War II Activation. The regiment was initially...
- John R. Towle
He volunteered for the paratroopers, part of the U.S. Army's...
- Leonard A. Funk Jr
First Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr. (August 27, 1916 –...
- List of Commanders of 82nd Airborne Division (United States)
57 minutes ago · Independent Party of Oregon – 137,972. Oregon Progressive Party – 3,213. Others – 16,703. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows: American Independent Party – 85,243. United Utah – 3,087. Forward Party – 65. ^ Includes three Independent Senators who all caucus with the Democratic Party. [3]
1 day ago · 2011: 2011 military intervention in Libya: Operation Odyssey Dawn, United States and coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 with bombings of Libyan forces. 2011: Osama Bin Laden is killed by U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan as part of Operation Neptune Spear. 2011: Drone strikes on al-Shabaab militants begin in ...
1 day ago · The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire ( / əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəsɪd /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized : al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 CE ...
1 day ago · Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes. In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in ...
- Churchill Downs
- 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,000 m)
- First Saturday in May
- Louisville, Kentucky
1 day ago · Kabul [a] is the capital city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into 22 municipal districts. In 2023 its population was estimated to be 4.95 million people. [3]
1 day ago · James E. Kelly – sculptor and illustrator. Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt – artist, activist. Edward McCartan – sculptor. Nancy Jewel McDonie – singer, dancer, member of the South Korean group Momoland; mother is Korean and father is of Irish ancestry. Dorothy Miner – art historian and curator. Samuel Murray – sculptor.
